Free statewide swine flu clinics announced for Nevada
Nevada will begin a swine flu immunization program in late August with free clinics for all residents. High risk groups over 65 and with respiratory or heart diseases will be prioritized. Public nurses will administer vaccines with private doctors able to charge standard fees, many likely donating services.
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UPI
Nevada
Edwards
Nevada State Medical Association
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United Way
Accused Slayer Brymer Transferred to Washoe County Jail
Willard Brymer 31 charged with the May 22 killing of Argentine boxer Oscar Bonavena at the Mustang Ranch was moved from Nevada State Prison to Washoe County Jail for a preliminary hearing. Bail set at 250000. defense seeks 5000. District Attorney seeks high bail as Brymer is a three time felon.
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API
Willard Brymer
Oscar Bonavena
Nevada State Prison
Washoe County
Brymer
Storey County
Virginia City
Bonavena
Mustang Ranch
Here
Frank Gregory
Jerome Polaha
Storey Dist
Virgil Bucchianeri
Polaha
Missing Lawyer Surrenders After Forsberg Escape Conviction
Frederick Hopper, 52, convicted with Lawrence Graham of planning Floyd Forsberg's jail escape, had vanished before sentencing for a Reno bank robbery case. He surrendered in Los Angeles after an arrest warrant issued April 2, following his failure to appear. Graham got three years. Hopper posted a 250000 bond.
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Hopper
U. S
Bruce Thompson
Graham
Labor to review denial of aid for McGill smelter layoffs
Senator Howard Cannon said the Department of Labor will reexamine an aid petition for 700 Kennecott McGill plant workers in Nevada. The office had denied the Trade Act relief, citing weak import linkage, while Cannon argues copper imports rise as domestic plants falter and notes potential funds for the eastern Nevada community though reversal remains marginal.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Labor
Kennecott Copper Corporation
McGill
Howard Cannon
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
Cannon
Nevada
Kennecott
Nevada to share $98,000 federal grant with five western states
Gov. Mike O Callaghan says Nevada will share a $98,000 federal grant with Alaska Washington Utah and Oregon for supporting a program. The Intertribal Council of Nevada will administer Nevada's portion of the grant.
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Carson City
UPI
Mike O'Callaghan
Nevada
Council of Nevada
Alaska
Washington
Utah
Oregon
Runny Dynamite Sherriff Recovers Hazardous Explosive
Sheriff Rasner received a plastic bag containing a dynamite stick with nitro dripping from it. Bomb technicians exploded the device outside the Carson City station after a resident found the explosives in a garage. The finder, unnamed, handed the package to the sheriff in a bread wrapper and warned residents to call authorities and avoid handling such devices.
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Posner
Rasner
Technicans
Reno Newsstand Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
District Judge John Gabrielli granted a preliminary injunction for four independent news dealers challenging Reno's ordinance banning newspaper racks from downtown sidewalks. He found the rule overly broad while acknowledging the city's interest in street access and safety.
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Reno
UPI
John Gabrielli
Gabrielli
Drugs Probed At Prison In Nevada Inquiry
Governor Mike O'Callaghan announced a statewide prison drug probe begun a week earlier after a grand jury request. The team includes a Reno police officer a Washoe county deputy a state crime commission member and an outside official. Sheriff Pete Rasner urged the grand jury to examine drugs and escape issues at the prison. No completion date was given for the report.
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Carson City
UPI
Mike O'Callaghan
State Prison
O'Callaghan
Reno
Washoe County
State Crime Commission
Nevada
Pete Rasner
Grand Jury
Gaming Board Resets Meeting Date in Carson City
The State Gaming Control Board will hold its meeting on June 15 instead of June 16 in Carson City. The session starts at 10 a.m. for restricted licenses and 1 p.m. for non restricted agenda. Meat ration cut in 1874 England to 20 cents per person per week due to shortages.
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Carson City
UPI
State Gaming Control Board
England
Kidnap Suspects Held In Lovelock
Two men were detained on first degree kidnapping and armed robbery charges after a Reno man reported his truck was seized and abandoned in the desert. Sheriff Ken Ellsworth named Leonard Rowe age 20 of Illinois and a 17 year old from Texas as suspects. They were found with guns reportedly stolen in a Winnemucca burglary. The Reno man, Pete Mugnaini, said he was parked at Interstate 80 and Rye Patch Dam Road when the pair asked for his pickup, drove him into the desert, and dumped him. another truck later picked him up.
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Winnemucca
Pete Mugnaini
Reno
Rye Patch Dam Road
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