LV events mix hearings concerts and shows
Public hearings on new air pollution ordinances are at 10 AM in the Clark County Health District building. The LV Sun Youth Forum hosts morning and afternoon sessions at the Convention Center with a SUN luncheon and panels. Sonny Liston Leotis Martin scrap tickets brisk at International's Convention Hall. Pete Fountain and New Orleans All Stars, Tropicana Fiesta do, Xavier Cugat return date, Charo TV future noted. Unrelated entertainment items and new records mentioned.
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Clark County Health District
LV Sun Youth Forum
Convention Center
SUN
Frontier Music Hall
Sonny Liston
Leotis Martin
Sonny
Leotis
Landmark
Trini Lopez
Frankie Avalon
Pete Fountain
Tropicana
Pete
New Orleans
Chare
Zza Zia Gabor
Charo
Flamingo
Bob Hope
Roberta
Harrah's Reno opening draws praise and party plans
Marilyn Turner notes generous treatment at Bill Harrah's new Reno hotel opening and recalls Danny Thomas as a good omen. The piece lists charity efforts by Circus Circus in December and mentions Santa’s arrival, plus various show events and local entertainment chatter from Las Vegas venues.
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Marilyn
Ken
Turner
Bill Harrah
Reno
Danny Thomas
Danny
Harrah
the Sands
Mrs. T
Circus Circus
Youth Held In Shooting Of LV Detective
A youth is held after the shooting of a Las Vegas detective at a service station on Saturday night. A second suspect remained at large Monday night. Detective Creten, a 10 year veteran, lies in serious condition with possible loss of sight in one eye from glass fragments. Witnesses from the Moulin Rouge beauty shop on West Bonanza Road were brought to police for identification.
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Las Vegas
Creten
Moulin Rouge
West
Bonanza Rd
LV Courts Edge Toward Clash With Alleged Cosa Nostra Group
Clark County sheriff s officials prepare for a possible court battle with a group of fourteen of eighteen men arrested here during a junket last May. The case involves alleged Cosa Nostra members facing motions by defense and prosecution as the legal process unfolds in Las Vegas.
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Clark County Sheriff's Department
Cosa Nostra
H. Leon Simon Named Juvenile Court Master in Las Vegas
H. Leon Simon was appointed to the new post of Juvenile Court Master by Clark County District Judges. The 31 year old former deputy public defender will earn 19 500 dollars annually and begin duties immediately replacing acting judge John Mendosa as the court handles a crowded calendar.
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H. Leon Simon
Clark County
Simon
Dist
John Mendoza
Alvin Wartman
Public Defender’s Office
University of Illinois Law School
Wiener, Goldwater and Galatz
Illinois State Bar Association
Nevada State Bar
American Bar Association
California Club Pays Up License Fee to Avoid Closure
The California Club paid in full its Clark County license fee of 4110 for the current quarter, avoiding closure. Sheriff's Lt. Larry Shoemaker said a club official called Monday morning to confirm the check, while a prior partial payment had been made. The club, under receiver Leonard Georges, still owes the city 8940 minus 2000 already paid for the current biannum license.
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California
Clark County
Larry Shoemaker
Clark County Sheriff's Department Liquor and Gaming Division
Sheriff's Office
Leonard Georges
Russell B. Taylor
California law sparks debate on Lady Bartenders in public life
A controversial discussion emerges over gender roles in bartending tied to a new California law. The report recounts remarks about female bartenders, imagined scenarios, and social tensions alongside a separate courthouse story involving vagrancy claims and multi party civil actions linked to casino and organized crime figures.
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California
Joe
Josephine
Claiborne to Defend Kimble in Murder Case
Attorney Harry Claiborne was appointed to join the public defender’s office in defending Louis Kimble 19 charged with the June 24 shooting of Johnny McCraney 25 over a 15 cent soda. Judge Clarence Sundean denied a private attorney request and granted Claiborne’s services.
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Harry Claiborne
Public Defender’s Office
Louis Kimble
Kimble
Johnny McCraney
Dist
Clarence Sundean
Postpone Plea To Gain Freedom In Las Vegas Murder Case
George D. Singleton appeared in District Court Monday seeking freedom from a murder charge tied to the October disturbances. Judge Clarence Sundean postponed arguments to review the case first. Singleton, 22, of 2105 Hassell Ave North Las Vegas, is charged with killing 71 year old salesman Carl A. Benson on October 7 near 412 Monroe Ave during an attempted robbery.
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George D. Singleton
Clarence Sundean
Singleton
Nevada land sale houses a future southern city project
The last public land on the lower Colorado in Nevada sold to R J Beaumont and Associates for 5.734 million. The Beverly Hills firm plans a desert waterfront city 9 miles south of Las Vegas with a 108000 population, lake, aquatic park, boat marinas, 17 miles of waterways, and a jet port. Off-site improvements total about 50 million with 11 000 acre feet water supply allocated.
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Colorado
Nevada
R. J. Beaumont and Associates of
Beverly Hills
Calif
Las Vegas
Fort Mohave Indian Reservation
Beaumont
Mother of County Chairman Briare Dies in San Francisco
Mrs. Ruth Briare aged 74 and mother of County Commission Chairman Bill Briare died Monday in a San Francisco hospital. Born in San Francisco on April 4 1896 she lived through the 1906 earthquake. Funeral rites set around her golden wedding anniversary with services at McAvoy and O'Hara Funeral Home and a Requiem Mass at Star of the Sea Church. Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in San Francisco.
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Ruth Briare
County Commission
Bill Briare
San Francisco
Bill
Las Vegas
Vincent
Los Gatos
Calif
Linda
Billy
Donald
James
Robert
Timothy
Michael
Ann
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