Recreation funds from visitors pour into Southern Nevada
Tourists and convention visitors provided 1,292,236 dollars in recreation and promotional funds for Las Vegas, Clark County, and other Southern Nevada communities through room tax and gaming taxes. Mayor Oran Gragson announced that grants supported swimming pools, parks, and playgrounds at no cost to taxpayers, with further funds expected to attract larger conventions. Grants totaled 440,428 for Las Vegas, 199,974 for Clark County, 149,427 for North Las Vegas, 131,930 for Henderson, 103,570 for Boulder City, and smaller sums for Overton, Mesquite, Paradise Valley Park, Bunkerville, Logandale Park, East Las Vegas, and Moapa. Chamber of Commerce allocations included 135,000 for the Las Vegas News Bureau, plus smaller amounts to other chambers of commerce.
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Clark County
Nevada
Oran Grayson
Gragson
City of
Henderson
Boulder City
Overton
Mesquite
Paradise Valley Park
Bunkerville
Logandale Park
East Las Vegas
Moapa
Chambers of Commerce
Governor Defends Equal Rights Commission Funding
Gov. Paul Laxalt defended the State Equal Rights Commission and said it will receive more money to improve its effectiveness. He noted understaffing and progress but has not yet set a funding amount for the 1969 Legislature. The commission now gets about $25,000 annually with one staff member proposing $250,000.
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Carson City
UPI
Paul Laxalt
State Equal Rights Commission
Nevada Platoon to Graduate From Marine Basic Training
Distinguished Nevadans from across the state travel to San Diego for the 1968 Nevada Platoon graduation at the Marine Recruit Depot. Pvt. Richard L. Hutchins checks his rifle sights as 76 recruits complete eight weeks at Camp Pendleton before a review with top commanders. The Nevada group joins about 3,000 marines in the ceremony, with transit provided and a return trip planned for Tuesday.
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Hughes Air Terminal
San Diego
Nevada
U.S. Marine Corps
Washoe County
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marine Recruit Depot
Naval Training Center
West Coast
Charles L. Breslin
Walter L. Breslin
Cinderella Lane
Las Vegas
Robert Treitler
Breslin
California
Las Vegas Sun Publisher and staff masthead notice
The Las Vegas Sun lists its publisher editor and staff in this masthead segment. It details corporate officers executive editors managing editors department heads and circulation contacts along with subscription and delivery terms and rates for the United States. It notes association memberships and advertising contacts.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
H. M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Haney Womack
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Jim
New York
San Los Angeles
American Newspuperishers Association
California News Publishers Association
Vegas Named Site for 1969 SATW Convention
Las Vegas will host the 1969 Convention of the Society of American Travel Writers. Jim Deitch announces after Austria meeting. Robert Kane of New York names Deitch general chairman. Delegates from 35 states, three Canadian provinces and six foreign countries attended.
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Las Vegas
Society of American Travel Writers
Jim Deitch
Deitch
Vienna
Austria
Robert Kane
New York
Finland
Guadaloupe
Martinique
Idaho
Curacao
Society
Hank Kovell
The
Frontier Hotel
Roy Wooster Attacks Credit Firms in Justice Court Speech
Roy Wooster, candidate for Justice of the Peace, criticized credit firms and collection agencies for exploiting individuals and turning Justice Court into a travesty. He plans to lobby Carson City for strict small claims reforms restricting filings to parties involved and to halt assignments, condemning interstate harassment of debtors.
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Roy Wooster
Justice of the Peace
Justice Court
Wooster
Carson City
Nevadans Recruited Into Marine Corps Unit
Caesar fires final qualification round at the rifle range as Lambeth stands among 76 Nevadans recruited into the Marine Corps unit.
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Caesar
Lambeth
The
Marine Corps
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