Poppies fundraiser and safety award highlight Las Vegas week
Veterans of Foreign Wars will sell poppies from November 4 to 11 across Nevada to aid veterans families and hospitals. North Las Vegas earns AAA Pedestrian Safety Citation for 1974 accident-free status after competing against 367 cities. A laboratory school for church leaders runs November 12 to 16 at Wesley United Methodist Church, while Frontier Savings previews a film on crime prevention at 3885 Maryland Parkway.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Joseph Kopacz
VFW
Buddy Poppy
North Vegas
North Las Vegas
American Automobile Association
AAA
C. R. Cleland
Clark Davison
Wesley United Methodist Church
Civic Center Dr
Mary Lu Kiracofe
Clark County
United Methodist
Frontier Savings
New Frontier Savings
Maryland Parkway
Senior Citizen Club
Rainbow Boulevard Improvement Plan in Las Vegas
Nevada highway officials outline a two mile four lane divided highway project on Rainbow Boulevard between Sahara Avenue and West Fremont Street. A public meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Helen Smith School multi purpose room. The plan includes a 48 foot median with breaks for cross streets and access to nearby business and residential areas. The project is a joint effort by the city county and regional commission.
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Nevada Highway Department
Rainbow Boulevard
Las Vegas
Helen Smith School
Pinedale Avenue
Sahara Avenue
Fremont Street
Clark County
Regional Street and Highway Commission
UNLV Offers 15-Hour Basic Canoeing Course
UNLV continuing education runs a three day Basic Canoeing course on November 7 8 9 open to swimmers who can handle five minutes clothed and a 20 yard flotation test. Instructor Alice Mason a health department assistant professor and Red Cross instructor will issue Basic Canoe certificates to completers. Contact UNLV Division of Continuing Education for details.
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UNLV
Alice Mason
Department of Physical Education
American Red Cross
Red Cross
The
Division of Continuing Education
Beginning Ceramics Class Ongoing at Lincoln Neighborhood Center
The North Las Vegas Lincoln Neighborhood Center offers an eight week course for adults from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting November 4. Instructor Bilge Scratchens, with experience locally and abroad, will lead the sessions and enrollment is limited to ensure personal instruction.
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North
Las Vegas Lincoln Neighborhood Center
Bilge Scratchens
Ohlson Honored as Clark County Employee of the Month
Sara Ohlson a Channel 10 secretary and Southern Nevada V Tech Center graduate was named CCSD Employee of the Month by the Board of Trustees. She started at Channel 10 in 1972 while attending SMTC then moved to the Education Center in 1973, returned to TV last year and remains secretary to John Hill in instructional television.
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Sara Ohlson
Southern Nevada Vocational-Technical Center
Channel 10 Television
Clark County
Board of
Ohlson
Channel 10
SMTC
Flamingo Road
John Hill
Bribe Money Tie To Swainson Case Emerges In Trial
John J. Whalen the government's key witness in the bribery conspiracy trial of state Supreme Court Justice John B Swainson testified he used proceeds from burglaries to pay money he believed was bribe money for Swainson. He described payments totaling 20400 dollars to Harvey Wish and a 400 painting purchase for Swainson as part of the alleged scheme.
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Detroit
UPI
John J. Whalen
State Supreme Court
John B. Swainson
Swainson
Whalen
FBI
Harvey Wish
Wish
Lenawee County
Supreme Court
Venezuela Considers Oil Compensation Offers From Foreign Firms
Venezuela aims to settle with U S and other oil firms over nationalization by Tuesday midnight with a $1 billion compensation package plus technology and marketing contracts. Exxon Shell and Gulf have yet to respond while Creole Petroleum has disclosed a $512 million offer, below its estimates.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
U.S
Venezuelan Supreme Court
Valentin Hernandez
Exxon
Shell
Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Government Oil
Creole Petroleum Corp
Creole
Leftists Kidnap Auto Exec and Argentine Auctioneer
Guerrillas seized Heinrich Franz Metz production manager for Mercedes Benz Argentina and Arturo R Bullrich auctioneer for Bullrich & Co. in Buenos Aires. Police sources say Metz missing since Friday amid labor disputes. no confirmation on his abduction.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Henrich Franz Metz
Mercedes Benz
Arturo R Buliich
Bullrich & Co
Guerrilas
Metz
Mexico Replaces Europe as Main Source of Smuggled Heroin
A federal DEA analysis released by Sen. Charles Percy finds that in the first half of the year 90 percent of confiscated heroin samples in 13 cities were of Mexican origin. The report says the French Connection is virtually severed and European sources dropped to 2 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Mexico
Europe
United States
Drug Enforcement Administration
Sen
Charles Percy
R-I
Percy
DEA
Near East
Popula
Bridge Strategy And A Sadat Vacation Report
Alfred Sheinwold presents a bridge hand where a finesse loses and suggests discarding strategy to force the opponents into error. The Florida Times Union reports Egyptian President Anwar Sadat will visit Raymond Mason at Epping Forest on the St Johns River November 14, per Rep. Charles Bennett.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Raymond Mason
Charter Co
Mideast
Mason
St. Johns River
Florida Times- Union
Sadat
Epping Forest
Charles Bennett
Dfla
Washington
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