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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1977
Page
13
The author recaps a four day Nevada League of Cities meeting, denouncing lawmakers for ignorance of local government problems, argues for tested qualifications and ethics reform, criticizes the Open Meeting Law, and stresses harsher penalties to deter crime in Las Vegas.
Clark County School District leaders including Kenny Guinn Helen Cannon and Janet Sobel will join TV-5 Spotlight hosted by state Sen Bill Hernstadt. They will discuss school enrollments this year busing for integration parent group requests silent mediation periods and the competency based education law plus their priorities for the coming year.
Skeletal fragments found on National Park Service land near the city are being investigated as possible remains of 17 year old Allen Simmons who vanished two weeks earlier. Police and medical examiner Dr. Sheldon Green say identification is not confirmed, with further searches planned.
Duane Edward Whitmore and Roy Henry Wilcox were indicted on 34 counts by the Clark County grand jury. Three indictments include 10 counts for Sept 15 offenses at a home, 17 counts for Sept 20 21 offenses at another residence, and 7 counts for Sept 21 offenses at a third home. Both men face charges of sexual assault robbery burglary and related crimes with bail set at 340000 for each.
A Rosary March for the spiritual welfare of America will be held Sunday at noon at the corner of Coolidge and South Fourth streets. Sister Mary Agnes of St. Anne's Parish said the parade will end at Bridger and Fourth, with a benediction at St. Joan's Church. The Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree honor band will lead the parade.
Tropicana show producer Joe Agosto sues Hotel Conquistador Inc. and Tropicana Hotel Corp. in District Court seeking over 10 000 damages. He alleges three revisions to the 1975 entertainment contract altered the deal eroding intent and triggering a gaming licensing inquiry. Agosto also filed ethics charges against attorney Shannon Bybee for allegedly drafting extensions to portray him as a Tropicana creditor and investor.
An all day public meeting at the Las Vegas Convention Center invites citizens to share views on a proposed national health insurance plan. The HEW event runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. as one of five western state meetings. Testimony is heard first come, first served and topics include coverage costs financing services and operating agency.
A reader emphatically opposes returning control of the Panama Canal to Panama, warning Communists could gain influence and disrupt use. The letter stresses billions invested and ongoing peaceful operation as reasons to resist transfer.
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