World Series of Poker Opens At Horseshoe Club
The 1970s style event kicks off with 52 players in a seven card stud prelim. Each entrant antes 500 dollars for a 13 000 prize to the winner, with a 250 000 payoff for the overall champion. Stars like Doyle Brunson Puggy Pearson Jack Strauss and Texas Johnny Moss compete as May 14 holds a high stakes hold em starting.
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Texas
Dolly
Puggy Wuggy
Tall Man
Horseshoe Club
Doyle
Dolly” Brunson
Fort Worth
Puggy Wuggy Pearson
Nashville
Jack
Jack Binion
World Series Hold Em Tournament Opens May Fourteen
The tournament begins May 14 with a $13,000 prize pool in a high stakes Hold Em event. Each entrant pays $10,000, creating a winner take all pot of substantial size.
Guam language debate at Las Vegas City Hall sign plan
Las Vegas City Hall faced questions over a proposed lobby sign listing languages spoken in each department. Officials debated whether Guamese exists and how many signs are needed, ultimately approving a single lobby sign listing 14 languages with interpreter access.
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Ken Langbell
SUN
Las Vegas City Hall
Joe Mast
Mast
Ity Hall
Adams
The
Sun’s Research Department
Reassignment of Trelease to Las Vegas Fire Dept Upheld
Fire Chief Jerry Miller and city personnel argued Trelease could return as battalion chief after 15 years away, despite Local 1285 objections led by Rex Shelbourne. The board weighed Trelease’s new job descriptions and prior civil service status in the decision.
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Art Trelease
Las Vegas
Trelease
Jerry Miller
Shelbourne
Fire Department
Miller
Personnel Department
Civil Service
Davis Withdraws From Candidate Bid In Las Vegas Recall
Gary Davis pulled his name from consideration to challenge North Las Vegas Councilman Dan Mahony as a recall effort neared. He cited committee signals that enough signatures exist to trigger Mahony's removal and referenced prior recall costs totaling over $20,000 tied to city leadership changes.
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Gary Davis
North Las Vegas
Dan Mahony
Davis
Mahony
C. R
Bud
Cleland
Dan Gray
Wendell G. Waite
Area Townships May Get School Rebates
Clark County Commission abolished the preconsolidation small districts from 1956 and ordered surplus bond-debt funds distributed as rebates. May 18 is set for a public hearing on dispersing the money to Area townships including East Las Vegas Sunrise Manor Paradise and Winchester with specified amounts.
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Las Vegas Sun
Clark County
Clark County Commission
County Commission
East Las Vegas
Sunrise Manor
Paradise
Winchester
Robberies hit Las Vegas taxi and hotel areas
A Las Vegas Yellow Cab driver was robbed of 80 by two men who flagged him down near Ogden and Casino Center Boulevard at 2 am. Valarie Morrow, 42, was robbed of 100 outside the Silver City Casino by two men, one pulling her hair. Frances Schecter, 73, was knocked down in the California Hotel restroom and had her purse stolen for 260.
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Las Vegas
William R. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Ogden and Casino Center Boulevard
15Th
Carson
Silver City
Metro
Valerie Morrow
Las Vegas Hilton
California Hotel
Ogden Street
Frances Schecter
Redlands
Calif
Absentee Balloting Underway in Clark County
Registered voters may vote by absentee ballot at the Clark County Election Department from May 5 to May 18. The department at 400 Las Vegas Blvd South in the Courthouse Annex is open 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays. Special forms help hospital and convalescent patients. Only Democrats and Republicans may vote in the May 25 presidential preference primary.
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Clark County Election Department
Stan Colton
Registrar of Voters
Las Vegas Blvd
Clark County
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Puten the Gun
Shadow
Keno
Imperials
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Aslany
Imperial Carpet
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Abe
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