PSC Opens Gas Rate Hike Hearings in Nevada
The Public Service Commission began hearings on Southwest Gas Corp. request for a rate increase now set at 3.5 million dollars, down from 7 million. Testimony noted declining natural gas sales and higher costs as reasons for seeking a 9.8 percent overall rate of return and 14.2 percent on common stock. The hearing continues at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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SUN
Public Service Commission
Southwest Gas Corp
Nevada
Klaus Bachenheimer
Southwest Gas
Southwest
Nevada Cement Co
Fernley
Flintkote Co
Apex
Bachenheimer
PSC
Las Vegas Convention Center
Salt Lake City Drug Sweep Nets Multi-State Ring
United Press International reports a $100 million heroin distribution ring with Utah as a hub, alongside seizures of 3 tons of marijuana in Los Angeles and 500 kilos across Mexican border towns. Seventeen arrests occurred in Salt Lake City and other sites, with indictments from a Utah grand jury and plans for more arrests.
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Utah
Los Angeles
Mexico
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Federal Drug Enforcment Agency
Region 12
Salt Lake City
Red Light
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Nevada
Burke
Arizona
California
Arkansas
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Oregon
Florida
Michigan
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Bud Willoughby
Curtis Green
Four Second-Graders Identify Teacher's Estranged Husband
Four second graders who witnessed their teacher shot in a Detroit classroom testified in Recorders Court on Tuesday and named the teacher’s estranged husband as the shooter. The testimony followed the shooting that shocked the school and prompted a murder investigation.
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Detroit Recorders Court
Opinion: Anita Bryant and rights in the Age of Enlightenment
Janie Greenspun writes that the Florida orange juice campaigner Anita Bryant sparked a broader debate on rights and equality. The column rejects tying religious views to anti gay discrimination and questions universal standards of freedom and civility amid global human rights concerns.
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Florida
Anita Bryant
Soviet Union
Gunmen Storm U N Mission In New York
Three Croatian terrorists stormed the Yugoslav Mission to the United Nations wounding a security guard and holding the residence for two hours to press for Croatian independence. They surrendered to police and FBI agents after their six demands were publicized.
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New York
UPI
United Nations
FBI
Lawmakers Probe Major Scandal Over Export Records
Rep. Dornan says the House Science and Technology Committee will investigate alleged destruction or loss of ten years of Commerce Department export records for U S technology. He targets Cyber 76 a fast advanced computer blamed for nuclear weapon design and missile targeting.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Soviet Union
House
Robert K. Dornan
R. Calif
House Committee On Science and Technology
Commerce Department
Dornan
Miles Costick
Costick
James Bowe
Control Data of
Minneapolis
Former Legion Leader Indicted for Bank Fund Misuse
John S. Gleason Jr., former American Legion commander and ex head of the Veterans Administration, was indicted on charges that he diverted 528745 dollars in bank funds for personal use. He also faced charges for misleading proxy statements while seeking a director position at Chicago Helicopter Industries Inc.
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Chicago
UPI
John S. Gleason Jr
The
American Legion
Veteran's Administration
Gleason
Winnetka
Notre Dame
Harvard
John F. Kennedy
Veterans Administration
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mercantile National Bank of Chicago
Earth Watchers Inc
Wisconsin
Mulligan
Earth Watchers
Chicago Helicopter Industries Inc
Minden Sheriff Ousted in Recall Vote
Minden Louisiana recall ousts Sheriff Dick Canatsey after 16 of 18 precincts counted show 1 960 votes to 358. Recall followed a March 13 Lake Tahoe accident in which Canatsey's car struck a vehicle driven by Donald Boutiler who died days later. A passenger, John Rogers, was seriously injured.
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UPI
Dick Canatsey
Canatsey
Lake Tahoe
Donald Boutiler
Great Falls
Mont
John Rogers
Bozeman
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