Veteran LV Priest To Take New Post
The Most Reverend Joseph Green and Reverend J Anderson confirm Rev. P J Toomey C S V will direct Pastoral Field Education for the Washington Theological Coalition. Toomey, active since 1961 in Las Vegas, built the Guardian Angel Shrine seating 1030 and a Flamingo corridor school complex. He will reside at Viatorian Seminary in Washington after Aug 15 while Francis P White arrives in July to lead St Viator Parish and Shrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Green
Reno
J. Anderson
St. Viator
Evanston, NL
P. J. Toomey
C.S.V
Washington Theological Coalition
Father Toomey
Las Vegas
East Charleston
East Desert Inn Road
Nevada
Flamingo Road
Eastern Avenue
Paradise Valley
Viatorian Seminary
Washington, D.C
C. Anderson
Francis P. White
Father White
St. Viator Parish
Guardian Angel Shrine
World cotton use rises to 52.8 million bales in 1968
United Nations figures show consumption climbing from 45.8 million bales in 1958 59 to 52.8 million a year by 1968 69. Man made fiber output grows from 17.5 million to about 51.2 million cotton bale equivalents in 1968.
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United Nations
N.Y
Controversial Sign Gets 90 Day Airport Reprieve
State Sen. Chic Hecht won a three month extension to keep his controversial billboard at McCarran International Airport. Commissioners had denied a longer extension and criticized a letter from Ad Art Inc. Hecht questioned why the limit was 90 days as Briare and Broadbent criticized the sign company remarks. The sign company letter contents were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chic Hecht
McCarran International Airport
Ad-Art, Inc
Hecht
Commission
Bill Briare
Bob Broadbent
Briare
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and staff listing
The document lists the Las Vegas Sun executives and editors including H M Greenspun as president and Bryn Armstrong as executive editor. It notes leadership, departments, and advertising and circulation roles along with affiliations and postal registration.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
St. Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
H. M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Haney Womack
Gene ci
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Barney Mergen
Dave Grubnick
Alan Laythorpe
Gerry Appleby
Burt Bay
Douglas Ritchie
J. L. Dixon, JR
Congress
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Planning Chief To Attend Home Builders Convention
City Planning Director Don J. Saylor will attend the National Association of Home Builders convention in Ft. Lauderdale June 8 to 10. He is invited to join a June 9 panel on zoning and land use patterns for mobile home parks and estates. Expenses for his attendance will be paid by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don J. Saylor
National Association of Home Builders
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Saylor
National Association
Commission Approves Ohio Firm Purchase of Crystal Bay Club
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the $3 million purchase of the Crystal Bay Club at Lake Tahoe by U.S. Capital Corp of Cincinnati. The deal outlines a parent landlord structure with Ohio Real Estate Investment Trust Co. and Tahoe Crystal Bay Inc. operating the casino. Several executives from Hughes Tool Co. and other gaming entities were named to directorships and management roles across multiple casinos and resorts in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Crystal Bay Club
Lake Tahoe
Nevada Gaming Commission
Mickey Laxalt
Paul Laxalt
U.S. Capital Corp
Cincinnati
Ohio Real Estate Investment Trust Co
Tahoe Crystal Bay, Inc
Consolidated Casinos Corp
del Webb
Sahara
Mint
Thunderbird
Sahara Tahoe Resorts
Homer Rose
Robert Mulligan
State Commission clamps down on corporate officer shuffles
Nevada Gaming Commission cracked down on corporations shuffling officers not licensed to participate in gambling. Chairman Jack Diehl said officers and directors elected by stockholders must be found suitable before assuming gaming duties. The Parvin Dohrmann Corp owners of the Aladdin Fremont and Stardust hotels faced delayed actions as their new officers lacked state licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Gaming Commission
Jack Diehl
Commission
Diehl
State Gaming Commission
Parvin Dohrmann
Sleeper Testifies Again Before Clark County Grand Jury
Las Vegas police Lt. John Sleeper testified again to the Clark County Grand Jury about payoffs alleged to shield Ava Pittman the queen of Las Vegas heroin dealers. He described evidence of deputies taking money to warn of raids and said Pittman boasted of access to protection despite investigations. Sleeper did not comment after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
John Sleeper
Clark County
Grand Jury
Sleeper
Ava Pittman
City halts plan to annex 140 acres near Jones and Oakey
Las Vegas officials abandoned annexation of 140 acres east of Jones Blvd between West Charleston and Oakey. About 50 landowners objected and Mayor Oran Grayson faced sharp questions as Planning Director Don Saylor said an internal omission would have made the move illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Blvd
West Charleston
Oakey
Oran Grayson
Don Saylor
Las Vegas Dicemaker Faces Quiz Over Haiti Scam
Albert N. Loest, Las Vegas dicemaker tied to a rigged craps table shipment to Haiti, was cross examined by the State Gaming Commission. He seeks 100 percent interest in Lang worth & Co. a Las Vegas firm handling dice and casino supplies. The Commission delayed action and sent the application to the Gaming Control Board for further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert N. Loest
Las Vegas
Haiti
State Gaming Commission
Loest
Langworth & Co
State Gaming Control Board
Norton Dicker and Associates Face Hearing Over Trust Fund Shortfall
State Bank examiner Preston Tidvall announced a May 22 hearing in Las Vegas to determine whether Norton Dicker and Associates has a $2,000 deficit in its trust fund. A cease and desist order was issued, and manager Marshall Stover says all but $400 was made up within five days. Stover seeks the hearing to prove sufficient funds to pay clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
UPI
State Bank
Preston Tidvall
Las Vegas
Norton Dicker and Associates Collection Agency
Tidvall
Tidwall
Marshall Stover
Stover
State Bank Examiner
Commission Seeks Tax Commission OK for Emergency Fund Transfer
Las Vegas City Commission voted to seek Nevada Tax Commission approval for a 1,232,958 fund transfer to balance the current year budget. They passed a resolution for an emergency loan but report revenue exceeds expectations and no extra funds are needed. Transfers target General Government 93,344 Public Safety 151,359 and Other Expenditures 98 255 with surplus from Parks and Recreation 136,554 Public Works 256,876 Health and Sanitation 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
County Rejects Advance Construction Rezoning Bid
Clark County Commissioners rejected Advance Construction Company’s request to rezone 10 acres at Desert Inn and Mohave Roads from R-1 to R-3 to permit 168 apartments. The vote follows a prior denial of an R-2 request and concerns about higher density in the area.
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Clark County
Advance Construction Company
W. Bonanza Rd
Desert Inn
Mohave Roads
Advance
California wine shipments hit record 172.4 million gallons
San Francisco reports California wine shipments rose 10 percent to a record 172.4 million gallons last year, marking the fourth straight record year with a 15.7 million gallon increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
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Charlie
Leslie Silva
Pahrump
Nevada State Bank
FR P
J. Toomeyrey
V. F. P. White
Continental
United States
Ament Kylon
Ceremrateni Baivettl
Lawrence W. Dunning
Rose Enterprises Inc
Sparks
Robert Kerley
Carson- Tahoe Vending Co
Ray E. Roberts
Charles D. Burpee
Circus Circus
Sam Diamond
Lawrence Tripp
Ponderosa Hotel
Samuel A. Sarlo
Paul Richards
Joseph Sarlo
Michael DePeano
Zimba’s
Casino Corporation of Reno
Eddie Robins
Clarence Davis
Sandra Leibert
Rainbow Club and Casino
Henderson
Eric Zink
Stateline
Albert Ferrari
Leonard H. MclIntosh
William 0. Bradley
John S. Drendel
William L. Graw
Sparks Nugget
Arnold N. McGraw
Las Vegas International Hotel
Sanford Waterman
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas Strip
Sheriff's Department
Snub Miffs
Frank
Helen Trapani
Cathy
Tommy
Joya Trapani
Tax Commission
Rm A Ag
Lake Superior
Dail
Harmon Avenue
Tropicana
Jerome Zarowitz
Sandhill Road
Olive Street
Wyoming Avenue
Boise-Cascade Building Company
E. Parry Thomas
T.H.E. Trust
LAS Vegas Sun
Warren Tatum
Palm Chapel
Henderson Palm Memorial Park
Frank Miller
Boulder City Cemetery
Palm Memorial Park
Hovey Hill
Knoxville, Tenn
Michael Tellis
Ernest Jackson
Leavenworth, Kansas
William Lowley
Frasno
Herbert Blau
Services
New Britain
Conn
Lee Cossey
Alfred Zolondkiewicz
Dennis Edward Conroy
Palm Mortuary
Charleston
North
Lake Mead Blvd
Keever
Bankamericaro & Master Charge
Reeve’s
Mexico City
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