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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1970

Page

3

Elvis opens at International Hotel Showroom for four week run

Elvis Presley returns to the International Hotel Showroom with a four week engagement starting with a 10:15 p.m. opening show and two performances nightly at 8 p.m. and midnight. The summer tour drew over 100,000 fans and earned Presley top entertainment honors for 1969. His cast includes Sammy Shore the Imperials the Sweet Inspirations and a 30 member International Orchestra plus five regular musicians. He performs hits like Hound Dog Blue Suede Shoes In The Ghetto and I Got A Woman.

Presley Earl Wilson Sammy Shore The Imperials Sweet Inspirations King International Orchestra

Decision Curbs Worker Options

Nevada AG office rules state employees cannot engage in collective bargaining with state boards and agencies. Staff nurses in the Nevada Division of Health sought representation by the Nevada Nurses Association as exclusive negotiating representative with the State Board of Health.

Carson City UPD State Attorney General’s Office Nevada Nevada Division of Health Nevada Nurses Association State Board of Health

Bible Names Seven Nevada Winners For Service Academies

Sen. Alan Bible announced that seven Clark County residents earned appointments to U S service academies for 1970. Las Vegas nominees Randolph Proksch Paul Gillespie Emory Lockette Jr and Henderson’s Anthony Glabick along with Boulder City’s Emory Lockette Jr attend Air Force Academy West Point appointments go to Clifford Speckman Las Vegas and Anthony Glabick Las Vegas is also named for the Naval Academy Las Vegas’ Thomas Morris. Other principal appointments include Dennis Baird Reno Gordon Spletz Zephyr Cove Thomas Brennen Elko and Steven Brown Carson City.

Clark County Alan Bible

Mercury Safety Record Receives Top Honors from Birdwell Division

Mercury Safety Record earned awards for best safety record in equipment and personnel from Birdwell Division of Seismograph Service Corp. Tulsa. Mercury serves as base camp for the Nevada Test Site. Ralph Pointer Jr. of Tonopah was named station master of the year in the nuclear section.

Mercury Birdwell Division Seismograph Service Corp Tulsa Oklo Nevada Test Site Ralph Pointer Jr Tonopah

Conventions Grow Complex As Planners Succeed

Las Vegas Convention Authority official G Barney Rawlings says the multi billion dollar convention business now requires planners with expertise across the field. He notes conventions are booked years in advance and face changes in hotel management and staff, stressing ongoing liaison between organizers and venues.

G. Barney Rawlings Las Vegas American Medical Association Fred Glass Burnea San Francisco

Sarno Bid Heads to Clark County Liquor Board

Jay Sarno, who won state permission to rejoin Circus Circus, faces a special meeting of the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board called by District Attorney George Franklin to review Sarno’s applications requiring both county and state approval. The Nevada Gaming Commission earlier approved Sarno’s reentry with 29 percent stake held in a voting trust for six months.

Jay Sarno Circus Circus Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board George Franklin Sarno Nevada Gaming Commission

Abduction Trial Opens in Reno for Vegas Tycoon

Two men, Joseph Lischke and William McCoole, go on trial for first degree kidnapping of Las Vegas real estate magnate Dean Petersen. Petersen was held for $800,000 ransom after being abducted from his Westward Ho Motel office and moved to Reno where he escaped.

Reno UPI Las Vegas Dean Petersen Las Vegas Strip Nevada City Petersen Here

Noted Highway Safety Expert To Lecture At LV Convention

Dr. Robert Brenner deputy director of the National Highway Safety Bureau Washington DC will address the opening session of ASIA s 11th annual national convention at the Stardust Hotel this afternoon. More than 5 000 ASIA members will attend as Brenner discusses the changing role of highway safety. Lieutenant Governor Ed Fike welcomes attendees. The closing session features U S Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona speaking on A Senator Looks at the 1970s.

Robert Brenner National Highway Safety Bureau Washington, D.C Automotive Industry Association (Asia Stardust Hotel Asia Brenner United States Barry Goldwater Arizona Stardust International Automotive Service Industries Las Vegas Convention Center Iasi James F. Millsap Hermann - Brownlow Automotive Springfield Hubert F. Ives Automotive Wholesalers Trade Association Richard W. Wanger Pacific Automotive Show Jack Anderson Q. J. Simpson

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