Liberty's Last Stand and Prohibition Raid in Las Vegas
A retrospective on Las Vegas prohibition era events describes the Liberty's Last Stand government speakeasy on Stewart Street and a massive 1930s raid that led to indictments of city officials. It notes the quick revival of bootlegging despite the crackdown and details the surrounding chaos and enduring liquor trade.
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FBI
Las Vegas
Henderson Novelty Co
Liberty
Prohibition Enforcement Unit
Los Angeles
Nevada
Stewart Street
North First
Catacornered
Block 16
Liberty's Last Stand
Nellis Air Force Base
Liberty's
Speakeasy Street
State Partner Movement Aims to Strengthen Legislature
Washington citizens form a group to boost the state legislature's power and prestige. They cite biennial 60 day sessions and governor call for special sessions, veto override limits, low $3,600 salary, and scarce private meeting space as key issues.
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Washington
Almanac highlights from July 8, 1966
A July 8 1966 almanac notes birthdays such as John D Rockefeller born 1839 and historical events including the 1835 Liberty Bell crack and 1950 MacArthur UN command in Korea. It also discusses Nevada and Washington state legislative weaknesses and reforms proposals with details on salaries, staff, and lobbying controls.
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John D. Rockefeller
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Cmdr
Matthew Perry
Japan
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Benjamin Disraeli
Reuther Leads Nationwide Labor Push Against Auto Giants
Walter Reuther and Jack Conway organize a national labor front with a $60 million strike fund targeting the auto industry and allied sectors. The plan uses 70 joint chiefs of staff groups across multiple industries to coordinate bargaining from coast to coast, with GE and Westinghouse as high-profile targets and a looming October showdown.
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Washington, D.C
Walter Reuther
Sit
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Reutherfield
Detroit
Jack Conway
Afl-Cio
Indutrial Union Dept
IUD
Conway
General Electric
Westinghouse
Machinists
Roy Siemiller
International Union of Electrical Workers
Paul Jennings
Flint Glass Workers
Joint-Chiefs’ Committee
Teamsters
Denver
Anaconda
American Smelting and Refining Co
Kennecott Copper Corp
Phelps Dodge
Bridgeport Brass Ltd
Revere Copper and Brass Inc
Peace talks urged in Viet Nam urged by Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Japanese officials that the United States seeks peace in Viet Nam and hopes North Vietnam will agree to talks. The Chinese official press attacked U S bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong as a product of a US Soviet deal. Floyd McKissick of CORE says black power is needed as long as white power and money prevail in the war on poverty.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
1OKYO
Communist Chinese Central Committee
Hanoi
Haiphong
Soviet Union
Baltimore
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
NAACP Leader Critiques Black Power Theme
Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP, discusses "black power" saying it implies anti white and is a poor choice of words. He notes reluctance to talk about the concept and critiques its phrasing.
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OS Angeles
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Inquiring Photographer: Las Vegas to Get Caliche Breaker
Las Vegas readers discuss practical tech needs from caliche breaking machines to portable dredges for gold prospecting and a recharging box for personal health, with opinions from locals like Paul Grube and Marge Bender and Ted Wein's Firestone staff.
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A. E. Cahlan
Willows Club
Reno
U.S. Marshal’s
Federal
Carson City
U.S. Marshal
U.S. Attorney’s Office
San Francisco
Golden Hotel
Fourth and
Fremont
Bill
Almanac
United Press International
Senate
House
Executive Department
Finance
Ways and Means
Assembly
Assembly Judiciary Committee
State of
Washington Group
Citizen Up
Victor Riesel
Public Eye
Joint Chiefs
Five Union Combination
Allis-Chalmers Co
Paul Grube
L.V. Concrete Plumbing
Pedie Garbati Teller
Larry Mitchell
Ted Wein
Firestone
Marge Bender
Pete
Con Weiss
L.V. Fire Dept
Sun Feature
Ken Jones
Mike Gordes
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