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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1977
Page
6
The State Division of Environmental Protection lifts the open burning ban from Oct 21 through Nov 2 to allow rural county residents to burn trash during the fall cleanup. Residents should notify local fire departments and avoid burning rubber or petroleum products.
Bill Steve Wilkerson of Boise Idaho was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for the July 2 robbery of First Security Bank of Idaho Addison branch in Twin Falls. He fled to Nevada after the heist which yielded $3588 and was arrested in Elko. Wilkerson pleaded guilty in August admitting a teller demand note was used. Judge Bruce Thompson cited prior felonies in imposing the sentence.
Dr. George Smith the first and only dean of the University of Nevada School of Medical Sciences resigns effective Nov 1. Reno campus President Max Milam calls the move unsurprising and notes Smith is 45 and driven to new challenges. He is abroad in Iran on a consulting trip and unavailable for comment.
Gov. Mike O Callaghan said Nevada's budget surplus could reach 65 million by the 1979 Legislature, though he cautioned that amount is a cushion and not a windfall. He noted the general fund surplus might near 35 million after repayments and unspent funds are accounted for.
Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at Queen of Martyrs Church in Evergreen Park for Timothy P. Toomey 90 of Chicago who died Thursday. He is father of Rev. Patrick Toomey longtime pastor of Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas and pastoral director at St. Marys Hospital in Kankakee. He was born in County Kerry Ireland February 21 1887 and worked for Wilson Packers Co. in Chicago. Survived by sons Timothy F. and Jerry of Jonet Il and Patrick Joseph of Boca Raton Fla. daughter Margaret Lavery of Oak Forest Il. 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Clark County Planning Commission denied Gersten Construction’s rezoning bid to convert the Marie Anoinette Condominiums at Koval Lane and Harmon Avenue into a limited resort and apartment hotel. Residents protested, citing lost home values and daily rentals by tourists. Commission member Sam Rose cast the lone vote in favor. Gersten may refile before county commissioners on November 1.
Alfred Sheinwold explains when to win immediately or refuse the first spade trick. If spades break 5-2, holding Ax in one hand and four low cards in the other, take dummy’s ace of spades to prevent a blocking sequence. A safety play avoids East regaining control and West cashing spades after an early club ace.
Property Management and Maintenance Inc. filed suit in District Court alleging Justice Court clerks ignored Nevada eviction law. The firm contends clerks accepted delinquent tenants affidavits past the five day limit and filed improper papers, delaying summary eviction by eight to twelve days after notice to quit.
The US Department of Transportation allocates 2,762,279 dollars to Clark County for airport development. The funds are part of 4,369,150 dollars for Nevada and 355 million dollars designated to the Airport Development Aid Program for fiscal year 1978.
A temporary restraining order keeps the Rose Bowl Race and Sports Book open while Mildred Mengarelli and Rose Bowl Inc. sue the state Gaming Control Board and State Gaming Commission. The order, signed by Judge Howard Babcock, preserves the status quo until a later hearing before Judge Joe Pavlikowski.
Duane Whitmore and Roy Wilcox, previously charged with 34 counts, were indicted again by the Clark County Grand Jury on nine new charges including first degree kidnapping and robbery. The new bail stands at 430000 each. The incidents date July 29 and August 15 at Desert Inn. Wilcox trial set for November 28 and Whitmore for December 12.
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