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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1977

Page

3

Meeting Set On Carey Act Moratorium In Carson City

An ad hoc committee will meet January 17 in Carson City to discuss lifting the Carey Act moratorium on 160 acre homestead applications. Assemblyman Tom Hickey leads the effort to address misrepresentation and land speculation that halted the program last October. The meeting will include representatives from the Department of Agriculture University of Nevada School of Agriculture state lands division Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management and others.

SUN Carson City Tom Hickey North Las Vegas Assembly Agriculture Committee Las Vegas Strip Hickey Nye State Department of Agriculture University of Nevada School of Agriculture State Lands Division Conservation and Natural Resources Department Bureau of Land Management

Houston attorney in court over gold and silver swindle case

James Ray Houston, known as the deposed silver king, appeared in U S District Court with attorney John Fadgen to review files on the Western Pacific Gold and Silver Exchange, accused in a $3 million mail and wire fraud scheme. Trial set for June 6.

James Ray Houston U.S. District Court John Fadgen Western Pacific Gold and Silver Exchange Houston Bankru Fadgen Florida Barbara SUN Hank Greenspun The

Personnel and contact details from Las Vegas Sun masthead

The Las Vegas Sun masthead lists editor and publisher H M Greenspun and staff roles including managing editor Al Kolber and reporters. It provides address 121 S Highland Ave Las Vegas and subscription rates, advertising and circulation notes, and affiliations with press associations.

Las Vegas Sun, Inc Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada Greenspun David Greenspun Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Rauthe Deskin Burt Bay AL Kolber Bob Banes Chris Chrystal Dave Hopkins Bill Guthrie Dell Wade

Stay Of Execution Sought In Deutscher Case

Judge Carl Christensen ordered briefs on whether he can grant a stay of execution for Henry Deutscher 36 of 2112 Nellis Blvd who is scheduled to die the week of Jan 16 in the gas chamber for the Aug 16 murder of Darlene Joyce Miller 37 of Canyon Lake Texas The defense argues the appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court could be mooted without a stay The defendant has already been moved to death row and was condemned Nov 4 after a penalty hearing in the same murder case

Henry Deutscher Deutscher Nellis Blvd Nevada State Prison Carson City Darlene Joyce Miller Canyon Lake Texas Nevada Supreme Court Carl Christensen Ray Jeffers Herb Ahlswede Ahlswede Ahliswede Jeffers Bears Wheel New York

Rendezvous Hotel Faces Shutdown and Possible Reopening Plan

Rendezvous Hotel and Casino in downtown may stay open past New Year by delaying gaming tax payments and closing table games. Operator Arthur Shenker says to raise about $750,000 from investors to cover short term bills while negotiating potential backers, with a plan to keep 110 rooms and slots if tables stay closed.

Rendezvous Arthur Shenker Fourth Ogden Streets the Sun 14Table Shenker

Clock Museum in Wuppertal Marks 20th Anniversary

The Historical Clock Museum in Wuppertal celebrates its 20th founding anniversary. It houses a wide clock and watch collection and hosts an exhibit titled 5 000 Years of Chronometry tracing timepiece history from Egyptian sundials to modern quartz watches.

Wuppertal West Germany UPI

Utility seeks water meters for Reno commercial users

Sierra Pacific Power Co asked the Nevada Public Service Commission to install water meters on 2653 commercial and industrial customers in Reno Sparks. Housing news states the plan excludes homeowners and follows a separate rate case for metered water. A Feb 7 hearing in Reno is set on the broader application.

Carson City UPI Sierra Pacific Power Co State Public Service Comission Reno-Sparks Sierra Truckee Meadows PSC Reno

Dark Cloud Hangs Over Las Vegas With Light Rainfall

The Las Vegas area has seen less than an inch of rain as a dark cloud lingers since Monday. Forecaster Frank Taylor of the U S Weather Bureau expects intermittent rain through Wednesday night with highs of 50 to 55 and light winds 2 to 5 mph. Rain is expected to ease by Thursday and Friday and drizzle may continue through the weekend with no flooding expected.

Las Vegas Glitter Gulch Frank Taylor U.S. Weather Bureau Taylor Ana

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