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Klein, Freda, 1920-2012
Freda Klein was born on May 17, 1920. She graduated from the University of Washington in 1942, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. By the mid-1960s she was living in Las Vegas with her husband and three children. In 1966 she began her career with the State of Nevada Employment Security Department. She also returned to school, eventually earning a Master's degree at age 49 and a doctorate at age 59. In 1978 she became the head of the Office of the Employment Security Department in Henderson, Nevada.
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Byrne, Grace Winkleman, 1908-1964
Grace W. Byrne was the news editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Henderson” page for twelve years, from 1946 to 1958. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 4, 1908, Byrne was an active member of the community in Henderson, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Byrne, William
William Byrne was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. When he became mayor of Henderson, Nevada, he introduced gaming into the city through legislation in 1959.
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Notice of special registration for bond election, Clark County, Nevada, 1953
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Notice of the requirement of special registration by property and corporation land owners in Clark County to vote in the 1953 bond issue for the Water District. A list of registrars and registration places included on second page. The bond issue announcement and an itemized list of proposed expenditures to be paid from the bonds are referenced below.
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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, August 5, 1954
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Frank Schreck oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Frank Schreck conducted by Claytee D. White on April 10, 2007 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Frank Schreck discusses his upbringing in Henderson, Nevada in the 1940s, his education at Yale University and University of California Berkeley School of Law in the 1960s, and his return to Las Vegas, Nevada after graduation. Schreck shares stories of growing up conservative and becoming more liberal after attending college, including attending antiwar demonstrations. He talks about helping locals with welfare rights, standing up to housing discrimination against people of color, and his experiences working pro bono cases within the Las Vegas community. Schreck recalls the influence Mike O'Callaghan had on his life, both as an educator encouraging Schreck to become a lawyer and later as a mentor appointing him to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Finally, Schreck talks about his professional career as a corporate gaming lawyer and activism efforts within Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada.
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