Investigation probes nearly $1 million paid to Landrum & Brown at McCarran
The FAA and a House subcommittee examine possible misallocation of federal funds totaling about 940000 for McCarran master plans and studies over several years. Investigators focus on payoffs, motives, and the involvement of airport officials amid an in-depth probe likely to reach a federal grand jury.
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McCarran International Airport
The
SUN
Landrum & Brown
Federal Aviation Administration
Congressional House
Las Vegas
Wynn Karish
FAA
Nevada
Karish
Los Angeles
Robert Stanton
Stanton
Lawson Dewitt
the Sun
Clark County
McCarran
Erle Taylor
Taylor
George Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Airport Committee
Atty
George Holt
UNLV Launches Delinquency Prevention Program for Teachers
UNLV starts a fall juvenile delinquency program pairing the College of Education with the juvenile court system. Dr. Russ Andaloro coordinates the internships offering degree credits and practical field experience. Applicants include education students, master’s candidates, and professionals retraining to focus on prevention in schools.
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UNLV
Russ Andaloro
College of Education
Andaloro
Nevada
New Metro Police Helicopter Presented to Metro Dept
Sheriff Ralph Lamb presents the Metro Police Dept. with a new $198000 jet turbo helicopter to pilot Sgt. Hary Christopher. The craft travels 150 mph, seats four, and can carry two stretchers in emergencies. County revenue sharing funds financed the purchase.
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Metro Police Dept
Ralph Lamb
Metro
Hary Christopher
Metro Purchases New Jet Turbo Helicopter
Las Vegas law enforcement will add a Hughes 500 jet turbo helicopter to its fleet funded by county revenue sharing. The $198,000 chopper seats four, can carry stretchers, reaches 150 mph, and improves night searches with quad lights, replacing the slower Hughes 300 C model. Sheriff Ralph Lamb noted previous shortages during critical emergency search and rescue missions near Mt. Charleston.
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Las Vegas
Metro Police
Ralph Lamb
Sheriff Lamb
Mt. Charleston
Gibbs appointed general manager of Las Vegas Jaycee State Fair
Andy Gibbs was named general manager of the Las Vegas Jaycee State Fair set for November 37 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Born in Las Vegas and a Rancho High School graduate in 1968, Gibbs has four years of active Jaycees membership and promises many exhibits and events for fairgoers.
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Andy Gibbs
Las Vegas
Gibbs
Las Vegas Convention Center
Rancho High School
The
Jaycees
Hotel Reps Preview Slide Show On Las Vegas Convention Plans
Top hotel sales and publicity staff viewed a slide presentation showcasing Strip and Downtown hotels facilities. Irwin Kishner urged hotels to offer rooms at special rates for ASTA 1978, noting nine percent of visitors are convention business and highlighting travel agents’ role.
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American Society of Association Executives
ASAE
Irwin Kishner
Las Vegas
American Society of Travel Agents
ASTA
Kishner
Nevada Senator Presses Labor on Unemployment Rules
Nevada Senator Howard Cannon asks the Labor Department to clarify when teacher aides and substitute teachers may receive unemployment benefits. He cites complaints from Las Vegas and Myrtle Tate Elementary School about denial of federally funded Special Unemployment Assistance under new rules. Carol Williams collected over 150 complaints and forwarded them to Cannon and Rep. James Santini.
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Nevada
Howard Cannon
Secretary of Labor
Carol Williams
Myrtle Tate
James Santini
Cannon
Labor
W.J. Usery Jr
Lake Tahoe Airline Hearings Set by Civil Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board will hold fall hearings at Lake Tahoe to decide which of three applicants PSA Air California and Air Nevada will receive permanent Tahoe Airport operating authority. Senator Howard Cannon urged local hearings instead of Washington. PSA and Air Cal seek certification to serve Tahoe and transfer to interstate carriers like Air West and United Airlines.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Cannon
Senate Aviation Subcommittee
CAB
Washington
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Air California
Air Nevada
PSA
Air Cal
California
Air West
United Airlines
Don’t Fear Interviews Says Cocks
Ed Cocks, social security district manager for Las Vegas, assures supplemental security income recipients they are not being singled out for investigation when contacted by SSA representatives. The program aids those 65 plus or blind or disabled with little income, and may involve a mailed questionnaire or a home interview to verify information and living arrangements.
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Ed Cocks
Social Security
Las Vegas
Social Security Administration
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Metro Chopper
Smfotogy
Ken Jones
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Williams
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