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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1975
Page
9
City and County II agreed to each provide 5000 dollars to start a budgeting system for consolidation. The Joint Consolidation Committee discussed funding studies with 50000 dollars from each entity, sourced from revenue sharing funds, pending Joint Committee approval.
County and city commissioners clash on funding for a consolidation study and moving staff to city hall. Debate centers on whether to fund consultants, set up a governance system, and pursue federal and private funds. Ruby Eaves hired as executive secretary. city to cover space and supplies.
Muriel Stevens reports guidance on buying used cars as is with limited recourse from consumer affairs. UNLV English professor Charles Adams discusses Frank Waters and a Nobel prize buzz. Wrestling team head Jerry Wager earns national titles with youths. locals honor George Merriweather of TWA at MGM luncheon. Jazz society plans Joe Williams Freddie Hubbard concert. reporters profile locals Plotkin Feinberg travelers. Oatmeal mix recipe and storage tips headline community cooking notes.
The Joint Consolidation Committee voted Monday to seek an opinion from the state attorney general on SB 601 which would merge city and county. Las Vegas west side residents fear disenfranchisement as voting districts shift to county commissioner elections. The city commission backed the AG opinion while county members split 5 to 2 seeking a court test. Commissioner Canter warned the bill could only be changed by legislature or court, calling AG ruling academic.
A Joint Consolidation Committee approved naming City Fire Chief J D Miller as Consolidation Coordinator and County Chief Leroy Hawks as Deputy. Plans seek a phased merger before January 1977 with studies on rates and district management for Clark County Sanitation District.
SUN columnist Muriel Stevens receives the Today’s Woman award from the National Ladies Auxiliary of Jewish War Veterans at the Frontier Hotel. Presented by Anita Gotthoffer, the honor cites representing today’s woman in a changing world. Stevens hosts The Muriel Stevens Show and wrote The Muriel Stevens Cookbook.
Dr David Rubsamen of Berkeley advocates fewer jury trials and more specialized judges for malpractice cases. He supports binding arbitration, disclosure of patient finances, and scaled attorney fees. Indiana's pain and suffering cap is under constitutional review, while doctor owned insurers might curb costs.
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