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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1975

Page

11

Wendell Waite Defends Against Accusations of Politicking

A reader recalls Councilman Wendell Waite denying charges of political influence in city staffing. The piece recalls past leaders and notes personal doubt, then reports a $61 cost to verify beliefs while praising Waite for clearing misunderstandings and urging support.

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Out In The Open After One Decade

Washington reports a Senate discussion where Senator Russell B Long reflects on urging a voting rights bill during Kennedy’s presidency, noting political risk then. He supports the seven year extension as southern senators shift, contrasting younger lawmakers who voted for the extension with veterans who opposed it.

Washington UPI Sen Russell B Long Deep South John F. Kennedy Louisiana Nopie Senate Johnson Allen J. Ellender South Aye Herman E. Talmadge Nunn Robert Morgan North Carolina Bennett Johnston Lawton Chiles Richard Stone Florida McClellan Talmadge James Alten John J. Sparkman Alabama Harry F. Byrd Virginia John C. Stennis Mississippi Strom J. Thurmond South Carolina

Citizen Advisors Appointed to Joint Consolidation Committee

County Commissioner David Canter announced the appointment of ten individuals to the Citizens Advisory Council to the Joint Consolidation Committee. Appointees include Connie Larsen Charles Fleming Gary Gray Fred Kirschner Jean Ford Jeanette Clark Ann Zorn Dick Gregg Frank Shattuck and Tom Miller. Also nominated were R G Taylor James Cashman Jr Dorothy Eisenberg Jan MacEachern and Al Johns.

David Canter Citizens Advisory Council Clark County School Board Canter Connie Larsen Charles Fleming Classroom Teachers Association Gary Gray UNLV Fred Kirschner Citizens Council Jean Ford Jeanette Clark Ann Zorn League of Women Voters Dick Gregg Hilton Hotel Frank Shattuck Tom Miller Nevada Catholic Welfare R. G. Taylor James Cashman, Jr Las Vegas al Johns Urban Action Committee

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