Nevada legislators claim coverup on mental retardation report
Nevada lawmakers allege they were kept in the dark about a 1974 evaluation listing 88 deficiencies in the state mental retardation program. A 1975 follow up dropped items to 4 but neither report was publicly disclosed, prompting questions about election-year motives and administrative handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
Hody
American Civil Liberties Union
Roger Trounday
Trounday
Sen
Lee Walker
North
Las Vegas
Sen. Walker
Senate Committee On Health and Welfare
Charles Dickson
Ways and
Alan Glover
Glover
Legislative Commission
Commission
Howard Barrett
Carl Gidlund
Robberies Strike Local Philips 66 Stations and Hotels
A robbery at a Philips 66 on Spring Mountain Road stripped the clerk of clothing after two suspects fled with an undetermined amount. Another Philips 66 at Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway saw two knife wielding men take 400 dollars and force one victim to drive to Boulevard Mall where a car was abandoned. A man on a Desert Inn Hotel parking lot reported being robbed with a knife, his billfold containing 400 dollars taken. A ring worth 20000 dollars was stolen from Zoe Maxwell’s Las Vegas home. Burglars took 13125 dollars of valuables from Carl Lipsey’s Las Vegas home, entering by throwing a rock through a window. A Canadian visitor at the Marina Hotel on the Strip lost 3510 dollars in jewelry and cash. Deborah Van Leer reported theft of winter clothing, a stereo, and medicines valued at 3076 dollars. George Popov and wife reported 229 dollars worth of musical equipment stolen. George Craddock at the MGM Grand found his wallet with 1600 dollars and cards missing from atop a dresser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philips 66
Spring Mountain Road
Metro
Desert Inn Road
Maryland Parkway
Boulevard Mall
California
Randy Coy
North Las Vegas
Coy
Desert Inn Hotel
Coy Auto
Zoe Maxwell
Las Vegas
Carl Lipsey
Marina Hotel
Las Vegas Strip
Deborah van Leer
George Popov
Lake Mead
Mgm Grand Hotel
George Craddock
Craddock
Church to Seek Use Permit for Sunday Services at Sundancer Bar
The Rev. Benjamin Franzinelli of East Las Vegas seeks a temporary use permit from the Clark County Planning Commission to hold Sunday services at the Sundancer Bar on Boulder Highway until a permanent church is built. Also on the agenda are permits and zone changes for a nursery, a Stardust Hotel expansion, and other development requests. The session starts at 7 pm.
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Clark County Planning Commission
Sundancer
Boulder Highway
Benjamin Franzinelli
East Las Vegas
Planning Commission
Nevada Young American Homes
Nellis Boulevard
Powell Avenue
Tropicana Avenue
Palm and
Philmar Avenues
Crossing Guard and Child Struck in Las Vegas Intersection
A school crossing guard Arden Hughes aged 65 and Patricia Harvey six, were hospitalized after being hit by a car driven by William Slocum Jr. 37 at Maryland Parkway and Hacienda Road. Harvey is in stable condition. Hughes is listed as satisfactory. Slocum cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
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Maryland Parkway
Metro
Arden Hughes
Surrey St
Patricia Harvey
King Richard Ave
William Slocum Jr
Texas St
Henderson
Harvey Youngster
Sunrise Hospital
Hughes
Andrea Lemenzer
Gene Ward
Slocum
Questions Grow Over Argent Officer Powers in Clark County
Clark County Commissioner Robert Broadbent on Monday sought an investigation into Frank Rosenthal of Argent Corp. He asked the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Board for details on Rosenthal’s authority over personnel at Argent hotels including the Stardust and Marina. A June Business Week quote cited Rosenthal claiming policy comes from his office, unsettling officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argent Corp
Frank Rosenthal
Robert Broadbent
Jerome Snyder
Rosenthal
Clark County Liquor and Gaming Board
Argent
Stardust
Fremont
Hacienda
Marina
Snyder
Sheriff's Investigative Department
Broadbent
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Solons
Walker
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Bar
Alexander Dawson, Inc
Flamingo Road
Eucalyptus Street
Alameda
U.S. City
Calif
H. M. Greenspun
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
S. Highland Ave
Douglas Ritchie
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publisher’s Association
California Newspaper Publisher's Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Continental
United States
Richard Bates
Pam Crapel
Palm Memorial Park
Alfred A Cain
Servces Pam Crapper
Rterment Palm Memorial Park
Janice Fardoux
Palm Chapel
Harold Howell’ ——— Ent
Valley View Memorial Park
Ernest Edwin Moldenhauer
James M. Boley
Linda Miller
Greves
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Otis Elliot
Rock Islang
Illinois
Jacob Berger
Robert Meyers
Adelaid Anderson
Irene Knobel
North Main Street
South Eastern Avenue
Paradise Valley
Palm Mortuary
Mike New
Harley E. Harmon
Jeff E. Harmon
Cleo Harmon
Harley L. Harmon
Tom Dekeyster
East Charleston Blvd
Lakewood Village
Hacienda & Sandhill
General Electric Appliances
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Boulevard
Sandhill Road
Models
Teva
Soutiec
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