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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1976

Page

3

Las Vegas CJA names Lloyd Katz president in 1977 drive

Lloyd Katz elected president of the Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal. Katz a 1966 CJA founder and longtime executive committee member has led the 1976 campaign as general chair. He joins Jean Z Weinberger, named 1977 campaign chairman, first woman in the post, active since the 1967 Six Day War and a former Women's Division leader.

Las Vegas Lloyd Katz Katz CJA Bronx N.Y San Francisco American Jewish Committee B'Nai B'rith Binai B'rith Downtown Progress Association LV Chamber of Commerce Bluecoats National Association of Theatre Owners United Way Cam Paign FOCUS CIA Jewish Appeal Jean Z. Weinberger Wein Women's Division Women’s Division

Borax Discovery Story from Nevada's Early Borax Boom

The article recounts 19th century Nevada borax finds from the Wadsworth cotton ball to Teels Marsh discoveries. It details W.H. Burgess guiding prospectors to Virginia Marsh, Troop locating borax near Columbus, and Francis M. Smith at Teels Marsh, highlighting early roving miners and plant operations.

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