Rose Pushes Repeal of Nevada Food Tax at AFL-CIO Meet
Lt. Gov. Bob Rose urged Nevada labor leaders to back repealing the state sales tax on food, arguing the revenue loss is manageable with a sizable budget surplus. He called for expanded crime victim aid and noted a total cost of 5 to 10 million dollars, affordable with the surplus and reserves. Also elected Ben Schmoutey Las Vegas AFL-CIO President after Al Bramlet’s kidnapping and murder.
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Incline Village
UPI
Bob Rose
Organized Labor
Nevada
Rose
Afl-Cio
Ben Schmoutey
Las Vegas
al Bramlet
Schmoutey
Bramlet
By George and the Clark County court case notes
The writer recalls a Nevada legislative commission meeting and a suit involving Joe Conforte and Don Baliotis in Clark County. He criticizes regents voting $10,000 for private counsel, cites statutes on term lengths, and warns on disclosure laws shaping the 1978 gubernatorial race and campaign funding dynamics.
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Legislative Commission
George
Frank Daykin
U.S. Supreme Court
Frank
Clark County
Joe Conforte
Don Baliotis
Baliotis
Conforte
Board of Regents
George Franklin
Bucky Buchanan
Secretary of State
Nobel laureate lauds VA system in Las Vegas speech
Rosalyn Yalow, a 1977 medicine Nobel winner, praised the Veterans Administration medical programs as models for inexpensive good care during a press conference in Las Vegas. She stressed VA's role in guiding government medicine and noted her ongoing work at a Bronx VA hospital.
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Rosalyn Yalow
Las Vegas
Veterans Administration
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Aladdin
Yalow
Nobel Committee
Solomon A. Berson
Twin Lakes School name change stalled by trustees
Clark County School District trustees tabled a motion to rename Twin Lakes Elementary after former Las Vegas mayor Oran Grayson. Parents and students urged preservation of the Twin Lakes name citing local history and longstanding area traditions.
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SUN
Twin Lakes Elementary
Clark County
Oran Grayson
Las Vegas
Herman van Betten
van Betten
Thurman White
Twin Lakes
Janna Clark
Big Springs
Los Angeles
Clark
Lorenzi Park
Twin Lakes Park
White
Inspectors Pass Jolly Trolley After Fire Safety Check
Las Vegas safety inspectors reported major fire hazards at the Jolly Trolley Casino resolved after two extensions. The Friday inspection led to rescinding the shutdown order as sprinkler systems, exits, and new doors were completed. minor ceiling and electrical issues remain.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Boulevard South
Clay Hymer
Hymer
North Las Vegas Fire Dispatch Merges With LV CC Monday
North Las Vegas joins Las Vegas and Clark County in a merger of fire dispatching. The move shifts all communications to the LV-CC center, trims costs, and speeds response with a new computer system and shared emergency numbers for residents.
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SUN
North Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Clark County
Frank Larson
Larson
Casino Center Boulevard
Ray Schweitzer
Nort
Schweitzer
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Stan Jones
Labor
Jones
Yalow and
Berson
Bronx
N.Y
Roger C. L. Guillemin
Salk Institute
la Jolla
Calif
Andrew V. Schally
New Orleans
Yallow
Nobel Selection Committee
Stockholm
Sweden
By Ann Haley
NLV
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