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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1969

Page

4

Order Halts Pickets At Blue Onion Drive-In

U S District Court Judge Roger Foley issued a temporary injunction for the Blue Onion drive in restaurant at 2100 East Fremont Street halting pickets. The ruling came in a night shift case filed by the restaurant seeking relief from demonstrations outside its premises.

Order Blue Onion U.S. District Court Roger Foley Fremont St Richard Longmire NLRB U.S Longmire

DA Clears Sen Lamb In Shootout Investigation

Reported incidents describe a confrontation at a pool, a later campsite shooting with rock and gunfire, and claims by McHenry and Davidson. The piece also covers NLRB injunctions restraining Local 226 and Local 165 at Blue Onion in Las Vegas, with ongoing litigation and picketing disputes.

Sen. Lamb

Wrong Way Smith’s Bahamas Flight Ends In Mystery

Miami pilot Don Smith disappeared after filing a flight plan to the Bahamas in a single engine Piper Cherokee. Coast Guard search failed to locate him as questions about his motives and plans linger while his plane was later found at Hughes North. Officials warn of budget strains amid the mystery.

Corrigan Don Smith Miami Smith Miami International Airport The Bahamas Islands United States Coast Guard Las Vegas CAA Cmdr John F. Thompson Miami Coast Guard

Three Men Held in Popejoy Killing Ties to Robberies

Deputies hold Aernout Marsh and two others in Las Vegas jail after a bar robbery and a fatal shooting of Popejoy at a local bar. A gun found behind a Florida motel is to be tested. detectives credit Anderson, Lee, and Dugan for key evidence linking suspects to the crime and related robberies in Southern Nevada.

Marsh Adams Las Vegas Popejoy Coral Gables Florida Clark Fred Anderson Charles Lee Jimmie Dugan

Laird Bows To Pressure as Pentagon Budget Slashed

Defense Secretary Melvin Laird moves to cut 3 billion dollars from the Pentagon budget amid congressional pressure. Navy mothballs over 100 ships including USS New Jersey. Air Force trims 300000 flying hours. Army to save 500 million. Base closures and civilian job cuts loom. Vietnam-related spending faces reductions. Soviet strength cited as rationale. no location details revealed.

Washington UPI Defence Melvin R. Laird Laird House Appropriations Committee Pentagon Armed Services Navy New Jersey Vietnam Air Force Army

Jerusalem Mosque Fire Sparks regional fury and curfew

The El Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem was severely damaged by a blaze blamed on Israel by Arabs. King Hussein condemned Israeli occupation and Prime Minister Meir offered regrets and ordered a commission to determine the fire's cause amid a curfew around the Wailing Wall area.

Jerusalem UPI el Aqsa Israeli Jordan Israel Sreets Golda Meir Middle East Amman Hussein Wailing Wall Mrs. Meir

REECO LENDS AID TO STORM AREAS

REECO aided hurricane damaged areas north of Gulfport and Biloxi where Camille hit hardest. AEC site suffered partial damage with no injuries. A 300 foot radio relay tower and six office trailers were demolished, plus downed power lines and fallen trees blocked roads. REECO will continue assistance until the emergency ends.

Gulfport Biloxi Camille Taylor AEC

Czech Army Tanks Rumble Through Prague Streets

Prague marked the first anniversary of the Soviet led invasion as about 100,000 Czechoslovaks filled Wenceslas Square. Thirty tanks rolled into central Prague with another 30 near the Moldau River, as crowds chanted Russians go home.

Prague UPI Wenceslas Square Moldau River Brno

Supreme Court Won't Enter Teacher Fray

Nevada Supreme Court declines to hear CCCTA and Clark County School District dispute. Judge Llewellyn Young ruled he lacked jurisdiction in contract negotiations after a new state bargaining law superseded the local agreement. An injunction previously blocked binding teacher contracts pending wage and working conditions talks.

Carson City UPI Nevada Supreme Court Clark County Classroom Teachers Association CCCTA Clark County Las Vegas Leonard Gang Supreme Court Jon Collins Dist Llewellyn Young Young

Two Southern Nevadans Die in Plane Crash

Federal officials opened a probe into a fatal crash that killed two Southern Nevada men. Carter’s body was returned to Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas, while Wiggens’ burial site was not announced.

Nevada Carter Palm Mortuary Las Vegas Wiggens Federal Aviation Administration

Massies Mill Flood Reverberates Across Virginia

Massive rainfall from Camille swamps Massies Mill and broad counties leaving Nelson County with eighteen dead and 25 to 30 missing. Gov Godwin seeks federal aid as floods cut roads and isolate towns. Helicopters rescue residents while looting reported and a plant contamination scan proceeds.

Nelson County Rockingham County Louisa County Lexington-Staunton E. C. Meredith State Health Department Massies Richmond Godwin Ray Dobbs Howardsville

Stockholders Press to Settle Feud Over Bonanza Hotel

Jacobson accuses Levin of blocking a face to face settlement while Levin unavailable for comment. He says L-T did not turn over 15 percent stock and owes 13.5 million. If a license is denied, his lease expires and he would operate the hotel for J and J Corporation. A Sept. 10 deadline looms with potential reapplication delays.

Ing Jacobson Levin L-T SMN J and J Johnson Tled Situa

New Levin District Court Move Seeks Bonanza Reinstatement

Howard S. Levin filed a quo warranto action in district court to oust Nathan Jacobson as president of the Bonanza Hotel and to reinstate Levin as president of J. J. Enterprises of Nevada and Bonanza No. 2. The suit, filed in the name of Attorney General Harvey Dickerson, seeks control of hotel books and records and cites past director actions from July and August 1969.

Howard S. Levin Bonanza Samuel Lionel Levin Nathan Jacobson Harvey Dickerson Lionel Howard Babcock Jacobson J. J. Enterprises of Nevada Bonanza No. 2 Bonanza Hotel

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Carole Gelf SUN Lamb McHenry Davidson Wadsworth Culinary Workers Union Los Angeles Stanley S. Sadur Abraham Siegel National Labor Relations Board Foley Bartenders Union Blue Union Custom Catering, Inc National Labor Relations Act Federal District Court Philip Bowe Sadur Bowe Saga OF Barney Mergen SUN News Cal Popejoy Aernout Holland Alphonse Bass Gaming Union Thomas Hanley Gene Clark Davey Desert Inn Road Anderson and Lee Congress Southeast Asia South Vietnam Soviet Union REECO Mississippi Zije Dubcek Smarkovsky Husak Alexander Dubcek Josef Smrkovsky Czechoslovakia Pact Gustav Husak Communist Party London Virginia Massies Mill James Valley Hamlets Mills E. Godwin West Virginia Atlantic Coast Nixon Scottsville Raymond Tucker George Brown Robert Baker Tion New Levin District Court
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