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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1970
Page
6
Mel Close a Las Vegas attorney and former Assembly speaker announces a bid on the Democratic ticket for a Clark County State Senate seat. Close, finishing his third Assembly term, led the House in 1987 and 1968 sessions and served minority floor leader in 1969.
Sheila Regan Las Vegas executive secretary files to run in District Four as the first woman on the Republican slate for Nevada’s State Legislature. She cites neighborhood schools safety busing concerns and calls for local autonomy on teacher salaries. Regan plans stronger consumer protection and notes Marine Corps Civic Action ties and prior GOP roles.
Madrid imports about 700 million dollars of goods from the United States each year while exporting about 300 million dollars to the U.S. The exchange underscores strong bilateral commerce and economic ties between Spain and the United States.
Jack Sills, 37, was held on charges of homicide after a man died from injuries in a hit-and-run in North Las Vegas. Police say witnesses linked a bar dispute between Sills and Henry Kutie of Las Vegas before the fatal accident near Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
The Joseph Shapiro Post 51 of the American Legion sent a resolution to President Nixon urging vigorous pursuit of the Southeast Asia war and calling for punishment of dissenters. It also asked that public funds be withheld from those who violated or advocated violation of the flag, institutions, or laws.
A leak of ammonia at the Polar Ice plant on 1010 N Main St yesterday prompted Las Vegas firefighters to assist workers in shutting off the source and to pump out the gas. The ammonia cools ice to far below freezing. the incident happened at 11 a.m.
Relatives of service personnel should urge their men or women in the military to contact their unit voting officer to request Military Form No 76 for voter registration and to request an absentee ballot if already registered.
Senator Alan Bible pushes $809000 in Interior Appropriations to add personnel and construction at Lake Mead NRA. He notes visitation rose to 5.6 million in 1969 with an 18 percent jump, urging 21 more staff and funding for park services buildings utilities and road and trail work.
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