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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1977
Page
8
Metro police seek two men who robbed the Casbah Lounge at 19 E. Lewis Ave early Saturday. The suspects, armed, forced customers to the bathroom and fled with about 450 dollars.
Clark County Community College announces a Navajo style loom weaving class for the fall alternate semester. The course meets Tuesdays 6 to 9 p.m. from November 7 to January 9. For more details contact the admissions office.
The Nevada Trial Lawyers Association has elected Las Vegas attorney Jack Lehman as its new president. Lehman, a former television newscaster known as Commander Lee, has chaired the Colorado River Commission since 1971 and served on the NTLA Board of Governors for the past year.
Dr. Richard W. Cain president of the School of Theology in Claremont California will speak in Las Vegas to raise funds. The school currently receives support from the United Methodist Church and aligns with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. He will preach Sunday at University United Methodist Church at 9 and 11 a.m. and at Trinity United Methodist Church at 10 a.m.
Nevada Republican leaders hire Jack Orr, a Texas political consultant, to draft a plan for recruiting candidates, fundraising, and boosting precinct work with the aim of reversing 1976 losses. The party seeks a full time organizational director in Las Vegas as NRCC funding covers initial salary.
Reno mayor Bruno Menicucci will act as a town sheriff in a movie titled Matilda about a boxing kangaroo to be filmed here later this year. He agreed only after obtaining assurances of a G rating and Reno being depicted favorably.
Washington experts proposed tax rebates for weight loss and lower insurance premiums for healthier individuals as part of a 10 year obesity blueprint. They urged calorie labeling, lower fat meat standards, and better nutrition disclosures across foods and menus, with final recommendations due by year end.
In Bal Harbour Florida union leaders and ship owners met face to face for bargaining the first time since the ILA strike began September 30. Ed Heine of U S Lines presented a six association proposal on job security while ILA members studied it ahead of new talks. The mediation service noted this marked the first negotiations since the shutdown started and urged continued availability for further sessions. The strike spans from Maine to Brownsville Texas and targets containerized cargo replacing stevedore jobs and reducing wages.
Six new cases confirmed in Sullivan County bringing the total to 23 since August 1. Patients showed pneumonia symptoms before September 28, amid an East Tennessee outbreak being investigated by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta.
Donna Reed, 36, of Phoenix, used matches to burn ticks off her dog and unintentionally set fire to the hair on the animal. The blaze spread from the second floor bedroom to furniture and other items, prompting firefighters to respond. Reed sustained second degree burns to hands, feet and arms and was hospitalized in serious condition. The home suffered $5,000 in damage.
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