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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1975
Page
3
Las Vegas city workers vote to accept a 7.6 percent pay hike that adds retirement and benefits costs. Negotiations had ranged from 5 to 12 percent with a flat $1.20 hourly proposal. retroactive to June 29 and funded largely by federal revenue sharing.
A Supulveda California woman says her motel room was burglarized of about four thousand dollars in jewelry. A maid found opened drawers and dumped clothing after the theft, police reported on Monday. A Connecticut man lost about nine thousand four hundred fifty dollars in jewelry when he briefly stepped out of his Stardust Hotel room.
Flight attendants at Western Airlines ratified a new contract by 671 to 384, averting a strike across 14 states and parts of Mexico and Canada. The deal raises veteran pay to as much as 900 dollars monthly with retroactive effects to April 1974 and expands fringe benefits for about 1,400 stewards and stewardesses by 41 percent. New hires start at 474 dollars monthly.
Two people died in separate crashes in Carson City and Wells Nevada. Richard Moose 16 of Reno died when his car crossed the center line on US 395 near Carson City. Kimberli Eriksen 5 of Wells died after her tricycle was struck by a pickup driven by Daryl Eiksen 50 of Wells on Highway 40 at the Port of Entry Wells. Nevada highway fatalities for the year reached 95, compared with 99 at the same point last year.
A 1910s Las Vegas newspaper listing, under Las Vi Sum Inc, details staff roles including president Greenspun and editor Armstrong. It notes second class postage in Las Vegas and regional advertising reps plus professional associations. Subscriptions are paid in advance with stated rates.
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas announces a new cardroom opening Thursday at 4 p.m. with eight poker tables, three pan card tables, keno and slots. Charles McLemore, a veteran casino executive, will manage the 2,200 square foot room at the east end of the convention facility on the main floor.
Cairo report claims enslaved workers building Egypt's pyramids were fed onions to prevent scurvy. The account notes harsh conditions and health measures amid ancient labor.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Robert Miller threatened to hold narcotics detective Craig Lovato in contempt for missing a court appearance. Lovato was ordered to show cause on Wednesday why he should not be jailed 24 hours if his excuse of a dentist appointment is not accepted.
Jury deliberations began in the District Court trial of 41 year old Joe Edward Johnson charged with the Sept 24 killings of Lannie Brohaw and Robert Carter. The state says Johnson shot the men in revenge after they beat his son, while witnesses dispute the assault on the boy. Johnson admits shooting but says it followed an attack. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Bill Koot with defense by Louis Wiener.
A 21 year old Arthur Lee McClain was arrested on burglary from an auto and burglary tools after claiming he salvaged parts for a friend named Fred from a car on Decatur Boulevard near Flamingo Road. The car belonged to Metro Sgt Ralph Robards. parts worth 110 dollars were removed including a carburetor battery and air cleaner.
Gov. Mike OCallaghan named Stanley Smart to succeed the late District Judge John Sexton. Smart, 34, attorney in Fallon, will oversee an enlarged district adding Churchill County from Jan. 1, 1976. He previously served as Lyon County district attorney and Yerington city attorney. Sector records show he is a partner in Diehl Recanzone Evans and Smart. Sexton died last week after more than two decades on the bench.
Police say two or more suspects pried open a door at Gus Gallo’s Italian Restaurant on Paradise Road and stole a 500-pound strongbox containing about 1 485 from the safe after ransacking the office and cash registers on Monday. A large vehicle was suspected to have been used.
A District Attorney representative flew to Carson City to compel Judge Thomas O'Donnell to enforce the 1914 law on infamous crimes against nature. Judge O'Donnell dismissed the charge against Guy Wilson 24, delaying trial. DA seeks mandamus from Nevada Supreme Court. Wilson held on $5,000 bail awaiting ruling.
Porter 54 becomes director of Nevada State Museum in Carson City pledging no rapid staff changes. He plans to settle morale, work with professionals, and strengthen school exhibit programs after Thomas Layton was ousted amid staff unrest. He was chosen unanimously from 20 applicants.
Jury selection started in District Court for the retrial of Edward Eckert, 23, accused in the December 26, 1971 murder of Lee Page Merkle in the Las Vegas Stadium parking lot. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned his 1973 murder conviction for lack of corroborating evidence beyond an alleged accomplice.
Citizens may submit written comments on transferring Fort Mohave land from the Federal government to Nevada. Comments will be included in a position paper by the Division of Colorado River Resources Office chaired by Jack Lehman. Send to Room 318 La Plaza by July 21. a public discussion is planned at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, 944 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas.
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