Suffering in a Soviet labor camp cripples North Las Vegas wife
Joann Brawer describes her husband Paul being arrested in Moscow on heroin charges and jailed in a Soviet labor camp where facilities are run by prisoners. She speaks of his illness, cold harshness, and the family’s strain as they seek help and exposure of the Moscow Connection saga.
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Joann Brawer
Las Vegas
Moscow
Mrs. Brawer
the Sun
Paul
Europe
Southeast Asia
Amsterdam
Brawer
Mary Brawer
ERA Debate Brims at Las Vegas Public Hearing
Over 600 people crowded the Las Vegas city commission chambers for a legislative public hearing on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. State Senate and Assembly judiciary committee members heard speaker after speaker express opinions on the ERA.
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Las Vegas City
ERA hearings split Nevada lawmakers backs and foes clash
In Las Vegas a packed three thousand seat hearing before the state Senate and Assembly judiciary committees drew more than 600 people. ERA supporters argued human rights and discrimination issues while opponents cited family dignity and religious concerns. The Senate panel kept three minute limits as Sen. Mel Close steered decorum and votes were split with 10 yes and 10 no in sight. The tie breaking lieutenant governor was barred from acting if deadlock continued.
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State Senate and
Assembly
Judiciary Committees
Las Vegas
Statehouse
Carson City
ERA
City Commission
Mel Close
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Two Young Girls Missing After Desert Search Near Golf Course
A massive police search scoured desert area near Winter Golf Course for 4 year olds Kimberly Clark and Kerri Ann Way last seen at 3 p.m. Parents reported them missing shortly after dark. a helicopter and canine units aided the effort as temperatures dropped.
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Metro
Clark County Search and Rescue Squad
Winterw
Kimberly Clark
Francis Clark
Caravelle
Kerri Ann Way
Brian Way
Cascade
Way
Clark
Hotel Boss Refutes UPI Tax Crackdown Report
Nevada gaming figure Bill Bennett rebutts a Washington UPI story claiming IRS non reporting on casino wins of 600 or more. He notes proposed rules start March 1 and Nevada’s gaming delegation presses IRS to block them while stressing no reporting exists for blackjack or roulette.
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Nevada
Bill Bennett
Washington
Las Vegas
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
United Press International
UPI
Bennett
Circus Circus Hotel
Las Vegas Strip
Washi
Frank Scott
Union Plaza
Nevada Resort Association
Robbins Cahill
Jackie Gaughan
Blizzard Triggers Federal Disaster Aid in Western New York
President Carter declared nine western New York counties in a major disaster area amid the worst blizzard in memory. Buffalo, the hardest hit city, saw a weekend storm watch canceled as crews cleared snow and residents endured weeks without trash collection and widespread isolation. Nine deaths were reported among snowbound vehicles. Organizations named include Governor Hugh L. Carey and Chip Carter who surveyed the region.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
Carter
New York
Hugh L. Carey
Chip
Judges Decry Court Consolidation Plan In Las Vegas
Las Vegas judges criticized AB35 proposing to merge municipal courts with the county system. They warned it would shift workloads without funding or clearer administration. North Las Vegas officials questioned loss of local trial rights and revenue. Further hearings planned with enactment set for 1979.
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Las Vegas
Justice of the Peace
Bob Miller
Miller
Justices of the Peace
Justice Court
Seymore Brown Brown
District Court
Justice Courts
North Las Vegas
Ray Davies
Davies
North
Bob Barengo
Judiciary Committee
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Gerald Amster
Amster
Joann
U.S. State Department
Sun
Ken Jones
Harold Hyman
Bob Palm
Joe Delaney
U.S. Labor Department
White House
Cattaragus, Chatauqua
Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Orleans
Wyoming
The
Assembly Judiciary Centtee
Fremont
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