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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1965
Page
1
President Johnson urged Congress to eliminate nearly 4 billion dollars in federal excise taxes effective July 1 on items from light bulbs to automobiles. The special message also appealed for broad public support to pass the measure and ease cost of living for families.
column style notes discuss city issues at length including Child Haven funding, Juvenile Home reforms, and criticism of local governance. The writer questions development, foreclosures, alley giveaways, and a range of Las Vegas political topics with references to local figures and media. The piece blends opinion with observed happenings and ends with a note on national tax cut plans and Congress.
Bonanza Airlines will relocate its headquarters and maintenance base from Las Vegas to Phoenix Sky Harbor. The move follows delayed DC-9 deliveries, a 2 percent use tax on airplanes, engines and parts, and requires a new facility with an estimated construction cost around 8 million dollars.
Las Vegas North Las Vegas and Clark County officials launch a 30 day transit study in anticipation of a forced municipal take over of Vegas Transit Lines a month from now. Teamster Union drivers vote to continue working under their present contract with Tanner Motor Tours Ltd for 30 more days at officials request.
The 1966 Nevada governor race is predicted to pit incumbent Grant Sawyer against Republican Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt. State Democratic Chairman Warren Monroe asserts the contest is inevitable, writing in the weekly Elko Independent.
Ousted lessees Edward Nealis and Charles Luftig deny key accusations in the Kings Crown TallyHo Inn case and seek damages exceeding 3.3 million for alleged operating losses from August 1964 to January 1965. The suit began March 13 in U S District Court. an ouster order followed April 29.
City officials investigated a report that a fire hydrant was tapped to fill a pool at the Grande Courts motel. NSW Watermaster Charlie Piper said Air Force officers visiting town used the hydrant to fill the pool, pouring about 34,000 gallons in a short time.
A district court jury acquitted Vase Calvig Valrie, 32, on murder charges tied to the Aug 10 1961 killing of informer William Tollus Green in Las Vegas. Beasley, convicted last year in the same case, appeals his murder conviction.
Forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with high cloudiness and southwest winds 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Today's high near 95 and low around 68 with noontime humidity at 7 percent. Sunrise at 6 33 and sunset at 7 42. Yesterday's highs were 90s with a 62 low.
The State Gaming Control Board recommended approval Monday for five table games and 50 slot machines at the Sierra Tahoe Hotel in Incline Village. The move upholds prior actions to bring gambling to the northern resort area as H. K. Riel and Roy G. Lewis seek a 50 room convention hotel beside their existing facility among 20 major license applications approved.
The Nevada Gaming Commission met at 2 p.m. Tuesday to act on 20 bids and other recommendations. Sahara Tahoe, a $15 million Las Vegas project by Del E Webb subsidiary, passed without opposition for 5 table games and 1000 slot machines. The board denied Wilbert Swanson’s non restricted poker license due to an unsuitable location and deferred action on three other applications amid protests from Don Reynolds and the Sierra Club.
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