United Strike Hits Las Vegas Flights Grounded Nationwide
United Airlines grounds planes after IAMAW strike, placing about 13 thousand non striking workers on no pay. Las Vegas operations face minimal impact with 18 daily flights normally and 300 local staff, as talks with W J Usery continue and workers remain on strike nationwide.
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United Airlines
Las Vegas Airlines
United
Las Vegas
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
United Management
John Devitt
Devitt
Budget surplus seen if Las Vegas retains staff
Las Vegas officials report 46 workers face January 10 layoff while Finance Director Marvin Leavitt says with budget adjustments and a July 1 surplus forecast at about 450000 the city could keep the 46 employed. He notes 34 vacancies exist and would cost about 200000 to retain them, leaving a 150000 surplus.
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Las Vegas
Marvin Leavitt
Leavitt
CETA
Con
LV Official To Attend LA Forum
Las Vegas Manpower Director Al Lipitt will fly to Los Angeles Tuesday morning to attend a one day National Forum on Domestic Activities. Lipitt received a personal invitation from Vice President Nelson Rockefeller to join officials from across the nation dealing with federal funding programs under CETA. The agency handles the Comprehensive Employment Training Act as funding curtailment dominates headlines.
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Las Vegas
al Lipitt
Los Angeles
Lipitt
Nelson Rockefeller
County seeks full EPA sewer funds for AW T plant
Clark County commissioners urge Senator Can non to press EPA for the full 56 million dollar share of the 75 million Advanced Wastewater Treatment project. They fear phased funding would raise sewer rates and force double bond sales, worsening current 2.25 dollar monthly bills.
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Clark County
Howard Cannon
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
James Parrot
Mayor Ponders City Unionism and Federal Takeover
North Las Vegas Mayor C R Bud Cleland returned from a Miami conference to warn unionism in city government and potential federal takeover threaten cities nationwide. He cited 23 layoffs imminent, fixed budgets, rising union demands, and uncertain revenue sharing as central pressures on city finances.
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Las Vegas
C. R. ‘Bud’ Cleland
Miami
Fla
Cleland
New York City
New York
Congress
Fewer Americans Traveled Abroad in 1974 and Spending Rises
New York reports 23.77 million Americans traveled abroad in 1974, a 4 percent drop from 24.75 million in 1973, while overseas spending reached about 7.64 billion dollars, up 8 percent from the previous year. The text also mentions a Sanitation District meeting on December 16 debating the EPA stance on a plant construction and possible moratorium if EPA issues a sewage violation.
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New York
EPA
Parrot
Deportation Hearings Set for Three Men
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for Dec. 15 in federal court for three men accused of illegal entry. Magistrate Joseph G. Real set bail at $5,000 for Juan Reyes Carrillo David Mendoza Estrada and Alfonso Llamos Herrera, all previously deported.
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Gistrate Joseph Greal
Juan Reyes- Carrillo
David Mendoza- Estrada
Alfonso Llamos Herrera
Las Vegas Sun Organizational Page a Listing of Staff and Offices
A historical Las Vegas Sun staff directory lists H. M. Greenspun as editor and publisher, with company address at 121 S Highland Ave. It names executives and departments including Ray Germain, David Greenspun, Barbara Greenspun, Burt Buy, Les Ritchie, Bryn Armstrong, Dave Grubnick, Bill Guthrie, Versie Lellen, and Douglas Ritchie. Memberships with press associations and advertising reps are noted alongside subscription rates and delivery terms.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Novace
Greenspun
Ray Germain
David Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Burt Buy
Les Ritchie
Bryn Armstrong
Dave Grubnick
Bill Guthrie
Versiellen
Douglas Ritchie
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National Mediation Board
W. J. Usery
IAM
LA Forum
AWT County
Rcedes 4
Benz
Sullivan
Umea
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Ruby
H. M. Greenspun
Continental United States
Harvey Schnitzer
Ford
Decatur
Dale Edwards
Fletcher Jones Leasing CO
E. Fremont Cry Ale LY
S. Main
R., Has
Bertha Gresh
Henderson
St Andrews
Boulder City
Boulder City Cemetery
Pearl Johnson
Palm Chapel
Chicago
Illinois
Teresa Sinderson
Palm Memorial Park
Shirley Wells
Florence Satterfield
Louis Stephenson
Bobby A. Williams
Second Baptist Church
Palk Memorial Park
Cornelius Ward
Greenville
Mississippi
Harold F. Becker
Henderson Private Services
Raymond Weinberg
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Owen Henry’* Henderson
Los Angeles, California
Ruth Blitz
Toledo, Ohio
Mathew WN. Mosely
Bertha Robinson
Glza Little
Ao Atkingon
Charles Parkey
North Main Street
South
Boulder Hwy
Eastern Ave
Paradise Valley
Palm Mortuary
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Board of City Commissioners
Commission Chambers
Las Vege City Hall
East Stewart Avenue
Nevada
Board of Commissioners of
Don J. Saylor
ASP
Department OF Community Development
Edwina M. Cole
Cmc
Noma
Adaranges
Kim Rory
Speed Queen
Harwick
America
Srl Showroom
South Highland
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