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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1975
Page
9
Las Vegas police create a hotel motel detail to unify investigations of larceny and burglary in Strip and downtown hotels. Sgt John Samolovitch leads the new unit as detectives pursue purse, cash, jewelry, and equipment thefts from guests and rooms.
Douglas Clair Cooper, 20, a UNLV student and summer employee at the Nevada Industrial Commission, plans a church mission to Arkansas in August echoing his grandfather Mendis Diego Cooper who did the same in 1898 and 1899. He has saved $150 a month for two years and will rely on mission support.
City and county commissioners hold the first joint consolidation meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the county chambers. A committee chair will be elected and subcommittees may be formed as SB 601 merges the two entities, with legislative oversight representatives present.
Clark County Commissioner Thalia Dondero and Las Vegas Commissioner Myron Leavitt will speak at a Women’s Democratic Club luncheon at the Dunes Hotel. They will discuss consolidation costs and effects on Las Vegas residents as debates over merging city and county departments proceed ahead of 1977 mandates. Reservations optional by Tuesday.
Charles Painter seeks to have a street named Butler Street or Painter Street near Tropical Parkway and Durango Road, with a planning commission hearing set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. Other items include permits for go cart tracks, a jewelry shop, a dental office, and several rezonings and new commercial developments across Las Vegas. No protests were filed against the propositions.
Phillip J. Davis director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance in Washington will speak to members and guests of the Southwestern Equal Opportunity Officers Association at a luncheon at the Stardust Hotel at noon on Wednesday. Reservations may be made by calling Rosalie Larson or Gene Williams.
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