Water Plan Stalled By Legal Opinion
A surprise legal opinion from the district attorney’s office halted talks among Clark County Henderson Boulder City North Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley Water District over Stage II contracts for the Southern Nevada Water Project. The opinion backs separate Stage I and II contracts, risking malfeasance concerns and prompting referral to the attorney general for a comprehensive decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Ing
Water District
Few Englishmen Left In London's Casinos
London casinos face shrinking English player base amid rising costs and currency shifts. Ladbroke Group executive Alex Alexander notes strong winter business from Americans and Middle Eastern patrons, plans a London casino opening, and calls for ending 48 hour entry delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alex Alexander
Ladbroke Group Ltd
Alexander
Ladbroke Group
Las Vegas
United Kingdom
Hertfort
Ladbroke Club
Middle East
Parklane
Park Tower
London Stock Exchange
Ladbroke
Improvement Ideas Sought for City Funding Plan
Las Vegas city manager Bill Adams directed staff to refine plans for spending federal and local funds on permanent improvements. Three money sources loom: $1.8 million in federal block grants, $300,000 quarterly in federal revenue sharing, and potential $5 million in bonds for major capital projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Bill Adams
Adams
City Hall
City Commission
Carson City
Washington
Bruce Spaulding
Marvin Leavitt
Progress report on Las Vegas sports complex discussed
Former Las Vegas mayor Oran Grayson will give a progress report at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board meeting at 9 a.m. in Room 4. Directors of finance advertising and conventions will present, with annexation of the Strip a possible agenda item as petitions circulate to add Paradise Winchester Sunrise Manor and East Las Vegas. Organizers aim to complete annexation before the state legislature acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Oran Grayson
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board
Convention Center
Authority
Strip
Bruce Spaulding
Spaulding
Paradise
Winchester
Sunrise Manor
East Las Vegas
Municipal Services
Greenspun leadership guides Las Vegas Sun operations
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper lists its editorial and management team led by editor and publisher Greenspun and notes staff roles including executive editor Bryn Armstrong, advertising director L Ritchie, managing editor Al Kolber, and other key positions. Subscriptions are billed in advance and national ad representation is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
S. Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
M. Greenspun
David Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
New Lieher
L Ritchie
Bryn Armstrong
AL Kolber
Bill Guthrie
Bob Banes
Versiellen
Douglas Ritchie
Ward Griffith Co
Chic
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Presse Association
American Newspaper Publisher's Association
California Newspaper Publisher's Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ex-BC Official Sues Over Firing in Boulder City
Robert Eads former Boulder City director of public works and city engineer filed suit in Clark County District Court seeking reinstatement and more than $20,000 in damages. He alleges he was not told why he was fired and that the Civil Service Commission met in secret to deny his appeal. He names Mayor Tom Cooper assistant mayor John Mondt the city manager and the Civil Service Board as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder City
Clark County
Robert Eads
Tom Cooper
John R. Mondt
Boulder City Civil Service Board
Eads
Civil Service Commission
Eades
Food program eyed for new Nevada prison
Superintendent Ed Pogue of the Southern Nevada Correctional Center in Jean considers adopting a school style food program for inmates. The $5.9 million medium security facility, to open March 1 1978, will house 250 inmates and may expand to 350. inmates will choose meals to reduce waste and promote responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Nevada Correctional Center
Jean
Clark County
Ed Pogue
Pogue
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Tom Kinsey
SUN
Henderson
Tom Rice
Rice
Terry L. Hess
Hess
Donald Paff
Division of
Colorado River Resources
Paff
Sports Complex Report
Tom Praths
Hea
Tony
Ma Tay
Bertha Hencher
Don Gilford
Greenspun
Delly
Continental
United States
House Plants Flowers
Frontier Roseland Nursery
W. Charleston
L.V. Blvd
East
Sahara Avenue
Eugene Fields
Palm Chapel
Virginia Richert
Palm Memorial Park
Eona
LDS
16Th Ward
Ruth J. Tucker
Lewis Bolyard
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Harold Murphy
Cleveland Alexander
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Kathleen Ahlstron
Norman C. Severson Henderson
Jack" Arnold Henderson
Palm
Lee Vegas Henderson
Boulder Hiney
Donna Horowitz
Maurice Eugene Turner
Boulder Highway
Clark County District Court
Charles Thompson
Turner
Leroy Patridge
Aginst Turner
Patridge
Sunrise Hospital
Sunrise Hospital Medical Center
Maryland Parkway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!