Sergeants McGowan Haas Promoted in Las Vegas Zone
NHP Sergeants Paul F. McGowan and Richard F. Haas are promoted to shift commanders in the Las Vegas Zone I by the Nevada DMV Highway Patrol Division. Col. James Lambert says their promotions come after thorough screening of eligible candidates and outstanding performance records.
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Paul F. McGowan
Richard F. Haas
Las Vegas Zone I
Highway Patrol Division
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Amchitka Survey Schedule Announced by ERDA Team
A third bioenvironmental and radiological survey of Amchitka Island will run mid August through mid September. A scientific task force from the Energy Research and Development Administration will conduct the study. Amchitka was used for three underground nuclear detonations.
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Amchitka Island
Atomic Energy Commission
New Energy Research and Development Administration
Bat Mitzvah Held at Temple Beth Sholom
Amy Katz daughter of Mrs. and Mr. George Katz became a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom reciting Haftorah. Faday Rabbi Philip Shnairson led services with Cantor Joseph Kohn chanting the liturgy.
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Amy Katz
George Katz
Temple Beth Sholom
Faday
Philip Shnairson
Temple
Joseph Kohn
Nevada Surrenders Licenses From New Residents
New Nevada residents must surrender out of state licenses to the DMV. Returned licenses are mailed to former states. In the first half of 1975 California accounted for about 41 percent, followed by Arizona, New York, and Colorado. Four of six months saw returns to all 49 states, and two months to all but one.
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Nevada
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
California
Arizona
New York
Colorado
Linda Dryden To Compete In National Sweetheart Pageant
Linda Lee Dryden of Las Vegas daughter of Mr and Mrs JH Dryden will compete in the National Sweetheart Pageant at the National Sweet Corn Festival in Hoopeston Illinois during Labor Day Weekend. She will perform a jazz dance for talent and be judged in swimsuit and evening gown contests. The Hoopeston Jaycees sponsor the festival.
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Linda Lee Dryden
JH. Dryden
Las Vegas
Hoopeston
Ill
Miss Dryden
Hoopeston Jaycees
Assessors Men to Visit Moapa Virgin Valley Farm Lands
Clark County assessor deputies plan sessions at Mesquite Community Center on Friday August 22 for Moapa and Virgin Valley landowners to apply for Green Belt agriculture tax values. An earlier typo misdated the notice. deputies will also be in Overton on August 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Moapa and
Virgin Valley
Clark County
Mesquite Community Center
Overton
Stamp books updated after denomination changes in food stamps
New food stamp coupon books issued with redesigned denominations. Households using old 50 cent, 2 dollar, and 5 dollar coupons must spend them before August 31. After that date grocers will not accept old 2, 3, 10, and 30 dollar books, which are replaced by new books of 2, 7, 40, 50, and 65 dollars.
Malika Sour to Compete in Little Miss Nationwide Talent Contest
Malika Sour of Las Vegas will enter the Little Miss Nationwide talent contest in Kansas City Missouri on Tuesday. She will be judged in belly dancing as her talent.
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Malika Sour
Las Vegas
Kansas City
Malika
McCarran Adopts Metric Signage With 40 Kilometer Entrance
McCarran International Airport installs a 40 kilometer sign on the entrance road as Clark County's first metric indicator. The 40 km sign is mounted over a 25 mph sign to aid driver adaptation to the new system. All contracts and reports for McCarran will use the English Metro system figures.
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U.S
McCarran International Airport
Clark County
McCarren
Real Estate Seminar Sponsored by State Advisory Commission
The Real Estate Advisory Commission hosts a two day education seminar at the Showboat Hotel on Monday and Tuesday. The free event for licensees and applicants, and a small fee for the public, is part of a yearly series by the Research Education and Recovery Fund. Instructors include Stan Krolak Berkely Curtis and Reno resident R E Skip Hansen who cover general appraisal techniques land appraisal and Nevada licensee law.
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The
Real Estate Advisory Commission
Research, Education and Recovery Fund
Stan Krolak
Berkely Curtis
R. E
Skip” Hansen
Reno
Nevada
Garage Sale Planned by ACLU in Nevada Community
The Nevada American Civil Liberties Union hosts a two day garage sale from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on August 30 and 31 at 2029 Michael Way. Proceeds support the local ACLU chapter and offer bargains for shoppers.
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Nevada American Civil Liberties Union
Michael Way
ACLU
China Radio Reports Labor Strife in Heilungkiang Province
A Hong Kong United Press International dispatch says dissidents fomented factional fighting disrupting Heilungkiang production. Peking Radio confirmed Hangchow unrest. Heilungkiang broadcasts urge decisive action against bourgeois factionalism amid fears of regional destabilization and impact on oil, timber, and agriculture near the Soviet border.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Heilungkiang
China
Hangchow
Chekiang
Peking Radio
Harbin
Texas
Taching
Soviet Union
Ussuri
Amur
Courtroom Escape Fails Here
An inmate from Clark County Jail attempted a dash for freedom during a court appearance before Chief Judge Paul Goldman. Wille Carson Shaw Jr. faced murder charges for a musician in Checkmates Ltd and resisted a psychiatrist order, then bolted but was restrained by Willie Arnold of Probation and Parole and a bailiff who was briefly indisposed in the dentist’s chair.
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Clark County
Wille Carson Shaw Jr
Checkmates Ltd
Paul Goldman
Shaw
Willie Arnold
Department of Probation and Parole
Goldman
Driver Tests Get A New Supervisor
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles named Larry Franklin supervisor of the Las Vegas driver's license office and head of traveling examiners. He replaces retiree Mike Gavrilovich after 34 years in state licensing. Franklin is a former Marine Corps veteran and has served in Vermont politics.
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Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Larry Franklin
Las Vegas
Mike Gavrilovich
Franklin
Motor Vehicle Department
Carson City
Marine Corps
Vermont
House
Legislative Council
New Haven
Hartford
One Man Equals 683 Washington
The typical American worker now uses over sixteen times as much electricity as in 1920. Electric machinery allows one man to do in effect the work that required 683 men fifty five years ago.
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Washington
Malpractice suit targets Congressman McDonald over cancer death
The heirs of John L. Scott filed a federal $3.5 million medical malpractice suit in Atlanta against U.S. Rep Larry McDonald and Doctors Memorial Hospital. The suit seeks $500,000 in actual damages plus $3 million in punitive damages for Scott’s death from lung cancer, alleging improper treatment under McDonald’s direction. The plaintiffs say laetrile was used, a drug not FDA approved. The case names unknown hospital employees and awaits discovery.
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Atlanta
UPJ
Larry McDonald
D-Ga
McDonald
John L. Scott
Doctors Memorial Hospital
John Doe
Scott
Marietta
Ruth Scott
Birmingham
Asa
John Daniel Scott
Houston
Hilda Mae Scott
McDonald's
L. Burke Lewis
Lewis
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Two Men and Four Boys Die in Piper Cherokee Crash
The bodies of two men and four boys were found in the wreckage of a Piper Cherokee aircraft owned by the 140 Flying Club of Springfield. The FAA says the plane was en route from Rockford to Quincy and disappeared from radar at 9:54 p.m. Thursday. The cause and reason for the Springfield detour were not disclosed.
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Chandlerville, Ill
UPI
140 Flying Club of
Springfield
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Rockford
Quincy
EPA says car converters not a fire risk under proper engine care
The EPA stated that catalytic converters pose no fire hazard for cars or vegetation if engines are maintained. Misfiring sparkplugs or ignition faults could raise converter temps above 1200 degrees, risking fires. Tests show typical converter heat around 500 degrees at 30 or 60 mph, with few reported fires linked to converters. The agency is reviewing and seeking manufacturer input on a warning device for overheating.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
IPA
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
EPA
UPI Center in Boston Loses Power After Main Fuse Blows
A 1,200 amp fuse blew at UPI's Boston news center, cutting service to about 150 broadcast stations and 80 newspapers in six New England states. About one third of the Massachusetts Teachers Association Building lost power at 4:50 p.m. EDT, with full outage until 6 p.m. Some restoration followed.
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Boston
UPI
United Press International
New England
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Legion chief warns of internal communist threat at convention
James Wagonseller, national commander of the American Legion, urged detente with the Soviet Union but cautioned against internal Communist influence in the United States. He warned about Russians posing as businessmen and supported keeping Cuba embargoed. He highlighted growth in Legion membership, including Vietnam veterans, and urged focus on cancer research with the American Cancer Society. He predicted future leadership by Vietnam veterans and a black commander.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
American Legion
Wagonseller
Lancaster
Ohio
Russia
Cuba
Legion
American Cancer Society
Wagenseller
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