Las Vegas woman donates 300 cacti to UNLV
Mrs. Mary Clement presents a 40 year hobby valued around 4000 dollars to UNLV. The plants, almost 300 species, will support physiology and botany studies under biology technician Kent Wirtz. A cereus cactus from South America may be worth about 1000 dollars. The collection is housed in an EPA greenhouse while a new Juanita White Hall facility is built, with January construction planned.
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Kent Wirtz
UNLV
Roberta Lozoya
Las Vegas
Mary Clement
University of Nevada
Wirtz
South America
Congress Responsible Abortions Stir Texas Deaths
Five Texas women bled and died after cutting rate abortions in Mexico, amid debate over federally subsidized abortions and a HEW funding cutoff on Aug. 4. CDC says three carried Medicaid IDs. Hyde and Planned Parenthood blame Congress for the deaths and suffering amid the funding battle.
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Washington
UPI
Texas
Mexico
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
House
HEW
Center For Communicable Disease Control
Atlanta
Reynosa
Tex
CDC
National Abortion Rights League
Jeannie Rosoff
Planned Parenthood
Youth Work Slated For Las Vegas
The Bureau of Land Management will form a youth work unit in Las Vegas under the Young Adult Conservation Corps. Thirty youths aged 16 to 23 will be hired to perform conservation work on public land, with interviews through the Nevada Employment Security Department Job Service. Hiring begins in late November, focusing first on Red Rock Canyon, at a minimum wage of 2.30 dollars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Land Management
Las Vegas
Carter
Young Adult Conservation Corps
John Boyles
BLM
Nevada Employment Security Department
Red Rock Canyon
Costanza Rejects Call to Resign Over Fundraiser Flap
White House aide Margaret Costanza dismisses calls for her resignation after admitting a spring fundraiser paid campaign debts. She says the suggestion is ridiculous and notes the FEC late filing was a technical noncompliance. Michel and other Republicans had urged her to quit.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Margaret “Midge
Costanza
House
Bob Michel
Mlinois
Michel
Federal Election Commission
Carter
Rochester
N.Y
Walter Mondale
FEC
Urban Growth Meeting Topics in Las Vegas
A public meeting on urban growth controls will be hosted by the Sierra Club and Clark County Commissioners at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark County School Administration Building. Commissioners Dondero and Broadbent will answer questions on uncontrolled growth and related urban issues.
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Las Vegas
Sierra Club
Clark County Commissioners
Clark County School Administration
E. Flamingo Road
Thalia Dondero
Robert Broadbent
Teachers Will Meet Thursday Group Forms For Young Children
A new organization for teachers aides and students working with preschool to third grade children will hold a meeting Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Flamingo Library auditorium. It is a local chapter of the National Association for the Education of Young Children with contacts Dru Raney and Mary Burnett at the county community college.
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Flamingo
Proeisional
National Action For the Education of
Dru Raney
Mary Burnett
On County
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Henry Hyde
R-Il
Midge Costanza
Jimmy Carter
Santa Claus
Mexico City
SANYO
Advent
Ameanenreee
Las Vegas Blvd
Suite Y
Collett
Charleston
Video Electronics Inc
Allegro
Maxim Hotel & Casino
Katie AV
Maryland Parkway
Brazil
S. Maryland Parkway
Sunrise City
VISA
American Express
Diners Club Financing
Leyeway
Rt Ae Meu
Western Airlines
Henderson
Cme
Elma
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