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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1964
Page
2
The Las Vegas Club announces a six hour workday for its 156 dealers across four shifts. Management notes the change includes sit down for 21 dealers, longer gaps between breaks, and a plan to extend six hour days to other casinos, reflecting policy decisions made over 18 months.
William J. Hussey a retired New York Telephone official and key figure in a police bookie corruption probe decided to tell all to Brooklyn district attorney three days before his grand jury appearance. Hussey said he will reveal details from prison after initially claiming official capacity only. He has been held on $75 000 bail as a material witness in a probe spanning Brooklyn and Manhattan grand juries.
House listing in a desert area offers 3 bedrooms and den with 1% baths, fenced yard, patio, and corner lot. Appraised valuation around 71 000 dollars with 19 800 down for qualified buyers. Contact SEVENES REALTY agent Jack Donoughy for details.
Three USNTC recruits expect a crowd of girls after placing an ad in the San Diego Evening Tribune inviting “Girls! Company 229 USNTC going on first liberty this weekend. Lonely sailors need dates. Write” The sailors are Terry R. Harvey of Riverside California Edmund P. Minnis 21 Kennedale Texas and Edward J. Nemecek 21 Cleveland Heights Ohio The plea drew responses from 30 girls.
Historian Francis Russell uncovers 250 to 300 letters from Warren G. Harding to Mrs. James Phillips of Marion Ohio dated 1909 to 1920. The letters, stored in a closet, will go to probate court and may be sold to pay estate debts with publishing delays likely.
Governor Scranton presses a delegate hunt ahead of the convention opening on July 13 in Scranton. He seeks support from Illinois and Wisconsin delegates while Florida figures like Janet Showalter back his bid. Henry Cabot Lodge cites possible broad public support if delegates respond.
The GOP platform plan faces a floor fight over civil rights as Carlino notes a push to take issues to the convention floor. Goldwater and Parker clash over enforcement and constitutional concerns amid a tense committee appearance and lively crowd demand for Goldwater.
Morin testifies during the trial on Leo Durocher allegations describing marital strife with colorful metaphors. He recalls a long argument spanning 24 hours and compares his wife’s coldness to an iceberg, citing years 1961 1962 and 1963.
President Johnson signed a $375 million federal program to aid cities in improving mass transit. He called it a milestone measure and hoped it would lead to more steps to solve urban congestion and transit woes. The act provides matching funds to municipalities for transit enhancements.
Hank Greenspun recounts a meeting where property owners in quiet districts face encroaching commercial development. He cites missed public notices and council omissions, citing Paradise Road as a growing sign and traffic hazard. Residents blame slick politicking for a system that harms peace and safety.
Robert Rasky debuts a multifunction bracelet for busy women in Zurich. It combines a wrist watch, holder, pencil, lighter, compass, mirror, monocle, lipstick, pill case, opera glasses, and room for a car key, small sun dial, and keys.
In a North Sea drill off Jutland Essex engaged a Russian fishing trawler used for surveillance. The carrier turned upwind and blew tubes releasing oily smoke that enveloped the trawler, which then disappeared.
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