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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1968
Page
8
Las Vegas sheriff Ralph Lamb acknowledged threats to his safety after a Midwest-based hoodlum offered money to intimidate him. The interview notes Lamb would defend his family and warned that any attacker would face deadly consequences. Local police and media weighed publishing the allegations as a precautionary move.
Caesars Palace stages the Ed Sullivan Show live at 8 p.m. on CBS from the Circus Maximus Theatre marking a rare Las Vegas telecast. Featured acts include Theodore Bikel Liza Minnelli the McGuire Sisters Jack Carter Allen and Rossi The 5th Dimension with recent Grammy wins. Other Caesars showcases include Fiddler on the Roof and upcoming appearances by Frank Sinatra Belafonte Williams and Garland.
Nevada's Landmark Tower, the state's tallest at 31 stories, may open in mid April after years of halted work and a $5.5 million Teamsters Pension Fund loan. Licensing reviews by the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Clark County proceed, with final approval possible by March 28, while ownership groups and key licensees fight through background checks and corporate structures.
Judy Edsall reports a power struggle at the Convention Authority as staff clash over furniture, pay, and desk ownership. Secretaries and hostesses voice discontent over wages and favoritism while political figures threaten a bond vote and possible behind the scenes media coverage.
At the State Advisory Board meeting in Reno last week three Nevadians joined the National Advisory Board of the Bureau of Land Management. Roy Young a cattle representative George Swallow a sheep representative and Leonard Hoskins a wildlife representative were named. Robert Cowles and Loyd Sorensen were named cattle and sheep alternates. Staff Sgt. Harlyn Thompson, local Army Recruiting Station commander, Hollings will close the program with an Irish ballad.
Tommy Thompson, 30, was found guilty by a District Court jury of robbing the Union 76 gas station on 2001 Las Vegas Boulevard. The judge set sentencing for Tuesday after the jury previously failed to reach a verdict. Thompson allegedly simulated a gun and threatened the on duty attendant during the robbery.
The Nevada Public Health Association schedules a three day seminar for health and welfare personnel at the Sparks Nugget beginning March 25. Applications go to Dr. J. Horshbaugh at 790 Sutro St Reno. The Program of Continuing Education in Public Health co sponsors.
A pre St Patrick Day program honors Irish heritage on KLAS TV Channel 8 at 3 p.m. on Friday. The Gus Giuffre Show highlights guest Jack Foxhole Hollings, chairman of the Military Manpower Committee for the Sixth Army Recruiting Command in Las Vegas.
Federal Job Information Center announces an examination for telephone repairmen at the Bureau of Reclamation in Boulder City. Pay is $5.19 per hour. Apply by March 27 by visiting writing or calling the Job Information Center at 300 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas. Request announcement FN LV 8 09.
Leroy Dennis of Las Vegas is a member of the cast of The King and I produced by Ricks College Rexburg Idaho for presentation in three Idaho communities. Dennis is cast as the interpreter in the musical.
Pastor F W Pederson general field secretary of the General Conference of Seventh day Adventists opens a revival series in Las Vegas. The meetings run nightly at 7 30 p m through Monday March 25 at the Las Vegas Seventh day Adventist Church 128 South 10th Street with the topic The Spiritual Response to the Present Crisis. Pederson born and educated in Denmark has served as evangelist pastor teacher and administrator including nearly 18 years in Africa.
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