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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
3
Deputies report two robberies in Las Vegas with one suspect masked and armed. A Hyatt Lodge night clerk says a stocking robber stole 77 from the till and loose change after threatening violence. In a second incident at 7 11 on Decatur Blvd a youth and father were robbed of 110 as a gunman demanded cash.
The AFCGE filed suit against the Hacienda Hotel to halt 24-hour tip pooling for dealers. The complaint seeks an injunction and return to a prior tip system, noting that other tipped workers like waitresses and bartenders pool tips only within an eight-hour shift.
Lonnie Lee Mayo, 21, who admitted killing a service station employe during a 1966 robbery, faces a second sentencing. Judge Wartman plans to issue a new sentence of 10 years to life, reflecting the pre 1968 law as Mayo’s crime predates the change. The case involves Mayo’s confession to probation officers and claims his alleged partner, Larry Martin, was the actual shooter with Martin later arrested in Arizona.
Three burglaries were reported with two at Strip establishments. Larry Branson of Ontario California said $338 disappeared from his room while unattended at a Strip motel. Deputies noted no forced entry. Gary Malstrom of Everett Washington reported shoes and 50 blank checks missing from a Strip hotel room. Stanley Deal of Capistrano found $1315 in guns and jewelry missing from his home after a funeral in Utah. a rear door was unlocked.
Clark County Youth Council gains approval from the Board of Commissioners and expects a City Council endorsement next week. Plans include an underground newspaper with advisory support from Hank Greenspun Ruthe Deskin and Don Digilio. Atty George Franklin backs the project but demands poetry feature in the first edition. The group, with 1500 members, has staged four dances and lined up major stars for future shows with Capital Records Caesars Palace officials. A Martin Luther King Concert is scheduled for November 2.
Kentucky central area features many limestone springs including the Royal Spring at Georgetown yielding about 1 million gallons daily. A western Kentucky Penniile district region is known as the Land of the Ten Thousand Sinks.
Bank of Las Vegas forecloses Pioneer Hotel building at First and Carson, closing Lulu's Room to the public. Bankruptcy referee grants petitions to reclaim the hotel and its parking lot as plan of arrangement collapses, with operators moving toward straight bankruptcy. Jansen, president of the New Pioneer Club and Hotel, recently convicted of income tax evasion in Los Angeles court.
The board of directors of the 7th Step Foundation will meet today at Sambo's Lotis Inn located at 1213 Las Vegas Blvd South. The session starts at noon and runs until 1 30 PM with no interruptions expected.
The Las Vegas Sun provides daily and Sunday editions with staff listings including editor Bryn Armstrong and publisher H M Greenspun. It notes office address at 12 S Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions.
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