Las Vegas bond issue questioned at $22 million
Dateline Las Vegas questions why the city seeks a $22 million convention center expansion after a $6 million proposal two years earlier. The piece condemns the Las Vegas Convention Authority’s leadership, calls for a business brain trust, and argues the current center sits idle while critics warn the plan may fail to attract national conventions.
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Las Vegas Convention Authority
Brotherhood
Las Vegas
Convention Authority
Darwin Lamb
Wes Howery
Clark County
Chicago
New York
Year Around Classes Would Hike School Aid
State Superintendent Burnell Larson outlined a plan to offer year round schooling at a 25-30 percent rise in state aid. The proposal, part of a master plan for Nevada’s education, would include several alternatives and seek legislative action in 1969. Washoe County supports changing attendance laws to allow free summer study like the regular year, with summer classes remaining voluntary.
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Carson City
UPS
Burnell Larson
Larson
State Department of Education
Washoe County
Marvin Picollo
Nevada
Nevada’s Controversial Figure Jett Springmeyer Resigns
Nevada research director Jett Springmeyer, once a lightning rod in state government, will quit his post at the Legislative Council Bureau next week. At 60, he says his past actions were inconsequential, yet he helped draft many current Nevada laws while serving as a public watchdog. From 1947 to 1963.
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Springmeyer
Legislative Counsel Bureau
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Assembly
State Public Service Commission
Sawyer
Woodbury urges Nevada medical school wait for funding
Dr Clare Woodbury head of the Clark County Board of Trustees argues Nevada should first strengthen existing UNLV and UNR campuses before a multimillion dollar medical school. A feasibility study is due in Reno and Howard Hughes pledges up to 6 million when opened.
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Clare Woodbury
Clark County School District Board of Trustees
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Woodbury
University of Nevada Board of Regents
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Three men held on drug charges after Syracuse traffic stop
Three men Harold Respess Michael Greniener and Richard Corella were held in lieu of 10000 each after a Syracuse thruway interchange stop yielded a large marijuana cache. They face felony and misdemeanor possession charges with Oct. 28 court appearance set.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Harold Respess
Rochester
Michael Greniener
East Avon
Richard Corella
Las Vegas
Corella
Emerson Ave
Hospital Alarm Triggers Dozen Fire Units at Sunrise
A fire alarm at Sunrise Hospital last night triggered more than a dozen firefighting units rushing to the scene. The alarm sounded at 7 p.m. Investigators said the origin was not immediately determined.
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Sunrise Hospital
Jimmie Dean to headline St Jude dinner in Boulder City
Country star Jimmie Dean will be a guest at the third annual Nite Of Stars dinner for St Jude's Ranch for Children in Boulder City. Masters of ceremonies will be Wayne Newton and Shecky Greene with proceeds surpassing 60 thousand dollars from prior events.
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Jimmie Dean
St. Jude’s Ranch
Boulder City
Robert Maheu
Dean
Frontier Hotel
Maheu
Wayne Newton
Shecky Greene
St. Jude’s
Frank Sinatra
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Johnny Carson
Eddie Fisher
Phyllis Diller
Frankie Laine
Tony Curtis
ST. Jude's
America
St. Jude
Jack Adams
Arthur Liebert
Rainbow Club
Henderson
Las Vegas Mayor Gragson Plans Fourth Term
Mayor Oran Gragson stated he will seek another four year term as mayor of Las Vegas when his current term ends in 1971. He rejected rumors of interest in any other salaried role, including a position with the Convention Authority, insisting he has no such plans.
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Oran Gragson
Las Vegas
Grayson
Convention Authority
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Harvey Dickerson
Roger Foley
Charles Springer
University of California
Elko
Charles Russell
Nevada Supreme Court
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Russell McDonald
Bureau
McDonald
Legislative Commission
Frontier
Musicians Local 369
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