Labor factions press for Dick Ham endorsement in Nevada
Las Vegas labor leaders push for outright endorsement of Congressional candidate Dick Ham at state AFL-CIO convention. Local councils in Clark and White Pine counties have backed Ham in the Democratic primary, while COPE endorsements await Sunday. Talks center on bargaining rights for public employees and a shifting UAW Teamsters alliance, with Nevada Teamsters Joint Council 95 and Culinary and Bartenders locals forming closer ties.
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Dick Ham
Clark
Washoe
White Pine
Ham
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Baring
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Afl-Cio
Sahara Hotel
SUN
Nevada
Teamsters
Teamsters Joint Council
Clark County
Culinary Workers Local
Bartenders
I Am Tired Of Being Introduced As The Only Negro Sheriff
Sheriff Lucious Amerson of Macon County Alabama, speaking in public, complained about being introduced as the sole Black sheriff and urged that he have company in such representation. He spoke during a public event in St Louis on a UPI dispatch.
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UPI
Lucious Amerson
Macon County
Ala
Washoe Poverty Aid Suspension Eyed Over Audit
Federal audit flags about 12 000 in questioned costs at Washoe County War on Poverty Agency. Chief executive Carl Shaw warns of possible suspension and repayment to federal funds if records and personnel policies are not corrected within 60 days. Director Robert Newquist’s job status also discussed by the Economic Opportunity Board.
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Reno
UPI
Washoe County
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Carl Shaw
Economic Opportunity Board
Robert Newquist
Newquist
Shaw
Helen L. Popp obituary details in Missouri services
Helen Lee Popp 45 of 1486 Silver Mesa died yesterday in a local hospital. A housewife born May 15 1923 in Denver she lived there ten years. Services scheduled in Fayette Missouri with visitation at Bunker Brothers today. Survived by husband John two sons Lennie and John Jr Las Vegas.
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Helen Lee Popp
Silver Mesa
Popp
Denver
Colo
Fayette
Bunker Brothers
John
Lennie
John Jr
Las Vegas
Bud James Selected for Airlines Industry Study Panel
Howard P. Bud James, president of Sahara Nevada Corp, was invited to join a national committee to improve airline hotel industry communication. He accepted and will join eight airline officers and hotel industry reps. The first meeting is August 13 in Chicago to define topics, meeting frequency, and special committees.
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Howard P
Bud) James
Sahara-Nevada Corp
James
Chicago
Justice Batter urges following U.S. Supreme Court on prisoner releases
Nevada Supreme Court Justice Cameron Batter tells Kiwanis Club that the court must release prisoners only as required by U.S. Supreme Court rulings. He argues law enforcement alone cannot curb crime and calls for broader community support.
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UPI
Nevada Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Cameron Batter
State High Court
Kiwanis Club
U.S Supreme Court
Culinary vote scheduled for Blue Onion workers
Blue Onion employees will vote on August 14 to choose representation by Culinary Workers Local 226 or Bartenders Local 165 Hotel and Restaurant Employees International AFL CIO. The NLRB ordered the election after a July 17 hearing. Custom Catering Inc doing business as Blue Onion is the employer.
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Culinary Workers
Hotel & Restaurant Employes International
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Custom Catering, Inc
Hotel & Restaurant
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