City Forms Panel to Study Las Vegas Speedrome Future
The Las Vegas Speedrome will be studied by a committee chosen by the city commission to review six operator recommendations. Law suit risk looms as attorney for Tri Corp claims about 500000 in asphalt rails and fences while city allows racing on select dates for three local clubs under an as is condition until 1978.
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SUN
Las Vegas
City Commission
Bill Briare
Ron Lurie
Larry Hampton
Hampton
Speedrome
Carl ‘Curly’ Price
Paul Sorenson
Tri- Corp
Salt Lake Highway
Price
East Freeway Interchange Approved for Las Vegas East Leg
Las Vegas commissioners approved an extra interchange on the east leg of the Las Vegas freeway feeding the heart of the city toward Maryland Parkway. The plan would raise costs but aims to boost downtown growth and Cashman Field development while keeping below grade construction.
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Las Vegas
Maryland Parkway
Cashman Field
Big Earthquake Reported In Arabian Sea Region
Uppsala Seismological Institute logged a strong quake in the northern Arabian Sea, magnitude around 6.9 on the Richter scale. USGS placed it near 6.6, with center roughly 1,150 miles southeast of Cairo and 550 miles north of Addis Ababa, near Asmara, Ethiopia. Observatory officials warned of possible casualties but no immediate relief.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Uppsala
Arabian Sea
Oto Kulhanek
Swedish Defense Research Administration
Hagfors
Ethiopia
Sudan
Red Sea
Observatory
Nils Olof Bergqvist
US Geological Survey
E National Earthquake Information Service
Golden
Colo
Cairo
Addis Ababa
Asmara
Carter optimistic on Begin self rule plan amid Middle East talks
President Carter, in a year end TV interview, praised Israeli Prime Minister Begin for a bold move toward Palestinian self rule on the West Bank and Gaza while opposing Sadat's push for an independent Palestinian state. He warned of fiscal limits, outlined 1978 goals, and hailed progress in Middle East negotiations despite no accord.
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Washington
Carter
Menahem Begin
West Bank
Jordan
Gaza Strip
United States
Anwar el-Sadat
Senate
Middle East
Begin
Sadat
Ismailia
Palestinia
Unite States
U.S
Panama Canal
Omar Torrijos Herrera
Las Vegas Blues and Middle East Talks Highlight 1970s Politics
The piece blends local race bias critique with national diplomacy notes. It recalls Howard Cannon’s 1954 city attorney ruling shaping discrimination, blacks’ bloc vote in 1958, and limited Black political power. It also covers Carter’s Middle East stance and Panama Canal ratification, with cautions on budget promises.
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Las Vegas
Howard Cannon
U.S
Westside
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