Casino operator fined for extra game at Reno hotel
Joseph Hobson of the Overland Hotel in Reno was fined 3750 by the Nevada Gaming Commission for operating one more game than licensed. He attributed it to a clerical error and later paid the missing extra table tax. Frank Johnson noted Hobson’s clean record despite a recently ill bookkeeper.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Commission
Joseph Hobson
Overland Hotel
Reno
Hobson
Commission
Frank Johnson
The
Gaming Control Board
Highway Signs Warn Politicians
The State Highway Department reminded politicians that it is unlawful to place campaign posters on highway rights of way. Signs block drivers’ vision and create traffic hazards. Illegally placed signs will be removed and can be recovered from district headquarters.
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Carson City
UPI
State Highway Department
Highway Department
CAP land sale blocked by attorney general ruling
Atty. Gen. Harvey Dickerson said CAP has no authority to sell 34 acres at Vista Airport near Sparks without Nevada Legislature approval. He told State Sen. William Farr that current CAP financing law lacks any provision granting sale power.
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Carson City
UPS
Harvey Dickerson
Civil Air Patrol
Vista
Sparks
Nevada
Dickerson
William Farr
CAP
Patrol
Hospitals to Undergo Fire Safety Inspections in Nevada
State Health Officer Edward Crippen announced all Nevada hospitals will be inspected for fire protection compliance after finding Carson-Tahoe Hospital's fire protection inadequate. He cited time of day staff availability and quick community response as factors preventing a major disaster.
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Carson City
UPI
Edward Crippen
Nevada
Crippen
Carson-Tahoe
Legislature Building Bids Opened in Nevada
Walker Boudwin Construction Co. of Reno submitted the lowest bid of 3 008 000 to build the Nevada Legislative Building. State planners say the Reno firm led four bidders and the commission will decide Sept 5. The 1967 appropriation was 3.2 million. bids were rebid after initial offers exceeded estimates.
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Legislature
Carson City
UPI
Walker Boudwin Construction Co
Reno
Nevada Legislative Building
State Planning Board
William Hancock
Walker Boudwin
Nevada Legislative Commission
Crime Lab Opens at University of Nevada Stead Campus
Northern Nevada gets a large teaching crime laboratory at the University of Nevada Stead campus next month. Kenneth Braunstein says it will aid teaching and assist law enforcement, with about 20 entrants in September, mostly full time officers. The Stead facility aims to be Nevada’s finest by next year.
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Reno
UPI
Nevada
University of Nevada
Stead
Kenneth Braunstein
Department of Law Enforcement
Clark County
Hanley and Herron Plead Guilty in 1966 IRS Case
Tom Hanley and Glen Herron admitted to reduced charges of assaulting a federal tax investigator in 1966. Sentencing set for Nov 1. Hanley, 52, head of a Las Vegas dealers union and former executive, faces up to one year and a $3,000 fine. Herron, 34, up to one year and a $1,000 fine. Vivian Brooks awaits trial on similar charges.
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Tom Hanley
Glen Herron
Hanley
American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employes
Las Vegas
Herron
Vivian Brooks
Miss Brooks
Special Internal Revenue Service
Donald Shwz
Dealers’ Union
N. 7Th St
Nevada
Ralph Alsup
Nevada Supreme Court
Justice Court
Coroner Fixes Cause of Douglas Gervais Death
The Clark County Coroner's Office listed cerebellar herniation as the cause of death for 16 year old Douglas J. Gervais a Rancho High School student who collapsed during football practice. He died Friday afternoon at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a blocking drill accident as principal Paul Arenaz said proper equipment and safety measures were in use.
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Douglas J. Gervais
Rancho High School
Clark County
Joseph Gervais
Theresa Ave
Douglas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Gervais
Paul Arenaz
Arenaz
Obituaries for Ellen Staub and Grace Gravelle
Ellen W Staub 68 of 406 South 1th St died in a local hospital. Retired bookkeeper born in Everett Pennsylvania Navy 1899 lived here 13 years. Services 10 a.m. tomorrow Palm Chapel Henderson, call today. Survived by husband Scott son Ronald Farkas daughter Joan Littlefield Las Vegas brother Harry Carmichael Hollywood and five grandchildren. Grace Gravelle 73 of Nelson died in a Boulder City hospital. Born November 7 1894 in Salt Lake City. Services 2 p.m. today Bunker Brothers Chapel burial Salt Lake City. Rev Walter Bishop officiant. Survived by husband Harry of Nelson daughter Mrs Betty Hickam Salt Lake City son Roger Peterson Butte Montana five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Ellen W. Staub
South 1Lth St
Staub
Navy
Everett
Palm Chapel
Henderson
Scott
Ronald Farkas
Joan Littlefield
Las Vegas
Harry Carmichael
Hollywood
Grace Gravelle
Nelson
Boulder City
Gravelle
Salt Lake City
Bunker Brothers
Obituaries for Audrey Lee and Frank Flory
Audrey Lee age eighty of 516 Naples died at home Wednesday after living here fifteen years born November nineteenth eighteen eighty seven in Illinois. Services at Palm Chapel tomorrow with Palm Mausoleum interment. she leaves a daughter Irma Barden Culver City California four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Frank Martin Flory sixty eight of 1107 East Marlin died Wednesday in a local hospital manager and presser at a dry cleaning plant born August thirty three nineteen hundred in Kansas lived here four years services pending in Howard Kansas. survivors include a nephew Fred Flory of Phoenix two sisters and three brothers all in Kansas.
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Audrey Lee
Naples
Mrs. Lee
Illinois
Frank Martin Flory
E. Marlin
Mr. Flory
Kansas
Howard
Kan
Fred Flory
Pheonix
Utilities Cigarettes Unpoliced Shortages Hamper Checks
In Carson City, Nevada officials cited staff shortages hindering regulatory work. The Nevada Tax Commission lacks auditors to inspect cigarette distributors and verify revenue stamps. Public Service Commission leaders noted utilities also lack field checks due to staffing gaps.
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Carson City
UPS
Nevada Tax Commission
Commission
Roy Nickson
Public Service Commission
Reese Taylor
Tax Commission
Nickson
Las Vegas Sun Publication and Staff Listing
The Las Vegas Sun lists its publishing staff led by president H M Greenspun with executive editor Bryn Armstrong and managing editor Vince Anselmo. It notes editors, managers, and departments and provides print rates for daily and Sunday editions with subscription terms.
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The
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
H. M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Haney Womack
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Jim Barrows
Tom Odiskin
Gerry Appleby
Douglas Ritchie
John Cavaness
Congress
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Vegas Briefs
IRS
Mike DeFeo
Ellen Staub
Butte, Mnt
Audrey Irma Lee
Palm Mausoleum
Irma Barden
Culver City, Calif
Frank Flory
Howard Winn
Italy
Happy Holiday Gifts Boulevard Shopping Center
LasVegas@SUN
Continental
United States
BPW Club
Baptist Church
25Th Street
Cedar Avenue
Bobby Richardson
I A
Dula Recreational Center
Vegas Valley Dog Obedience Club
Squires Park
Mike Friedman
First Baptist Church
N.S.W
E. Lake Mead Blvd
Friedman
Clark County Association For Retarded Children
Opportunity Store Thrift Shop
South Main St
Saviers
Jim Brennan
County Commission
Jim
Boy Scouts of America Century Club
Parent-Teachers Association
Elks Lodge
Clark County Red Cross
Better Business Bureau
Legal Aid Society of
Nevada Southern University
Rebel Boosters Club
Jim Brennen
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