Nevada Gaming Board Studies 18 Licensing Applications
The Nevada Gaming Control Board studied 18 non restricted gambling license applications including deals for the Thunderbird Tropicana and Tally Ho on the Las Vegas Strip. Consolidated Casinos seeks Thunderbird for 10 million from Joe Wells group and operates Sahara Mint Lucky and Sahara Gun Club. Six corporations seek Tally Ho with 500 thousand investment. The Horvaths plan to buy Tropicana stock for 10 million and lease gambling operations. The board also denied Joseph O'Hare to reopen Hollywood Sports Book for 20 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Thunderbird
Tropicana
Tally Ho
Las Vegas Strip
Consolidated Casinos Corp
del Webb Corp
Joe Wells
Consolidated Casinos
Sahara
The
Mint
Lucky
Sahara Gun Club
Edward Nealis
Nicholas Podar
Thomas Brumfield
Anthony Alving
Roy Babich
Frank Brush
Madison Graves
Las Vegas
Carol Maynard
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Marion Buckler
Santa Monica
Frank Lamb
Mill Valley
Alan Lee
Studio City
John Mills
Hollywood
Dean Saddler
Gardena
Martin Munson, Jr
Hawthorne
W. F. Parker
Encino
Arthur Greenberg, Jr
Grand Forks
N.C
Roy David
Tulsa
Okla
George and
Ernest Horvath
New York City
Hotel Conquistador, Inc
Joseph O'Hare
Irwin Soper
Richard Hoover
Montgomery Pass Lodge
Mineral County
Willie Wolfe
Forest Killins
Nicholas Dantos
T-Bird
Ninth annual SUN Youth Forum debates disarmament and UN reform
Queta Baker reports on SUN Youth Forum attendees who discussed the United Nations, nuclear test ban, Cuba and Latin America, and US relations with Britain. The group argued UN reform is needed yet should not be scrapped, while total nuclear disarmament remains morally right but practically impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studen
SUN Youth Forum
Bernie Posin
United Nations
Cuba
Latin America
United States
Big Nevada Line Plant Wins Initial OK
A proposed power plant on the Nevada side of the Colorado River below Davis Dam, touted as the world’s largest steam generating facility with capacity more than twice Hoover Dam, secures initial approval. The plan envisions a major energy project for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Davis Dam
District Readies Rate Cut for Utilities and Housing
The district plans a 33 percent rate cut for motel, apartment, and trailer park owners as part of a broader efficiency drive. Dan Clemens, board chairman, attributes the reductions to operational efficiency and sanitation research, while noting new district innovations boost income. The report also covers Cal Edison’s Fort Mohave project, its large land and water needs, and potential economic impact on Southern Nevada, with site near Davis Dam and Bullhead City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Cat
al Clemens
Colorado River Commission
Southern California Edison Co
Fort Mohave
Pat Head
CRC
Cal Edison
Mammoth
James Krieger
W. R. Gould
Nevada
Davis Dam
Bullhead City
Krieger
POWER
Coroners Duties to Ravenholt
Dr. Otto Ravenholt was named ex-officio coroner under a new county ordinance by the county commissioners. The appointment becomes effective January 4 and does not increase his salary from 22500 a year. He noted possible agreement with the medical society and law enforcement groups on the post and said he would not direct the medical examiner’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Ravenholt
Ravenholt
Medical Society
Blaze Kills Vegan A L. S. Weather Bureau employee dies
A 28 year old L S Weather Bureau employee Richard Lee Barndt died of asphyxiation after flames engulfed his apartment. He was taken to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital where an autopsy will determine exact cause of death. Sheriff deputies identified him at 4314 La Cienega in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Weather Bureau
Richard Lee Barndt
la Cienega
Barndt
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Clark County Fire Department
Nevada Southern
William B. Davis
Barnett
Davis
Collonge
Belgium
Elizabethville
Katanga
Nyasaland
Pauman
Collonges
Chef Erwin Schneider
The
Star
Cannon Victorious In Nevada Senate Contest
The Nevada Supreme Court declared it lacked jurisdiction over the U S Senate election dispute between incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon and Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt. Laxalt conceded after the ruling, affirming Cannon’s 48 vote victory in the Nov. 3 election with a prior recount demanded by Laxalt yielding 84 more ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
UPI
Supreme Court
U. S. Senate
Howard Cannon
Paul Laxalt
Laxalt
Cannon
Laxelt
Nevada Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Claiborne
Grand Jury Testimony Set To Start Today
Grand jury convenes at the Clark County courthouse with witnesses subpoenaed in the Sanitation District No. 1 probe. Foreman Walter Geary says yesterday's session was mainly paperwork and that finishing the sanitation investigation remains a priority before addressing other matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Grand Jury
Walter Geary
Fletcher May Miss Hearing On Ouster of City Manager
A public hearing on the ouster of former city manager Verlyn L. Fletcher is set for next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall during the city commission meeting. Mayor Oran Grayson says the hearing will occur with or without Fletcher’s presence, who may attend only if given a list of specific resignation reasons in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlyn L. Fletcher
Oran Grayson
City Hall
Fletcher
Weather report with variable cloudiness and mild winds
Today's high 58 and low 32 with gentle winds and variable cloudiness. Yesterday reached 57 and 33 with noontime humidity at 35 percent. sunrise was 6 41 and sunset 4 27.
Regents deny backing for Nevada Southern name change
Three University of Nevada regents quoted elsewhere as supporting a proposed name change for Nevada Southern University said yesterday they had not endorsed the move. Archie C. Grant and Mrs. Juanita White said they had only seen the Wednesday recommendation and need time to study and review it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nevada
Nevada Southern University
Archie C. Grant
Juanita White
What’s in a Name for Nevada’s University
An editorial argues against the long name University of Nevada at Las Vegas. It urges the regents to adopt Nevada State University or another name to give the local campus more individuality and avoid confusion with the Reno campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nevada At
Las Vegas
California
Berkeley
Ucla
Westwood
University At
Reno
Nevada State University
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Gaming Commission
Ben Jaffe
Horvaths
Williams
Texas Board
Queta Baker
Western High School
U. N
China
Hank Greenspun
Blaze
Ian Fleming
U.N.C.L.E
Andre Collonge
Stardust Hotel
Alix
Ernest Jack Pauman
Black Forest
Desert Inn Road
Harry Claiborne
SUN
Ann Landers
Boulder City
Dr. Popenoe
Dr. Moliner
Henderson
Paul Price
Society
Eens
Sundial TV
Ereteae
Cdingo
Diggest
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!