Epic Records selects Las Vegas for two day convention
Epic Records held a two day national sales convention at the Sands Hotel Las Vegas attended by Epic and CBS executives and distributors. Over 250 delegates and locals enjoyed a gala recording show featuring Sly and the Family Stone Tammy Wynette and David Houston among others. Leonard Levy noted distributors will travel nationwide after the event and praised Las Vegas despite the heat.
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Sands Hotel
Epic
CBS Records
Miss Christensen
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
London
San Francisco
Sands’ Grand Ballroom
Sly and the Family Stone
West
Maxine Brown
Georgie Fame
David Houston
Charlie Rich
Tammy Wynette
Jerry Fogle
the Sands
Nancy Ames
Lulu Donovan
Bobby Vinton
Maurice Chevalier
Caesars Palace
Leonard Levy
Las Vegas
Christensen
Warren Resignation Praised by Wallace Backers
The Southern Nevada Wallace for President Committee applauded Chief Justice Earl Warren's resignation. Gene Sandusky and Mrs. Evelyn Sanford urged President Johnson to appoint a qualified, principled successor, naming Clarence Manion as a ideal choice and also suggesting Ezra Taft Benson or Strom Thurmond.
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Nevada
Wallace
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Gene Sandusky
Evelyn Sanford
George Wallace
Warren Court
America
Johnson
Sandusky
Sanford
Warren
Clarence Manion
Notre Dame Law School
Ezra Taft Benson
Strom Thurmond
Old PSC Decision Honors Tax
George Ogilvie Jr Las Vegas deputy attorney said the five percent city public utilities tax is legal under a 12 year old PSC ruling. The 1956 Sparks tax and the later Las Vegas rate change were authorized by the PSC with a general order applying to cities imposing similar taxes. Ogilvie cautioned the NSW tax on consumers may not allow utilities to act as tax collectors, though he could be mistaken.
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George Ogilvie, Jr
Las Vegas
Public Service Commission
Sparks
PSC
Commission
Ogilvie
Nsw
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Annual Rates Page
Fragmented OCR shows Las Vegas Sun masthead with editor and staff names, offices at 0 South Commerce St Las Vegas Nevada. Includes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and time-bound pricing for one, three, six and twelve months.
Incumbents File for Re election to Clark County Library Board
Earl Monsey and Irving J. Steinberg filed for re election to the Clark County Library District Board of Trustees. Both have served about two years and seek another term to finish the Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway library project funded by the Fleischman Foundation. Monsey is with Denton and Monsey. Steinberg is a partner at Engel and Engel.
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Earl Monsey
Irving J. Steinberg
Clark County
Monsey
Steinberg
Flamingo Road
Maryland Parkway
Fleischman Foundation
Denton & Monsey
Topaz
Engel & Engel
Mansfield
Obituaries for Redlick and Maggart in local area
Benjamin Redlick 70 of 409 South 13th St died in a local hospital Thursday. He was an executive for the Desert Inn hotel born February 16 1898 in Austria and lived here 14 years. Palm Mortuary is handling arrangements. Survived by wife Ellen son Grant two brothers sister and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bill Maggart known as Tombstone died in a local hospital Monday a prospector who lived in a cave outside the city Graveside services at 6 pm conducted by Brother Frederick Hunt Sunset Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Maggart left no survivors.
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Benjamin Redlick
South 13Th St
Desert Inn
Mr. Redlick
Austria
Cleveland
Ohio
Palm Mortuary
Ellen Redlick
Las Vegas
Grant
Charles
Julius
Shaker Heights
Ann Kahn
Detroit, Mich
Bill Maggart
Searchlight
Bill
Frederick Hunt
St. John's Episcopal Church of
Battle Creek
Neb
Floyd Keller
Lou Valenti
Gene Meyers
Ernest Sandquist
Jeff Reid
Carl Meyers
Sunset Funeral Home
Maggart
Engineers Exhibit At National Power Convention In Las Vegas
About 60 firms display steam systems safety products boilers heat exchangers and energy plants at the NAPE convention at Riviera Hotel Las Vegas through Friday. Seminars on water treatment are planned sponsored by Deady Chemical Bryan Steam and 3M. Robert J. Williams leads a safety panel and a ribbon cutting with Mayor Oran Grayson opens the 86th meeting.
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National Association of Power Engineers
Riviera Hotel
NAPE
Mel Larson
Riviera Room
Larson
Deady Chemical Company
Bryan Steam Corp
3-M Corp
Robert J. Williams
Nevada
Las Vegas
Oran Grayson
Power and Maintenance Group
Street Bond Sales Okayed by Clark County Commission
The Clark County Commission approved final sale of 4 million in Regional Street and Highway Commission improvement bonds to Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith. The firm submitted the lowest bid at 5.53 percent. Bonds mature in 21 years and five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Commission
New York
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Nevada set to receive 23 million in Interior aid
Senate Appropriations Committee OKs over 23 million for Nevada resource programs and Indian welfare in the Interior bill. Elko County Wildhorse Reservoir relocation adds 200 000. Funds cover National Park Service Indian affairs Geological Survey and other agencies with key projects at Carlin and Cortez mines.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Nevada
Interior Department
Alan Bible
Bible
Elko County
Wildhorse
Cortez
National Park Service
Lake Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
Southern Nevada
Washoe
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Health Service
Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Sport Fisheries & Wildlife
Suspects to Stand Trial in Frontier Hotel Cheating Case
Judge Herman Fisher ordered three more suspects to stand trial on conspiracy and grand larceny charges related to a $60,000 cheating scheme at the Frontier Hotel. The June 10 preliminary hearing ended with the case under advisement while ten arrested individuals were processed and two others cleared previously.
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Justice of the Peace
Herman Fisher
Frontier Hotel
Fisher
Hughes
California
Parmane
Alfred Becker
Mike Hines
Hense and
Samuels
Rebels Win Temporary Cab Rights at McCarran Airport
County commissioners approve a three month trial allowing Bill Mirin to operate 10 cabs and Ray Chenoweth 11 at McCarran Airport. The move follows court action and pressure from Dist. Atty. George Franklin after prior PSC allocations were resisted.
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Bill Mirin
Ray Chenoweth
McCarran
Mirin
Chenoweth
Norman Hilbrecht
Public Service Commission
George Franklin
Mirin and
Commission Toughens Stance on Cabs with 90 Day Airport Ban
Clark County Board of Commissioners imposed a 90 day suspension on Edwin Stamps of Ace Cab Co for alleged loading multiple fares and avoiding a toll at McCarran Airport. Deputies testified Stamps picked up three fares June 28 and sought a fourth. He denied the charges as the board kept his T-card valid for non airport pickups only.
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Clark County Board of Commissioners
Edwin Stamps
Stamps
Ace Cab Co
McCarran
County Administrator Returns After State Budget Conference
County Administrator Dave Henry resumes work after a two day State Budget Committee conference in Tonopah. Nevada's 17 counties, cities, and school districts heard a dual recommendation to the Nevada Tax Commission on property and equipment controls and a push for a streamlined budget form. The committee also discussed proposed legislation to keep local elected officials accountable at the local level and reduce Carson City overrides.
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Dave Henry
State Budget Committee
Tonopah
Nevada
Nevada Tax Commission
Henry
Carson City
Clark County Inductees in June
Las Vegas honors a list of residents inducted into the armed forces in June. The inductees include Harry Ray Brown Manuel Antonio Marin John Alan Chabot James William James Mack Coby Newbanks Ronald Arthur Laurence Larry Edwin Cove Delmar Lawrence Jones Richard Raymond Coryell Simon Joseph Quinteanilla Jr Robert Scott Minsky Terrance Russell Calvin Stephen Edward Apodaca Randolph Craig Anderson Martin Edward Bussard William Andrew Wallace Thomas Kremer Stephen Robert Sylvaine Russell Bruce Greager Mitchell Bert Hunt Danney Ray Land.
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Harry Ray Brown
Manuel Antonio Marin
John Alan Chabot
James William James
Mack Coby Newbanks
Ronald Arthur Laurence
Larry Edwin Cove
Delmar Lawrence Jones
Richard Raymond Coryell
Simon Joseph Quinteanilla, Jr
Robert Scott Minsky
Terrance Russell Calvin
Stephen Edward Apodaca
Randolph Craig Anderson
Martin Edward Bussard
Wiliam Andrew Wallace
Nevada Declares July 5 Holiday For Four Day Weekend
Clark County employees will enjoy a four day weekend as Gov. Paul Laxalt's July 5 holiday declaration receives formal approval from the County Commission. The panel also backs a department shift to nine to five and will draft an ordinance to implement the clock change by late July.
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Clark County
County Commission
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
President Selection At NSU
A presidential selection committee will review seven candidates for Nevada Southern University president on Wednesday. Committee chairman Richard Strahlem says no decision is near but aims to fill the post before budget sessions. Donald C. Moyer resigns. contract expires July 1, with potential to stay through NSU needs. Dr. Donald H. Baepler named vice president for academic affairs this month.
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Nevada Southern University
SUN
Richard Strahlem
Donald C. Moyer
NSU
Donald H. Baepler
Washington State
Strahlem
Baepler
Tax Claim Settled Against Estate of Wells Fargo Founder
District Judge John Mendoza approved a compromise of a 1.5 million tax claim against the estate of Joe Wells, millionaire hotelman and Wells Fargo Trucking founder who died May 18 1967 at age 55. Federal settlement totaled 505,718 dollars plus a 25,000 dollar penalty.
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Dist
John Mendoza
Joe Wells
Wells
Wells Fargo Trucking Co
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Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Ou Ttisher
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Mor Coer
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Moneoine
Jim Barrows
Tom Diskin
Scerry Apple
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Ruby
LV. Blvd. Sc
Gadaetry
Sherman D. Toney
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Martha Arnold
Mannheim
Germany
Ben Reddick
Robert Carl Underwood
Bob Parmane
Long Beach
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Alan Samuels
Desert Inn Road
Thomas Kremer
Stephen Robert Sylvaine
Russell Bruce Greager
Mitchell Bert Hunt
Danney Ray Land
E. Oakey
Qaappurchase
Mattress Sale
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POE
Fepgo
Mattress Super
No. Decatur
Wonderword
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