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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1975
Page
5
Carpenters Local 1780 members will vote Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Carpenters Hall 501 N Lamb Blvd on a state backed District Council proposal needing local approval. Notices have been mailed.
Exber, chair of the 1975 Honor Award Dinner for Las Vegas Friends of National Jewish, meets Mel Exber who leads the Las Vegas Club and holds executive roles at the El Cortez Hotel and related properties. He also chairs Temple Beth Sholom bingo and serves on multiple philanthropic boards.
Walter J. Johnson, 28, of 1204 Wyatt Ave, was sentenced in district court to 25 years in Nevada State Prison after being found guilty on eight robbery counts stemming from a February 25 1973 hold up at Cal's Gin Mill in North Las Vegas. He received 10 and 15 year terms for the first two counts and six 15 year sentences for the others. Johnson claimed he was a victim of circumstances and criticized his attorney, while police tied him to the seven customers robbed at gunpoint and the bar itself.
A Las Vegas spot check shows fueling on major routes away from home is cheaper in many towns. Reno Utah Ely Barstow Grand Junction Gallup and others offer lower self service prices. drivers advise filling up in bigger towns and avoiding freeway stations to save money.
Sen James Gibson outlined a consolidation plan to Las Vegas department heads discussing SB 601 a bill shaped by an 80 member ad hoc panel and 300 other committee reviews The plan aims to reduce jobs by not replacing retirees and to cut the franchise tax from 5 percent to 1 percent saving over 1 million annually in the merged city Fostered cooperation could begin before 1977 with fire departments among the first joint services while a moratorium on hiring would limit new hires.
A $77,000 federal grant from UMTA will expand the Senior Citizen Transportation Program in Clark County, paired with $50,000 local and $20,000 state funds. The plan adds seven to nine vans, boosts dispatch and maintenance, and aims to double prior service levels from July 1. The program began October 1974 as a joint effort of Clark County Community College and Area Agency on Aging.
Nevada's Department of Education may enter an austerity period as federal funds shrink. State Superintendent Kenneth Hansen said the federal checkbook is closed and cutbacks will hit travel, contracts, and non staff curriculum work. Costa outlined Title I funds at half the authorized amount, while rural counties seek more money and policy debates move to funding priorities and early childhood programs.
The Clark County Library will host a three night film series at 7 p.m. featuring Mexico Photo Adventure on Monday with Cortez in Oaxaca and Taxco. Ganges Sacred River and Picture Canada follow, while Tuesday includes The Painted Truck and Kyoto in Kyoto. Wednesday showcases South Pacific and Soviet Union Epic Land. Admission is free.
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