City Hall Ends Free Sewer Ride for Institutions
City commissioners approve new sewer rate schedule ending free service for schools churches hospitals and government buildings. The plan aims to raise at least 50000 a year with Las Vegas schools charged 1.20 per student annually and churches 0.50 per month per church bed charges 1.50 per hospital bed per month.
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Com
Missioners
Clark County
Las Vegas
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Las Veess OSUN Publisher and Staff Note
Publication by Las Vegas SUN group lists key editors and staff including Ruthe Deskin and Bryn Armstrong with roles across publisher office and editorial departments. Includes post office entry statement and national ad representation details.
Sproul Plans 730 Homes in Charleston Rainbow Area
Sproul Homes proposes 730 to 750 new residences in the Charleston Rainbow district. Attorney Bill Morris, representing Sproul, seeks paving of Fremont and Lorenzi at an estimated city cost of 8500. Morris cites $71,000 yearly city tax gain and completion in 18 to 24 months while noting current sales in Units 1 and 2. Public Works Director Richard Sauer notes sewer line costs. Commissioners will decide at the Wednesday session.
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Charleston- Rainbow Area
Bill Morris
Sproul
Morris
Special Commission
Fremont
Torrey Pines
Lorenzi
Charleston
Richard Sauer
Jones
Charleston Rainbow No. 2
Sauer
Rainbow Unit 1
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Drowning of Test Site Swimmer at Overton Beach
Clark County Coroner's Office reports the drowning of Jimmy L. Gilbert 31 at Overton Beach Sunday. His body was recovered from the lake bed in 12 feet of water by Park Service divers at 6 p.m. after he disappeared during a weekend visit with friends at 3725 E Lake Mead Blvd. He swam out and disappeared after two short surface dives. Survived by a niece Mrs. G Puckett of the same Lake Mead Boulevard address.
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Jimmy L. Gilbert
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Gilbert
Marvin Jamison
Lake Mead Blvd
G. Puckett
Lake Mead Boulevard
Homebuilding In Clark County Slows After Early Leap
Clark County building permits last month totaled 1.585 million largely for family residences. The first three months of this year show a 10.46 million valuation, down 4.15 million from the same period in 1965, despite increased activity in county areas.
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Clark County
A. J. Koval
Nevada Cadet Berrachi Named West Point Appointment
UPI reports Senator Howard Cannon announced the appointment of Lawrence Berrachi Jr. of Las Vegas to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Berrachi, 19, graduated from Bishop Gorman High School and lived on 1661 Silver Mesa Way.
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Law Day observance stresses law over weapon might
At the Courthouse a Law Day USA ceremony was held with four district judges en banc and local bar members delivering brief remarks. Speakers noted Law Day was proclaimed by President Eisenhower ten years ago to show the free world can live by law, not force, and that May 1 contrasts democracy with communism and reliance on weapons.
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Stricken Alpine man dies in Mount Charleston area
LeRoy Traylor, 40, of Alpine, died Sunday from an apparent heart attack in the Mount Charleston residential area. He had been under medical care for heart trouble and earlier suffered a severe seizure, according to the Coroner's Office.
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LeRoy Traylor
Mount Charleston
Traylor
SUN Man's Mother Dies In Atascadero California
Betty Lee Barcus 68 wife of Fred Barcus died yesterday after a long illness in Sunrise Hospital Las Vegas. Born January 3 1898 in Muncie Indiana she lived in Atascadero California where she owned a motel and dress shop. Requiem Mass will be held tomorrow at St Williams Catholic Church in Atascadero with Chapel of Roses Mortuary handling arrangements.
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City Hall to Host Cable TV Hearing on Franchise
Two city commissioners Grant Stewart and Reed Whipple will hear pros and cons on a proposed non exclusive cable television franchise ordinance at 4 p.m. today in City Hall. The session may count as a public hearing. Competing groups include Jack Kent Cooke's Los Angeles headed firm, Hank Green spun SUN Publisher, Don Reynolds Southwest Improvement Investment Co., and Telesystems Corp. with Thomas Foley and Gus Veletas locally.
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Los Angeles
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Telesystems Corp
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Dutton Granted Leave to Run for County Assessor
City commissioners approve paid leaves of absence for public office runs. Jean Dutton will take July 4 to September 9 to contest County Assessor James Bilbray. They stress the policy applies to employees, not necessarily to elected officials, and deny group endorsement of any candidate.
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Jean Dutton
James Bilbray
Oran Grayson
Phil Mirabelli
Bank Robber Tesdahl Pleads Guilty In Henderson Bank Job
Robert Jay Tesdahl, 37, of Kansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Roger Foley to robbing a Henderson bank of about $6,000 last month. He faces sentencing later this month. Authorities say he was arrested after the Henderson holdup and was a suspect in a separate $2,800 Portland S and L office robbery. He was found dying his hair as FBI agents entered his motel room. no weapon was recovered.
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Rtchison
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Henderson
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Bank of Las Vegas
Portland
Ore
City Commissioner Mirabelli skips Democratic Convention trip
City Commissioner Phil Mirabelli, a delegate to the State Democratic Convention in Winnemucca, will not attend the event this weekend. He told fellow commissioners at a special meeting yesterday that there will be "no boxing gloves."
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Phil Mirabelli
Winnemucca
Rent Receipt Theft at Ingraham Residence
Police report that rent receipts totaling 1970 dollars were stolen from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ingraham at 3200 Michael Way. The loss included 809 in cash and 1161 in checks from a dresser drawer in their apartment.
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John D. Ingraham
Michael Way
Byrne Testifies Before Grand Jury in Henderson Land Case
Former Henderson mayor Bill Byrne spent most of the day with Clark County grand jurors as they resume probing the Henderson land deals. District Attorney Ted Marshall says the inquiry could involve others linked to the land transactions alongside Byrne, including ex-councilman Bob Kesterson and new city manager Ralph Pfiffner.
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Bill Byrne
Clark County
Byrne
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Ted Marshall
Bob Kesterson
Ralph Pfiffner
Philippines Imports Food To Fill Local Shortfall
Manila reports about ten percent of the nation's food needs are met by imports. Dairy products meat and meat products certain fruits nuts vegetables and grains account for the majority of these imports.
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Philippines
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