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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1975
Page
9
Reader asks what would happen if flood totalled cars reappear on used lots and whether buyers have recourse if they fail. Also notes on far ranging Bicentennial musings and beef jerky tips set beside local club notices and Philadelphia memories.
Seniors 65 and older get free gate admission to the Jaycees State Fair Aug 20 24 at the Convention Center by presenting Gold Cards. If needed, contact Clark County School District at 736-5304 to obtain a card in time for the event. The program is sponsored by the Voluntary Action Center and Aging Information and Referral Services with Booth contact 382-5260.
The AVM Action Committee reports improving prospects for a Veterans Administration hospital in Las Vegas. Gene Welsh notes strong Washington response with 40 Congressmen replying. Opponent scepticism appears, as Larry Sabbath doubts bill approval this session, while AVM cites 75,000 local veterans and votes for a small hospital to serve Clark County veterans.
Former Nevada State Senator Kenneth Johnson died Saturday at a local hospital after a heart ailment. A Goldfield native born in 1911, he served Ormsby County in the Senate from 1943 to 1957, chaired the Finance Committee, and was president pro tempore in 1949. Funeral arrangements are pending at Walton Funeral Home.
The Rehabilitation Services Administration awards nearly 90000 dollars to UNLV to fund 11 month traineeships for eight graduate students in vocational rehabilitation. The program, starting before Sept 2, will offer stipends plus tuition and will place interns with statewide agencies to assist Nevadans with disabilities. Two new faculty will join to support interns and trainers.
Charles Kniffen and Gary Risher, both 23 and 33, were arrested after buying beer with a counterfeit $20 bill. Police found $440 in counterfeit notes with the same serial number in their car and reported they had burned about $150,000 in bogus money at a dump north of Nellis Air Force Base, with about 10 bills recovered among ashes.
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