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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1968
Page
3
Mayor Ora K. Gragson told delegates at the Oklahoma Municipal Association convention in Lawton that Las Vegas rose from a shaky start to international status as an entertainment center. He urged officials to actively address community issues with factual analysis and proactive public relations.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment recommends raising the north fence at the Arnold Palmer Driving Range from 30 to 55 feet to curb drives slicing over the fence into nearby houses and cars. Management has warned players not to aim at the fence from elevated tee areas.
The Las Vegas Sun reports it is published mornings including Sundays by Las Vegas Sun Inc at 121 S Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada 89106 with H M Greenspun as president and a large staff including Ray Germain Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Haney Womack Bryn Armss Irong Vince Anselmo Jim Barrows Tom Diskin Gerry Appleby Douglas Ritchie John Cavaness and others. It notes entry as second class matter and circulation via Ward Griffith Co with membership in major press associations.
A 267 member group from Clark County will attend a one day seminar at the Sahara Convention Center on October 17 to study a 12 000 study of local government services. The 177 page PAS report calls for consolidation of Las Vegas Henderson North Las Vegas and Boulder City into metro government with panels on public safety utilities public works and parks recreation and libraries moderated by Morgan Sweeney John Meyers and William Hampton. Judge John Mowbray Howard Babcock and Russell Waite will serve as evaluators with Don Nemetz presenting the study overview.
The Southern Nevada Wallace for President Committee won city approval for a pending charitable solicitation license to sell tickets for an Oct 12 political barbecue at Tule Springs Ranch. The event aims to raise $5,000 for campaign materials with George C. Wallace's White House bid.
KLUC moves from 1050 to 1140 on the AM dial and raises power from 500 watts to 10 000 watts becoming Nevada s most powerful station. A 10KW Collins transmitter marks the change and the station aims to reach Nevada Arizona Utah and California audiences previously unable to receive Las Vegas programs.
The Las Verdes Concerned Citizens Committee invites parents of school age children to a narcotics program at Clark High School Room 108 tomorrow at 8 p.m. Dr James Mason Clark County Schools superintendent joins Dennis Marquardt and Nick Janise in presenting. Assemblyman Zel Lowman will introduce the speakers.
The Continental Music Co reports six guitars valued at 743.80 stolen. Police say the break in occurred yesterday. A three hour absence from City Atty. Sidney Whitmore preceded the discovery of a removed screen and jewelry loss totaling 2,180, including a 1,300 white gold ring set with 13 diamonds.
Police hunt a well dressed gunman linked to two of four robberies. Attendant Leon Utterback reported a suited suspect tape bound him after about 370 dollars was taken at Steve's Gulf Station. Other robberies yielded 35, 28, and a yellow cab theft with a knife and shotgun involved.
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