Nixon Survives Close Vote On Tax Measure
In Washington the House approved extending the income surcharge by a 210 to 205 vote after a late appeal from President Nixon. The bill would keep the 10 percent surtax six months and 5 percent six more months, repeal the 7 percent investment tax credit, and extend excise taxes beyond January 1 1970. Nixon urged swift passage to curb inflation and push broader tax reform.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nixon
Senate
Gerald Ford
Attorney to Appeal Payne No-Bail Ruling in Nevada
Attorney Harry Reid said he will appeal District Judge Thomas O'Donnell's denial of bail for murder suspect Russell Payne to the Nevada Supreme Court. A governor's extradition hearing to Wyoming is planned for early August to determine if Payne will be sent to face homicide charges.
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Harry Reid
Nevada Supreme Court
Thomas O'Donnell
Russell Payne
Reid
Payne
Paul Laxalt
Wyoming
Las Vegas
Emmalyn Payne
O'Donnell
LV Mothers March For Welfare Hike Sparks Transport Grievances
Nevada mothers protest public aid policy as ADC benefits expand and workers push job incentives. Fallon pledges round the clock listening while officials cite federal funding limits and central office location debates. West Las Vegas bus access remains a key issue as a marcher vows to return.
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Fallon
Las Vegas
ADC
Miller
Hughes Finalizes Landmark Hotel Sale Amid Bankruptcy Appeals
Bankruptcy claims against Landmark owners were dismissed by Judge Hall clearing Hughes to take title. Sun Realty seeks a bond to cover $5.8 million in claims as it appeals, while three Hughes checks total 16.3 million paid to Plaza Towers unsecured creditors and the Teamsters. The Landmark features a glass bubble top nightclub and a 560 degree Strip view with 500 rooms and a high rise casino. Danny Thomas hosts the Landmark Theatre showroom with Gov Laxalt and other dignitaries invited to a preview party.
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Sun Realty Corporation
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sun Realty
Plaza Towers
Hughes
Danny Thomas
Landmark Theatre
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Las Vegas
Carmany Named New Director of Juvenile Unit
Carmany is appointed head of the county Juvenile Unit as four sites are reviewed for a new facility. Proposed locations include Corn Creek 20 miles north of Las Vegas at an old ranger station Cold Creek 43 miles from the Bonanza Road detention hall Spring Mountain site and a site six miles from Mountain Springs on federal land. The current 160 acre site is not county owned but valued at about 350000 dollars plus. A new access road would cost an estimated 500000 dollars. Juvenile Probation Committee members are Bryn Armstrong chair Myron Leavitt Dr Kirk Cammack Angelina Leveritt Eloise Blue.
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Corn Creek
Las Vegas
Cold Creek
Bonanza Road
Spring Mountain
Mountain Springs
Bryn Armstrong
Myron Leavitt
Kirk Cammack
Angelina Leveritt
Eloise Blue
Madame Zanked By Thunderbird Closes Early in Las Vegas
The Madame a new Las Vegas musical comedy closed last night after ten performances of its twelve week engagement at the Thunderbird Hotel. Pardon My Can Can will replace it in the showroom and new lounge show plans are in the works per Entertainment Director Phil Thomas.
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Las Vegas
Thunderbird Hotel
Phil Thomas
Court Set To Hear New Linn Trial Arguments
Arguments on a motion for a new trial for convicted killer Ted Linn are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. before District Judge William Compton. Linn, 36, of Jackson Wyoming, was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting two business partners Larry Olinger and Robert Stucker and burying them in a common grave near Carson City.
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Ted Linn
William Compton
Linn
Jackson
Wyo
Wyoming
Larry Olinger
Robert Stucker
Carson City
David Goldsmith
Glen Lukcas
Reno
Las Vegas
Robert Lindblad
Salt Lake City
Lucas
Goldsmith
Yerington and
Dist
Frank Gregory
Espinosa and Johann face mounting Housing Authority fallout
Espinosa accuses Johann of pressuring travel expense checks and mixups with First Western Properties. Landsman claims Johann boasted of commissions on apartment house sales. The dispute widens as officials discuss removal attempts and potential conflicts of interest amid a web of commissions and appointments.
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First Western Financial Corp
Johann
Fspinosa
Byrne
Clark County
Lou LaPorta
LaPorta
Art
Bill Briare
County Planning Commission
Briare
the Sun
County Commission
Hospital board mulls acting chief as Adams ouster prompts changes
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital trustees plan a special Wednesday meeting at 9 30 a m to name an acting administrator replacing Dr Ralph Adams who was fired for insubordination and will receive a full year’s pay. Interim staff shifts include nursing director and anesthesiology changes as SNMH weighs five contract items.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Ralph Adams
Herman Smith Associates
SNMH
Adams
Jane Ebert
Ebert
Yvonne Mogen
City to close Tule Springs Park zoo after commission vote
Las Vegas city commissioners plan to phase out the Tule Springs Park zoo after a special and regular meeting. They urged finding homes for domestic animals and considered south west zoos for wilder residents while noting understaffing and prior complaints from the Humane Society.
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Las Vegas
Special Commission
the Humane Society
Park Zoo
Test of Sales Tax Validity Faces Court Challenge
A new one half cent county sales tax aims for three and a half cents total, with proceeds allocated to Las Vegas North Las Vegas Henderson Boulder City for 1949 70. Attorney Paul Carelli seeks a temporary restraining order delaying imposition while plaintiff claims the tax is unconstitutional citing lack of uniformity due process and public takings. Judge Thomas O'Donnell may rule early this morning. Winchester and Paradise township boards plan meetings over the suit reflecting stake in the Las Vegas Strip area.
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Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Henderson
Boulder City
Paul Carelli
Macks
Thomas O'Donnell
Mack
Supreme Court
Winchester
Paradise Townships
Las Vegas Strip
Carelli
Prince and British Bomb Plot Amid Investiture Coverage
In Cardiff a wristwatch bomb exploded at a post office injuring none seriously, blamed on Welsh extremist nationalists. In Washington COMSAT announced its newest satellite broke down, disrupting live investiture coverage to the U S and other nations, but an alternate relay system was arranged. Princess Margaret entered the castle without the demanded pass.
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Cardiff
Washington
Communications Satellite Corporation
Comsat
United States
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