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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1977

Page

5

GM Show Highlights 1978 Firebird Debut in Las Vegas

General Motors staged a dealer show at the Las Vegas Convention Center featuring the 1978 Pontiacs. The centerpiece was the Firebird floated on a hovercraft with showgirls guiding the float, underscoring the automaker’s spectacle-driven reveal approach.

General Motors Las Vegas Convention Center

Women's Equality Day Picnic and Vigil in Nevada

ERA supporters gather at Paradise Park for a 7 p.m. Friday picnic and dusk candle light vigil hosted by NOW and the ACLU. The event marks Women's Equality Day and notes Nevada's ongoing ERA battle ahead of the 1979 legislature and the 1978 nonbinding referendum.

SUN The American Civil Liberties Union Southern Nevada National Organization of Women (Now Paradise Park Nevada Equal Rights Women’s Rights Mormon Church ERA

Pontiac unveils 1978 models in Las Vegas circus style show

The first national reveal of the 1978 Pontiacs in Las Vegas featured glamorous acts and hovercraft car demonstrations. Models include the Bonneville Phoenix Sunbird Firebird Grand LeMans Grand Am and Grand Prix with dealers from the western region in attendance.

SUN Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention Center Philip McDonald Nock Brothers Budapest Pontiac

Regional Planners OK Grants for Air Quality and Local H2O Projects

The Regional Planning Council approved Clark County Health Districts $132 000 federal grant with $147 800 local match to advance an air quality maintenance plan. Henderson won grants for Paradise Hills R4 Pumps and Green Valley water line. Nevada statewide highway planning received $768 900 with $854 500 local match. An $16 500 court intake officer grant for the Clark County Eighth Judicial District Court was approved, with matching funds debated.

Regional Planning Council Clark County Gary Davis North Las Vegas Don Arkell Air Pollution Control Division Davis Las Vegas Paul Christensen The Coun Henderson Paradise Hills Ter Line State of Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court

39 Local Citizens Appointed to Air Pollution Advisory Council

Clark County District Board of Health formed a 39 member citizens advisory committee for air pollution control. Don Arkell said the panel will provide citizen input. members hail from labor, business, institutional, service, community groups, media, and citizens at large.

Citizens Advisory Committee Clark County District Board of Health Don Arkell eLabor James R. Rice Teamsters Local Union Gary Johnson Henderson Chamber of Commerce Earl Apprill Orth Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Tom Isola Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Roger Beddell Nevada Service Station Association AJ. Dubuc Jr Southwest Gas Corp Vernon Frehner Associated General Contractors Barry Perea Las Vegas Transit System, Inc Deborah Millett Downtown Progress Assn Don H. Baker III Timet Jerry Bruner Southern Nevada Homebuilders Stanley O. Bokelman Clark County Robert Capell Ellis Air Force Base Aioe Gig Brann Lions Club William Meyers Mobilehome Owners League Harrison Jones Save Our Citizens, Inc Robert Holman

Districts Expand Immunization Drive for School Children

Clark County Health District and School District team up to vaccinate all county children not up to date on polio measles and DPT. Nevada law requires immunization or boosters for public school enrollment. Free shots given at 625 Shadow Lane with extended hours 8 am to 7 pm weekdays and 9 am to 3 pm Saturdays. Parents urged to check records. blue computer cards mailed and should be brought to clinic.

Clark County Nevada Shadow Lane

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