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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1976
Page
13
A Las Vegas report portrays state senator-elect Bill Hernstadt facing voter backlash after overspending to fund his campaign. Critics cite a prior smear campaign and his admission of showing films deemed morally questionable on his TV station. Letters from constituents reveal disillusionment as he defends his actions and future policy stance.
City officials state in the Clark County area eight escort bureaus and one to two nude photography studios now operate, while Las Vegas city has one escort bureau and a coed wrestling studio. The shift follows police and legal actions, with licenses and court cases ongoing for operators such as Ed Oueilhe and Baxter Boulet.
Anthony Washington seeks a stay on the shutdown of his three talk parlors Forum Vegas Reading Room and Madams as city officials defend the closures. P R Fagan argues city had no right to shut the establishments while officials note continued visual sex in venues the county has limited. Britt says future depends on court stance on city ordinances.
Clark County Board of Health votes to resume health care temporarily at a district satellite clinic, replacing Operation Life for up to six months. Judge Babcock kept the facility closed due to service standards but urged reopening. William Collins received 30 years for a Safeway robbery after being captured by store workers.
Las Vegas traffic reports show 23 injuries per week in November with no fatalities, totaling 114 injuries for the city. While total crashes reached 495, up 14 from November 1975, broadside, rear end, and sideswipe crashes dominated and four pedestrians and 20 bicyclists were hurt.
Inez Barron recalls the five month tragedy that claimed her daughter Shelly then 18 and her son Craig 20 in 1971. Shelly disappeared after Christmas in a plane crash and was found five months later. Craig died of an accidental overdose a month before Shelly’s body was recovered. Barron relocated to San Diego with her husband and wrote Goodbye, My Darlings to help her younger son John remember their old life.
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