School Officials Drive Free Automobiles By DONNA HOROWITZ
Clark County School Superintendent Kenny Guinn, earning 47 569 dollars, drives a taxpayer funded car home and stays on call. The district lists 48 others with cars including 10 attendance officers and four inspectors. Dropout rates improve, with 819 of 21 116 leaving in 1965 66 and 1 034 of 37 585 in 1975 76. early counts show 222 students in the first two months of the current year.
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SUN
Clark County
Kenny Guinn
Guinn
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Club
Flamingo Road
Ben Cowan
Clark County Education Shakeup Sparks Public Critique
The district reports 40 367 secondary enrollments and outlines re entry options for truants including Sunset High School night classes at Las Vegas High and Jefferson or Washington junior high schools. A district attorney's rude exchange and a fired teacher prompt calls for accountability while a task force addresses potential strikes. The University of Nevada Regents face sharp criticism for protracted meetings and debate suppression.
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Cowan
Sunset High
Las Vegas High
Jefferson High
Washington Junior High
Vo-Tech
Rancho
Western High
Robert Petroni
Janice Hayes
Petroni
LVCVA Officials Attend San Francisco Tourism Meeting
Two Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority officials Len Hornsby and Rossi Ralenkotter represented Nevada at a San Francisco tourism fact finding session. Mayor Briare planned to attend but stayed away after reviewing backup materials. The meeting aimed to provide technical information for U S policy on nationwide tourism impact. Briare noted more meetings will follow in March with probable attendance.
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University of Nevada Regents
Las Vegas
James ‘Bucky’ Buchanan
State Board of Education
State Board
Clark County Community College
Senate Subcommittee On Foreign Commerce and Tourism
Daniel Inouye
D-Hawaii
Convention Authority
Briare
Judge Orders Immediate Admission To Clinic For Disturbed Teen
Juvenile Judge Addeliar Guy Friday forced the Las Vegas mental health center to admit a 16 year old boy who had attempted suicide three times. The youth, held in juvenile hall, faced a critical facilities shortage with only 16 beds already filled. The judge declared an emergency and directed immediate care even without space or funds, offering to refer to an outside agency and bill the state if needed.
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Las Vegas
Addeliar Guy Friday
Guy
Judge Seeks Courtroom Drying After Ceiling Leak
Municipal Judge Seymore Brown said relief is on the way after City Manager Bill Adams assured a solution. The leak over his bench has been found and steps to waterproof the ceiling are underway. Brown notes initial speculation pointed to urinals or the shower in the male prisoner facilities on the second floor.
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Seymore Brown
Brown
Bill Adams
Comiplex
Las Vegas Man Arraigned In Dog Cruelty Case
J C Ealy, 37, of 1617 Bruce St in Las Vegas, arraigned in Municipal Court on cruelty to an animal charge. He pleaded not guilty and was assigned Jan 26 for trial in Judge Seymore Brown’s Department Two. Spectators shouted, some urging dragging the dog behind a car. the dog was later treated by Dr. David Crowe and rehomed. Maximum penalty is six months and a $500 fine.
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Las Vegas
J.C. Ealy
Bruce St
Robert E. “Moon
Mullen
Don Chisholm
Ealy
Charles Thompson
Seymore Brown
Department Two
City Hall Plaza
Humane Society
Sug
David Crowe
City Hall Reclassifies Jobs in IPA Study Shakeup
About 1,000 Las Vegas city and county workers received letters detailing a job reclassification under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act funded study. 170 workers face temporary demotion risk, 370 gain higher pay, and 176 categories shrink to 124, with appeals due by Jan 14.
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Las Vegas
Naef
Commission
Clark County
Close but No Cashword Prize in This Week’s Game
Two contestants missed by one word and no winner this week as cashword climbs to 2100 dollars. Entries urged ahead of Christmas with clues across and down guiding players on substitutions and phrasing.
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Nevada State Board of Education
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Tom Hood
Classroom Teachers Association
LVCVA
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Roar
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Isle
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