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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1975
Page
13
A Las Vegas column recounts raunchy casino lounge antics and a bar manager alleged to shake down waitresses for cash. It notes Mayor Briare’s Hawaii trip funded by the Las Vegas Convention and Tourists Authority, and mentions a pending City Attorney Lovell resignation request.
A SUN columnist recalls past TV appearances by Eileen Brookman and a kiss on the cheek. The piece notes hospital board counsel Petroni earns about $18,000 yearly from two agencies totaling around $40,000, and mocks after hours dining security at El Swanky Club. It also highlights a Caesars Palace fire and a July 1 disclosure law for officials, predicting resignations.
City Attorney Carl Lovell reports the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers will hold its 1976 convention in Las Vegas after praise for the city at the Washington D C conference. He notes consolidation debates, court liberalization on first amendment issues, and interest from Chicago versus Las Vegas despite gaming center concerns.
About 100 people attend a two day EPA workshop at the Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory near UNLV to discuss testing methods for liquids gases and solids released from geothermal energy drilling Representatives from government universities and industry present papers on sampling water and effluents to assess environmental hazards EPA aims to develop reference methods and plan a second workshop after about 18 months with Nevada seen as a potential large future geothermal power source.
The United Way reports 668,514 collected toward a 1,385,056 target after two weeks of fund drive. Officials announced at a volunteer meeting that the campaign is 48.3 percent complete with the drive continuing through November 6.
U S Department of Health Education and Welfare reports 11 303 634 AFDC recipients and 3 478 260 families in June down 50 289 recipients from May while June payments rose 0 8 percent to 739 905 000 Expenditures for 1975 AFDC rose 1 1 billion from 1974 and 1973 374 figures note Unemployed Father program target states and share of recipients persist amid broader roll trends in Nevada arts and dairy actions reported in Reno briefs
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