U S Funds for Nevada Forest Interior Work
Senator Alan Bible reports the 1966 budget request includes 35.4 million for Nevada tied Interior Department and Forest Service activities. The package allocates 21.6 million to the Bureau of Reclamation and 12.1 million for interstate projects in Nevada, with divisions across BLM BIA Forest Service and related agencies totaling 35.4 million.
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Quest To Congress
Nevada
The
Interior Department
Forest Service
Alan Bible
KA Group Sets Meeting Tonight
The local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous invites officials and the public to a 7:30 p m intergroup meeting in City Hall commission chambers. A well known Southern California business executive will deliver the program.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Mission Chambers
City Hall
Southern California
Saturdays Busy Days For Driver Licenses
The Las Vegas Driver License Division extended Saturday hours and remains open until 7 p.m. on weekdays in Southern Nevada. Driver license examiner Mike Gavrilovich says about 200 applicants visit Saturdays, with evening volumes between 5 and 6 p.m. remaining strongest.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Mike Gavrilovich
Gazrilovich
SS Bhss
Louie P. Spitz
Departmente Les After Passag
DMV
Spitz
Gavrilovich
Week in Review Highlights City Probes and Desert Storms
City officials push faster probes into traffic fine practices after a broad audit reveals about 100 cases under scrutiny. Vegas transit buses face mandatory repairs halting service for a day. Winds up to 58 mph trigger dust storms and 22 crashes with minimal injuries. NADA delegates forecast $20 million economic boost for Las Vegas. Caesar's Palace hotel casino announced with 700 rooms and $20 million cost, due by 1966. Coroner spending questioned as officials defend prior office costs. Debates over bullfighting ethics surface at Convention Center. Local homeowners seek relief as 37 of 270 homes sit over shifting soil. Budget experts flag $4 million shortfall risks in governor's balanced budget. Civil rights bill faces opposition and possible revisions in committee.
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Caesar's
Caesar's Palace
Grant Sawyer
Senate
Henderson OKs Big Annexation
Henderson city council approved a 17 000 acre annexation extending city boundaries across the Los Angeles highway toward McCarran Field. About 12 000 acres are under option from the federal government, with 5 000 acres across the highway in Enterprise school district. County officials mobilized legal action, and Enterprise officials warned they would resist annexation, preferring Las Vegas.
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Henderson
Los Angeles Highway
McCarran Field
Enterprise
Joe Farber
Las Vegas
Apartment Owners Seek Tax Relief in Carson City Visit
AOA leaders plan to meet Nevada Tax Commission and state lawmakers in Carson City during the second week of February to push for temporary tax relief for Las Vegas area apartment owners. They seek 0 day tenant move notice, stricter bad check penalties, and tax reductions in weak economic areas.
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AOA
Nevada Tax Commission
Board of Equalization
Carson City
Las Vegas
Jack Schoefield
Clark County
Schofield
Jack Underwood
Board of
Howard Ross
Larry Bair
Ray Riley
Sam Gould
Vernon Bunker
State Assembly
Russ McDonald
Auto show displays at convention center limited to credentialed attendees
John Conley publicity chairman for the National Automobile Dealers Association says the convention center displays are not public exhibits. He notes the event features technical displays for auto dealers only and that about 18 000 attendees require proper credentials to enter.
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Convention Center
National Automobile Dealers Association
John Conley
Conley
Nada Group
Record Lake Mead visitors top 3.46 million in 1964
Lake Mead National Recreation Area drew a record 3,462,600 visitors in 1964, up 3.4 percent from 1963. June saw 393,200 visitors, with 125,480 swimming and 56,200 water skiing. Camping peaked in April at 52,200. Fishermen totaled 117,700 in May. Lake Mohave sites rose, Cottonwood Cove up 109 percent in August. Officials forecast a strong 1965 aided by new facilities and higher water.
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Charles A. Richey
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead
Lake Mohave
Cottonwood Cove
Boulder Beach
Las Vegas Wash
Echo Bay
Temple Bar
Recreation Sites Chosen for Development in Nevada
The Bureau of Land Management selects 130 recreation sites across Nevada for development under the new multi use bill. Most sites are in the Las Vegas area and stretch from Reno to Hawthorne, per land utilization specialist Robert Wilber.
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Reno
UPI
Bureau of Land Management
Robert Wilber
BLM
Wilber
Las Vegas Area
Hawthorne
Riviera Masters Bridge Entry Deadline Extended in Las Vegas
The Riviera Masters International Bridge Tournament extends entry deadline to midnight tonight announced by Harvey Cohen. 164 entries already accepted for next Thursday start at the Riviera hotel and a $5,000 first prize leads all bridge events this year.
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Harvey Cohen
Cohen
Nevada Home Economics Group to Meet Wednesday Evening
The Nevada Home Economics Association will convene at 7 30 p m on Wednesday at the Nevada Power Company Home Service Kitchen. Orra Westover director of food services Clark County School District will speak.
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Nevada Home Economics Association
Nevada Power Company
Orra Westover
Clark County
Hiding Place Found After Home Theft
Armand Mirabelli reported two portable televisions a man's gold watch and $200 hidden under a mattress were taken from his home at 1970 Bracken Friday evening. Mirabelli valued the loss at $969.
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Armand Mirabelli
Bracken
Mirabelli
Nevada officials dispute off site school costs in public improvements
The attorney general's office said Clark County School District bears no obligation to fund sidewalks curbs gutters and hydrants for public schools noting the district is not taxable. Officials also addressed suspensions allowing students to finish the year in home districts and state responsibility for transport costs of tubercular patients moved to out of state facilities.
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NPT
Clark County
Attorney General's Office
C. B. Tapscott
Clark County Dist
Edward Marshall
UPI
Harvey Dickerson
Dickerson
Nye
Attorney General's
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Daniel Walsh
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