Labor dispute at Test Site prompts large picket line
Negotiations continue at the Nevada Test Site after a 2900 worker walkout by plumbers from Plumbers Local 525 protesting noncontract status with Reynolds Electrical and Engineering. Picket line formed yesterday as Building Trades Council approved the action to pressure contractor parity with the Atom Energy Commission site.
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Infant Transfer From Otis Base To Children's Hospital
Pierre of Newborn The 4 pound 104 ounce infant arrived at Children's Hospital Center after a 63 mile ambulance trip with a police escort. The transfer from Otis Air Force Base Hospital was ordered by Dr James Drorborough of Brookline Massachusetts. Dr Drorbaugh rode in the ambulance and the infant was enclosed in an incubator. Presidential News Secretary Pierre Salinger called the transfer a precautionary move.
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Opinions on credit cards shape Las Vegas hotel business
Local hotel managers share mixed views on credit cards. Some say cards boost revenue and attract guests, while others complain about fees, billing time, and confusion with rival networks. Estimates vary from 3 percent to 30 percent of checkouts, with overall impact seen as beneficial but uneven.
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Layoffs High but Job Force Hits New Top
Nevada employment officials report more workers employed than last year with a total labor force at an all time high of 4 650 in Las Vegas Clark County. Union leaders cite Reynolds Electrical and Engineering layoffs at the Test Site and weaker housing as key factors while the state official notes overall economic gains despite pockets of job losses.
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Sproul Plans Indian Springs Housing Project
Fred C. Sproul Homes announced a $6.5 million housing development at Indian Springs, about 45 miles north of Las Vegas on U.S. 95. The project will serve primarily workers at the Nevada Test Site and their families.
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Christine Keeler Flees Boos After London Outing
Christine Keeler faced a crowd of booing women on a London street as she left a girlfriend’s apartment where she has stayed under a doctor’s care for nervousness since Dr. Stephen Ward died by suicide. The 21 year old figure in Britain’s sex scandal hurried away amid shouts and gesturing onlookers.
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Musical on Dr Ward Possible Says Pound
Pelham Pound, the literary agent for the late Stephen Ward, says two impresarios consideration a musical about Ward exists but he would not approve any that make light of the tragedy. He notes the idea is only a suggestion by two separate theatrical companies and could surface in London and New York.
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Weather Outlook With 95 High and Rain Risk
Mostly cloudy today with possible showers or thundershowers. Gentle winds turning gusty near showers. High near 95, low around 72. Yesterday’s high 95, low 72. Relative humidity around 85 percent at noontime. Sunrise 5 53, sunset 7 39.
Mississippi Picks Antis For Runoff
Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson and former Gen. J. Coleman, who calls himself a quiet segregationist, advanced to Mississippi’s August 27 gubernatorial runoff. They previously faced each other in a runoff eight years ago, when Johnson led the first primary but lost the second by about 50,000 votes.
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J. Coleman
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Saratoga Race Book Hearing Ends In Cross Examination
Nevada Gaming Commission hears extensive cross examination of auditor Don Aikin from attorney Albert Stewart representing Saratoga Race Book owners Henry Remolis and Lamar Bergen. Stakeholders dispute altered betting tickets to evade taxes and question the basis of Aikin's testimony. The five member panel will decide on possible license revocation or acquittal.
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Haiti flies troops to Cap Haitien in border clash
Exiled fighters claim capture of about 150 Ton Ton Macoute members. Haitian reinforcements departed Port au Prince in three troop transports to Cap Haitien as the city was reported encircled by the exile invasion force that crossed from the Dominican border last Monday to oppose the Duvalier regime.
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National Democratic Union
Muslims Ordered Into Isolation At San Quentin
Ten more Black Muslims were placed in isolation after a protest at San Quentin Prison. Over 40 inmates joined the demonstration in which Jesse Lee Dyes claimed Muslims faced religious persecution. officials said they do not recognize the sect as a religion.
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