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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1976

Page

9

Questions Surround Hughes Will Spark Nevada Probate Debate

The purported Hughes will raises wide questions about its simplicity and possible scope. Analysts and observers including Melvin Dummar and the Mormon Church weigh its terms from estate shares to a nationwide scholarship fund and an orphan home while probing residency and legitimacy questions.

Hughes Summa Crop Melvin Dummar Boy Scouts of America Mormon Church Salt Lake City Summa Nevada MGM Desert Inn

Nevada PSC to hear Paiute Sierra transmission dispute

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Sierra Pacific Power Co. clash over a 99 year right of way for a transmission line across the reservation. The dispute was sent to the Nevada Public Service Commission with little expected action while negotiations resume and alternate routes are discussed.

Carson City UPI Pyramid Lake Paiute Robert Stitser Stitser PSC Sierra Sierra Pacific Power Company Sierra Pacific Power Leighton Idaho

SUN Dashword Puzzle cashword clues test grammar

The weekly cashword puzzle for SUN readers raises a grammar trap using Capital Capitol as a hint. Across and down clues compare similar words and homophones, highlighting proper usage and nuanced meanings across ten entries and eleven corrections including CAPITOL, LAKES, TINT, and LEAPING.

City Just Misses Jackpot by Urban Funds Plans

Las Vegas ranked 23rd for federal Urban Homesteading funds, narrowly missing a half million dollars. The city established a Department of Funds Coordination and Projects to tap and coordinate about 4 million in federal money, with future plans for 1.8 million in block grants and 960 thousand in revenue sharing. Budgeted city funds will support the new department, plus 160 thousand for staff from federal sources, including four management analysts and housing code personnel.

Ken Langbell SUN Las Vegas John Bramble Las Vegas City Hall Department of Funds Washington, D.C Bruce Spaulding Uncle Sam Marvin Leavitt Dave Parks Parks Bramble

Planners Approve 980-Room Dunes Hotel Addition

County planners approve at 12 46 a m a 24 story twin tower expansion for the Dunes Hotel adding 980 rooms and about 24 000 square feet of offices 19 000 for retail 8 500 for a casino and 11 700 for a lounge and restaurant with convention facilities in California.

California

City of Las Vegas expands efficiency drive with new Projects director

Bruce Spaulding named director of the Department of Funds Coordination and Projects to implement the Laventhal and Horwath report. He will coordinate with the McManus study and Adams’s city hall reorganization, targeting budget savings and streamlined departments. The planning board approved a 19222 sq ft casino addition and multiple zone changes for subdivisions and shopping centers, while concerns about subdivision density were voiced by Blanche Holmes of the Citizens Advisory Council.

Las Vegas Bruce Spaulding Department of Funds Coordination and Projects Department of Finance Laventhal Horwath McManus Adams City Hall Sirius Avenue Arville Street Las Vegas Drive Michael Way Gomer Road Giles Street Decatur Boulevard Desert Inn Road Valle Grande Estates Tompkins Avenue Pearl Street Novak Street Smiley Road Indian Springs John Woodcock Warm Springs Road Blanche Holmes Citizens Advisory Council

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