Scientists set blast test to study pool water movement
Engineers from Lawrence Livermore Laboratory monitor a Nevada Test Site explosion scheduled for Tuesday to measure ground motion and its effect on a Maslow Park pool near Boulder Highway. Data will test G. W. Housner’s theory of seismic excitation applied to pool-sized basins storing spent fuel, with accelerometers and cameras recording slosh.
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Nevada Test Site
Maslow Park
Boulder Highway
Nellis Boulevard
Richard Dong
California
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Muenster
Dong
G. W. Housner
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Housner
Space Consolidation Friction Delays City Department Relocation
Las Vegas officials report a growing rift over where merged city county departments should be housed. Assistant City Manager Bill Adams notes department heads and the public want different adjacencies, with final recommendations due after the new year.
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Las Vegas
Bill Adams
City Hall
Adams
Casinos Face Opposition to 20 Percent Winnings Tax
Nevada gaming groups organized against Section 1207 of a federal tax reform bill proposing a 20 percent withholding on winnings when odds exceed 300 to 1. The Nevada Resort Association and allied leaders met with Senators Cannon and Laxalt and Representative Santini to protest the measure, arguing it misdefines winnings and would hurt slots, keno, bingo, race books, and jai alai.
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Nevada Resort Association
Congress
Robbins E. Cahill
Association
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Paul Laxalt
Re-Nev
Jim Santini
Cahill
Sen. Cannon
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Union OK For Nurses By NLRB
The NLRB announced that registered nurses at Valley Hospital will join the Health, Professional and Technical Employees Association Local 707 SEIU AFL-CIO. The agency had previously ruled nurses could form a separate professional unit with the Nevada Nurses Association but found insufficient interest, thus not directing an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Valley Hospital
Health, Professional and Technical Employes Association
Local 707
Service Employes International Union
Afl-Cio
Nevada Nurses Association
NNA
Oregon boot to curb chronic parking offenders in Las Vegas
Enforcers and inspectors will target six chronic offenders using the Oregon boot on street parked vehicles. Five Las Vegas residents and one Clark County resident receive five days to respond. unpaid fines will lead to booting until fines are paid. A larger list was prepared with 13 names. one has paid, five receipts returned, and several undeliverable notices.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Department
Ira Britt
Oregon
Barbara Churchill Dies In Pasadena
Barbara Churchill 56 former Las Vegas resident died Sunday night in a Pasadena hospital after a weeklong illness. No funeral services. body cremated. Born Sioux City Iowa May 30 1919 she is survived by mother Carol Flanley Laguna Beach and sister Maxine Fletcher Palm Springs. Barbara and Ed Churchill lived in Las Vegas 1946 to early 1950s and she worked at Rose De Lima hospital. Both were known in medical legal and newspaper circles here.
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Barbara Churchill
Churchill
The
Review-Journal
Pasadena
Calif
Sioux City, Iowa
Mrs. Churchill
Carol Flanley
Laguna Beach
Maxine Fletcher
Palm Springs
Las Vegas Area
Rose de Lima
Hazel J Gay named to state Public Works Board
Las Vegas resident Hazel J Gay 29 years, employed by H B Burnett Inc, will join the state Public Works Board for a four year term replacing Dorothy Zettler. Gov O Callaghan also reappointed E H Fitz and Wesley Wiechmann of Reno to the board.
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Mike O'Callaghan
Hazel J. Gay
Las Vegas
State Public Works Board
Dorothy Zettler
H. B Burnett, Inc
Stardust Hotel
Gay
Gov. O'Callaghan
E. H. Fitz
Wesley Wiechmann
Reno
Pacific Telephone tests directory lookup for Sacramento callers
Pacific Telephone will push Sacramento users to search the directory rather than call Information. A 15 second recorded message advises self lookup, then a live operator assists after 18 seconds. The Stockton test earlier reduced Information calls by 40 percent with little customer resentment.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pacific Telephone
Sacramento
Stockton
Las Vegas Sun Postage Rates and Staff Listing
Published mornings including Sundays by the Las Vegas Sun Inc. lists executive officers and staff roles. Subscription rates per month are 5.08 for daily and 3 for Sundays, with per mail rates for the continental United States and advance payment required.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
S. Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
H M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
David Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Burt Bay
Les Ritchie
Bryn Armstrong
Dave Grubnick
Bill Guthrie
Versiellen
Douglas Ritchie
Continental
United States
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Tee
Santini
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Tourism
Pete Carr
Gaming Industry Association of Northern
Union OK
Mercedes
Benz
Sales & Leasing
Democratic Party
Jimmy
Palm Mortuary
National Conference of Christians and Jews
NAACP
Las Vegas Elks Club
Public Works Board
Nick Cruz
New York City
Las Vegas Convention Center
H. M. Greenspun
PUBL
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publisher's Association
California Newspaper Publisher's Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Panos
Aklaya
Greece
Royal Las Vegas Hotel
Lou F
Laporta
LaPorta Insurance Agency
Water Street
Henderson
AL Phillips the Cleaner
John Schroer
St. Francis de Sales
Paim Valley View Memorial Park
Henry Ratcliff
Pailm
Paim Memorial Park
Arthur Woods
Paim Chapel
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Judy Craney
Pelm Chapel
William Worthington
Peim
Frank Herrera
Nellis Air Force Base
Anna Mormon
Guardian Angel Shrine
Ralph Stoker
Palm Chapel
AL Rupp
Palm Memorial Park
Samuel Needy’ Henderson
Maria L. Bies
Dorothy Arena
Leonard Sims
William Madoux
Peraling Lamng
Anita M. Wile
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