Las Vegas LVCVA seeks attorney general input on downtown sports complex
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority moves to obtain a formal opinion on the constitutionality of a state mandate to fund and operate a downtown sports complex. Board members split on the action with Broadbent opposing and Stout leading the motion. Also approved: land option talks with Upland Industries for a 40 acre site behind Union Plaza and a $20,000 grant to the Junior World Wrestling Championship Organizing Committee.
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Penny Levin
SUN
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Jack Libby
Roy Wooster
Irwin Kishner
Jack Pettiti
Herb Stout
Carlton Lawrence
Robert Broadbent
Paul Christensen
Burton Cohen
Ray Davies
Stout
Authority
Nevada
LVCVA
George Dickerson
Dickerson
Broadbent
Upland Industries Corp
Las Vegas
Union Plaza
South Moluccans Bury Six Hijack Terrorists in Assen
More than 6000 mourners, many weeping, buried six terrorists in a communal grave near Assen as Dutch troops freed 49 hostages from a hijacked train and school. Mourners carried wreaths. coffins draped with the four color flag of the Moluccan Republic in Exile.
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Assen
Netherlands
UPI
Meadowland
Holland
South Molucein
Boskamp
Indonesia
Max Papilaya
Hague
Joop den Uyl
Denny
LV Officials To Attend ERDA Talk In Nevada Seminar
Las Vegas city officials from finance maintenance building and parks will attend a day long ERDA seminar on energy policy at the convention center. City Manager Bill Adams announced solar heating experiments at Fire Station No 3 and a Mojave Bonanza street warehouse with plans to extend units city wide if successful. Energy saving steps include manual thermostat removal, lights off in unused rooms and fleets shifting to compact cars.
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Las Vegas
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Convention Center
City Municipal Services
Joe Cathcart
Clay Hymer
Marvin Leavitt
Department of Financial Management
Charles McFall
Carson City
Nevada
Bill Adams
Mojave
Bonanza
Upland
Jones
Adams
City Hall
State Book Bankruptcy Reveals Nevada Coauthor Debt
A former public relations firm owner and co-author of the Nevada Bicentennial Book filed for bankruptcy in federal court on Tuesday. Thomas Elgas and his wife Nancy, of 2417 Paradise Village Way, report debts exceeding 100 000 dollars, largely to book companies binding firms and related suppliers connected to the book he co authored with Stanley Paher.
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Nevada
Thomas Elgas
Nancy
Paradise Village Way
Stanley Paher
Fremont hosts Battle of the Sexes poker showdown
The Fremont Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas stages a two day hold em tournament on June 22 23 to decide whether men or women play better poker. Will Espin oversees registrations with 55 buy in and prize money totaling 4000 split between division winners and runners up.
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Las Vegas
Fremont Hotel and Casino
Will Espin
Fremont
Espin
Planners Review Rejected Desert Inn Nellis Mobile Home Center
Clark County planners set another hearing for a 956 lot mobile home and shopping center at Desert Inn Road and Nellis Boulevard after Sunrise Manor Advisory Council protests. Royal Crest seeks zone change variance and use permit with concessions on parking and setbacks amid tightened mobile home ordinance rules. Dawn Development applies for the zone change amid local civic protest from Moapa Citizens Advisory Council.
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Clark County Plannin Commission
Desert Inn Road
Nellis Boulevard
Royal Crest, Inc
Sunrise Manor Advisory Council
Clark County Commission
Royal Crest
Planning Commission
Traveling Sex Orgy Indictment Disputed
Detroit case involves casino bartender Joseph Melfi 38 of 4985 National Ave and seven organized crime figures charged with conspiracy to violate enterprise through racketeering and use of wire facilities. Indictment alleges parties described as orgies with prostitution and rigged gambling. Melfi seeks habeas corpus claiming indictments not signed by the U.S. attorney.
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U.S
Joseph Ward
Detroit
Joseph Melfi
National Ave
Melfi
City Officials to be sworn in at Las Vegas meeting
At 9 a.m. in City Hall the Las Vegas City Commission will swear in two new city commissioners, four municipal court judges, and City Attorney Mike Sloan. Judge Carl Christensen will preside. Primeaux starts July as a new judge with a fourth courtroom planned this summer. A license revocation hearing for Sultan's Palace massage parlor on the Strip will also be held.
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Las Vegas
Pal
Primeaux
John Bonner
Sloan
Sultan's Palace
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