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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1966

Page

11

Wiretap Worries and Country Party Line Wit

The piece laments rising wiretapping and privacy invasion, contrasting urban surveillance with rural party line trust. It humorously recalls ESP gossip among neighbor women and asserts that in country life one can shield conversations from prying eyes.

World Health Organization cites rise in poisonings worldwide

The WHO notes more poisonings due to increased access to lethal substances. In France about 50,900 people are admitted to hospitals yearly for poisoning, while in the Czech Republic admissions total about 8,000 annually behind the Iron Curtain.

Lyon France World Health Organization

Norway Imports Coffee From Brazil Colombia and Ethiopia

Oslo Norway imported 28 700 tons of coffee last year with Brazil supplying 20 600 tons, Colombia 1 900, and Ethiopia 1 233. The figures show Brazil as the largest supplier and underline Norway's postwar coffee trade links.

Oslo Norway Brazil Columbia Ethiopia

Plan to quarantine Apollo astronauts in plastic bag

NASA develops a plan to wrap returning moon explorers in a plastic bag with their spacecraft for immediate transport to Houston. They would enter a sealed quarantine building near the Lunar Receiving Laboratory for 30 days to detect lunar infections and allow study of samples.

NASA The U.S. Space Agency Moon Houston Texas Apollo Atlantic Ocean Lunar Earth United States

City Hall Regulars Missing in North Las Vegas

City Hall’s regular staff away this week leaves the second team to handle duties. Acting city manager and city attorney duties are filled by Deputy City Attorney John Fadgen while City Manager Robert McNutt handles some of Clay Lynch’s functions at the Monday council meeting. Regulars away include Lynch in San Francisco with HUD officials Barker on vacation campaigning for district attorney and planning director Churchalis also on vacation.

Las Vegas Clay Lynch San Francisco Bill Barker George Churchalis John Fadgen Robert McNutt Lynch

States Extend Protections for Women Workers in 1985

Three states adopted extended minimum wage protection for women workers for the first time in 1985. Equal pay laws passed in seven states and statutes outlawing employment discrimination based on sex enacted in eight states and the District of Columbia.

Washington District of Columbia

Rookie Guy Cartright Ties 1943 Hit-Game Streak Record

Chicago White Sox rookie Guy Cartright extended his major league rookie hit streak to 26 consecutive games in 1943, setting a new mark for sustained hitting.

Guy Cartright Chicago White Sox

China Drops Liu To Lower Position

In Beijing Liu Shao chi appears downgraded in a probable politburo reshuffle. The New China News Agency list shows Lin Piao rising to a leadership position, with Liu ranked eighth, amid speculation of his diminished influence and loss of charismatic leadership.

China Liu Hong Kong Liu Shao-chi Chinese Communist Party Official New China News Agency Peking Liu Shaochi Hong Kong China

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