Andrus Chosen As Interior Secretary by Carter
President elect Jimmy Carter named Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus as interior secretary designating a strong environmentalist and former lumberjack. He aims to fill seven cabinet vacancies by Christmas and pledges at least one woman and one black in his team while denying tokenism.
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Middle East
Carter
Defense
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Theodore Sorenson
John Kennedy
White House
Schlesinger
Consolidated Energy
Sorenson
Central Intelligence
Andrus
Georgia
Idaho
Oregon
America
Washington
Cyrus Vance
Work Begins On Prison Near Las Vegas
Construction starts on the Jean prison site in southern Nevada to house about 1 25 inmates and create 125 new guard jobs. The plan includes 10 buildings on 30 acres with individual rooms and high security features. Groundbreaking follows a Jean restaurant lunch hosted by Simon.
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Wolff
Nevada
O'Callaghan
Carson City
Jean
Las Vegas
Simon
Pop
Four Year Medical School Conversion Prompts Debate
Dr. Smith argues the four year plan will not greatly raise costs, citing total school funding since 1969 and a small share of the UNR budget. He notes the need to phase in a degree granting program with residencies and emphasizes a focus on primary care physician shortages. The report panel includes deans from Hawaii, Washington, South Dakota and Michigan State.
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Medical
Smith
School of Medical Sciences
University of Nevada
UNR
Reno
Las Vegas
Clark County
Nevada Medical School
Terence Rogers
University of Hawaii School of Medicine
Roy Schwarz
University of Washington School of Medicine
Karl Wegner
University of South Dakota School of Medicine
W. Donald Weston
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Gems Worth 200000 Stolen From Las Vegas Jewelers
About 200000 in gems and gold were taken from Felix Wholesale Jewelers at 953 E Sahara Ave Las Vegas near midnight Friday. Thieves broke in through a wall from an adjacent shop. safes were untouched. The owner was away at dinner. a burglar alarm sounded and a guard saw a man fleeing with a pillow case.
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Felix Wholesale Jewelers
Sahara Ave
Metro
Nevada to Build Medium-Security Prison at Jean
Dignitaries break ground on a 100 acre parcel near Jean Nevada for a new medium security state prison. Ed Pogue superintendent Peter Simon donor Congressman Jim Santini Bill Flangas Jack Miller Charles Wolff and Lt. Gov. Robert Rose attend the ceremony with heavy earthmoving equipment in the background.
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Nev
Las Vegas
Ed Pogue
Peter Simon
Jim Santini
Bill Flangas
State Board of Public Works
Jack Miller
Architecural
Charles Wolff
Nevada
Robert Rose
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