Miriam Shearing Seeks JP Post in Las Vegas Township
Las Vegas attorney Miriam Shearing announced Friday her bid for one of two Las Vegas Townships Justice of the Peace posts. An alternate juvenile court referee, she cites experience and a drive to cut court delays while stressing full, fair hearings for all. Shearing, a Cornell philosophy graduate with law degrees from Boston College and USC postgrad work, has practiced for more than a decade and held roles from project control officer at Natick to San Francisco attorney before moving to Nevada.
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Las Vegas
Justice of the Peace
U.S. Army Natick Laboratories
Nevada
San Francisco
California
American Bar Association
The
American Judicature Society
Women's Democratic Club
Clark County
Steven Shearing
Compromise Reached on City Yard Zoning Plan
Planning Commission and residents reached a compromise amid a dispute over amending the zoning ordinance to permit continuation of a materials yard. Nearby residents complained of noise and dust from a yard at Colorado and Denver Streets previously used for manufacturing, while a conditional use was granted for an asphalt emulsion plant stored there.
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Boulder City
Planning Commission
Resi
Colorado
Denver
Dog of the Week Springer Spaniel Awaiting Adoption
A 22 month old brown and white Springer spaniel with a silky coat and short legs is up for adoption at the Las Vegas Animal Shelter. The adoption fee is $3 for Las Vegas residents. The gentle dog has a long ears and small tail.
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Las Vegas
Fireworks Booth Sparks Scout Troop Fundraiser
Boy Scout Troop 295 plans a sales booth at the corner of Jones and West Charleston Boulevards to cash in on the new law allowing fireworks sales that took effect Monday. Police report multiple fireworks accidents since the law's passage.
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Bell
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West Charleston
Judge rejects Hughes will challenge in Clark County
District Judge Keith Hayes dismissed a contest to a supposed Howard R. Hughes will filed May 14 by nine Hughes cousins. Las Vegas attorney Harry Claiborne argued the document is a forgery, while Hal Rhoden for executor Noah Dietrich sought dismissal, noting distant kinship. The so called Mormon will, discovered at the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, is the first Hughes will filed for probate with Clark County Clerk and the only one with legal standing.
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Keith Hayes
Howard R. Hughes
Hughes
Las Vegas
Harry Claiborne
Joshua H. Hughes
Hal Rhoden
Los Angeles
Noah Dietrich
Clark County
Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pyramid Project Scrapped in Henderson
Larry Canada, who proposed a $30 million pyramid hotel in Henderson, notified the city the project is abandoned. Canada said financial reasons forced the pullout, though feasibility studies suggested 11 to 14 million visitors. The plan featured three pyramids with solar heating and cooling, plus a sports arena and casino.
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Henderson
Larry Canada
Bob Gordon
Canada
Nevada Pyramid Corp
Gordon
Pyramaids
Blind Man Attacks Salina Man Hospitalized
Earl Griep, 53, of Salina was removed from ICU and reported in satisfactory condition after a beating by a blind man in a tavern. Christopher Carroll, 62, punched Griep and was jailed for intoxication. no charges filed against Carroll. The report also notes a 1903 Packard cross country trip.
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Salina
Kan
UPI
Earl Griep
Griep
Christopher Carroll
Carroll
Dr Charles Vinnik Installed as Southern Nevada March of Dimes Leader
Dr Charles A Vinnik receives congratulations from Municipal Judge Seymore Brown at the annual awards dinner and installation of the Southern Nevada chapter. Dr Vinnik succeeds Judge Brown as the chapter board chairman in a ceremony held in March.
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Charles A. Vinnik
Seymore Brown
Southern Nevada
March of Dimes
Dr. Vinnik
Judge Brown
Housing Authority considers buying Henderson Heights complex
Clark County Housing Authority may purchase the 100 unit Henderson Heights project on Center Street. Bill Cottrell says purchase depends on price. Louise Corp. currently leases the property to residents under a rent supplement plan with payments set at 25 percent of income.
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Henderson
Clark County Housing Authority
Henderson Heights
Center Street
Bill Cottrell
Clark County Housing
Housing Authority
Louise Corp
Represent
CCHA
Nicholson resigns to lead Mount Hood Community College
R Stephen Nicholson resigns Tuesday as Clark County Community College head to become president of Mount Hood Community College in Portland Oregon. He cites Nevada salary limits as a factor and notes his current $35,000 salary would rise substantially in Oregon. He assumes office August 1 and says the replacement process will take about 90 days after a national 30 day posting.
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R. Stephen Nicholson
Clark County Community College
Mount Hood Community College
Portland
Ore
Nicholson
Nevada
Community College
Mount Hood
Chicago Teamster Guilty on 74 Counts
David Kaye chief steward and business agent Local 714 Teamsters convicted of one labor racketeering count and 73 Taft Hartley Act payroll padding counts. He supervised multiple crews earning up to six paychecks daily totaling about 476 dollars. Maximum penalty 93 years in prison and 750000 dollar fine.
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Chicago
UPI
David Kaye
Teamsters Union
Kaye
Mervyn
Ill
U.S. District Court
Alfred J. Kirkland
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