Pulpit Fire Attacks Spur Las Vegas Arson Probe
Las Vegas police and fire officials met with church and civic leaders to coordinate a broader hunt for an arsonist who has set three church fires in the North Las Vegas-Las Vegas area in pre-dawn hours. Investigators found a gasoline can at Logan's Temple Power House Church and believe the fires target pulpits, with testimony from Sheriff Ralph Lamb and North Las Vegas Chief Jim Avance.
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Las Vegas
Clark County Court House
West Las Vegas
Bob Bailey
Dell Guy
Ralph Lamb
John Moran
North Las
Lake Mead Boulevard
Metro Police Department
Lamb
Plainclothes Task Force
Logan
Temple Power House
W. Adams Ave
True Love Missionary Baptist
H” St
Cox Upper Room
Church of God In Christ
NAP leader hedges on plan to destroy local paper
Clark County District Attorney George Holt refused to rule on whether Nevadans Against Pornography may destroy issues of a local paper. He will not participate in the October 14 courthouse demonstration due to ongoing cases. Publisher Ralph Petillo seeks legal counsel as NAP discusses removing the paper from racks.
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Clark County
George Holt
NAP
Holt
Ralph Petillo
Entertainment
the Sun
Petillo
The
SUN
Mary Hartman
Matt Matthews
Southwest Gas seeks rate hike in Southern Nevada
A PSC hearing in Las Vegas on a proposed rate increase for Southern Nevada gas users could raise home bills by 3 dollars monthly to 17.50 if approved. Northern Nevada rates would rise more, with bills to 22.24, as the company seeks 4 and 1.7 million dollar increases respectively.
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Nevada
Southwest Gas
Las Vegas
Public Service Commission
Klaus G. Bachenheimer
Bachenheimer
Nortern
Sahara Ave
Prosecutor notes danger faded for Family member
The article recalls Charles Manson follower Watkins testifying in court saying the group’s threat diminished as he stopped fearing Manson. Bugliosi faced threats during the trial and noted Sirhan Sirhan’s guilt in Kennedy’s assassination, while discussing possible other shooters. Watkins plans a life story book about Manson and media.
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Death Valley
Watkins
Manson
Bugliosi
Reno
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan
Incumbents Ousted In Recall In North Las Vegas
Recall opponents defeated several incumbents in North Las Vegas as petitions were upheld by the court and a November recall election led to new leadership. Waite and Cleland lost, while Seastrand and Mahony retained seats. Police and fire staffing cuts sparked budget tensions and calls for openness in city government.
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County Community College
Waite
Nsw
the Sun
County Commission
Thalia Dondero Gray
Cleland
City Hall
James Seastrand
Dan Mahony
John Mendoza
Nevada Supreme Court
North Las Vegas
North
Names Vanished In NLV Election
During a North Las Vegas recall election voters faced confusion as names reportedly vanished and reappeared on rolls. Some moved or were moved, polling places changed, and a few voters were initially told they could not vote before officials later confirmed their eligibility.
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Las Vegas
North
Stan Colton
County Registrar of Voters
von Tobel
Fay Herron
CTV Gilbert
Jo Mackey
Registrar of Voters
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Las Vegas City
Smfotogy
Ken Jones
PSC
Southwest
NLV
Ray Davies
Thomas Brown
Cynthia Baumann
Engelbert “Humperdinck
Chita ‘Rivera
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