I Am Suffering in Beverly Hills and a Rat Hunt
LAS VEGAS columnist Paul Pry recounts a hospital stay after a leg injury from a Riviera Hotel incident. He details a painful haemotorma diagnosis, treatment, and a later rat capture at a Beverly Hills mansion. He hints at pursuing claims against Western Airlines and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Seidenbaum
LA Times
City Desk
Paul Pry
Beverly Hills
Hawaii
Western Airlines
Tommy Lane
Riviera Hotel
Hank Greenspun
Billy
Las Vegas Center Seeks New Marquee Bid and Budget Review
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reviews five sign bids for the marquee and base with Empire Construction as base low bidder at 75 555 while Federal Sign Co. is lowest overall for aesthetics. A decision is due at the next board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas Convention Center
Disc
Cube
Bulb Power
Las Vegas
LVCVA
Empire Construction Co
Convention Authority
Convention Center
Lila Zona
John DuBois
Vicki Carr
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
du Bois
Bicentennial Commission
Las Vegas Convention Authority
Paul Titus
Robert Schmuck
Convention Bureau
Titus
Vegas Heights Improvement Project Clears Last Hurdle
Bids for the Vegas Heights improvement project were opened within city estimates. Lighting bids favored Bongberg-Whitney Electric Inc. and ETS-Hoking Corp. Streets work led by Frehner Construction Co. Inc. and Wells Cargo Inc. shows bids near the city’s forecast. If approved in August, construction could start by month end and finish in about 270 days, aligning Vegas Heights streets with the rest of Las Vegas by May 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Langbell
SUN
Vegas Heights
Bill Bnare
Las Vegas
Joe Cathcart
Bongberg-Whitney Electric Inc
Special Improvement
Ets-Hoking Corp
Acme Electric
Frehner Construction Co., Inc
Wells Cargo, Inc
Nevada Rock and Sand Co
Frehner
City Public Works Department
NLV Seeks Federal Flood Relief After July Flood
North Las Vegas officials move to file a federal disaster relief petition after approving Mayor Bud Cleland to seek funds. Public works damage tallies at 1.4927 million dollars with 418 thousand dollars for commercial losses and about a million more needed to avert future floods. The Civil Service Commission asked for an outside attorney to advise on employee discharge hearings with city attorneys to provide possible guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
Bud) Cleland
State
Las Vegas
Sid Boddy
Civil Service Commission
Las Vegas Fire Chief tours Europe for fire chiefs meet
Las Vegas Fire Chief Jerry Miller left Tuesday for a three week trip to Europe paying his own expenses. He will attend the London Inter-Fire Conference July 27 to 31 and meet European fire chiefs to invite them to the World Conference of Fire Chiefs in Las Vegas September 14 to 18. Stops include Brussels Rotterdam Paris and Frankfurt with visits to a rose factory in Frankfurt.
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Las Vegas
Jerry Miller
Europe
Miller
London
Sonal
Brussels
Rotterdam
Paris
Frankfurt
Las Vegas Convention Center
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WAL
Riviera
Los Angeles
Bill Kellogg
Paul
Bill
Hannah
Nolan Ryan
Paradise
Smfoto
Jim Gist
Gist
Clark County
NLV
LV Fire Chief
Nevada Power Company
Charles A. Lenaie
Conse’ Hlacen Adh Copan Cena
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