Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 8

Evening briefing 8 Reno Evening Gazette Thursday, Oct. 20, 1977 Horses not allowed Bridge tournament slated ELKO A pair of men who tried to ride their norses into a bar and a casino were arrested by police Monday -night and charged with maintaining a public nuisance. Arrested by Elko police were Darrell Van 26, and Edward Charles Roger, 32, both of Elko. Police said they had numerous complaints about tjie two men riding on their horses in front of the establish ments. The Reno unit of the American Corftraet Bridge League will hold its Reno fall sectional tournament Friday through Sunday at the Pioneer Inn.

Play begins at 1 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Anyone who wants to play is welcome, said a spokesman. Persons who want to come back but lack a partner should contact Dorothye Woodard at the tournament, he said. Spectators are welcome.

'Walking drug store BiifMnftiT.R A man rlpsprihed bv the state lri-2 Landmark sale fails LAS VEGAS (AP) The board of directors of the Summa formerly the Hughes Tool met here Wednesday, but failed to reach an agreement to sell the Landmark Hotel and Casino. The Landmark, a "space needle-like" resort across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center, is generally considered to be the weak link in Summa's chain of six gaming and hotel operations in the state. The Landmark, purchased by the late Howard Hughes in 1969 for a reported $17.3 million, has never turned a profit, and rumors of its sale have been making their rounds since shortly after Hughes died in 1976. Summa officials have confirmed that two offers have been received for the hotel, and a third offer was reported in a local newspaper Wednesday. Hospital costs up LAS VEGAS (AP) Room and service rates charged at the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital will soon be going up because of action taken Wednesday by the Clark County Commission.

Meeting as the hospital's board of trustees, the commission approved a nine per cent hike in room rates, action which follows closely on the heels of similar rate increases which went into effect earlier this month at Valley and Desert Springs Hospitals. Under the new rate schedule, a semi-private room will go from $88 a day to $96, and a private room will jump from the current $96 per day to $105. Other service charges will be: increased at varying rates of less than nine percent. vestigations and Narcotics Division as a "walking store" was arrested at a casino here Saturday. Taken into custody was Tom Lamar Bonacci, 43, Saltj Lake City.

He was charged with possessing demerol, 100 tablets of LSD, 1,500 dosage units of amphetamines, one pound $, marijuana, and a quantity of dangerous drugs consisting-of assorted pills. According to a division spokesman, Bonacci's arrest Rucker parole approved CARSON CITY (AP) Ernest Rucker, a former Stewart Indian School counselor sentenced in 1972 to prison for second degree murder, has been paroled by the state Parole Board. A board spokesman said Wednesday that Rucker was paroled on the condition he clear out of Nevada. He will be released once a work program is approved in another state. Rucker was sentenced to 20 years in prison for slaying gas station attendant David Harty in July 1971.

capped a lengthy investigation in wnicn me lH1 County Sheriffs Department assisted. Bus talks resume LAS VEGAS (AP) Negotiations resume today in the nearly three-month long Las Vegas-Tonopah-Reno Stagelines bus drivers' strike. The talks were sought by the drivers' union. About 70 drivers are off the job. There have been no talks in the wage dispute in three weeks.

In the meantime, LTR has resumed partial service. Historical board to meet The October meeting of the Nevada Historical Society Board of Trustees will begin at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Gold Room on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus. The society's annual meeting will be held at 7 o'clock the same evening at the Las Vegas Elks Club. Fake registration illegal John Doe had better really be John Doe especially if he's a criminal type when he registers at a Washoe County hotel or motel.

The Washoe County Commission Tuesday passed an ordinance that makes it illegal to provide false information to obtain lodging in any hotel or motel. The ordinance was requested by the Sheriffs Department. Commissioner Bob Rusk said Tuesday he had been assured by the Sheriff's Department the ordinance would be used only to force known criminals to either use their right names or face arrest. He said similar ordinances are in effect in Reno and 'Sparks. Paintings on display Western landscapes by nationally-known painter Louis of Salt Lake City are on display at the Northeastern Nevada Museum in Elko.

The show will close Nov. 16. Heinzman, a frequent visitor to Elko, began his art studies at the Academy of Fine Art at Munich, then attended the Academy of Beaux Artes at Paris and the. Royal Academy in Rome. Howard Hickson, director of the Elko museum, said, "His brush captures, on canvas, the color, romance and distance of the magnificent American West." The show is partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts through a grant from the Nevada State Council on the Arts.

Judicial unit meets Tho cofnnH mpptino of the Nevada Judicial Planning Council will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the old Supreme, Court room of the State Capitol Building in Carson The planning council was created earlier this yeara an official agency of the state Supreme Court. It studying various projects which will improve the. adjj ministration and operation of the Nevada Court System MIS Service agreement signed BATTLE MOUNTAIN Trustees of the Battle Mountain General Hospital have reluctantly signed an agreement with Nevada Blood Services for the firm to supply blood. Several board members expressed complaints with' the Reno-based organization aiy the last blood drawing in Battle Mountain.

Nyle Leshikar, who is be hospital trustee and a county commissioner, said 'i! if Blood Service staff arrived late at last month's drawing. She; said several potential donors had to leave because of the delay in getting set up. Trustee chairman Homer Hensler and trustee Peggy Neilson both said they had received complaints from donors about indifferent treatment from the Blood Services staff Despite the late start and the other problems, a total of 54 pints were given. The Battle Mountain Business en Professional Womens Club encouraged many volunjeers through a program of contacting employers and individuals, Lease agreement approved A long-term lease agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for a Gerlach dump. at Godey's Gap.

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