Valley Days Observance Celebrates Mormon Pioneer History
The Las Vegas Valley marks its 1855 Mormon settlement with four nights of Promised Valley staged at Las Vegas High School Auditorium starting 8 p.m. Tickets distributed by church and local stores. Saturday ends with a downtown pioneer parade to Cashman Field.
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Cashman Field
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Nancy Helm
Ken Reber
Lorna Swainston
Doug Beatty
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Rates Notice
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Haney Womack
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Jim Barrows
Tom Odi
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United States
Police Nab Suspect In Burglary
City detectives arrested Harry A. Webb Jr. in a burglary at Howard Inc. 826 S Commerce St. The Ohio transient claimed two days in town. Police recovered a $188.20 payroll check and noted entry through a boarded hole in the wall.
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Howard Inc
Seven injured in Wisconsin family rear-end crash near Las Vegas
A Wisconsin family of seven sustained major injuries after a rear-end collision on Interstate 15 North nine miles north of North Las Vegas. Eugene Subotnik 41 and his wife Alice 41 along with children Tom eight Scott six Judy nine Peter five and Margaret strange 16 were hospitalized at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Peter and Margaret had minor injuries. The Subotnik vehicle towing a trailer struck Leo Korn’s car from North Las Vegas at 3610 Las Vegas Blvd. North and left the roadway crashing into a concrete abutment.
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Two Gunmen Rob Shell Bar For $150, Police Say
Two gunmen robbed the Shell Bar at 312 N 25th St taking $150 after forcing patrons to lie on the floor. They entered through the rear door and then ordered the bar maid to open the cash register before fleeing.
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Des ert Inn Wayne Zone Change Sparks Protests
Homeowners flood county chambers for the third time in as many months protesting a plan to reclassify Desert Inn Road and Wayne Street property from residential to commercial. The county planning commission approved the change but the June 5 action was rescinded and set for a public hearing on July 20. Local contractor Arthur Passarelli seeks the reclassification. attorney Lee Walker warns of falling property values and unsafe conditions for children. Vote on the measure failed to land with a single present chair and a tie among four commissioners. one was absent. Residents threaten to return with more protesting families at the next hearing.
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Forgery Trial Slated For Barbara Simmons
Barbara Simmons, 35, a key witness in labor organizer Tom Hanley’s murder case, bound over to District Court for trial on a $20 forgery charge. She waived preliminary in Justice Court. additional forgery and misdemeanor counts set for Aug. 7. Bail hearing today in Justice Court. Simmons held on $2,600 bail in county jail. She was arrested in Elko and returned to Las Vegas, where a forgery warrant existed. She is a former Hanley associate slated to testify at his trial in the Ralph Alsup murder case.
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Justice Court
Elko
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Hanley
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Four Arrested as Downtown Holdup Suspects
Moments after a Cleveland area couple was robbed and beaten in a downtown motel room, police held four suspects at the city jail on charges including grand theft auto and robbery. Benjamin Jones Jr and James L Davenport Jr, both 25, face multiple counts. Cheryl Cottrell 21 and Hazel Whaley 26 are charged with robbery and possession of stolen property. The Liskows reported jewelry valued at 1066 and valuables totaling 1408. Jones was nabbed trying to cash a travelers check at the Frontier Hotel. others were rounded up at the Golden Inn Motel
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Benjamin Jones Jr
James L. Davenport, Jr
Arthur Liskow
Cincinnati
Golden Inn
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Frontier Hotel
Federal bench warrant issued for Robert F. Lin Jackson
Robert Franklin Jackson, age 30, was arrested on a federal bench warrant after failing to appear for trial on charges of altering one dollar bills to resemble tens. Jackson, formerly of 976 Miller Street, had been free on a $1,000 unsecured bond since Jan. 31 and now faces an additional bail-sumping charge.
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