Test Site Unchanged Layoffs Continue at Nevada Site
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering reports layoffs at the Nevada Test Site remain in effect with about 700 union members idle amid unstable labor talks. K C Efroymson expects more cuts this week while declines to confirm layoff notices. Union officials call the layoffs a pressure tactic to push quick contracts among three unions and contractors. About 2,600 members from Operating Engineers Local 12 Carpenters Local 1780 and Painters Local 159 have been idle for nearly a month.
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Nevada
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
K. C. Efroymson
Ffroysson
Carpenters Local
Painters
Key Staff Changes At Nellis Air Base
Col Frank K Everest Jr. announced two promotions at Nellis Air Base. Col James Hare becomes wing deputy commander for operations, replacing Col William H. Holt who moves to McConnell AFB. Col Floyd White is named head of the weapons school, returning to command the outfit for a second tour. Hare flew 360 WWII combat hours and 34 Korea missions. White began service in 1941 and flew 134 missions for 250 hours.
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Nellis
Frank K Everest Jr
James ©. Hare
USAF
Hare
William H. Holt
McConnell Afb
Kan
Floyd White
Pacific Air Forces
Col White
Utah Air National Guard
University of Utah
U. of Utah
Viet Nam
White
Air Force
South Pacific Theater
Gambling Payroll Growth Boosts Nevada Economy
The Nevada Industrial Commission reports gambling and related activities added about 228.1 million to the state economy for the fiscal year ended June 30, a nearly 7 percent rise from 1963 64. Direct gambling payroll reached 90.2 million with further gains in bars restaurants service stations hotels and entertainment.
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Nevada
Nevada Industrial Commission
NIC
C. A. Heckethorn
Heckethorn
Economics Research Associates of
Los Angeles
Adventurers Sleepy OK Boys Found After Night Wander
Two boys John Miller age 9 and Harold Hamm age 8 from 2721 Richfield were found at Fantasy Park at 3 am after a 21 hour bicycle trek from Red Rock Canyon. Juvenile officers traced them after Mrs Delores Miller reported missing pillows and food and they returned home exhausted.
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Red Rock Canyon
Fantasy Park
John Miller
Harold Hamm
Richfield
Delores Miller
The
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FBI Testifies in LV Murder Trial
In Las Vegas, two FBI agents testified on the eighth day of the murder trial of Roy Warren Osborn, 37, in the slaying of Alhambra women Inez Malloy and Norma Widdick. The case includes exhibits from a .38 revolver to a vodka bottle and a shattered window from the victim’s car.
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Alhambra
Calif
Clarence Sundean
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roy Warren Osborn
Portland
Ore
Inez Malloy
Norma Widdick
Blue Diamond Road
Adlai Stevenson Remembered By Las Vegas Secretary
Mary Lynch, once secretary to Governor Stevenson and later City Attorney aide, recalls Stevenson's decisive leadership and his belief in making action. She notes a 1956 Tonopah greeting during his presidential run and mourns the loss of one of the nation's great leaders.
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Stevenson
Mary Lynch
Las Vegas
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Lynch
Sidney Whitmore
Mrs. Lynch
Mary
Tonopah
State Mourns Adlai Stevenson Death Half Staff
Nevada leaders mourned the death of United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson. Governor Grant Sawyer ordered the Capitol flag at half staff to honor him. Senators Alan Bible and Howard Cannon praised Stevenson as a tireless champion of peace and freedom. Graham Hollister recalled his ties to the Lake Tahoe area and Crystal Bay.
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UPS
Nevada
Adlai Stevenson
Grant Sawyer
Capitol
United Nations
United States
Sawyer
Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Free World
Cannon
Hollister
Stevenson
Lake Tahoe
Crystal Bay
Orvis Dies Philanthropist Tied to Nevada Hawaii
Arthur Orvis philanthropist and financier died at a hospital at 77. He helped develop the universities of Nevada and Hawaii, served in multiple New York business roles, and directed mining and transportation firms. He funded the Orvis School of Nursing at Nevada.
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Gray Line, Hawaii Ltd
Orvis Sandalwood Reforestation Project, Ltd
Orvis
University of Nevada
Orvis School of Nursing
Nevada Briefs Roundup From Carson City to Reno
Carson City named Robert Bruce deputy fiscal analyst for the State Legislative Counsel Bureau a $9936 four year post starting Aug 2. In Reno District Judge John Collins denied a new trial for killer Lilisbirt White setting the week of Sept 21 for execution. Also Reno Assemblyman Ray Knisley assailed the California Nevada Interstate Compact Commission over Tahoe sewage rerouting. Sierra Pacific Power declared a 1 cent dividend payable Aug 1. Leonard Dodge pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in John Coffee death with sentencing July 25.
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Carson City
UPI
Robert Bruce
State Legislative Counsel Bureau
RENO
John Collins
Lilis bLert White
White
Nevada
Ray Knisley
D-Pershing County
California - Nevada Interstate Compact Commission
Lake Tahoe
Kiisley
Court house a proud court house a proud loser
In a rare arraignment morning at the district courts two defendants appeared on bail as Master Calendar Judge John Mowbray announced the criminal calendar is being expedited. Trials are now set within two weeks of information filing, a sharp contrast to last December when settings could reach six months ahead.
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District Courts
John Mowbray
Nevada official warned on shutting Las Vegas TB center
A Nevada health official urged the State Board of Health to close the Las Vegas Convalescent Center tuberculosis unit to avoid budget overruns. He warned this could force shutdowns of other facilities and affect about 18 patients, with funds saved estimated at 24,509 dollars annually. The board delayed action to its September meeting.
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Horace R. Getz
State Board of Health
Nevada
Las Vegas Convalescent Center
Getz
Figes
Reno
Las Vegas Center
State Health and Welfare
Wallace White
Las Vegas
Weimar Medical Center
California
Elpes
Weimar
Indian Exec Had No LV Account
Las Vegas police said Delbert Howard a 30 year old Winnemucca Indian Colony leader was missing since last Thursday and did not have an account at a local bank. A Caucasian man tried to cash a 100 dollar check with Howard's Nevada license at Nevada Bank of Commerce on Monday. Howard a Paiute Indian and vice president of the Nevada inter tribal council is a Civic leader in Winnemucca. Investigators fear foul play and his 1960 car is missing. Harold Cornforth Howard's employer said he believes someone abducted him after giving him a ride.
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Las Vegas
Delbert Howard
Winnemucca
Howard
Harbort County
Nevada Bank of Commerce
Nevada
M. L. Paul
Paul
Wnter-Tribal Council
Harold Cornforth
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