Everyone Is Waiting For The Bus
Clark County transportation in Las Vegas is criticized for a 70 cent flat fare and erratic routes with no clear bus stops. The LVTS system faces funding constraints, and citizen advisory groups push for better mass transit amid ongoing public debate and planned monorail ideas.
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SUN
Clark County
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Valley
PSC
Citizens Advisory Committee
CAC
Nevada
Lamb Denies Inhumane Jail Conditions
Police commissioners and Sheriff Ralph Lamb defended Clark County jail against overcrowding claims on Wednesday. They said conditions at Briff ’s Pen are not inhumane and rejected reports of extreme confinement.
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Lamb
SUN
Ralph Lamb
Clark County
Dist
Roger Foley
Foley
Facility Sciences Corp
Where I Stand Major General R G Taylor on Las Vegas government
In a guest column Major General R G Taylor argues the Las Vegas area suffers from two governments. He urges an affirmative 1978 vote to create a reorganized municipal government uniting city and unincorporated areas into a new city with eight commissioners and equal partnership.
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Las Vegas
Paradise
Winchester
Sunrise Manor
East Las Vegas
Clark County
Smith Sweeps Rhodesian Election Victory for Rhodesian Front
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith led a sweeping win in the Rhodesian general elections with his party claiming a parliamentary majority. The result sharpens Smith's stance against Anglo American peace plans and amid looming talks with British and U.N. envoys. Early returns from over 30 of 50 white constituencies show Smith’s party winning all seats.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
Ian Smith
Smith
Rhodesian Front Party
Salisbury
David Owen
U.N
Andrew Young
Pilot narrowly avoids apartments in Las Vegas crash
Delmar Jack Kendall, 32, of Foster City California, walked away from a single engine Cessna 210 crash near El Jardin restaurant at Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road after turning at the last moment to miss an apartment complex. Kendall was admitted to Sunrise Hospital with a back injury in satisfactory condition. The crash occurred about 7:30 p.m. as the plane attempted to land on runway 19 at McCarran International Airport. Witness Steve Knutson reported seeing the incident.
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Las Vegas
Delmar Jack Kendall
Foster City
Calif
Sunrise Hospital
el Jardin
Harmon
Plane Crash Near Rebel Apartments Ends in Wreckage
Eyewitnesses describe an article about a Nevada plane making a last minute 9 degree turn to avoid the Rebel Apartment complex before crashing. Kendall survived the wreckage and told responders the engine had conked out.
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Las Vegas Strip
Boulevard Mall
Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas Convention Center
Paradise Road
Jaycees
Fair Grounds
Las Vegas Transit Systems, Inc
Barry Perera
LVTS
Gray Line Tours, Inc
Perera
Public Service Public Service Commission
Carlette Schnackenberg
Schnackenberg
Mary Kozlowski
Briff
By Sharon Spigelmyer
R.G. Taylor
USAF
Betty
Taylor
Nellis Air Force Base
City
Hank
Ser
Nevada Aly News
Sagt
Harmon Avenue
Suntoto
David Lee Waite
McCarran International Airport
Steve Knutson
Liahona
Scenic Airways
Knutson
Nevada Highway Patrol
Kendall
Landers Senennernee
Paul Price
Dr. Thosteson
Joey Adams
U Lanes
Fremont
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