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Enter state, national competiflon Kay Cosfelh, Ken Jacobs named at RHS Redbnds Daily Facts Thursday, Oct. 24, 1968 Page 3 Kay Costcilo and Ken were n-imcti iiif "(hU- Tconaprrs" o'" Keti- lands hish sclionl and will hav- their names placed in sla'c- national compctiiicm for lions the Oiitslandins Teenagers of America, it W.TS announced today hy KII Principal H. The honorees will be ed witli framed certificates from the national orsanization indicating their achievement in scjiool or community exiracarricular aciiviiies, scholarship, sporis. etc. The Foundation chooses from biograpliical inior- mation one oiilstandinu er in each state to receive the Governor's trophy.

Two ers. a boy and a pirl. will then be cho.sen for naiional honors and a Sl.O'JO college scholarship. Miss Costello is the daiic of and Mrs. George Cojtcl lo, 1545 Garden street.

Siic has been extremely active at iillS in drama. Ficid Service, student government, ar.i', is currently president of the Scholarship Society. She is also serving as school to the Redlands Soroptimist Club. Last year she was on the Daisy Chain and a Girls State alternate, and has received a National Letter of Commendation. Next year she hopes to attend Reed College or the University of California at Irvine, with interests in drama, chemistry, math, and govern- meni.

is the son nf and Zllrs. Kenneth H. E. Sunset drive, and been extremely active in school affairs. He is senior clas; president, high school representative; to the Redlands OptimiM Club.

Key Club president, var-iiy ball player, and a men-ber of the Physics and Scholarship society. RHS marching band to use political theme Friday Schneider says 'disastrous' Closure of border stations attacked The San Bernardino rir ir; ty AgnculJtiral 'er iKJay warned that tion of a proposed plan to i-, California's IS border inspec'i The Uiemc of politics will be Prc-i-ient as their climaxing would have a ujij, a reproduced by the Redlands numlwr. effect on the slate 's of High School Marching Band dur-j Members of the band partici- ricultural industry and bring uunld nu; ir iiig their regular halftime paling include: Ander- about increased costs to the vilies of Yvonne Sue Baden, consumer. I er football game tomorrow night Sandra Baum. Pat Baxter, PhU: Ravmond F.

Schneider the University of Redlands Berger, Randy Blackwcll. Cindy Redlands said lhat crop infes- Stadium. Burkhardt. David would tcn-ieid. With all band units Benito Cantu.

Frank Cardoza, causing increased use and cx- Ihc marching group will open Deb- pcnse for pesticide eontroi. with the "Donkey Crew. leading to the extra to and. appropriately, the head Dan Dunkerley. consumers.

of the Democratic party syni- DeLong. bol. followed by the formation: I Fisher. Clark Fobes. Da- inspection stations wiihin ol an elephant head with the Calvin Gopner.

Gwen fjve years was di.selosed this i Henry Mancini-Elephant Walk" C.illotti. Diane BUI hy State Agiicullurc Hi- 'musical accompaniment. Harlzcll. 'rector Richard Lvng, as i The formation of a question -An'lyHartzell, Hathaway, told Southern mark will give way to a serious elseson, Scott lelgeson. a narration about part I in the coming November -'ll'" Charles I tion.

Following this the band I will present, in a longi.e-in- cheek manner, a for- mation. and play "Snoopy for uT VM i Gerald Ludikhuize. Beth MacKenzie. i Ed McCormick, Paul Miller, Larry Morlan, Glen Myerscough. Vicki Nelson.

Norrie. Sharna Okncskc, Charles Pacini, Page. Dan Pietz. Becky Pietz, Suzi Pruitl. Keith ford.

Stove Kristen Schmidt. Mike Schowen, Jan- ilh thp nrw more th.in vli.it til the bor- d-T -tati 'in-. ho it v.oald pretoetinn. and othei" ty auiriculuiral cenimissioneis ,1 lil iiirealeninu --It won't ho nearly as cftcc- said, be hunting out the after the has been i and become He said the new plan would down the whole purpose of prevention. think exclusion is the only u.Ty to handle this like ehaii- ui' in the past," Sehnri- 1" I'le (ler continued.

"The problems viU ii.ive now would be keynote addre-- before what we would were closed Dr. McCoy to give address ilSinois Pi Prc-sley rr -H oi' CoHoui rr of Refiland: ih: Ihe Instiiule of fauopean Stud- if OUTSTANDING TEENAGERS Kay Costello and Ken Jacobs were selected os 'outstanding teenagers' at Redlands high school and will now compete at state and national levels. (Photo by James Sloan) ricultural commission in (ictoiier 2'. duv, MeC recently elected to In ol Sox- dpicrrent. that oeonle i- lo 'eak on can 't brins "llie la California and wont an Aue oi Revolution." because of the stations.

illeue. to open in "We can't under-tand S' ptemher. ini planned the du point of view." ha a- said. Within the Unnci of Red- tliat border becoming less The Iii of European controlling pests SlLiilics a nnn -prold of the tremendotr, in- uhich and Cartoniu admini procranis at m''b -rn travel such as by in Europe The pro- airplane into the state, -rams aie carried oat in con- said that a city's humane service, such as.Spiller. uith the Council of Al- of the border stat.on.s for apprehension of stray dogs, xnn Sommers.

D.in Sulli- Play on the cxislmg two light- filiated but resigned "Js will find thai the city's fees Richanl Taack, Doug ed courts al the high school has -cnt-, partici- 'ioT these have been in- Thornburg. Tom Wadley. Martin been heavy thai the Reerca- palinj colleges and universities. 'IL crea.scd because the fees for use niek Wcisbcr.g, Laura 'O" Commission in August ap- Colleu 'e may affiliate I Humane fees I to be upped I in Redlands Redlanricrs making use of the Two more tennis courts at RHS to be lighted For those who like to play tennis at night, the recreation department just announced some good news. Two additional nighl-iight- tenni.s courts will soon be available al Retilands high ue know" to bring them "to City Council officially on record against No.

9 of San Bernardino pound facili-, and David Wavmcnt. ties have also been raised. Tuesday night the City Council, in two separate motions, agreed to the increase for the city's use of the San Bernardino pound and then approved a related resolution upping the fees charged proved an expenditure of v.i-;- the ol European Stereo taken from car theft of a car stereo Redlands residents for use "of ''Ccorder was reported yes- -his city's services. Gary Ste- City Manager R. P.

Merrill by Charles vcns, 2S Third street. land, who left his car for en Jr. took the opportunity to ex- I-JQ '''''C -'tor. announced today. This -sr -taiue to the Institute's plain whv the city makes use of u' Rrdl mK 'f uhi misleading, in.

installalio.n. council chairman. told police he left the The Citv Council Tuesday night as a tax relief measure lo the Interested in engineering nnd declared "its opposition to the property taxpayer business adminsfration. Ken has: controversial properly lax hmi- a "'c San Bernardino pound told pobee he left the set his sights on UCLA. He w.is lalion initiative.

Proposition 9. tivc and irresponsible alterna- told poi le he ef he reeentiv honored by his selec- and urged citizens of the com- live to sound proposals for tax there Tue.sd.jy. tion to the Key Man Council of munily lo give the proiwsal He said that there is no he found that some- lighted facilities, he said, the Broadway Department' careful so as no. la be of anv kind and able land for a pound in Redlands one had broken the righl wind-' The new lights will bring lo will rp '-ult "in a tax construction and mam- wing to set into the car and four the of couris avail, nerson of a pound here would take the stereo. able for night play at the high' The council resolution, passed shift harmmg aged was al enanimou also declared sup- renters and smgle-famdy own- prmu.uuc.

x.as al SoCi. r.ul one year's study to we're going lo closa 1- ndieuloiis." he contin- iird. (all county agricul- lioe depailmeiils) would need nioie con.siderably. anvl would chance our whole mofie of opcratjon." Nf- Sehnei'ier said a ramnaign The contractor of Kiv- filiated Institutions, but rcsinsed uill he luounted against the uhen he beeanie v.liieh would have to 11- College tiiancellor. Be- he adopted by the state legis- Iligh- "eonsidcrablc as- latiue to uo into effect.

foi- four new light fixlares on ih.il its students may existing poles al the courL-. aihanta-c of ils stuiiy Inasmuch as they are on -'''iroad programs, according to -chool property. Rcrllands School Chancellor Mel'oy. district Trustees Tuesday nislil Dr. has served officially authorized the project.

'ai: man of the Coiineil of stniclion, probably board "We intend to do more puh- servins lieily work." he said, "so'lha Dr. people will understand the prob- re night court will he last month to a Icin and understand the danger three year tci on the board, to t'ne Stores, and was an alternate to "Misled by its irresponsible pro Boys State last year. visions." Cement lining bids rejected he said. port of sound and crs." "It has been proven numer-! measures for tax relief and would "seriously weak- ous times (hat the present urged adoption of sucli meas- cn" local sclf-govcmnient by re- method is the most realistic and ures alter appropriate legisla- moving tlic ability to adequately economic one." tivc study. finance needed senices and fa- Reasons listed for council ciiilies.

would al.so remove the ability of the state legislatwc to deal effectively with revenue and taxation matters. makes "no responsible provision" for apportionment of properly tax revenues or bond- Settlement of the Two bids for the cement ing of a 16-inch water main pri- members' opposition to Proposi- marily under Roosevelt road be- 'ion 9 included: tween Home place and the High- is "falsely represented land avenue reservoir re- jected by the City Council this week as being too high. I emporary The project was estimated al a cost of around S40.000 and a eiUpiOyeb HOT $57,901 bid was received refireiTient Riverside okays water settlement Four autos catch fire Howard Hughes confirms offer to buy Tower hotel school. "We hope thai this installation will also throw off enough light to make the hand ball courts to the iL -ahlc VEGAS. Nov.

pending an investigation into he -1 Uie needle-shaped amitnisl i Shirtcliff al.so annoiincwl that Landmark Tower hotel-casino a shortly before the 90 days iihe li.ghl reflectors have been block off the Las Vc.gas Strip ug.s withdrew from painted at the Washington Park is the tallest building in Nc- (he deal to buy the Stardust was a day for au- courts; and the bulbs vada. Hotel, lomobile fires as the cleaned and Uic site "now looks aL-o has towering fi- Frank chairman of Fire Deparinicni responded to Dodger stadium at night." naneial problems and although Nevada Gaming Control three calls and one more The couris. al Lugonia avenue started in 19(U, it ho did not go along early this morning, the only one and Washington open "Pencd for business. v.iih the Department damage was reported, daily, ho added. Today, the empty tower had terxcntion on the Stardust Ho- in2 capacity between local tax- Countv water advanced an -i al 12:38 a.m.

to-: a financial tel. He said a Hughes takeover iiig agencies. other this week when the day at 1243 Clay Officials 9 would produce Riverside City Coimcil approved said it was caused by a leaking; RuSSell HeodS "a chaotic situation threatening the settlement. adding that the wir-; City employes on temiwrary on-going city, county and school The council unanimously, ing and insulation were burning jnpggdflQg waffps do not have lo operations as well as preventing adopted a resolution dismissing under the rr ings. Inc.

Public Works Director John Shone said the project could be- citv Council last night ap-! deferred since it is of a preven-! proved a resolution excluding: tative nature rather than a crit-, hourlv Center Line Division of Raymond International. Inc. and 550,026 bid from Hydraulic Lin-; wages do not have to operations as well as preventing adopted a resolution dismissing under the 'paiiicipate in the citv's retire- orderly long-term development." the citv from the suit and ap-- They said it resulted in S200: Tnricf mC stipulation that will in damages and the owner was! Howard Hughes who ni the Landmark Tower would alretidy owns five other gam- lie a different situation, bling resorts on the Strip. i r- i Spokesmen for the owners of Carroll, also known as Ihe hotel and Hu.dies confu-med Caracciolo of Kansas ment system. Citrus Market Wednesday they had reached a Ac most recent indi- provmg a stipulation tnal win aamages ana me owner was, of the minds" on the to open enable the city's water wholj-1 identified as Warren Chilton, charles Russell S30 West price of S17.3 million and He also to carry out its end of thcj848 Avenue in Yucaipa.

Sunset Redlands. was re- 'bat the papers would be signed unopened .1 Other calls to which the fifcicpntly elected president of today. Hushes officials said it was Caracciolo applied to the Ne- I bargain. ical one. I those not paid a set monthly sal-! LOS Cel.

24 (UPD; The wholesaler. Western Muni-department responded included Tippecanoe Toastmas-lers club of "The project is to prolong thejary. Representative prices by sizelcipal Water District, and taxicab fire al 4:40 p.m. yester -Jsgn Bernardino determined when the lower f.aming Control Board in life of the pipeline," he and grade all orange auction; other agencies have agreed tojday al 122 Cajon. a car fire other Redlands residents would lie opened for December of 1967 for a gambling "When they get up to this cost, it becomes a marginal problem! of whether lo reline the line replace it." He said the project could be delayed for five years or longer without causing any particular problems.

Scout regatta 56s 72s A Sea Seoul Regatta will be First grade 6.36 7.06 held al 9 a.m. Oct. 26 in theSecond grade ...5.13 5.91 Long Beach Marina and the 113s 138s Douglas Cup Regatta at 11 a.m.jFirsl grade 7.40 6.57 Nov. 1 through 3. activities Second grade 6.42 5.50 are free.

Trend: Higher. 1:38 p.m. at the castbound named officers in the club The Landmark, capped with license. The control board rec- prcss onramp to Inlcrslate 10, meets every Tuesday at a bubble-shaped top with three ommended lhat the application I and another one at 9:47 a.m. at the Aerospace Corporation.

of casino, has been the be domed because the develop- For Riverside, it will mean; 233 Cajon. where minor damage They were Dr. Ralph center of years of complicated "'cnt was $12 million in the present and past judgments; wa East Citrus avenue, educa- financial problems and court the settlement involving some 88s i 4,000 big and little water deal- 7.50 1 ers users. 6.51 against it and San Bernardino, Redlands and Colton will be wiped out. Con be seen from California on a clear day Scherer tells about Landmark Tower jlional vice president: and Har- litigation.

At one time, a fed-! Hughes currently owns the Art Festival old Hoag, Fulbright avenue eral injunction was issued pre- Sands, Desert Inn, Frontier. administrative vice president, venting its sale but il was dis- Castaways and Silver Slipper The Third Baywoodj The Tippecanoe Toastmasters solved some four years ago. resorts on the Strip. a result Park-Los Osos Arts and Craftsare recently honored by re-! The last Hughes allcmpt to: he Is one of Nevada's biggest Festival will be held at the Bay- Lodge Oct. 26 and 27.

Bay- wowl Park is at the south end of Morro Bay. ceiving the "Best Club of I buy a strip hotel was side-; gamblers and has drawn criti- Division Award" for the by the Depart-ieism from state officials and six months. The local area which asked that the lawmakers for his control of so vision contains 25 clubs. 'transaction be delayed 90 dayS gambling resorts. The Landmark Tower hotel and casino which Industrialist Howard Hughes today added to his string of five Las hotels and casinos was constructed by L.

P. Scherer. Redlands building contractor. Scherer started work on project in November 1361, but the owners ran into financial trouble and work stopped in December 1962. New financing received from the Teamsters Pension Fund in August, 1966.

Scherer received a S2.5- million contract to complete the revised and enlarged plans. La- ter a second contract for 183-million was awarded to Scherer to build additional shops, and a show room-theater. Scherer completed the Land- mark Tower in time for a uary 1. 1968 opening, but il failed to open when the owners could not obtain a gambling li 31 stories, and from its base Everylhing is massive in con- the top of its dramatic revolv-1ception and design, the main ing sign, it is 328 feet show room or theatre will the tallest building in Nevada, seat at least 650 persons at a On a clear day it can be show and close to 1,000 from California, and from the! for the midnight show. There is top of the Tower, it is possible fa Coffee the "Cascade LOUIS P.

SCHERER to see four states. There are 524 hotel rooms, 164 of them in the Tower itself and the rest on the ground floor. Included also are four restaurants, two large cocktail and show lounges and two casinos, one on the main floor and one on the 27th floor, and a show room or theatre. The Landmark Hotel and Casino is almost unbelievable in the luxury and magnificence of the appointments. There are entire walls of marble, both on the interior and the exterior, sculptures from all over the world, tremendous custom-designed crystal chandeliers, beautiful curving staircases, an cense for the casinos.

For 10 years Scherer did considerable construction work in Las Vegas, dividing his time between Navada and his consti-uc reside al 9 Bow road. They exceptional foyer with the eight have two daughters, Mrs. R. E. Quoidbach 'Mary Lou), L.5ng- wonders of the world depicted on curved walls out of ceramic view.

and Mrs. E. (the eighth wonder being the Barnclt (Betty) of rower itself). Room," with a capacity of 350 people, featuring an impress've view of Nevada's largest and most beautiful iwol with a brilliant, Ughted water cascade at the far end of the pool. The first floor lounge will accommodate another 300 persons.

Tliere is a 40-foot-high lighted revolving on the Top of the Tower. It was a feat to anchor and creel this enormous letter, which was lofted to the site by extra-sized helicopters. The Tower is built on a 5- foot-thick solid 80-foot-in-diaine- ter base of concrete and steel, resting on a solid base of che material 30 feet into the ground. Below the ground floor are two sub-basements, in which many of the routine functions of the Hotel and Casino are carried out. complel: closed his office in Las Vegas: Scherer believes lhat the! The 360 degree panoramic i'n "devote his Tower will prove to view from the Top of the Tow- time to his Redlands one of Las Vegas most pop- er is breathtaking, with the He has built many hotels.

During the years extra-heavy solar buildings in Redlands and oth-iconstruction much has bcenigrey plate wmdows on the top er Southern California cities in- 1 written about the Today jUiree eluding schools, churches, hospi-' tals, commercial buildings, military facilities and housing developments. Scherer and his Esther, Scherer summarized the articles in the following description of the $25-million project: The dream of Frank Nevada developer, the Tower is being literally suspended in space. The "Sky-Bar" at the "Top of the Tower" is the highest scenic public area in the State. measures 39 feet in diameter and the 26th and 27th floors of the "Bubble" have a diameter of 138 feet. To further enhance its appeal, the dome has an exclusive lounge and dancing area on the 28th floor, or the Top Floor, complete with twinkling stars in the astral decor with an unchallenged view of entire Las Vegas area.

LAS VEGAS LANDAAARK Howard Hughes today bought the Landmark Tower hotel and casinos shown in this architect's rendering. The Tower and adjoining buildings were constructed by L. P. Scherer, Redlands building contractor. The 29 -5tory tower is 328 feet high, tallest building in Nevada.

There are 524 hotel rooms, 164 in the Tower, four restaurants, two cocktail and show lounges, two casinos and a showroom-theater capable of handling 1,000 persori..