Unions Decline Cited By NAM Leader In Las Vegas
R Heath Larry president of the National Association of Manufacturers warned that only one in four workers belong to unions and blamed management for past gains. He argued unions failed as workplace democracies and linked current unpopularity to rising employer costs. He criticized a Labor Reform Bill for favoring unions and slowing administration, saying it could boost inflation. Larry spoke at a joint session of Industrial Relations Group and Western States Association executives in Las Vegas.
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America
Las Vegas
R. Heath Larry
National Association of Manufacturers
Larry
U.S. Steel
Congress
National Industrial Council
Western States Association Executives Council
Washington, D.C
Frontier Hotel
Agosto
Bybee
US Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals
Hufstedler
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Tropicana Hotel
Mitzi Briggs
City Eyes Energy Saving Plan For Lights And Water
TRICIA WHITE reports city commissioners will review a draft energy conservation plan by municipal services director Joseph Cathcart. The proposal includes reducing lighting energy with 30 to 40 percent savings from sodium lamps and expanding automatic water sprinklers, plus an employee carpool and fleet maintenance program.
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Joseph Cathcart
Cathcart
Bill Purvis
Ed Fountain Motors
Silver State Disposal
Southwest Gas rate hike approved for northern Nevada
The Nevada Public Service Commission authorized a 12 percent rate increase for Southwest Gas Corp serving about 23,000 customers in rural northern Nevada. A conservation plan and inverted-rate proposal were urged for future filings, while Sierra Pacific Power Co. awaits continued scrutiny on its coal plant phase and scrubber compliance.
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Carson City
UPI
State Public Service Commission
Southwest Gas Corp
Nevada
Janet MacDonald
Southwest
U.S
Southwest Gas
Sierra Pacific Power Co
Reno
Reno- Sparks
Miss MacDonald
Commission
Robert Crowell
Sierra
Nevada Officials to Testify at Federal Health Insurance Meeting
Three Nevada officials Dr. John Carr state health officer Dick Rottman insurance commissioner and Myrl Nygren director of state health planning will testify Thursday at a federal HEW meeting in Las Vegas to gather views on national health insurance. The session runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Room 6-2 Las Vegas Convention Center East Wing. Public speakers welcome on a first come basis. Written comments may be sent to HEW Region IX Aida Price Room 433 50 United Nations Plaza San Francisco by Oct 26.
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Nevada
John Carr
Dick Rottman
Myrl Nygren
Las Vegas Convention Center
East Wing
Daniel M. Sprague
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Region IX
Aida Price
United Nations Plaza
San Francisco
Calif
Attorney Bybee Defends Integrity Amid Agosto Dispute
United Press International reports Nevada attorney Shannon Bybee, ex Gaming Control Board member, defends his ethics after Tropicana financier Joe Agosto alleges malfeasance. Agosto faces Gaming Commission scrutiny over suitability, admits loan and investment concerns, while Bybee denies Tropicana representation and cites past credibility questions about Agosto.
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United Press International
Shannon Bybee
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Bybee
Joe Agosto
Tropicana Hotel
Folies Bergere
Nevada Gaming Commission
Agosto
Nevada Bar Association
Tropicana
Water District Insurance Hike Approved in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Valley Water District approves a 42 percent rise in liability insurance renewing with Larsh Kellogg Insurance Agency and Aetna Casualty. Directors cite external appraisals from 1973 1974 and plan a full district study later. The board also awards a 5 million umbrella policy to Transamerica for 32000 annually and sells a 10 foot property strip to Campbell Pumping Station for 9900. A 3751 credit is granted for conductor casing in a new well.
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Transamerica Insurance Co
Campbell
Lamb Boulevard
Flamingo Road
Nevada Highway Department
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Sunrise Hospital
Sunrise Hospital Medical Center
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