HUD Grants 2.9 Million For Rose Garden Project
North Las Vegas wins a 2 921 368 dollar HUD grant for the Rose Garden Urban Renewal project pending property acquisitions and family relocations. Judge O Donnell ruled objections lacking merit while residents say they will appeal. City officials expect further funding requests. The district sits south of Owens Avenue and east of Main Street.
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North Las Vegas
Department Housing and Urban Development
Alan Bible
Walter Baring
Wendell Waite
HUD
Dist
Tom O'Donnell
Las Vegas
O’donnell
John Fadgen
Fadgen
Initiations Banned At Clark High School After Hazing Claims
Clark High School Principal Willard J Beitz said bans on future Letterman Club initiations follow three hazing complaints. Three student pledges were burned with dry ice during initiations held at the school last week under adult supervision.
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Clark High School
Letterman Club
Willard J. Beitz
Beitz
Vegas Briefs: Fitch Sentenced for Texas Texaco Robbery
Thomas Joseph Fitch, 40, was sentenced to one year in the county jail and fined 1000 dollars after pleading guilty to attempted larceny from the person. He admitted being the armed bandit who robbed the Ninth and Fremont Texaco on November 25, taking 97 dollars. District Judge Howard W. Babcock suspended the sentence, placing Fitch on two years probation with 90 days in jail credit and ordered payment of the fine and probation supervision costs at ten dollars per month.
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Thomas Joseph Fitch
Fitch
Fremont Texaco
Howard W. Babcock
Youth Gets Four Years Arrester Jones Jr Four Years for Bar Robbery
Jones Jr 21 was sentenced in District Court to four years in the Nevada State Prison. He was convicted by a county jury of holding up a patron at the Hideaway Bar in November while wielding a scarf and a sawn-off shotgun.
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Arester Jones, Jr
Nevada
Jones
Dixon Given Probation After Robbery Guilty Plea
Kenny Dixon, 20, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of extortion for the attempt to rob Ruben's Supper Club. Judge John Mendoza suspended the sentence and placed Dixon on two years probation, with one year in the county jail previously set.
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Las Vegas
Ruben
Kenny Dixon
John Mendoza
Dixon
Jersey Man Impersonator Nabbed at Strip Hotel
Lawrence N. Beard of Hoboken was arrested at a Strip hotel and handed to the FBI on impersonating a military officer charges. He faced counts for impersonating an Army captain linked to West Point, plus a convicted person failing to register and a non sufficient funds check. Police noted a hotel credit check revealed the FBI wanted Beard.
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Jersey
New Jersey
FBI
Lawrence N. Beard
Hoboken
Beard
United States Military Academy
West Point
Jaycees Seek Nominees for Outstanding Young Man
The Las Vegas Jaycees formed a committee to solicit nominations for the Outstanding Young Man of the Year. Nominations close March 15. The winner from the Las Vegas Area enters national competition for America’s Ten Outstanding Young Men. The judging panel includes Lt. Gov. Ed Fike Bruce Little and Al Hoffman.
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Las Vegas
Jaycees
Chad Anderson
Jaycee
Don Hamilton
America
Ed Fike
Bruce Little
Chicago
al Hoffman
The
United Fund
Wonder World Debuts In Maryland Square Las Vegas
Thousands gathered for the Wonder World opening as Clark County Commission Chairman Darwin Lamb presided. Executives from Wonder World and Pantry Pride marked the ribbon cutting for the largest discount department store in Las Vegas and the center’s major tenant at Maryland Square on Maryland Parkway.
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Nevada
Wonder World South
Clark County Commission
Darwin Lamb
Wonder World
Paul R. Chanin
New York City
Herb Kaufman
William Lincoff
Ron Lurie
Bernard Kaufman
Herman Kischner
Las Vegas
Maryland Square
Maryland Parkway
Prizes and Winners Highlight Wonder World South Opening
The opening of Wonder World South features prizes and surprise winners selected via ceiling mounted television cameras. First winner is Lee L True of Henderson who received an Admiral portable TV. Herman Kischner develops Maryland Square and Somerset centers and owns Monaco Motel on the Strip. Ron Lurie becomes Wonder World South general manager after roles at Wonder World Decatur and Fantastic Fair. Store manager Bernard Kaufman has prior large furniture chain experience. Wonder World Decatur will be remodeled and more plans for Southern Nevada announced.
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Lee L. True
West Basic Street
Henderson
Maryland Square
Herman Kischner
Somerset Shopping Center
Las Vegas
New York
Ron Lurie
Art Lurie
Bernard Kaufman
St. Louis
Wonder World
Decatur Boulevard
Nevada
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Wade Sun
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Sunfoto
Aan
Hal T
Ruby
F.T.D
Jessica Moore
Bunker Brothers Chapel
Father Tally Jarrett
Inter - Memory Gardens
Carl McDaniels
Douglas Harrell
James Honeycutt
Lds Chapel
Thorol Leffler
Inter Memory Gardens
Zora Faye Grant
Pioneer Memorial Mausoleum
Bunker Brothers
CU Irtuay
L.W. Blvd
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