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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1965

Page

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Carpenters Set 7:30 PM Vote On Three Year Pact

Carpenters Local 178 prepared secret ballot voting for a tentative three year contract with Leanization and Federated Employers. The vote follows mailed notification cards and a special meeting at Carpenters Hall. Union leaders cite time limits on by laws and plan tally by an election committee after discussion of each contract section. Ed Lancaster of Operating Engineers Local 12 accuses ready mix contractors of pressuring carpenters and disputes that engineers are walking out.

Carpenters Local 178 Carpenters Leanization Tne Moore Lancaster Eurgineers Local 12 Las Vegas

Basque Festivals and Las Vegas Legend Wilbur Clark Remembered

A mixed notes column recalls Basque Festival amusements in Elko and Ely with dancing and attire tips, plus a detailed obituary tribute to Las Vegas luminary Wilbur Clark. Clark, born 1908 in Keyesport Illinois, built a global image from washing dishes to casino greatness, meeting figures like John Kennedy and Harry Truman, and leaving a lasting Vegas legacy.

You Elko and Ely

It Was Just a Big Madhouse At County’s Marriage Bureau

A late night rush at the county marriage license bureau drew crowds from Chicago and Minnesota. About 113 couples paid $15 for licenses as sheriff’s deputies managed long lines to the courthouse, amid rumors of deferral seekers and last minute marriages before a draft deadline.

County's Marriage Bureau Chicago Minnesota Justice of the Peace James Brennan Johnson Vegas Third Street Marriage License Bureau

Might of B52s Hurled Against Viet Cong Siege

Saigon reports B52 bombers of the Strategic Air Command hit the Viet Cong stronghold Zone D for a third time this week. The strike comes after Viet Cong efforts to cut Saigon's food supply with road disruptions and truck-traffic halts around rural outposts.

Saigon UPS Strategic Air Command Zone D

Gemini 5 astronauts watch storm threaten splashdown

In Houston, Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad track a tropical storm off South America that may force a one orbit delay. Gemini 5 officials say landing may shift, though unlikely. Recovery forces note the storm stays distant and unlikely to reach the area.

Atlantic

Wilbur Clark to have funeral Monday in Las Vegas

Funeral services for Wilbur Clark will be held Monday at Palm Mortuary Las Vegas with interment in Palm Mausoleum. The Desert Inn impresario died Thursday night in Scripps Clinic La Jolla after a long coronary illness aged 56. Masonic Lodge 32 and Elks Lodge Las Vegas are among organizers.

Wilbur Clark Palm Lulu Clark San Diego Harold V. Clark Len A. Barecom Harold H. Clark Paducah Shirley Clark Walker Hollywood Calif Sharon Barcom William Clark Centralia Gordon Clark Galesburg Ada Peters Beardstown Island George

Battle Won In LA Fire Containment Near 73 Percent

In Crescenta California more than 1000 firemen aided by improved weather fought through the night to contain a fast moving blaze. Evacuation of 25 homes occurred as authorities warned of renewed danger before winds eased and humidity rose. Containment reached about 73 percent by nightfall with cooperation from the county state and U S Forest Service.

Los Angeles California U.S. Forest Service

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