Nevada Gain in Jobs as February Adds 400 Workers
Carson City Nevada added 400 workers to its business and industrial labor force in February bringing the total to 125,300. Unemployment stood at 6.8 percent with 9,900 out of work. State agency head Bruce Barnum cited gains in education amusement and recreation construction federal government and public utilities while retail trade and hotels declined.
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Carson City
Nevada
Bruce Barnum
State Employment Security Department
Barnum
Water Group Meeting Set in North Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Valley Water Users Association will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Sunset Room of the Bonanza Club in North Las Vegas. Former President Harold Atwood will report on his appearance before the Nevada Legislature about water relief measures. It will be a symposium on maintaining and importing an adequate water supply for the area.
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Las Vegas Valley Water User's Association
Sunset Room
Bonanza Club
Las Vegas
Harold Atwood
Nevada
Blasts Probe Cloud Growth Northwest of Nevada Test Site
The Atomic Energy Commission planned a dozen high explosive detonations in Stonewall Flats and Cactus Flats area to study cloud growth stabilization and downwind travel under varying weather. The tests relate to US UK experiments near Tonopah from mid-April to June, with no radiation from the initial explosions. Two shallow underground detonations could produce offsite dust clouds.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Stonewall Flats
Cactus Flats
Nevada Test Site
Tonopah
New $1 Bill Proposed to Halt Silver Shortage
The House Banking Committee approved replacing silver certificates with federal reserve notes to curb a looming silver shortage. If retired, silver may be released to the Treasury to meet coin demand, amid warnings melting coins could become profitable for the public.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
U.S
Space Talks At National Lime Sessions Opened
The National Lime Association opened its three day convention at the Hotel Tropicana with an officer election. John Disher of the Apollo Space Program and Col Barney Oldfield will speak on space flight and aerospace defense. Delegates from the United States Canada and England attend. William H Price II was elected president succeeding Amos B Miner.
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National Lime Association
Tropicana
John Disher
Col
Barney Oldfield
Aerospace Defense
William H. Price II
Gibsonburg, C
Amos B. Miner
Buffalo
United States Uses 250 Billion Gallons of Water Daily
A report states the United States consumes about 250 billion gallons of water each day across households industries and agriculture. The figure highlights water demand and the scale of national usage.
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United States
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