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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1975
Page
3
City Dads ordered to appear in District Court at 9 a m Monday after a commission meeting where they were subpoenaed to explain tactics in dealing with massage parlor licenses and a protracted dispute with Clark County judges over escort service approvals.
The Las Vegas Sun Inc of 121 Seighland Ave Las Vegas Nevada lists leadership including president Ray Greenspun and vice presidents David Greenspun Ruthie Deskin. The paper notes subscription rates per month and by mail in the continental United States with payment in advance.
William L. Rezendes facing rape charges in Clark County District Court told jurors that the 22 year old victim sought to make money and that they agreed on a $30 fee. He claimed the woman ransacked his room and police later stole his money. Deliberations slated after defense rests.
Reno bank raid case unfolds with Curtis Michelson testifying about locking changes and a key, aiding a $1,044,000 First National Bank heist in 1974. He describes masks, a stolen van, and a Shriner crowd outside as accomplices operated across Reno and Sacramento. Timmons testified on Forsberg’s jail escape, linking to buried loot and a deadly aftermath in Bend Oregon.
Nevada casinos won a record 1 billion dollars in the last fiscal year ending June 30, rising 13.5 percent from 1974. Clark County led with 730 million, up 14 percent, while Washoe and Douglas counties posted gains. Lyon and White Pine fell 15 percent. Esmeralda, Eureka and Lincoln had no clubs.
County Personnel Director Dwight Turner told Clark County commissioners that the August freeze on hiring has not reduced new hires and only adds overhead. The commission still approves all temporary and permanent positions, with about 30 hires filled monthly. Commission criticisms cite unnecessary delays while consolidation committees may limit personnel later.
District Judge Frank Gregory, 70, was listed in fair condition at Carson-Tahoe Hospital with an ulcer problem. He checked in Wednesday and visitors are discouraged. Appointed in 1953, he has served longer than any other district judge now on the bench.
A Clark County jury began deliberations in the trial of 35 year old Bobby Ray Owens charged with the July 7 1974 killing of 21 year old Glenn Eason at the Sugar Hill Bar. The defense says the shooting was an accident. Prosecution argues Owens fired after threatening Eason when he flirted with Owens wife. Witness bartender described a fight before the shot. Owens testified he struck Eason with a pistol during a confrontation. Prosecution: Gary Redman. Defense: Robert Archie.
Larry Williams, 23, of 2015 Donna Street, North Las Vegas, was sentenced to five years in the Nevada State Prison for participating in a Frontier Hotel robbery. He and a second man robbed a couple at gunpoint, tied them, and fled. co-defendant Robert Lee Fields faces sentencing next Tuesday.
Las Vegas based Divorce Yourself, with 14 New York outlets, sues Clark County officials in U S District Court for harassment fraud and civil rights violations. Plaintiffs James Winder Neal Rideout and Louis Polizzi III claim license confusion started Oct 1 and Oct 15 1969 in Las Vegas and allege improper action by J E Gates Donald Croft Victor Priebe and the Nevada State Bar Association.
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