Clark County Narcotics Action Panel Proposes Wide Reform
Clark County Narcotics Fact Finding Committee reports after a three month session. Recommendations include expansion of crisis counselors and juvenile home staff, mandatory parental education via PTA, in school teacher training, a grade school to high school drug education program, non punitive medical facilities, a full-time juvenile court judge, and more school monitors to root out illicit drug use.
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Clark County
Zeb Lowman
Art Olsen
Parent-Teachers Association
California
Nevada seeks return of historic locomotive No 11 to state
Nevada eyes reacquiring the MGM locomotive No 11, once part of the Virginia and Truckee line that served Virginia City during the Comstock era. John Spann and a Nevada-formed citizens committee pursue public subscription to buy the Reno steam engine, with the David Weisz Co releasing it on down payment. Negotiations and plans include displaying the engine in the state and aiding a broader effort to reconstruct the Vand yy route between Carson City and Virginia City.
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Reno
The
Virginia and Truckee On Railroad
V. and
Virginia City
Comstock Lode
Carson River
Gold Hill
Carson City
Minden
Central Pacific
David Weisz Co
John Spann
Las Vegas
Nevada
Nevada Heritage Association
William Singleton
Mgm Lot
California
Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley
Nevada Historical Society
Southern Nevada Historical Society
Nevada State Museum
Prison riot at Holmesburg Prison injures inmates and guards
About 400 black inmates at Holmesburg Prison rioted injuring 34 people including four guards. They seized the mess hall for three hours and threatened white hostages, demanding Black Muslim leaders be brought in. Police used tear gas and K nine dogs to retake the area as inmates were treated in infirmaries and nearby hospitals.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Holmesburg
Edward J. Hendrick
Hendrick
Cecil Moore
Moore
NAACP
Fourth of July Neighborhood Picnic On Lindell Street
Residents on Lindell Street near Jones Boulevard plan the third annual neighborhood barbecue for Independence Day. Mrs. Kenneth Free says police permission allows street blocking and a pot luck feast with hot dogs and habur gers. Police provide protection and monitor for trouble as teens consider joining.
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Cindell Street
Jones Boulevard
Lindell Street
Kenneth Free
Safety Council Links Defensive Driving to Fewer Holiday Fatalities
The National Safety Council official attributed slower holiday traffic deaths to defensive driving but cited better cars safety belts and weather as factors. The NSC estimated 550 to 660 fatalities would occur during the 78 hour weekend beginning Thursday 6 p.m. and ending tonight at midnight. A United Press International tally at 7 p.m. EDT recorded 278 deaths.
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National Safety Council
NSC
The
Safety Council
United Press International
California Democrats End Holdout Approve Reagan Budget
California lawmakers approved Gov. Ronald Reagan's $6.59 billion budget after four days of stalemate. The Senate voted 27-9 to pass the package, which includes $210 million more for state schools but rejects a 5 percent pay raise for UC and state college faculty. Reagan, in San Diego for a Fourth of July event, said he would not veto any item and planned to receive the bill by air.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Reagan
San Diego
Sen
Lawrence Walsh
Huntington Park
University of California
A Time For Living retirement column debuts tomorrow
Bob Watton launches A Time For Living a three weekly SUN feature exploring retirement on and after age 65. The lifelong journalist shares personal experiences practical humor and glimpses into many retirees lives with pictures and advice.
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SUN
Bob Watton
the Sun
Walton
Sands Fire Evacuates 80 at Howard Hughes Hotel Wing
A morning fire at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas gut a room in the Hollywood Race Park Building surrounding the pool. About 80 guests, including a Youngstown couple Morris and Ruth Litman, were evacuated. Two people and a child were treated for smoke inhalation and released. The blaze began at 1 18 a.m. in room 408 as guests fled into the hot night.
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Sands Hotel
Youngstown, Ohio
Morris
Ruth Litman
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Dick Ruble
Marina Pietri
Robert Pietri
Tahiti
Hollywood Race Park
Howard Hughes
July 4 Scene Explores Dream Behind Independence
A look at the Declaration of Independence and its promises of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The piece surveys whether the dream has been realized, plus a preview of Clark County policies and interviews with notable figures in Nevada and Las Vegas media and travel features.
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England
Clark County Administration
U.S
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Nevada
John Townley
Florine Lawlor
Daselers
Europe
Weather Update for Mountain Areas With Thunder Chance
Variable cloudiness through today with a slight chance of thunder showers in mountain areas. High near 110 degrees, low around 55. Yesterday reached 109 and 74. Sunrise at 5 29, sunset 8 01, noon humidity 19 percent.
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MGM Studios
Landell Street
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Joe Delaney
Sands
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Fremont
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