Little Guy versus Major Corporation in a Las Vegas outage
A Las Vegas reader recounts a power outage with Nevada Power, a monopoly. Little Guy pleads for light heat and TV as Major Corporation delays and offers only vague advice. He speaks to a customer service voice and a manager, then is told to use the fuse box and a red button. The piece critiques courteous service and corporate indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Power
New York Stock Exchange
Keith Richards
Guy
Major Corporation
Little Guy
Pill Laub
Little
Voice
Frosty
Lite Guy
Improvements At Spring Mountain Camp Face Director Search
A visit to the Spring Mountain Youth Camp 48 miles southwest of Las Vegas finds improved dormitories a recreation hall and an emerging vocational building. Acting director Robert Mull en seeks a decisive new head to complete a planned mess hall and keep the education program steady amid past turmoil. teachers praise a geared program and students’ progress.
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Spring Mountain
Spring Mountain Range
Las Vegas
Robert E. Mullen
Mullen
William Compton
Richard Little
Clark County
Robert S. Tobias
Tobias
Robert Rockwell
Sunfoto
Board Faces Budget Question Amid Possible Conflict at SNMH
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital trustees barely formed a quorum to approve a 1.98 million dollar budget as county commissioners, who sit on the hospital board, weigh potential conflicts. Commissioner Darwin Lamb declined to move the budget citing duties to the county. Hospital administrator Jack Staggs warned Medicare changes could spike occupancy and costs, while trustees and staff anticipate variability in funding and service needs across county agencies.
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County Board of Commissioners
Hospital Board of Trustees
Jack Staggs
Dorothy Saunders
Lamb
Staggs
SNMH
Las Vegas
County Commission
Las Vegas Teens Nabbed After Joyride Spree
Deputy Sheriff Al Ray reports two 14 year old boys admitted stealing and driving in 14 cars over several weeks. Victims left keys in cars or left engines running, enabling the thefts. Youths were placed in parental custody and motorists urged to secure vehicles.
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Las Vegas
al Ray
Mitted
Ray
Stamp vending machines to be installed in Las Vegas post offices
Delivery of 5000 new patron operated stamp vending machines begins this week. Nevada cities including Las Vegas and 13 other communities will receive three machines in Las Vegas at Airport, Huntridge and Nellis Stations. Machines dispense stamps and give change per Post Office specs.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Raymond R. Holmquist
Post Office Department
Holmquist
Boulder City
Carson City
Elko
Fallon
Hawthorne
Henderson
Airport
Huntridge
Nellis
Mercury
North Las Vegas
Pioche
Reno
University Station
Washington Station
Peavine
Sparks
Winnemucca
Governors Meet in Las Vegas to Plan National Conference
Governor Grant Sawyer will host the National Governors Conference executive committee in Las Vegas March 11 and 12. They will finalize July Minneapolis meeting plans and discuss direct federal tax refunds to states. Attending governors include Babock of Montana Bellman of Oklahoma Breathitt of Kentucky Chafee of Rhode Island Chafee is Rhode Island? The list includes Hughes New Jersey Romney Michigan Sanders Georgia Scranton Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Gov. Grant Sawyer
Minneapolis
Tim Babcock
Montana
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Edward Breathitt
Kentucky
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
George Romney
Michigan
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
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Paul Price
Mr. Finney
Phinney
Las Vegas Sun
Chamber of Commerce
Greenspun
Finney
Joe McClain
SUN
Nored
Vegas Briefs
Myron C. Insko
Lake Mead Base
Rancho High School Parent-Teachers Association
Insko
Coast Guard
Navy
Marine Corps
PTA
OSUN
the Sun
Dept. Q
S. Commerce St
Sawyer
Ethel McKenzie
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