Court battle over Clark County taxi cert for Mirin
William Mirin, owner of Clark County single cab operation, plans to intervene in a suit filed in Carson City to block a Public Service Commission operating certificate. Yellow Cab Co. of Las Vegas accuses Mirin’s Strip Cab of overcapacity and questions grandfathering rights from 1963. A May 24 hearing will consider the PSC injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mirin
Clark County
Carson City
Public Service Commission
Mirin
Yellow Cab Co
Las Vegas
PSC
Sahara Avenue
Fastern
Sunset Road
Jones Avenue
Teamsters Union
Checker Cab
Teamster Pension Fund
Sion
Nevada
Yellow Cab
Cab Employes, Automotive Workers and Warehousemen Union
Local 881
Teamsters International
Ace Cab Co
Checker Cab Co
Union Cab Co
Demise of Paiute Pete Sparks Secret Pond Probe
A Nevada frog expert group led by Frog Commissioner Joy Hamann searches a secret pond near the Nevada Test Site for a champion jumper. Clark County frogs compete for a Tonopah jump off on May 20, with the winner advancing to Calaveras County in California for the 100th jumping frog contest.
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Nevada
Joy Hamann
Nevada Test Site
Hamann
Grant Sawyer
Clark County
Tonopah
Calavaras County
California
Mark Twain
North Carolina
Wade
Jury to Deliberate In Murder Trial
A district court jury will begin deliberations in the murder trial of Vase Calvin Valrie 32 of Los Angeles charged in the 1963 slaying of William Tollus Green an informer for the FBI narcotics bureau. Valrie contends he did not hire Beasley to kill Green and denies prosecution testimony.
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Dist
William Compton
Vase Calvin Valrie
Valrie
Los Angeles
William Tollus Green
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Milton
Duke) Beasley
Nevada
Richard
Dickie) Lewis
Green
Beasley
Marshall
Lewis
Hold Rites For Mother Of Executive
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Robert C. Cannon Sr. 81 mother of Robert Cannon junior executive vice president and general manager of the Tropicana Hotel in Warm Springs Georgia. She left 11 children 23 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren and is survived by five daughters and six sons with residences spanning Fresno La Grange Warm Springs Las Vegas Los Angeles Dallas Atlanta and Stone Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Cannon Sr
Robert Cannon
Tropicana Hotel
Warm Springs
Cannon
George P. Rotcher
Fresno
Calif
Bud Franz
Reynolds Greene
la Grange
Charles Griender
Valdosta
Martha Cannon
Robert
Las Vegas
Duncan
Fred
Los Angeles
Frank
Dallas
Tex
Wimberly
Atlanta
William
Stone Mountain
Taxpayers State Meet Plans Luncheon in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and the Nevada Taxpayers Association finalize a noon Friday luncheon at the Desert Inn. Dr. FE. W. Sandberg of the Colorado Public Expenditure Council will deliver remarks on The New Exonomics Big Brother Is Watching You. Reservations are requested.
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Las Vegas
FE. W. Sandberg
Colorado Public Expenditure Council
Denver
Colo
Sandberg
Nevada Taxpayers Association
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
Paratrooper Charged With Youth Slaying in Santo Domingo
Army paratrooper Pfc. Dexter N. Moore of Detroit has been charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Dominican youth in Santo Domingo last Monday night. A pre trial investigation is underway before general court martial. Moore requested a civilian attorney through his Detroit parents.
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Detroit Mich
Santo Domingo
Pentagon
Pfc
Dexter N. Moore
2Nd Airborne Division
Army
Moore
Law Officers Graduate Public Apathy Addressed at Ceremony
U S District Judge Roger Foley condemned public apathy toward law enforcement during the graduation of 16 Clark County Law Enforcement Training Academy cadets at the Convention Center. Las Vegas Chief Lorin Bunker gave the opening address as graduates from LVPD, the sheriff’s office, Boulder City, Henderson, and Nevada Highway Patrol received diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dist
Roger Foley
Clark County Law Enforcement Training Academy
Convention Center
Las Vegas
Lorin Bunker
Sheriff's Department
David R. Carter
Rodney Franklin
Doug Reinertson
Robert F. Thimsen
Woodrow P. Thompson
Boulder City
Roger L Steiner
Henderson
Lorne L. Lamprey
Willam J. Miller
Nevada Highway Patrol
Jack D. Donnelly
Leonard L. Nolan
Utility Supervision Shortfall Cited by Nevada Board
Legislative Audit Division says the Nevada Public Service Commission lacks ongoing audits and adequate staff to regulate utilities as required by law. Fiscal Analyst Norman Terrell notes staff focus on rate cases and hearings, while PSC Chairman George Allard concedes funding limits hinder compliance. Assemblyman James I. Gibson accuses the agency of failing to request needed staff after repeated legislative rejections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Terrell
Commission
James I. Gibson
D-Henderson
PSC
Face Lifting Trial Delay in Wisby Case
The trial of Mary Lou Johnson Wisby charged with involuntary manslaughter in the October 13 1962 death of Mrs Willa Carlos following a face rejuvenation procedure was postponed to June by Dist Judge John Sexton. Wisby sought the continuance to await laboratory reports with Deputy Dist Atty Earl Gri ppentrog opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Johnson Wisby
Dist
John Sexton
Wisby
Sahara Avenue project to start May 24 in Las Vegas area
Construction begins May 24 on a 4 mile Sahara Avenue expressway segment from Boulder Highway to the Strip, under a $1.8 million contract with Nevada Rock and Sand. The work is part of more than $10 million in highway contracts active in Southern Nevada, including I-15.
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Sahara Avenue
Boulder Highway
Strip
Jack Parvin
Nevada Rock and Sand
Way
Nevada
Sahara
Rainbow
McCarran Field
Sahara Ave
Mormon Mesa
Parvin
Las Vegas
Deer Creek
Mt. Charleston
Alamo
Lake Mead Boulevard
Henderson
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Union
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Paiute
Pete Sparks
Secret Pond Probe
Ted Marshall
Atorney George Franklin
Franklin
Fe, W. Sandberg
Washington
UPI
Lynn Anderson
Castleberry
Cashman Field
Dick Peterson
William Harris
Emy
Police Department
Raymond W. Burridge
Alfredo Gonzalez
Joe W. Grizzle, Jr
Robert F. Rexroad
Arlin R. Turman
UPS
Legislative Audit Division
Legisla
Nevada Public Servative Commission
Ice Commission
Tary
Nue
Maytag
Ea Cbee
Jack Spollis
Nowm
Powell S. TV
E. Charleston
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