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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1976
Page
5
A criminal justice subcommittee endorsed a Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce proposal to hire a private consultant to revamp the Las Vegas justice system. County Commissioner Broadbent City Commissioner Lurie and Dist Atty Holt will join a task force to draft goals while chamber officials cited a $100,000 figure as an estimate not yet established.
Aaron Williams, 54, North Las Vegas resident and Nevada’s first Black county commissioner, announces re election bid as districting fights continue in state courts. He emphasizes serving all county residents and ending districting confusion while noting his 1969 city council landmark and 1973 county post.
Las Vegas council member Ron Lurie urged raising police salaries, saying officers risk their lives daily. He noted other city employees received cost of living hikes as arbitration looms and called a court challenge to 1975 state legislation on commissioners a priority, citing morale concerns.
Southern Nevada’s first misdemeanor probation program risks ending soon as Moody appeals for $60,000 split between Las Vegas and Clark County. The project started with federal support to divert petty offenders from jail, with 537 referred and 148 completing counseling and 18 percent rearrested.
A Clark County District Court judge refused to suppress statements by Pamela Sue Clark about abandoning her 14 day old daughter Heather in the desert. Police said the infant survived three days without food or water. Clark testified briefly about interrogation and a May 3 dream. Trial date set for next week with possible postponement.
Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson issued a permanent injunction against Odyssey Denture Center at 3510 Cambridge enforcing a ban on any practice allowing staff to work in customers mouths. Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners sued Richard Frank and Donald Lantz for fitting and manufacturing dental plates without a licensed dentist work order.
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