Churches Accept Gaming Ways as Economic Fact Nevada Hearings
UPI reports Rev. Jerome Blankenship a Reno newcomer and former Las Vegas pastor admits occasional bets in casinos and says churches accept gaming as an economic fact of life while urging Nevada to do more for victims as he testifies before the National Review Commission on Gambling in Las Vegas hearings.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
Jerome
National Review Commission
Blankenship
Atty General Lists Nonresident Crime Tied to Tourism
Nevada Attorney General Robert List says 42 percent of state crime is by non residents but not solely due to legalized gambling. He cites 28 million tourists yearly and notes many crimes target visitors, while residents’ crime levels align with similar-population areas. He warns about the broader crime context as a factor in gaming policy debates.
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Robert List
Nevada
National Gambling Commission
Carson City
List
Justice Department
Reno
Las Vegas
National Commission
Congress
Temple Beth Sholom Religious School Registration Opens
Temple Beth Sholom completes plans for the new religious school year with Hebrew and Sunday School sessions starting in early September and late October. Registration for all grades runs Aug 19–Aug 31 with specific daily hours. The program includes elementary Hebrew, Hebrew High School, Confirmation, and kindergarten through primary levels. A Las Vegas man, Dale T Jennings, 31, drowned at Lake Mead’s Gypson Wash area after wandering from a group. Newton Sikes, Park Service chief ranger, said divers recovered the body at 5:22 p.m.
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Temple Beth Sholom
Temple
Las Vegas
Gypson Wash
Lake Mead
Newton Sikes
Park Service
Dale T. Jennings
Sahara Ave
Space
Sikes
Jennings
Park Rangers
Raetz Elected Chairman of Nevada State Board of Agriculture
John Raetz of Pahrump was chosen chairman of the Nevada State Board of Agriculture by fellow board members at a recent Ely meeting. Ever Bois of Elko was elected vice president.
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Nev
UPI
John Raetz
Pahrump
Nevada State Board of Agriculture
Ever Bois
Elko
UNLV Counselor Named Editor of National ASCA Newsletter
Sharee Schrader current head of UNLV University College programs is appointed editor of the American School Counselor Association newsletter for postsecondary counselors nationwide. She will also present PR workshops at the Nevada Personnel and Guidance Association convention in Las Vegas and at an ASCA regional meeting in Denver.
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UNLV
American School Counselor Association
United States
Sharee Shrader
Association
Iowa City
Iowa
ASCA
Library Events and Activities at North Las Vegas Branch
Patrons may return overdue books and join a noon buffet at the North Las Vegas Library. Wendy Ward will assist youngsters with a back to school wardrobe during a fashion show after the luncheon.
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Las Vegas
Wendy Ward
Jen Gray
Cooperative Extension Service
Leona
Cancer study funds sought for SNMH center
Doctors at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital seek a federal grant of 172000 dollars for a three year cancer treatment and research center. Senator Howard Cannon said he would press Health, Education and Welfare officials after a breakfast meeting. SNMH education director Dr. Joseph Quagliana noted a prior funding request was rejected for more observation. Cannon aims to join Las Vegas with an international cancer research network of 35 U.S. and South American institutions.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Howard Cannon
Cannon
SNMH
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Quagliana
Nevada Family gains second year ED training grant in Oakland
Nevada Family receives a second year organizational development grant from the U S Office of Education Region 8 Oakland California to fund therapy and evaluation training sessions and a two week unit development course led by regional HQ reps in Oakland. Clark County curfew extensions in August 2024 extend to 1 a m for Las Vegas Jaycees State Fair and Eagles concert attendees at the Las Vegas Convention Center per Juvenile Court Services director James Carmony.
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Nevada Family
U.S. Office of Education
Region
Oakland
Calif
Clark County
James Carmony
Juvenile Court Services
Las Vegas
Eagles
Las Vegas Convention Center
Barry Fair Chairman Named for Cancer Society Booth
Barry Fair is appointed chairman of the special projects committee for the American Cancer Society booth at the Jaycee State Fair. Brooks, a 24 year Las Vegas resident, leads National Cash Register Crop accounts and participates in Jaycees and Little League. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon will address the Optimist Club of Las Vegas luncheon at Circus Circus, noon, with President Ed Ferris presiding. Reservations via Bob Boyce, president-elect, at the Optimist Club.
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Bill Barry
American Cancer Society
Las Vegas
Brooks
National Cash Register Crop
Nevada
Howard Cannon
Optimist Club of
Circus Circus
Ed Ferris
Bob Boyce
Optimist Club
North Las Vegas Recreation Dept Opens New Classes
The North Las Vegas Recreation Department starts new sessions at the North Las Vegas Community Center 1638 North Bruce. Programs include self defense children’s dance baton preschool knitting and crochet plus Friday family night at the movies 7 to 9 p.m.
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North Las Vegas
Republican registrars to visit Overton for Clark County drive
Two Clark County Republican deputy registrars Peggy Wutke and Jane Ham will appear at the Community Center Overton to aid a fall voter registration drive in Clark County. Wutke also invites women to form a Republican Women Federated Club in Overton.
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Republican National Committee
Clark County
Republican Party
Overton
Peggy Wutke
Jane Ham
Moapa Valley
Watke
Nevada Federation of Republican Women
Hadassah President Denies Monolithic Jewish Vote Lobby
Mrs. Rose E. Matzkin, national president of Hadassah, says there is no organized powerful American Israeli lobby. She distinguishes between registered paid lobbyists and ad hoc citizen coalitions, noting oil interests and big corporations act like governments within governments. The 61st Hadassah convention in San Francisco draws 2,500 delegates from 1,500 chapters across 50 states and Puerto Rico.
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San Francisco
UPI
Rose E. Matzkin
Hadassah
Women’s Zionist Organization of America
Matzkin
Waterbury
Puerto Rico
Retailer crime losses rise to 5.8 billion in 1974
Crime losses by U.S. retailers reached an estimated 5.8 billion dollars in 1974, reflecting a 21 percent increase since 1971 and signaling growing losses across national outlets.
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