Las Vegas Firemen Accept 7.66 Percent Pay Increase
City and Local 1285 IAFF reached a contract after two weekend meetings. Firefighters vote unanimous to approve a 7.66 percent raise plus 1000 per member waiver on parity with police. Sick leave rises to 11.2 hours monthly with full pay on retirement after July 1. Contract to be presented to City Commission for ratification.
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City Repercussions Loom After Consolidation Ruling
City officials react to the State Supreme Court decision on consolidation of Las Vegas and Clark County. Mixed views range from jubilation to disappointment as commissioners discuss police commission legality, annexation, and future governance reforms.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
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Public Defender Postpones Pullout From Muni Court
The Clark County Public Defender's Office delays its threatened withdrawal from Las Vegas Municipal Court after a meeting with judges and city officials. Officials consider costs and legality, noting the city paid $22,985 for indigent defense in late 1975 and exploring a municipal Public Defender's Office.
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White Pine Co. School Reopened After Court Ruling
Nevada Supreme Court rules Lund High School closure was wrong and orders reopening for 1976-77. Ruling cites higher per pupil costs at Lund and broader curriculum at White Pine County High School, while noting long bus rides affected Lund Preston and River Valley. Unsuccessful recall had targeted four board members.
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Pupfish Win Supreme Court Right To Nevada Cavern Waters
The 1 inch pupfish, living 10,000 years in Devil's Hole cave, wins a unanimous Supreme Court ruling protecting its water. Chief Justice Burger says Nevada ranchers cannot overpump from the underground table, preserving the pupfish habitat and algae supply. The Capparets lose their claim to irrigate their 12,000 acre ranch near Devil's Hole. The US argued implied rights tied to national monument status since 1952.
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Probation Revoked for 19YearOld Robbery Suspect Harris
A 19 year old North Las Vegas man Robert Lee Harris had probation revoked and was sentenced to five years in Nevada State Prison by Judge Joseph Pawlikowski. Harris had been on five year probation after pleading guilty to robbery and was later held on at least two additional robbery charges.
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City SNDAC signs 30000 grant for public inebriate facility
Las Vegas and the Southern Nevada Drug Abuse Council signed a $30,000 city block grant to open a public inebriate facility by Aug 1. The former Las Vegas Hospital site on Eighth Street and Ogden Avenue will host the program and related SNDAC efforts.
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Harmon seeks reelection in Assembly District 16
Las Vegas Democrat Harley Harmon announces another bid for the 59th Nevada Legislature term citing fiscal conservatism and balanced budgets with no new taxes. Harmon, 31, a Bishop Gorman High School graduate and former Air Force veteran, plans to reintroduce two bills from the last session including a tougher penalty for weapon offenses and a push to keep Nevada without an income tax. He notes a 100 percent attendance record, chairs and committee work, and extensive community involvement with Big Brothers, the Salvation Army, and local service groups. He is married to Jeanne McBride and runs an insurance business in Las Vegas.
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