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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1976
Page
6
A Chicago West Side seven apartment fire left three Moore children dead after Andrew Moore Sr. rescued his wife and 30 residents. Police arrested Fred Hodges Jr., seen near the blaze, as the arson investigation proceeds alongside the broader rescue.
With the new school year soon, no decision on 3,300 CCCTA teachers’ contracts has arrived. Arbitrator William Eaton of San Francisco had extended to mid August but did not mail a report Friday. If accepted, his recommendation could shape pay talks after initial 12 percent demands and later 10.5 percent offers.
Sen. Paul Laxalt agreed to co chair President Ford’s Nevada campaign joining former Las Vegas mayor Oran Grayson who led Ford’s primary drive. Grayson says Laxalt reaffirmed support at the convention and will help unify the party and boost Ford in November.
Three masked gunmen robbed a Flam ago Hotel suite of three New York jewelry salesmen and fled in a car later found at McKarran Airport. Detectives questioned informants but produced no solid leads as the $100000 loss involved samples from three New York firms. The bandits wore gloves and ski masks. two assailants were white and one was black.
State police and sheriff's deputies surrounded a potato shed at Mikami Farm near Stanfield seeking members of a Posse Comitatus unit. Five workers fled as armed men entered the shed carrying guns and a trunk of baseball bats. two men, Vern Essex and Donald Goodwell of Portland, were identified. The district attorney said the men were not holding workers hostage and noted a $6.8 million suit against Umatilla County over ownership.
Nevada officials say the ten percent entertainment tax cannot be applied to admissions or refreshments at the MGM Grand jai alai fronton in Las Vegas. A legal opinion cites a Nevada Supreme Court ruling exempting a photo concession business from the tax and notes possible legislative changes. The Gaming Commission has agreed to refund about $112,000 collected last year for seven months.
Raymond Gene Handley 24 was sentenced to five years in federal prison for fraud by wire. Judge Rodger Foley ordered a 90 day psychiatric study and may reconsider after the report. Prosecutors said Handley obtained 950 in travelers checks by false pretenses and cashed six 50 checks for work at Fletcher Jones Chevrolet.
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