Las Vegas Notes Round Up Holiday Hints and Local News
A Las Vegas page mixes Christmas celebs travels and local happenings. Irene Dunne chairs a January fashion show committee at Sahara Space Center and Vanguards prep for the Village show. Rolls Royce dealership Prestige Motors reports quick sales. Community events include Sisterhood of Ter Namid officers install on January 6 and UNLV courses for seniors.
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Opportunity Village
Sahara Space Center
Irene Dunne
Colleen Shroeder
Witness Flub By DA Spurs Case Dismissal
Nevada Supreme Court dismisses burglary charge against Benjamin Salas due to failure to subpoena the correct witness for a preliminary hearing. Evidence showed Salas took items from a vacant lot. occupant present could not identify the items and was not the owner. The court faulted the district attorney for not arranging the proper witness and for seeking a continuance without justification.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Supreme Court
Benjamin Anthony Salas
Las Vegas
Clark County District Attorney’s
Salas
Justice Court
Supreme Court
McCarran Airport Expansion Hangs on Master Plan
The Las Vegas airport faces delays in completing its master expansion plan amid disputes with the Howard Hughes Summa Corp and FAA pressure to appoint a second FBO. With ADAP funds stalled and land acquisitions blocked, expansion costs and schedule slip into the new year.
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Howard Hughes Summa Corporation
McCarran International
Las Vegas
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Howard Hughes
Summa Corporation
McCarran
Hughes’ Corporation
Hughes
Summa
Congress
County okays airport bond sale and fee hikes at McCarran
Clark County Commissioners approved selling 1 million dollars in revenue bonds next spring and higher landing and terminal fees to fund airport purchases. Aviation Director Erle Taylor cites lack of federal funds for McCarran construction and runway expansion. a 13 million facelift plan faces financing questions. Residents oppose Krishna cult solicitation inside the terminal, prompting court-stalled ordinances on religious freedom and traveler harassment complaints.
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Clark County
Ing
Million in Fiscal Fitness for Las Vegas Coffers
Las Vegas should finish this fiscal year more than $1 million in the black, said City Finance Director Marvin Leavitt. He noted that gains rely on steady revenues and reduced expenses, with potential to exceed $1.2 million if inflation and revenues improve. Drains include franchise taxes from consolidation and rising utility costs.
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Ken Langbell
SUN
Las Vegas
Marvin Leavitt
Leavitt
Finance Department
State Tax Commission
Clark County
General Fund
Poll on Merger Shows Slow Progress Upsets Las Vegans
City commissioner Ron Lurie released a survey of 2 500 voters indicating 57.57 percent favor consolidation with Clark County but 58.2 percent say the process is not going smoothly. A majority want a chance to vote while 74.8 percent seek a referendum.
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Vassili Sulich
Nevada Dance Theatre
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Ravel
Sarah Winnemucca
Nevada
Katherine Ghem
Nevada Bicentennial Commission
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Frazier Hall
Lorimar
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Nate
Pearl
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Switzerland
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DA Spurs
Linda Miller
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