Old Timers Grab Reins To Keep Senate Control
Nevada Democrats plan committee assignments for the 1977 legislature with veterans like Senator Floyd Lamb and James Gibson in key chair roles. Lamb will lead Finance, Gibson Judiciary and Government Affairs, with others on Commerce Labor and Health Education and Welfare.
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CY Ryan
Carson City
UPI
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Democrats
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James Gibson
D-Henderson
Mel Close
D-Las Vegas
Thomas Wilson
Dreno
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Wilson
Jack Schofield
Las Vegas
Sparks
Dick Bryan
Tme
Bryan
Judiciary
Rick Blakemore
Tonopah
Gary
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Education
Government Affairs
Commerce
Ecology
Regents Weigh Final Nevada Budget Cuts
Carson City UPI Gov Mike O Callaghan has not decided final cuts to the University of Nevada system budget. Regents chair James Buchanan said the governor may trim proposed raises for professors and limit new programs while funding growth in student enrollment. He noted priorities like mental health and prisons.
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Carson City
UPI
Mike O Callaghan
University of Nevada
James ‘Bucky’ Buchanan
University of Nevada Board of Regents
O'Callaghan
Buchanan
Las Vegas
Regents
Shaggy People Stories Spark Dark Laughs
A string of jokes recounts oddball lines about rope, death by own action, unemployment checks, and a man who cannot drive. The raconteur notes a widow who etched a phone number on a tombstone and a friend’s funeral quip.
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California
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