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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1977
Page
12
Sun editorials protest Nevada Power Co. $2 customer service charge as sewer bills look set to double. The piece argues fixed incomes suffer most, cites unexplained $1.50 additions, and accuses regulators and the public of being misled by the rate increase.
The proposed raise to sewer bills would rise to 54 dollars per year by 1980 for homeowners and pensioners. Working homeowners may get modest pay increases, but those on pensions or Social Security face no boosts. The increase, subject to county commissioners approval, would come gradually and could nearly double hotel sewer costs plus a 25 percent discharge tax.
The piece argues few options exist to fund the advanced wastewater treatment plant. It says the federal push to clean the Colorado River burdens Southern Nevadans, especially retirees, with higher utility costs while urging President Carter to bolster Social Security in the face of rising prices.
In a private White House meeting Parren Mitchell leads the Congressional Black Caucus in pressing President Carter for full employment and affirmative action. Members demand swift, substantive legislation rather than rhetoric as they back calls for new enforcement power via a potential super agency to oversee equal opportunity and federal contracts.
A Milwaukee judge faces recall after a teen rape probation comment. In California a driver Hunt was convicted for hitching with waitress Chris Tobian, a conviction later reversed by a three judge panel citing voluntary hitchhiking. The column urges caution about hitchhiking and notes risks to both hitcher and driver.
A critical contemplation of H-bomb safety and appeal contrasts with the neutron bomb in a modern arsenal. The piece argues bombs satisfy a human urge yet risk toxic consequences, noting the neutron bomb aims to kill people while sparing property, and questions its danger to global restraint and war psychology.
Almanac entry lists historical events including Zenger acquittal in 1735 Ecuador earthquake deaths in 1949 and Arthur Bremer conviction in 1972. Highlights Sir Harry Lauder born August 4 1870 and playful quip attributed to him. Also mentions planetary signs and notable celestial bodies for the day.
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