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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1977
Page
6
Federal Judge Blaine Anderson rejected a Justice Department backed bid by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indians to renegotiate Truckee River water rights used by Reno and thousands of others. The ruling denied inadequate representation in a 1940s decree and refused extra water for the Pyramid Lake fishery.
United Press International reports thousands of U.S. farmers threaten a Wednesday strike. Farm leader Keith Thomas said a meeting with President Carter in Washington Tuesday could stop the walkout and that large weekend demonstrations showed farmers are serious.
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that employers may force workers to retire before 65 under pension plans drafted before 1967. The decision reverses a lower court ruling requiring economic justification for early retirement. The case involved Harris McMann of Fairfax Virginia who could be required to retire at 60 if his plan was enacted in good faith before the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
In Bonn three suspects including a former ministry secretary and her husband are alleged to have provided top military secrets to the Communists. The espionage case, investigated since last year, is described as more serious than the Brandt fall.
Clark County delays a $6 million expansion bond for the Juvenile Facility. Administrator Carmen seeks authority to apply to the bonding commission and place the measure before voters. Officials cite staffing cost concerns and a three year phased plan to add about 0.5 million annually.
UNLV senate will meet Tuesday at noon to discuss a two count censure of President Donald Baepler over alleged improper use of complimentary athletic tickets and ignoring senate nominees for the Intercollegiate Athletics Council. The advisory body will also hear a committee report on academic implications of the NCAA basketball probe and possible student cheating concerns.
UPI reports California Rep Fortney Stark drew cheers and flowers as hundreds welcomed released American inmates from Mexican prisons. Stark’s hearings highlighted abuses, leading to an agreement allowing some inmates to serve sentences in the United States. The event included donors thanking Stark and urging further human rights actions.
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