Parents protest selection methods for new school boss
Clark County School District faces criticism as parents challenge how a new superintendent will be chosen. Acting superintendent Richard Brown and School Board Chairman George Wilkinson say screening will be delayed to next week. Former chief Dr. James Mason resigned in May, leaving the district mayorless since May 12.
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George Wilkinson
James Mason
Clark County
Oakland
Calif
Brown
Wilkinson
Miller
Don E. Hayden
Harold J. Brinley Junior High School
Mason
County Planning Board Feud Delays Mesquite Sewer Funds
A Clark County planning council rift with the Board of County Commissioners delayed a $461000 Mesquite sewer project as council members demanded funds to hire a permanent director. The motion to defer federal money failed three to two, while $44000 to finish the sewer line was approved. The council plans a special meeting upon receiving the county's intent letter for salary assurance and plans to pursue litter control via new dumpsites, regular pickups, and uniform ordinances.
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Clark County Regional Planning Council
Board of County Commissioners
Mesquite
Larry Farnsworth
Water District
Planning Council
George H. Albright
Farnsworth
Laxalt Criticizes Critics in Nevada Boys State Talk
Governor Paul Laxalt harshly criticized critics who he said do not know what they are talking about. He told Nevada Boys State attendees to study government issues and participate in public affairs.
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Carson City
UPI
Paul Laxalt
State to Open Bids for U S 50 Resurfacing Project
Carson City UPI reports the State Highway Department will open bids on June 26 for resurfacing U S 50 from Cave Rock to the Nevada California line. The project, estimated at 126000 dollars, calls for 20 working days to complete.
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Carson City
UPI
State Highway Department
Cave Rock
Nevada-California State Line
Nevada names Tab McNeil NCCJ executive director
Tab McNeil of Oklahoma City has been named Nevada NCCJ executive director effective June 1. He will lead the Clark County chapter with about 50 volunteers, focusing on youth, ministers, and labor relations to improve intergroup understanding. He previously coordinated a human relations committee at the University of Oklahoma and ran an employment agency with his wife and two children.
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Lloyd D. McNeil
Oklahoma City
Okla
Nevada
National Conference of Christians and Jews
McNeil
Heinz Rettig
Crater
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
NCCJ
Oklahoma University
Las Vegas
Rosary for Richard Lauffer. services in Las Vegas
Richard E. Lauffer, 32, of 704 Flower St died yesterday in a local hospital. He worked for Holmes and Narver Engineering. A rosary is at 8 p.m. in Palm Chapel. Mass is at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church. Burial in Palm Memorial Park. He was born April 19, 1937, in Cut Bank Montana and lived here 17 years. Survived by wife Rosa Lee, son Lee, daughters Tammi and Janice, mother Dorothy Wambem, stepfather Wallace J. Wambem, sisters Joni Jill Wambem and Jackie Wells.
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Richard E. Lauffer
Flower St
Holmes and Narver Engineering
Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church
Palm Memorial Park
Lauffer
Cut Bank
Mont
Rosaee
Lee Lauffer
Tammi
Janice Lauffer
Dorothy Wambem
Wallace J. Wambem
Joni Wambem
Jill Wambem
Las Vegas
Jackie Wells
Corncord
Calif
Laxalt Protests Plan To Cut Train Services
Governor Paul Laxalt protested railroad plans to abandon passenger trains affecting Northern Nevada. He sent a telegram to Interstate Commerce Commission chair Virginia Mae Brown urging an intensive investigation into Southern Pacific Western Pacific and Union Pacific service cuts. He argued losses from reduced traffic and mail contracts misstate regional growth and urged mass passenger transport as a remedy.
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Carson City
UPS
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Laxalt
Virginia Mae Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
San Francisco Bay Area
Utah
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Las Vegas
UNLV Allows Summer Classes for Suspended Students
UNLV announces a new policy enabling students on academic suspension to attend summer sessions. Jerome J. Vallen says the measure tests their ability to handle college work without lowering standards. No extra application is needed beyond standard summer registration, and double suspensions remain ineligible.
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University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Jerome J. Vallen
Jailers Seek Hippie Chief Crazy Bob
A bench warrant is issued for Robert Woener also known as Chief Crazy Bob leader of the 13th Tribe. He must start serving a prison term for marijuana and LSD possession after Nevada Supreme Court appeals were denied. He was jailed after trials in 1967 and is reportedly in a San Francisco hippie colony.
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Robert Woener
Crazy Bob
13Th Tribe
Woener
Nevada Supreme Court
San Francisco
Woerner
Cannon Pushes Nuclear Engine Test Spending Boost
Nevada Senator Howard Cannon said a successful 13 minute NERVA test firing near Las Vegas should sway Congress to fully fund continued work. He plans a $13.5 million budget increase for the fiscal 1970 space program, raising total nuclear engine funding to $50 million as the Space Committee begins budget work.
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Howard W. Cannon
Washington, D.C
Las Vegas
Senate
Cannon
Space Committee
Jackass Flats
Moon
Eight Indian Employment Agencies Operated by BIA
Eight Indian employment agencies are operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the federal program to place Native Americans in jobs. The agencies coordinate job referrals, training, and placement services across regional offices and reserve communities.
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The
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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