Las Vegas Column Warns of Target Range Sabotage and Bookmaking
The column argues for an immediate Metro PD target range probe amid alleged sabotage and a gunfight incident near a liquor store. It praises District Attorney George Holt for charging Susan Ford as an accessory and discusses lie detector results, then pivots to bookmaker chatter about odd bets and Ladbrooke’s London-style wagering in a Las Vegas setting.
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Ralph Lamb
Metro P.D
East Stewart
George Holt
Susan Ford
Mike Anselmo
Holt
Harry Reid
Reid
Bold Eagle 76 exercise tests combat readiness at Ft Irwin
Col George Hall oversees Bold Eagle 76 at Nellis AFB as 22 000 troops from Air Force Army National Guard Navy and Marines simulate combat across western US. CPX drills rely on morale training and complex electronics while 50 man radar unit fights snow at Angels Peak. Ended Tuesday with ground war phase and close air support at Ft Irwin California.
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John. E. Perkins
Nellis Air Force Base
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Hall
Bergstrom Afb
Jim Lamar
Lamar
Angel's Peak
United States
Jay Whitney
Nellis
Whitney
Mountain Home Afb
Idaho
National Guard
Air National Guard
102Nd Tactical Control
Tonopah
North Smithfield
R.L
Ft. Irwin
Calif
Clark County Schools Seek New Insurance Carrier
The Clark County School District will seek a new insurer after Calvert Insurance Co. of Baltimore notified cancellation in 90 days following last week’s fire at William E. Orr Junior High School. Two teenage girls, ages 13 and 14, are charged with arson.
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Clark County
Calvert Insurance Co
Baltimore
William E. Orr
Andy Liebl
Clark County Schools
Las Vegas May Vote On Prostitution Legalization Question
City Atty Carl Lovell says a reference ballot in the presidential primary could ask LV voters if prostitution should be legalized. The measure, suggested by City Commissioner Ron Lurie, would probe morality and spending on adult entertainment and policing, with legal changes needing Nevada law reforms.
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Las Vegas
Carl Lovell
Lovell
Ron Lurie
Lurie
Nevada
City Commission
Northey
New Strip Hotel Gets New Chance
Controversial Barbary Coast project by El Cortez owner Jackie Gaughan faces a rehearing before the Clark County Commission. The 150 room seven story hotel with a 28,000 square foot casino and restaurant sues for variances amid opposition from MGM Grand Flamingo Hilton Dunes and others. Public hearing set for 2 30 p m in Las Vegas City Commission Chambers.
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el Cortez
Jackie Gaughan
Clark County Commission
Flamingo Road
Las Vegas Boulevard
County Commission
Las Vegas
Gaughan
Pisciotta
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Metro
Union Pacific
Nelson Rockefeller
Paul Laxalt
Ronnie Reagan
Ladbrooke’s
Great Britain
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Frank Sinatra
Onassis
Cise
California
Army
Ft. Irwon
Bold Eagle
Southern Nevada Independent Insurance Association
MGM Grand
Flamingo Hilton
Dunes Hotels
Dunes
Morris Shenker
Aladdin
Regional Streets and Highways Commission
Jack Petitti
Aaron Williams
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