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Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 21

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RENO EVENING GaZETTE OCTOBER 19, 196021 The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment in the United States. Gaming Commission Would Clarify Power Over Personnel of Casinos Westminster Chimes Heard For First Time at Reno Bank The Westminster chimes heard pounds. Today, through the by Reno residents in the down- miracle of electronics, an eight the commission's recent policy CARSON CITY Nevada's Gaming Commission Tuesday bluntly demanded a clarification of its power to halt infiltration of the Las Vegas Riviera Hotel foot by four foot panel in the basement of the bank building is achieving the results of five bells that would weigh 37 tons of the by key personnel" from the neighboring Desert Inn. ROBERT LELAND Attorney has moved his Low Offices to the FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. 15 East First St.

Suite 412 FAirview 3-2757 limiting "too much power in the hands of too few." "Do we have the power to control such activity?" he asked. "If not I think the statutes are ineffective and the purpose of the law is being defeated." The commission cited the cases of Bill Pechart and David High, two Reno gamblers who have been designated "personas non grata" by the board and old type of carillon bells. The striking bars on the elec The commission said Desert Inn employes began moving into the Riviera after the hotel corporation bought out four investors who held supervisory jobs. The investors were Sid Wyman, George Duckworth, Charles Rich and Sam Gans. They we bought out lor more than $180,000, the commission said, although the Riviera had said it was short, of money when it asked to have the Desert Inn investors licensed.

A The Desert Inn group was turned down last month in its at tronic panel are made of special old-world steel made under an tempt to take the P'viera Hotel into is growing gaming empire. old family tradition of bell cast But the commission said" sev ing to which electronic American know-how has been combined for town area at 10 a.m. today marked the beginning of scheduled time indications installed by First National Bank of Nevada as an integral part of the new mechanism of the time and temperature sign on the corner of its main office at Second and Virginia Streets. Bank President E. J.

Questa pressed the button setting off the first of the cathedral-like tones which will ring out daily at two hour intervals beginning at eight o'clock every morning and ending at six o'clock everj evening. Cast bell carillons date back to the 15th century. These were massive affairs weighing thousands eral top employes of the group have been assuming management pick-up and amplification. of the Riviera since then. The striking of the1 hour will "ITiey are doing indirectly what be preceded by a 16 note melody I lllfc Vffc we have expressly prohibited," Commissioner Bert Goldwater "Pechart has been ordered kept out of the Mapes Hotel casino! from 'way back," Goldwater said.

"At first there was some obedience. How it appears the order variation on the keys, which are controlled by two master sequence clocks which charged. "We need a straightforward opinion from the attorney general on whether we have the select the Westminster chimes is being disregarded." Goldwater said that if there is! a weakness in the law the next Nevada Legislature should cor authority to regulate the employment of such key personnel in and the correct strike for the hour. The electronic impulses are translated into sound waves by two special 25 watt speakers with two driver units of a Stromberg casino operations. I "If we have no jurisdiction! ADA Convention For Las Vegas Carlson unit.

over administrative and supervisory personnel then gambling is out of control." Goldwater was principal spokesman for the commission during The time and temperature is the latest type produced NOTICE Now Open for Business LAWN ENTERPB'SFS 1401 W. 4th Street, Reno, Nevada Heating Air Conditioning Sheettnetal Sales Service Commercial Residential NOW it the time to have your Heating System Serviced before Winter Really Starts. Anastasio Landa Bill Windle PHONE Day FA 9-5362 Nite FA 2-5789 iby Telematics, Inc. and is rect it. He added tnat he con-' sidered it "shortsighted" of the 1959 legislature to leave out licensing of casino employes when it adopted the present gaming control act.

"We know that gambling often attracts undesirables," he con- eluded. "It's our job to keep it clean of these undesirables, yet it appears we do not have the authority." LAb vtUA6 special) me. with a ix hour rarrv. over to register the correct time (the discussion that followed a monthly meeting on license appli American Dental Association will hold its 1965 convention in Las Vegas with close to 15,000 dele in case of electric power failure The temperature control, also cations. He cited other instances where "undesirables" have not been kept out of gambling gates and exhibitors expected.

Dr. John B. Hirsch of Las Ve of the latest type, will register within one half degree, plus or gas, president of the Nevada iminnc A Kltlh nn inn nf thp Michael Wendell, special deputy "It appears that once we trust om.r inuu oocuny, anu ues- huildinsr acts as a thermometer mond Kelly, manager of the Las and relays an electronic message a license to a man he can usaJQ "aa around and laugh at us" working on the problem for water said. "I seriouslv doubt, 50016 tllne- He promised an opm- CHIMES MARK TIME FOR BANK President E. J.

Questa of First National Bank of Nevada presses button to set off time telling chimes for first time. to the mechanism housed in the Vegas Convention Bureau appeared before the ADA board of ithat the law in this respect hasllon as 500,1 as iany teeth in it." Chairman Milton Keefer re trustees in Los Angeles late last Week to present the bid for the convention. Kelly said Las Vegas was se LEARN WHILE YOU SLEEP basement. The sign itself makes use of 15.000 feet of control wire and 490 69 watt traffic lamps on the indicator bank. These lamps have a life of over 8.000 hours.

The installation was done by Electrical Products of Reno. lected by the trustees over strong Slick Funeral Set for Friday Peraldo Heads Beer Group Special to Gazette-Journal ELKO L. W. Peraldo of Win- ported several key positioas in Riviera management had been taken by employes of the Desert Inn group in the past week. He said Ed Burke and Louis Nier, both of the Desert Inn- bids from New York City, Washington, D.

C. and Dallas, Tex. Special to Gawite-Journal PORTOLA. Calif. Graveside controlled Stardust Hotel, are now the Nevada tieer wnoiesaiers, services will be held Fridav at! shift bosses in the Riviera ca-Assn.

at a meeting held in Elko. 1 2 p.m. jn the Shadv Grove Ceme-lsino. Carson CAP Hosts Fly-in Election Slated For Washoe Bar The monthly meeting of the Other officers named were Mar- Ben Sweetland, famous consultant, author, lecturer, spent 26 years developing a self improvement course that defies foil ure. This course called "BUILDING MIND POWER" hos proven successful with people from oil walks of life and all ages.

Students get better grades in school, adults develop self mastery, confidence, success, consciousness, personality, concentration, memory. Art of relaxation, peaceful sleep end many more traits we oil wish for but seldom attain. There ore special records for children such as causing children to enjoy their studies, being obedient, respectful and and polite, over come bed-wetting, stuttering and stammering, multiplication tables, phonetics. Special records on dancing, golfing, music, and public speaking. Also 34 different languages Be sure tery for Charles Slick, 72, who! addition, he said, former died Mondav morning rmitp Stardust Dit hoss Ike Erstein is sten Burdick of Reno, first vice- president; Jim Costello, of Lasjto thp Western Pacific Hospital I now assistant Riviera casino man- of Washoe County Bar Association vai.n.i v-j i- r.

vegas, secona vice-presiaeni; following a heart attack. "i.vppas wfimi vicp-Dresiaem: i 'j adk lT7i, J' sonny igraaa. eus, Mr born Nov. 27, Inn entertainment director, is luncheon in the Garden Room of; the CAP breakfast fly-m Sunday vice-president: Randy Mc- ism run 1 the Riverside Hotel. morning at the Carson airport.

President Clark Guild Jr. and! Coffee for the occasion was Elhone of Las Vegas, secretary 52 years ago. He hadiment. and treasurer and Frank Kna-lived Portia for 25 years.) Goldwater said the employment felc, Reno, director. ijje was formerly employed by of these men, in effect, ignored Vice President Robert T.

Adams wwv i Valley Lumber Co. of dropped by parachute from a C-45 aircarft by the Nevada Sky Divers, who later performed free falls from a height of 3,000 feet. ness meeting ai me onA ruiii Loyalton, retiring in 1956. announced a program consisting of the annual election of officers, and discussion of a recent legal-aid report by a special committee of the bar. I Hotel in the absence of Bob, i V.nnT Pf Premdent.

Mor- tor Carlson of Portland. Ore and Carson, enngton and Anelim of Reno, executive1. it's the Ben Sweetland Course, Building Mind Power, Free Brochure. TEACHERS ATTENTION We need teachers all over the State to call on parents who have requested preview of this famous course that instills the "I CAN" attitude in children os well 01 adults. You will be trained.

This work involves more explaining than selling. Call or write Mr. Budke for appointment. 439'2 Moran Reno FA 3-4398. ATTENTION HUNTERS! PHONE FA 3-4133 OR EL 5-5559 Atk Dova About "Living Insurance" by Equitable thorne articipated in contests of; sectary of the association, par-j pondueted bv ribbon cutting, bomb dropping, ticipated in the meeting.

'me PeT Alleri Awards An and spot landing. Captain Gesstle Roeer E. Baertch, director of Vorrv is kT choree ot and Captain Silva from Stead 'the Idaho-Montana-Nevada divi-! AFB demonstrated the maneuver- son of the U.S. Brewers Founda-: ability of their big "flying ba-tion. welcomed about 50 delegates nana helicopter.

jand Elko visitors attending. Capt. Irving Ferguson enter-1 RENO SMALL ITEM WAREHOUSE Clothes Closets Over Crowded? Space Problem in Your Office? Store your out of season clothing or older office records. Easily Accessable, bonded and insured storage. 785 E.

2nd-FA 9-5300 tained the spectators with aero Driver Blameless In Fatal Mishap batics and stunt flying, and winding up the air show, was Bill Stead of Reno, who, after a low fly-over in his Grumman Bearcat, performed 'oops, dives and spins. Breakfast was served in the LAS VEGAS (AP) Capt. Ray Gubser, head of the sheriffs uni-l I r. hangar for about 100 persons. jn jLne ocene jform division, said today that -an investigation into a pedestrian fatality on the strip Saturday is incomplete, but there does not ap- pear be any negligence on the, part of the driver of the car in- k.

volved. r- Madison, Attorney Paul. A. Jensen, 46, was crossing thei I highway when he was fatally in- jured after being struck by a car -driven by Everett James 51, a Jean, bookkeeper. I Wilson was booked into county jail for investigation of man- slaughter, but Gubser said he: does not plan to ask the district! attorney's office for a complaint, and that Wilson would be released today.

Jensen was crossing the high-j way with a companion, who, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES As representative of one of America's leading life insurance companies. Man we seek is probably married, between 25 and 40, doing well at present job, yet is impatient with progress. While applicant need not have life insurance experience, he will need ambition, determination and desire to serve others as well as himself. To this man, we offer a permanent position, group insurance and pension. We offer independence of own business, yet affiliation and support of a large national firm.

We supply training, office facilities, direct mail plan, and other proven help to procure buyers and make sales. In reply, give brief personal history and experience. All replies held in strict confidence. Send Resume to GAZETTE-JOURNAL BOX 725 jumped out of the way. Investi- invikd the gators said Jensen was wearing i dark clothes which would have! made it difficult for the driver to see him.

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