Nevada Political Odds and a Huey Long Connection
A reader riffs on Nevada politics, noting gambling ties and a friend who backs Sawyer as the Democratic nominee. He argues George Moore is an unknown favorite behind Gene Austin’s July 17 entry, while Huey Long links complicate the race. The piece plays with odds and local allegiances as it hints at campaign intrigue.
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Sawyer
George Moore
Moore
Gene Austin
Gene
Nevada
Huey Long
Huey
World Wide TV Link via Telstar Transmissions
The UPI dispatch explains Telstar satellite relay enabling live TV broadcasts across continents. Engineers describe the untested system raising expectations for global telecasts and rapid news sharing.
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United Press International
Telstar
Nellis AFB Work Halted By Strikes
Construction at Nellis Air Force Base halted as Building Trades Council and Painters Union Local 159 join picket activity. Firemen at the Mercury Test Site had threatened strikes after a vote, with no official outcome disclosed. Subsumed are reports of space television transmissions and international reception notes.
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William Carter
Teamsters Union Local 631
Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co
Nellis Air Force Base
Building and Construction Trades Council
Painters Union Local 159
Nevada Officials Say Radioactive Iodine Not a Threat
AEC and Public Health Service assert radio iodine levels in Las Vegas area remain far below danger. Measurable traces found in a cow herd 100 miles north of Camp Mercury. milk largely unaffected. Weather and rainfall cited as key factors in fallout spread and testing schedules.
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Chapcomin
ABC
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Spokane
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
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Ralph E. Lapp
Utah
Lapp
Utah State University
Brave Lineman Rescues Fellow Worker From Electrocution
Nevada Power lineman Kenneth G. Holmes saved a fellow line worker from a 40 foot fall after a 12,000 volt contact at a crossbeam. Holmes, burned on the hands, told reporters his only concern was getting Tim away as Roy Hultz lay unconscious above.
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Kenneth G. Holmes
Holmes
Tim
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Roy
Hultz
Nuclear Blast Disrupts Earth Magnetic Field
UPI reports the United States exploded an air dropped device near Christmas Island while Johnston Island technicians prepared a second rocket. The Johnston blast, 200 to 400 miles high, was the largest hydrogen detonation and reportedly distorted Earth's magnetic field. Observers in Honolulu noted global atmospheric effects and unprecedented U S exposure to geomagnetic disturbance.
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Itic Avvodyv Vidas
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Johnston
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
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U.S
United States
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Underground Test Slated Here Today at Nevada Site
A postponed atmospheric nuclear test was delayed again while preparations continued for a shallow underground explosion at the Nevada test site. The underground detonation remained scheduled for 8 30 a m EDT as weather and safety forecasts prompted delays to the atmospheric test.
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UPD
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
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Department
Chicago Palmer House Fire Threatens Guests
Fire erupted on the seventh floor of the Palmer House hotel in Chicago's Loop. Firemen quickly controlled the blaze after an 11 alarm response. The 2,230-room hotel reported all 43,500 guests remained inside as precautions were taken.
Stocks rise sharply then trim gains after margin cut
New York stocks opened strong on the margin requirement cut but faded later. The market closed higher for the day with more than 77 percent of issues advancing, while trading spanned many thousand share blocks pushing totals near 7.12 million shares.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Ikeda Declares Kyushu Disaster Area After Floods
Tokyo Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda proclaimed Kyushu Island a disaster area after ten days of torrential rains. Emergency funds were ordered to aid recovery as more than 100 people died and over 26 million dollars in property damage occurred.
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Hayato Ikeda
Kyushu Island
Jury Convicts John Schoeneweg on Two Murder Counts
Los Angeles jurors convict John Schoeneweg who earlier told police he had an urge to kill. He faces life imprisonment with potential further penalties as the trial concludes.
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Los Angeles
John Schoeneweg
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