Palace Court opens at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
A tour of the Palace Court complex at Caesars Palace highlights the lavish new restaurant, casino, dining room, bar, and discotheque. CEO Cliff Perlman oversaw the project completed in ninety days, with Harry Ward noting it met expectations. Full service starts January 2.
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Nevada’s 1975 federal case era and new U.S. Attorney
Lawrence Semenza became one of the nation’s youngest U.S. Attorneys in 1975 after DeVoe Heaton resigned. His office pursued several Nevada hotel and gaming figures, including Jay Sarno, owner of Circus Circus Hotel, indicted for perjury in a bribery case and set for trial January 12.
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Jay Sarno
Circus Circus Hotel
Federal Grand Jury
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Reno Councilman requests ethics review over office use
Reno councilman Bruno Menicucci says he seeks an ethics commission review of his activities. He denies conflicts of interest tied to a tax increment district plan affecting an insurer client and notes his status as a non voting liaison. He offers access to state and district officials for inquiry.
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Dick Rottman
Washoe
Larry Hicks
BLM Cowboys Impound 119 Branded Cattle Near Gerlach
In Winnemucca district the BLM seized 119 branded cattle and 27 unbranded calves from the Granite Mountain fire rehabilitation area north of Gerlach. Owner identification links to John J. Casey with holdings across Nevada California and Montana. Casey faces about 9000 dollars to recover the herd.
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Five Las Vegas gaming figures cleared of federal charges
U S District Judge Roger D Foley dismissed indictments against Jerome Zarowitz Sanford Waterman Elliott Paul Price Marvin Sillman and Frank Rosenthal for running an illegal sports betting operation. The cases hinged on illegal wiretaps deemed inadmissible as evidence and trace back to a December 1970 arrest when $1 5 million was seized from Caesars Palace lock boxes.
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Jerome Zarowitz
Sanford Waterman
Elliott Paul Price
Marvin Sillman
Frank Rosenthal
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Rosenthal
Allen R. Glick
Las Vegas
FBI
Dunes Hotel
Federal Grand Jury
Sydney Wyman
Federal cases reveal wealth of legal actions and indictments
Canon invokes Fifth Amendment over alleged illegal wiretaps and remains free on bail while appealing. Judge Feely orders $650,000 returned after illegal FBI seizure. Ash Resnick of the Tropicana had a tax-evasion conviction overturned for insufficient evidence. Speciale faces Jan 19 trial for loan sharking using Tower of Pizza as a front. James Ray Houston indicted on 24 counts of mail fraud tied to Western Pacific Gold and Silver Exchange. fled and is a federal fugitive. Drug smuggling cases rise in 1974 with twelve narcotics rings and profits fueling the activity.
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Airplane Search Finds Wrecks but Missing Bonanza Remains
Rescuers report locating at least three wrecks in the Sierra near Lake Tahoe as hopes fade for the Beechcraft Bonanza with three aboard. Civil Air Patrol says sightings are old wrecks while the missing plane’s beacon signals persist unresolved.
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Carson Pass
Tripp
Ray Roze
Ronald Mills
Linda Williamson
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