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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1976
Page
8
LAS VEGAS report notes Carson City adopts an official song praising the capital with lines about sagebrush wind and open spaces. The piece credits John Bullis and Eileen Bianchi among a six member group, touting a Don’t Fence Me In melody and a bicentennial town meeting.
The United Way of Southern Nevada targets 1,505,600 with nine days left after reaching 765,710. Campaign chair Perry Lieber announces a victory dinner November 5 at the Frontier Hotel as divisions report progress, including Elaine Newton's entertainers division and Maj. Gen. James Knight's federal group. TV stations will air a program at 6 am Wednesday.
Overton residents report coyotes raiding fruit crops as Marvin Leavitt notes they consume his watermelons and now target pomegranates. He cites chewed fruit leftovers and high bushes as evidence though no coyote sighting occurred in his yard.
City council weighs 20 proposed federally funded improvements focused on flood control and water systems with only three likely to be funded. Residents speak for priority projects while one water meter proposal faces opposition. Funding deadlines and several infrastructure items are outlined.
County Commission Chairman Tom Wiesner publicly apologized to Fletcher Jones and the Nevada State Horseman’s Association after a remark at a meeting about funding stalls at Horseman’s Park. The association seeks 200 more stalls at a cost around 500000, with a committee led by Commissioner Thalia Dondero reviewing the request.
Atty. Gen. Robert List will address Las Vegas Rotary Club at the Landmark Hotel about the final report of the National Gambling Commission and its impact on Nevada. The commission created by Congress in 1970 has spent three years and about $3 million studying federal policy toward gambling. Rev. Sen. Howard Cannon also served on the commission.
A man named Herb desires a grander expression of his affection beyond a simple anniversary card. Adele is asked for a response to this romantic dilemma as the couple contemplates meaningful celebration gestures.
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