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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1975
Page
2
A Las Vegas county commissioner writes on paper waste, consolidation of agencies, and citizen involvement. He outlines committee roles, plans to centralize planning for Clark County, and encourages volunteer talents to improve local government efficiency and transparency.
Christopher Wall Jr. survived 16 days after birth with ectopia cordis, a rare condition where the heart lies outside the chest. Doctors in Marlton, New Jersey, operated at Children's Hospital, facing long odds and potential complications as his family and medical team monitor his progress.
The Commerce Department reports Americans spent over 600 million dollars more on 1.2 billion barrels of foreign oil through July 1975 despite a 3.5 percent drop in total imports from 1974. Crude oil imports rose 220 percent in volume while costs climbed from 13.5 to about 14 billion dollars. Residual fuel oil fell in both volume and cost, and other fuels showed mixed trends. The API notes higher average daily crude imports in the four weeks ending August 15.
National Weather By United Press International presents the 24 hour ending 4 am Pacific time temperature and precipitation table. Prepared by the National Weather Service in San Francisco.
Representative Ullman proposes making permanent the 7.7 billion in individual tax cuts enacted this spring and extending the 2.5 billion business tax cut plus the 3.3 billion investment tax credit through 1977. If not extended, taxes rise January 1 and withholding increases. plan targets higher standard deductions and a $30 per person credit.
Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller traveled a southern swing to reassure GOP conservatives he is not a danger to Ford’s 1976 ticket. He aimed to show southern leaders he lacks horns and remains a viable running mate despite reports of opposition from southern Republican chairmen who favor other candidates.
Argent Corp owner Allen Glick reports refinancing of 73 million in debt owed to the Teamsters Pension Fund Central States and other lenders. The 9 percent loan will be repaid over 20 years with monthly payments of 613 700 and a 29.9 million balloon due August 23 1995.
Veteran Democratic Assemblyman Edwin Zberg of Sacramento dies at 49 from an apparent heart attack after a night of chest pains following a dinner. Zberg, a leading conservationist and ally of Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy, collapsed about 4 am and was pronounced dead at Sacramento Medical Center. His widow Edna Merle relayed details to coroners deputies.
Rebecca Johnson, 23, of Iowa City, finishes a 2400 mile solo canoe voyage down the Mississippi after 96 days. She faced scolding, near collisions with a tugboat, robbery and wildlife challenges while paddling from Lake Itasca to New Orleans.
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