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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1970
Page
1
Golden Nugget President Gilbert C. Blaine announced plans for a 50 story, 25 million dollar hotel in downtown Las Vegas. The 1,000 to 1,250 room complex will expand the casino, sit atop the existing site, and aim to be Nevada’s tallest hotel. No start date given.
HANK GREENSPUN MEMO notes Lake Tahoe’s fresh air, pine scents, and a wish to bottle the mountain breeze. The writer lauds northern Nevada hospitality echoing Las Vegas past, praising Cal Neva and Reno staff, and recalls encounters with Sig Stein, John Foley, and former Gov. Grant Sawyer during a week at the lake.
The stock market extended gains with the Dow Jones industrial average up 9.92 points to 710.36 as investors show renewed optimism. Volume surpassed 16 million shares with 1,162 issues rising and 344 falling led by IBM Avon Products Superior Oil and General Motors while American Telephone slipped $1.25.
Representatives of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co. and Catalytic Construction Co. agreed to resume negotiations about 11 p.m. last night, according to Joe Seymour, president of the engineers local.
Las Vegas civic leader Mike Maini was elected president of the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Association in abstentia while attending a out of state meeting. The board chose him as public liaison as the group moves toward control of the hospital.
At the Las Vegas Convention Center Western High held its commencement for over 500 graduates. Joyce Kay Nelson gave the valedictory, Patricia JoAnn Larkin served as salutatorian, and Principal Nils Bayles offered remarks. Scholarships amounting to about 90000 were awarded, many renewables. Recipients included Mark Ashworth Fleischmann Foundation Scholar, Priscilla J. Baird Hollywood Beauty College Scholar, Bruce Glenn Barton MIT Moulton Memorial Scholar Mu Alpha Theta, and William Edward Bernard.
The government said at least 1,000 people were killed and 5,000 seriously injured in Sunday's 7.75 magnitude earthquake across Peru. President spokesman Roberto Rojas dismissed higher estimates of 30,000 dead, noting information gaps. Four Americans were among the fatalities as tremors continued for more than a day.
Nevada Association of Chiropractic Medicine accuses a man using Dr Charles E Walker s name of renewing a license without credentials and requests an attorney general investigation and a grand jury to probe records at the Nevada State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to uncover origins and any related irregularities.
Gov. Laxalt asked Attorney General Harvey Dickerson to prepare a preliminary report after receiving correspondence about granting a license to a person with a name similar to a former applicant. Dickerson said the governor should not call for a state grand jury until the investigation ends, with the dispute centering on the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners record-keeping.
Don Dawson age 52 was named city manager of Henderson at a city council meeting. He currently serves as Clark County finance director and will resign June 3 after a 12 day vacation, starting the new post June 1 with a salary of 22000 dollars per year. Dawson expressed gladness to return to Henderson.
The White House said U S air strikes in Cambodia would end June 30 when American troops pull out of border sanctuaries. The policy prevents fighter-bombers from supporting South Vietnamese operations there after that date, though bombing could resume if Cambodian activity threatens U S forces in South Vietnam.
Fair and sunny weather with hot conditions and north westerly breezes at 19 to 20 mph. Today's high near 100 degrees and low around 65, yesterday's temperatures were 62 at high and low. A year ago today the high was 100 and low 65 with sunrise at 3:25 a.m. and sunset at 7:53 p.m.
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