Union Sues Casinos Over $2 Million Blacklist Claim
The American Federation of Gaming Casino Employes and 28 members file a federal suit seeking more than $2 million in damages accusing 11 casino corporations and two trade associations of conspiring to blacklist union dealers to bar them from employment. The case cites Sherman and Clayton Acts and lists numerous defendants and plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Gaming Casino Employes
Nevada Gaming
Casino Operators, Inc
Hacienda
Hotel Conquistador, Inc
Tropicana
Frontier Properties, Inc
New Frontier
Thunderbird Hotel
the Castaways
the Dunes Hotel
Exber, Inc
el Cortez Hotel
Las Vegas Club
Phil Long
California Club
Consolidated Casinos, Inc
Sahara Hotel Casino
the Mint
Lucky Casino
Looking Back at a Sun Burned Night of 1963
A Las Vegas Sun reminiscence reflects on November 21 1963 after the plant fire. Paul Price recalls colleagues editors and reporters including Noel Greenwood Dave Bradley Joe McClain Gloria Reible Gerry Apple Ruthe Deskin Bryn Armstrong Hank Greenspun Bill Wilson and Hank Greenspun as he recalls the emotional moment of the Sun seeming to die and the duty of journalism.
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Las Vegas
Noel Greenwood
Dave Bradley
Joe McClain
Gloria Reible
Gerry Appleby
Stroke Fells Churchill at 90. family rushes to bedside
Sir Winston Churchill suffered a stroke yesterday at age ninety. He lay in a coma last night as doctors fought to stabilize him and his family moved to be near his bedside amid mounting concerns about his condition.
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Churchill
London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Nevada Gambling Reports Record Summer Winnings and Taxes
Nevada gamblers won 88.1 million during July through September, with total winnings 290.5 million for the year and 149 million in state taxes and fees. Clark Washoe and Douglas counties accounted for the majority of play and payments while several counties showed declines. Lord Moran reports Sir Winston Churchill slipping into deeper sleep after a stroke, with the family at his bedside and no significant change in condition.
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Nevada
Nevada Gaming Commission
Clark
Washoe
Douglas
Churchill
Esmeralda
Eureka
Lyon
White Pine
Lord Moran
Clark Drive Aims to Save Synanon in Nevada
Clark County leaders formed a Save Synanon in Nevada SSIN committee led by Dist. Judge William Compton and former Assemblywoman Flora Dungan to marshal funds for the state endorsed rehab program. State Sen. Roger Bissett will chair the statewide drive with Mrs. Leola Armstrong as assistant chair. Compton warns burglaries by addicts drain taxpayers. Synanon costs are small by comparison.
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William Compton
Flora Dungan
Clark County
SSIN
Save Synanon
Nevada
Dist
Ted Marshall
Otto Ravenholt
Leola Armstrong
State Senate
Synanon
Carson City
Reno
Roger Bissett
D-Washoe
Armstrong
Richard Clapp
Grant Sawyer
Sawyer
Clapp
National Synanon Foundation
Nevada Synanon
Miss Dungan
Judge Compton
Compton
Synanon Faces Funding Fight Over Nevada Prison Program
Synanon officials press for a detailed accounting of past expenditures and future plans as they seek funding. Richard Clapp notes trust from officials, while Mayor Hugo Quilici calls the group loosely organized. The drive aims for 24 000 dollars, with Saw yer seeking 18 000 and legislators already approving 12 000 yearly, plus 6 000 more sought. without funds the organization may withdraw from Nevada.
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Quilici
Richard Clapp
Synanon
Clapp
Sawyer
Nevada
Airlines Hearing on Route Ended
A four day Civil Aeronautics Board hearing on a Las Vegas to Grand Canyon route finished. No decision expected until mid summer with briefs due in 30 days. Bonanza Air Lines and Frontier Airlines were contenders as witnesses projected traffic and economic impact. Frontier has served the Grand Canyon area since 1952 and promotes it as a tourist draw.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
Bonanza Air Lines
Frontier Airlines
Bonanza
William Mitchell
Frontier
John Clark Coe
Ralph Duano
Bureau of Economic Regulations
Coe
Duano
Mitchell
Rocky Mountains
West
Midwest
Southwest
United States
Canyon
Weather report notes cloudy skies and mild winds
A cloudy day with gentle winds is forecast. High near 63 degrees and a low around 43. Yesterday reached 67 and 37. Noontime humidity about 31 percent. Sunrise at 6 51, sunset at 4 5.
Parent charges school teacher with brutality
A parent accuses a local school teacher of brutality in a case that draws attention to classroom discipline. Details and statements appear on page 4.
Bonanza Hit By Law Suit Over Las Vegas Crash
A $900000 lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court by three Rivera Campuzano children seeks damages from Bonanza Air Lines after a Las Vegas crash that killed 29 people including Dr. and Mrs. Alfonso Rivera Campuzano. The incident occurred during a snowstorm as the Phoenix to Las Vegas flight neared the city. investigation continues.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Superior Court
Mexico City
Las Vegas
Bonanza Air Lines
Alfonso Rivera Campuzano
Phoenix
Ariz
Mapes Heir Found Dead in San Francisco Hotel
The nude and bound body of Oscar Mapes Robinson aged 53 was found in a hotel apartment at the Gaylord Hotel on Jones Street at 9 a.m. Police reported a bloodied Hawaiian war club on the bed and said the room contained numerous South Sea god idols and artificial Polynesian palms. He was the son of George Robinson, an investment banker in San Francisco, Reno and Chicago.
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San Francisco
UPI
Oscar Mapes Robinson
Gaylord Hotel
Jones Street
Reno Hotel
George Robinson
Reno
Chicago
Robinson
Mapes
Serviceman Killed in Tonopah Highway Auto Crash
An Air Force serviceman died and four others were seriously injured in a late night auto accident at the Lee Canyon turnoff on the Tonopah Highway. Victims’ names were not released, believed to be from Nellis or Indian Springs Air Force Base.
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Air Force
Lee Canyon
Tonopah
Nellis
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Wagon Train Actor Sues Flamingo Hotel for $50,000
Actor Robert Horton sues Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas in Los Angeles Superior Court for breach of an oral contract. He says he was promised $50,000 for a four week show starting Jan 21, but the hotel allegedly canceled last July.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert Horton
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Camages
Horton
Train
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Vegas Gaming Union
Don French, Jr
Don French
Bonanza Club
Las Vegas Downtown Hotel and Casino Association
Las Vegas Resort Hotel Association
American Federation of Casino and Gaming
William L. Hull
Aaron Powell
Bruce Har
Sir Winston
Paul Price
Alan Laythorpe Koller
Price
Sonny Liston
Bryn Armstrong
Ruthe Deskin
Hank
Hank Greenspun
Bill Wilson
Paul
Dorothy
Bright Gaming Report
Moran
Lord Brain
Statesman
Churchill House
Winston
Clark Drive
Hugo Quilici
Walter Bryan
Robert Hen
NEW Business
Ann Landers
Dr. Popenoe
Editorial Entertainment
Eeteeeeene
Aes Eanee
Ralph Pearl
Horton Sues Hotel
Johnnie
Scat
Seco
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