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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1964
Page
9
The city outlines a 6 a.m. Easter sunrise service at the Las Vegas Convention Center rotunda with Hugh Beaumont delivering the message. Numerous churches list 9:45 a.m. or 11 a.m. services and a range of sermons, music, and activities across Las Vegas and North Las Vegas sites.
A Las Vegas case prompts review of parking meter penalties after District Judge John Sexton halved Eddie Cain’s total 283 dollars due on 78 tickets from an earlier 2083 dollar verdict. The judge voided 76 failure to appear fines and urged city to reform ordinances to avoid jail time exceeding manslaughter penalties. Cain, a casino dealer, faced further trouble when a deputy sheriff served him with a new summons.
The Clark County Ministerial Association backs the NAACP sponsor ship of Dr. Martin Luther King in Las Vegas. He will speak at the Freedom Fund dinner at the Convention Center during his first local appearance. Tickets go on sale before the event.
Virginia City painter Richard Guy Walton, long based in northern Nevada, will debut a special showing at the Las Vegas Press Club with viewers starting about 5 50 p m. He has mounted solo shows in Reno Virginia City and at UNR. Easter sunrise services are planned at Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mojave led by Rev. Marc Burbridge with an egg hunt later. A Russian film Stone Flower will screen at Dula Recreation Center tomorrow at 4 p m. The Nevada Historical Society gathers Monday at 8 p m to hear John E Fish discuss the genealogy rich history of Southern Nevada.
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint in U S District Court accusing Las Vegas Local 525 of fair labor practices violations tied to the Dunes Hotel high rise and golf course project. The NLRB seeks an injunction to stop picketing and coercion against non union Nevada Irrigation Co and related parties.
A 22 year old Las Vegas man John Joseph Bentley resisted an officer on Charleston Boulevard and was subdued by a police dog after a chase reaching 60 mph. Bentley was cited for speeding and resisting arrest and fined 548 dollars. Burgie the K 9 leaped from the patrol car and subdued him as Fortye attempted to issue the citation.
A historical note recalls post postal riders in Nevada after the St Joseph Sacramento line ended. An Austin to Ellsworth rider traveled about 1 420 miles monthly delivering mail and assisting locals with purchases and odd items. The Reese River Reveille highlighted his neighborly service. Modern carriers, by contrast, deal with junk circulars and unneeded samples.
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