Las Vegas Night Notes Tie Connors Cosell to City Scene
Las Vegas coverage highlights Jimmy Connors appearance at Caesars Palace and a tepid crowd, plus local fallout with crime, politics, and CAB service. The column notes the Jerry Delman murder case, state senate winner Hernstadt amid campaign law questions, and a five minute Clark County commissioners meeting yielding $50 per attendee.
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Sharon
Police Commission
David Canter
Clark County
Canter
Clark County Teachers Strike Talks Decried as Dangerous Precedent
Reno EMRB vice chairman John Gojack criticizes Clark County School Board for refusing to meet after a final offer, calling it a dangerous Boulwarism-like tactic that could disrupt Nevada public sector bargaining. He cites Dodge Act history and warns of chaos if echoed by other agencies.
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SUN
Clark County School Board
John Gojack
Reno
State Employee Management Relations Board
EMRB
Gojack
Clark County Classroom Teachers Association
Nevada
Boulware
California
Trustees Boosted Offers in Local School Negotiations
On September 2 and 17, 1976, SUN reports trustees raised offers from 1.5 to 2.5 percent, then to 3.5 percent, breaking the impasse. The article notes a moral and legal obligation to meet with the teachers association and to explain why final offers could not improve, suggesting a potential inability to fund higher teacher pay.
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Teachers Association
North Las Vegas Audit Shows Deficit in 1975 76
The annual audit reports a general fund deficit of about 296000 on 400000 overrun versus the original budget with a 372000 shortfall in assessment district deficits. The utility fund posts a 138000 loss but may break even with a rate hike.
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North
Las Vegas
Jim Andrus
Harris, Kerr and Forester Co
Andrus
NLV Replaces High Earners With Four Street Cops
North Las Vegas moves to fill vacancies by rehiring four officers from a laid off December list. Acting City Manager Harold Callihan says there is no budget increase for the added patrolmen and cites a department strength down about 25 since layoffs. Lt Bill Tharp was ratified as acting chief as the city awaits its new city manager.
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Las Vegas
Harold Callihan
Callihan
Chif
Jim Avance
Paul Godbout
Mike Hughes
Bill Tharp
Instructional Session Offered At Workshop
Agencies and citizens seeking federal block grant funds can learn the application process at a workshop Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center in Las Vegas. HUD rules complicate eligibility, with hearings set for Jan 5 and 19 and a March 14 application deadline. The city expects 1.886 million in block grant money next year, about 375000 for public groups and agencies. the rest funds city projects. Applicants must align welfare programs with building plans or risk rejection.
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City Projects
Bruce Spaulding
Senior Citizens Center
490
Bonanza Road
Projects Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Las Vegas
PTSA Plea Leads to Funds for Sahara Atlantic Crossing
PTSA President Martha Matthews secures 4600 in county funds for Sahara Atlantic Avenues school crossing after appeals for an overhead walkway following a junior high student’s death. Officials favor reader signs with pushbutton stops. calls for 15 mph school zone limit and 35 mph near zone. two week study urged.
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PTSA
Parents, Teachers and Students Association
Sahara-Atlantic Avenues
K.O. Knudson
John F. Miller
Clark County
Metro Police Department
Las Vegas
State Highway Department
Department
Clark County Public Works Department
Martha Matthews
Commission Association
Sahara Avenue
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William Hernstadt
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Ken O'Connell
The
Chamber of Commerce
Sunday Sun
Civil Aeronautics Board
Filcher
Sharon Spieglmyer
Ray Davies
Marcia Wilson
Martha Weidner
Melvin Davies
Larry Weidner
Davies
North Las
By Donna Horowitz
SUN Local News
Las Vegas Sun
Arma Shelter
By Tom Kinsey
Las Vegas Boulevard
Care Avenue
Wells Cargo
Donna
North 5Th Streets
Department of Motor Vehicles
Jay Ehlers
North Las Vegas Police Officers Association
Utility Department
Paul Schofield
Nellis Industrial Park
Robert Wood
Fred Couzens
Library, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
NLV
Matthews
Nevada State Highway Department
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