System Overhauled Court Funding Sought in Las Vegas
Chief District Court Judge Keith C. Hayes briefs a $800,000 package to the Criminal Justice Priorities Committee to modernize the court. The plan adds a second grand jury and a four-attorney team to streamline cases from justice courts to District Court. Hayes cites tourism as vital and warns crime threatens the city’s quality of life. Blacklock will present the proposal to the Clark County commission on October 19.
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Las Vegas
District Court
Keith C. Hayes Hayes
Criminal Justice Priorities Committee
John F. Mendoza
Hayes
Wayne Blacklock
Justice of the Peace Lan
Mendoza
Justice Court
Justice Courts
Blacklock
Clark County Commission
Sewer Contract Awarded for Twain Interceptor Phase 1
The Clark County Sanitation District awarded the Twain Interceptor Phase 1 project to TAB Construction, Inc. for $1,255,893, 24 percent under the engineer's estimate, with the line running between Nellis Boulevard and McLeod Drive to enable expansion plans for the Dunes Hotel and Casino. Contri Construction Co. submitted the next bid at $1,439,946 while the ten bids ranged up to $2,114,910.
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Clark County
Twain
TAB Construction, Inc
Dunes
Nellis Boulevard
McLeod Drive
Contri Construction Co
Smookler Named First Executive Director Of Nevada Trial Lawyers
Las Vegas born Gayle Smookler, former ACLU of Nevada director, becomes the inaugural executive director of the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association headquartered in Reno. She will relocate from Las Vegas to Reno and work full time to staff the office and pursue association goals. Peter Neumann, president, notes services for members include a brief bank and expert file, while the affiliate plans consumer representation through court action and lobbying. The aim is to preserve redress rights and advocate against insurance firms and unsafe practices.
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Las Vegan
Gayle Smookler
American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada
Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
Reno
Smookler
Las Vegas
Smockler
State Welfare
Peter Neumann
Neumann
American Trial Lawyers Association
Nevada
Las Vegas Mayor Eyes Bathhouse Ban Over Environment Fears
Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare suggests scrapping the M-7 license category and holding public hearings to evaluate bathhouse proposals. The move follows interest from Sultan's Palace and Velvet Touch massage parlors seeking bathhouse licenses and echoes issues seen in Atlanta with bathhouse operators. Briare warns such venues could deter tourists and notes past examples of scams and ripoffs.
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Las Vegas
Bill Briare
Atlanta
Bill Adams
Briare
Commission
the Sun
Sultan’s Palace Massage Parlor
Georgia
New Orleans
Velvet Touch
Nevada Supreme Court
Guilty Plea Nets 6 Month Term for Robbery
Mark Curtis Stout begins serving a six month term in Clark County Jail after pleading guilty to a robbery charge in District Court. Judge Howard W. Babcock gave five years probation with six months in jail. Stout allegedly robbed a 7 11 store on July 21 at 1001 East Charleston Boulevard.
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Mark Curtis Stout
Clark County
Howard W. Babcock
Stout
Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas Sun Publisher List and Rates
The Las Vegas Sun lists executive staff including M Greenspun as president and H M Greenspun as editor and publisher. Subscription rates are shown at 4.00 per month for continental United States addresses.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
S. Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
David Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Bart Buy
Les Ritchie
Bryn Armstrong
Bill Guthrie
Versiellen
Douglas Ritchie
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publisher's Association
California Newspaper Publisher's Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Briare Faces Court Over Prisoner Medical Care
Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare expressed surprise after a federal judge ordered him Sheriff Ralph Lamb and County Commissioner Tom Wiesner to show cause why the city should not ensure adequate medical treatment for Clark County Jail prisoners. Briare argues the city has no control over jail operations since the Metro Police merger and asserts the city only pays a share of costs. The class action suit, filed by four inmates, challenges medical care in the county jail and schedules a Friday court appearance with city and Metro legal representatives.
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Las Vegas
Bill Briare
Briare
Ralph Lamb
County Commission
Tom Wiesner
Clark County
Dan Ahlstrom
Foley
City Hall
Ahlstrom
Metro
Rex Bell
Lamb
Tom Moore
Wiesner
Woman Arrested on California Heroin Charge Released on Own Recognizance
A woman jailed on a warrant from California for heroin selling was released on her own recognizance by U.S. Magistrate Joseph Ward. Myrna Shapiro must appear in Los Angeles on Oct. 14 for a preliminary hearing after authorities say she introduced an undercover agent to a man who sold a ounce of heroin for 1300 dollars.
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California
U.S
Joseph Ward
Myrna Shapiro
Los Angeles
Shapiro
Laxalt Accuses Carter Ally Of Playing Games On Nevada Site
Nevada campaign chairman Jon Collins accuses Senator Laxalt of saying Carter would shut the Nevada Test Site. Collins says Carter favors multilateral limits on nuclear testing and cites Nixon Ford moves toward arms talks. He argues Ford moved to relocate the Solar Energy Institute to the East.
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Nevada
Carter-Mondale
Jon Collins
Paul Laxalt
Jimmy Carter
Collins
Ford Administration
Solar Energy Research Institute
New England
West
Ford
East
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Las Vegasqgmn
H. M. Greenspun
Continental
United States
Harold R. Freels
Palm Chapel
Calandra Owens
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Herman Weisg
Lillian Jane Hlad
St Christophers Catholic Church
Leonard P. Davis
Henderson
St Andrew's Catholic Church
Boulder City
Boulder City Cemetery
Lena Quadrel
Palm Memorial Park
Catherine Johnson
Joseph W. Kling
Mendian, Mississipp
Treva Phillips
Caliente Nevade
North Main Street
Lae Vegee
Boulder Hwy
Esetern Ave
Peredise Valley
Laxalt
House Plants Flowers
Frontier Roseland Nursery
W. Charleston
S.V. Blvd
Sahara Avenue
U. S. Patent Office
SANDS
Flamingo
Lie A Nee
Paul Scarne
Litie
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