Governor Signs Phase Two Contracts For Water Project
Gov. Mike O Callaghan signed contracts for the second phase of the 110 million Southern Nevada Water Project and toured the Jean prison site during a southern Nevada visit. The project will supply Lake Mead water to Las Vegas area by 1981. Jean prison should house inmates by January 1978, with 250 initially and 100 more by November 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Gear
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City
Southern Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
Jean
Nevada
Las Vegas
O'Callaghan
Las Vegas Valley
Alfred Merritt Smith
Cancer Cure Seized and Las Vegan Arrested
Reporting follows on an individual with terminal leukemia once near death now claiming remission by 1976. The case includes a disputed proximity fuze proposal to the Air Force, letters from senators, and a real estate investment scheme involving Gera Corp and Nevada hotels. A Tennessee bank suit seeks return of funds misdirected to Kilfoyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilfoyle
Department of the Air Force
William F. Brockman
Air Force Munitions Division
Govee
U.S
Howard Cannon
Paul Laxalt
James Santini
Hughes Aircraft Company, Inc
Gera Corp
Gera
Nevada
Lebanon
United American Bank of
Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee
Laws Sought Clarifying Legal Status Of Tips
Senate hearing features union representative Juliano arguing tips are gifts not wages and urging prohibition on tip deductions. He notes tipping should not be counted toward minimum wage, while critics warn elimination could raise costs for hotels and restaurants and threaten business viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Bartenders and Waiters Union
Senate
Robert E. Juliano
Hotel and Restaurant Employes and Bartenders International Union
Juliano
Pode
National Restaurant Association
Richard Benefield
Magee
Bloomsburg
Benefield
Foley Drops Ralph Lamb Tax Case
The case centered on Lamb and sheriff Benny Binion with IRS computations excluding Binion. The government argued Lamb lived beyond his $20,000 sheriff salary using loans and gifts for a $130,000 home at 3060 N Jones Blvd. The judge voiced skepticism of the case but did not instruct a verdict, noting insufficient proof and friendship between Lamb and Binion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Binion
IRS
Lamb
Binion
Justicement
David Beitz
Foley
Oley
Jones Blvd
Sterility Linked to Farm Chemical Plant Workers
Ten of 23 male workers at Occidental Petroleum’s Lathrop California pesticide unit became sterile. Officials tied low sperm counts to chemical exposure, with DBCP noted as a likely contributor. Plant operations paused. workers tested. substitutes and protective controls planned over up to a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathrop
Calif
UPI
James Lindley
West Coast
Occidental Petroleum Co
San Joaquin County
Lindley
William Steffan
California
Brush Fires Blaze In Calif Forests
United Press International reports massive lightning sparked fires in California with 30 000 acres burned in Big Sur as part of 400 plus blazes statewide. Fire crews face extreme danger and manpower shortages while additional fires burn in Mt Diablo Modoc Burney Sequoia and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
California
Big Sur
San Francisco
Monterey County
Kathy Ross
U.S. Forest Service
Forestry Service
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Colorado
National Forest
Gary Buzzini
Division of Forestry
Mt. Diablo State Park
Modoc National Forest
Burney Falls State Park
Sequoia National Forest
Bakersfield
Shungnak
Judge Convicts Ogilvie of DUI in Reno
Former Clark County Administrator George Ogilvie was convicted in municipal court of driving under the influence. Judge Steve Dollinger found him guilty on the police report and fined $250. Ogilvie was absent but represented by counsel and the red light charge was dismissed after the fine was set.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Pat
Division of
Colorado River Resources
William Deutsch
Colorado River Advisory Commission
Las Vegan
Ralph Lamb
Art Carter
Ers
Steffan
Ogilvie
Christemen
Sahara Ave
Vegas Village West
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