Bookie Snitches A Secret Dunes-Regen cy Towers Case
US District Judge Roger Foley denied most requests to reveal informants and grand jury witnesses in the Dunes-Regen cy Towers bookmaking operation case. The nine count indictment lists Maurice Dodson Irwin Gordon Sydney Wyman and gamblers Michael Irvin Canon and Raymond Paul Vara. Trial set for February 1 at 9:30 a.m. after a 10 month wiretap and safe deposit box seizure netted about $700 000.
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Roger Foley
Dunes-Regency Towers
Las Vegas
Maurice Dodson
Dunes Hotel
Irwin Gordon
Dunes Baccarat
Sydney Wyman
Dunes
Michael Irvin Canon
Raymond Paul Vara
Invest
the Dunes
COPE Misprints Prompt Tightened Dollar Printing Controls
Washington officials disclosed that the Treasury tightened dollar printing controls after misprints appeared nationwide. Kenneth DeHart cited faulty bills with inverted or misaligned serial numbers seals and district marks, linked to the COPE system, with collectors valuing misprints around 50 to 60 dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Kenneth DeHart
Bureau
COPE
DeHart
Las Vegas selects four sworn in Block Grant Review Members
Four members of the new Block Grant Citizen Review Committee were sworn in at Las Vegas City Hall. Eleanor Walker arrived late for the ceremony. a total of 11 appointees will participate. The panel will review federal block grant applications totaling 1.8 million dollars for neighborhood upgrades and city projects.
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New Block Grant Citizen Review Committee of
Las Vegas
Howard Wellman
Ron Janius
Moira Thompson
Robert Brewer
Eleanor Walker
Edwina Cole
Patricia Speckmann
Larry Hampton
City Commission
Department of Funds, Coordination and Projects
City Hall
Speckmann
Adams City Commission to shorten meetings and hearings
Las Vegas city manager Bill Adams proposes trimming semi monthly sessions by classifying items by statute ordinance or tradition. A hearing officer would preside over show cause hearings for licenses, while licensing and zoning dominate meeting times. District court handling of licensing and perhaps zoning is discussed as a potential solution.
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Las Vegas
Bill Adams
Commission
Paul Christensen
Suspect Reindicted in Valley Bank Robbery Case
A man who refused to give his name was reindicted by a federal grand jury for the Valley Bank robbery at 200 Convention Center Drive. John Martin Ethridge formerly listed as George Ralph Law of La Puente California is accused along with a second man. Police say a note demanded money and about 1600 dollars were taken from a third teller while two others had no funds. FBI agents traced the suspects to Macayo Vegas restaurant on Paradise Road where Ethridge was arrested.
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Valley Bank
Convention Center Drive
Federal Grand Jury
John Martin Ethridge
George Ralph Law
la Puente
Calif
FBI
Macayo Vegas
Paradise Road
Ethridge
Grand Jury Selected and Sworn in for Clark County
A second Clark County grand jury was selected and sworn in Wednesday from 100 volunteers. The 17 regular members and 12 alternates begin hearing cases January 6 and will meet each Thursday. Foreman is Patrick S. Dowling. among the jurors is Mal Harris of KDWN Radio. The new panel will work with the existing grand jury that has met for over a year.
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Clark County
Clark County Grand Jury
Mal Harris
KDWN
Patrick S. Dowling
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Sun
Adams
Bill Briare
the Sun
District Court
Paul Goldman
Bob Taylor
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