Opposed Annexations Stir Williams and Echols at Nellis Debate
Williams and Echols oppose the Nellis annexations citing local input and fear of North Las Vegas oversight. They argue few area property owners support the move while Waite claims a majority favors annexation and defense of Air Force policy. Legal action likely as suits to block the Dec 16 effective date loom.
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Echols
Williams
Nellis Air Force Base
North Las Vegas
Waite
Air Force
Nellis
Cecile Ave
Carey
Pecos Blvd
Walnut Road
Charles Lear
Herb Clary
Hhe Council
Land Gardens
Jane
Vane
Clary
Wendell Waite
Bud” Cleland
Fede
Oce
Mo Vine
Vinery
Mearch
Hove
Lia
Resigns from LVPD Captain Handlen Ends Police Career
Captain B. J. Handlen retires from the Las Vegas Police Department after a career starting July 1 1943. He leaves with a $14 000 annual salary and will draw partial retirement benefits. Handlen, a Clark County resident since 1939, rose through patrol and detective ranks and headed the detective division before retiring as head of the patrol division. He and his wife Mabel live in Las Vegas, with a former North Las Vegas home still owned.
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Handlen
Department
Supreme Court
Clark County
Police Department
Mabel
Las Vegas
Bus Company Wins Right To Suspend West LV Runs
Las Vegas Transit Inc. gains a restraining order to temporarily discontinue the West Las Vegas bus route after threats of violence and prior damage to buses. PSC had ordered the route to resume. judge Wines said the order stays until a PSC public hearing. LVT seeks a permanent injunction to block PSC reinstatement.
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Bill Gang
Frede Moten
West LV
Stanley Gray
PSC
Las Vegas Transit
Las Vegas
Vegas Heights
Nevada
Public Service Commission
Wines
LVT
Three Suspects Named In Sharon Tate Murders
Police linked the Tate and LaBianca killings as the work of the same trio. Blood messages on doors and refrigerators, premeditation signs, and cut lines point to a coordinated attack, with the motive described as unclear though wealth tied to one victim’s business is noted.
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Tate
la Bianca
Davis
LaBianca
Sharon Tate
Former Senator Indicted In Bribe Case Over Postage Legislation
Indictments accuse Senator Brewster of accepting payments linked to his action vote and decision on pending postage rate bills. Potential penalties include up to 15 years and $20,000 per count for four counts, plus up to two years and $10,000 for a fifth. Spiegel, a major parcel post user, is named in the payments timeline. FBI and federal grand juries led to charges. Payments cited include amounts on 1967 dates through 1968.
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Brewster
Congress
Spiegel
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
FBI
Baltimore
Conditions For Air West Sale Told
Edmund C. Converse announced financing for Air West to Hughes Tool Co. with up to 30 million in preferred stock to be sold to Glore Forgan Staats Inc and Sterling Grace Securities Corp before closing. The sale aims to meet the Hughes agreement net worth, reduce liquidation payouts, and the company will redeem the preferred stock after closing. Air West will withdraw its SEC rights offering registration for 20 million in convertible debentures.
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San Francisco
Edmund C. Converse
Air West, Inc
Air West
Hughes Tool Co
Glore, Forgan
Wm. R. Staats, Inc
Sterling
Grace Securities Corp
Hughes
Converse
SEC
House Passes Tahoe Regional Planning Compact
The House unanimously passed and sent to the White House legislation approving the California Nevada Lake Tahoe Regional Planning Compact to control pollution and development. Rep. Walter Baring and Rep. Harold Johnson said the bill broadens authority of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to enforce environmental controls and preserve the basin as a scenic recreation site.
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Washington
UPI
House
White House
California- Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Senate
California
Nevada
Walter S. Baring
D-Nev
Rep
Harold Johnson
D-Calif
States
Tahoe
Tahoe Basin
Baring
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NLW
LVPD
B. J. Handlen
Pagel
Air West Sale
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