Minority Aid Ahead: Carter Backer Eyes Minority Growth
Las Vegas coverage cites John Lynch coordinator of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise saying backing by the Carter administration and Mondale should boost minority business funding and support. He notes high failure rates but argues OMBBE helps with loans and training to nurture startups.
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Jimmy Carter
Nixon-Ford
Office of
Minority Business Enterprise
Las Vegas
John Lynch
Ceasars Palace
Walter Mondale
Lynch
Senate
Mondale
Cemetery ownership dispute sent to court in Las Vegas
Las Vegas city attorney's office was ordered to court to determine who owns the abandoned Southern Nevada Memorial and Veterans Cemetery and who should rebury John Hansen. Hansen lies in the county morgue after his casket was opened by vandals amid a two year vacancy and disputed maintenance responsibility. The site lies behind Spaulding Mortuary near Las Vegas Boulevard North and Main Street.
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Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial and Veterans Cemetery
John Hansen
Hansen
California
Toni Perry
City Commission
Clark County
Spaulding Mortuary
Las Vegas Boulevard
Main Street
Supreme Court guidelines aim to curb courtroom disruption
Judge Joseph Nadeau of Dover New Hampshire discusses Supreme Court rulings on contempt and courtroom disturbances at an American Judges Association workshop in Las Vegas. The guidelines allow warnings for initial disturbances and specify penalties such as fines expulsion or binding and gagging for defendants, with attention to decorum including whether individuals must rise when the judge enters.
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Supreme Court
Joseph Nadeau
Dover
N.H
Las Vegas
Nadeau
American Judges Association
Aladdin Hotel
High Court
Contempt rulings discussed at judges convention
Naseau explained that actions could impede justice and that attorneys have more latitude in the contempt field due to Supreme Court rulings on broad advocacy. Thursday marks the final day of the judges convention.
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Naseau
Supreme Court
Hernstadt Sues Nevada Campaign Spending Law
William Hernstadt filed suit in Clark County District Court seeking to strike down Nevada campaign spending limits as unconstitutional. He admits violating the act, cites U S Supreme Court rulings, and asks the court to nullify the state provision. Judge James Brennan oversees with a two day reply deadline.
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William Hernstadt
Senate Dist. 3
Clark County
Nevada
Hernstadt
William Swackhamer
Senate
James Brennan
Large convention month set for Las Vegas in December
About 8,000 people are expected in Las Vegas for conventions in December. Nineteen groups booked meetings at venues including the National Agricultural Aviation Association December 7-9 at the Las Vegas Hilton with Gene Cernan as luncheon speaker. Other groups include the American Farm Bureau Federation and the International College of Surgeons at Caesars Palace, and the Thunderbirds reunion December 3 at the Sands.
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Las Vegas
National Agricultural Aviation Association
Las Vegas Hilton
Gene Cernan
The
Frontier
Chicago Midwest Credit Management Association
Caesars Palace
American Farm Bureau Federation
Young Farmers and Ranchers Leaders Conference
Las Vegas Marina
Frontier Hotel
International College of Surgeons
Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency Committee
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Jerry Hutton
Office of Minor To Busness Enterprise
Minority Aid
By Bob Palm
SUN
Centel
Central Telephone Company
Wina
Rolls-Royce
Prestige Motor Cars, Ltd
Dunes Hotel
Hotel and Country Club
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