Carter Predicts Bell Nomination Faces Brief Backlash
President elect Jimmy Carter said criticism of Griffin Bell as attorney general will be short lived and urged patience. He predicted voters will come to love Bell, noting ongoing cabinet formations and Bell’s pledge to resign from private clubs to reflect equality before the law. Carter also floated other appointments and granted reporters a glimpse of his approach amid personal family events.
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Joseph Califano
Lyndon Johnson
Health, Education and Welfare
Carter
Defense
James Schlesinger
Federal Energy Administration
Theodore Sorensen
John Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Air Force
Japan
Americus
Bell
Piedmont Driving Club
Atlanta
Georgia
Griffin
Foul Ditch Triggers City Council Controversy in North Las Vegas
Residents protest a foul smelling 1,860 foot drainage ditch that drains into Las Vegas Wash. Seven owners include the State Highway Department and Barker Motel, with City of North Las Vegas owning 190 feet. Officials seek a right of way to clean and manage the ditch amid ongoing debris and vandalism concerns. Local protests shifted from development to the ditch pollution and safety issues.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Boulevard
Bassler Street
Las Vegas Wash
State Highway Department
North Las Vegas
Barker Motel
North
NLV
Folger Raises Ground and Instant Coffee Prices
Folger Coffee Co, second largest U S coffee wholesaler, raised ground coffee by 20 cents to 3 08 a pound and instant by 3 cents an ounce effective immediately. The move follows General Foods price hikes and comes as Brazil faces Frost disruptions threatening 1977 and 1979 80 sales. World demand remains strong with exports tight and potential Brazilian frost risks.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Folger Coffee Co
Folger
General Foods Corp
United States
General Foods
Procter & Gamble
U.S
Agriculture Department
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Mobile Office Keeps Nevada Access Open for Santini
Rep. Jim Santini plans a busy 1977 travel schedule with Nevada’s mobile district office, a 24 foot motor home that has logged over 22 000 miles since 1975. He says the service brings Washington to rural Nevadans and assists with federal agencies when permanent offices are out of reach.
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Washington
Jim Santini
Nevada
Simon
Public Employees Labor Law Change Debated by Coalition
A coalition of public employees including Clark County teachers and police met to discuss reforms to the state collective bargaining law. They consider compulsory binding arbitration, automatic binding if impasses exist, mediation, and cost controls while excluding the governor from future binding decisions. In a separate item, Kassel, West Germany reports the Federal Social Court ruled a wife who murdered her husband cannot claim a widow's pension.
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Clark County Classroom Teachers Association
Clark County Firefighters
Metro Police
North Las Vegas Police
Nevada State Education Association
Kassel
West Germany
UPI
Federal Social Court
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England
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Vidal Sassoon
London
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Daniel Pesqueira
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Riviera Hotel
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Bob Hilleman
Association
Hilleman
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Queen Bee
Vallejo
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