Las Vegas Crime Rise 12 Percent in First Quarter 1976
FBI figures show U S crime index up 4 percent nationally while Las Vegas Clark County see mixed results. Murder up 10 incidents from 6, larceny climbs 24 percent, auto theft and robberies dip slightly. Local effects tied to Culinary Workers strike and hotel occupancy.
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Las Vegas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Clark County
Barton Jacka
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Jacka
Metro Police
Unifor
Levi
Highwire stunts headline Shriners Circus in Las Vegas
Steve McPeak, famed highwire artist, headlines the 27th annual Shriners Circus at the Convention Center with 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. shows before Sunday finale. Proceeds fund Shriners charities and aid. Meanwhile, North Las Vegas police say an employed carpenter Frank Ball and a sheet metal worker Doyal Conner were arrested for alleged kidnap and attempted rape after detaining a 21 year old woman near Owens Avenue and Crawford Avenue. The accused face charges of attempted rape and kidnapping. the victim resisted and called police.
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Steve McPeak
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Shriners
Convention Center
North Las Vegas
Frank Ball
Providence
Utah
Doyal T. Conner
Owens Avenue
Las Vegas
Conner
Crawford Ave
Las Vegas Sun Publishes Daily Newspaper Details
The Las Vegas Sun announces its publishing team led by publisher Greenspun and editor Ritchie with staff including Armstrong Guthrie and Lenelle. It lists offices in Las Vegas Nevada and national advertising representatives. Subscription rates are shown for daily weekly and Sunday editions in the continental United States.
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Las Vegas Sun
J Inc
Highto Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
Greens JN
Ray Seamann
David Greenspun
Ruthe
Barbara Greenspy
Ruthe Deskin
VAT Buy
Les Ritchie
Bryn Armstrong
Bill Guthrie
Versiellen
Douglas Ritchie
Las Vega Nevada
National
Ward Grifith Co
Chicago
Detroit
Nork
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
Amean
Ex felon arrested after thwarted hotel robbery by tourist screams
Police arrest 23 year old John Schern of 4338 Salton after a Minnesota couple's car robbery in the Dunes parking lot was foiled by a woman's screams. Security chief Joe Collins chased him as he discarded a mask and pistol, firing a warning shot. Schern faces charges including robbery and possession of stolen property. A separate Moscow report notes Soviet engineers showcase a 24 pound dry bath suitcase device at the Exhibition of Economic Achievements to aid health and weight loss.
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Metro
Clark County
John Schern
Salton
Minnesota
Dunes
Joe Collins
Scheri
Collins
Flamingo
Moscow
UPI
Tass
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SUN
NEW York
The
New York Times
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
Times
Sulzberger
Brodie
Steve
Safoto
David Lee Waite
Las Vagas
Greenspun Emtor
Continental
United States
Bance
East
Sahara Avenue
Boat Club
Neil Diamond
SAT
Las Vegas Blvd
Margaret Valerioti
Paim Chapel
Guardian Angel Shrine
Paim Mausoleum
Otto Kelly
Henderson
Henderson Paim Chapel
Henderson Paim Memorial Park
George Davis
Second Baptist Church
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Marvin Neese
Paim Memorial Park
Kennith Owens
Pailm Chapel
Alonzo Jones
Cox Upper
Church of God In Christ
Emma Carlson
Salt Lake City, Utah
Winford Vandervoort
North Main Street
Boulder Hwy
Eastern Ave
Paradise Valley
Palm
Cragin & Pike Insurance Agency
Cragin & Pike Insurance
South Third Street
Valley Bank Plaza
Escor
Nail Valley Bank
Dad
Cohen and Kelly's
Nova Scotia
Cr . and
Kelly's
Ee. Cohen
Kellys
4Th & Bridger
New Valley Bank Plaza
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