City to approve new bus franchise for Las Vegas
Las Vegas prepares emergency ordinance granting First Gray Line West Corp a new Nevada franchise, Las Vegas Transit Systems Inc. The deal includes a 20 year term with annual $50 per bus fee and route revamp. Replacement coaches and modern units arriving, with about 6000 daily riders affected.
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First Gray Line West Corp
First Gray Line
Nevada Corporation
Las Vegas Transmit Systems, Inc
Crommence
Tanner Motor Co
California
Vegas Transit Lines
Gray Line
Hoover Dam Strikers to Celebrate 36 Years Later
About 36 years after workers at Hoover Dam ended a strike for higher pay they will gather for dinner July 26 at the Swanky Club at 7 p.m. Raynald Fyhen recalls the strike and wage gains while L. A. Parker of the Building Trades Council in Los Angeles is named as principal speaker.
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Swanky Club
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Fyhen
Nevada
L. A. Parker
The
Building Trades Council
Los Angeles
Robbers Hit Bar Near Hoover Dam in Early Morning
Hooded gunmen robbed a bar between Boulder City and Hoover Dam early Thursday, taking more than 400 dollars from George Frank Gaydos 45 of Las Vegas Boulevard. A husband and wife cleaning the bar, Mr and Mrs Dewey Wisecup of Boulder City, witnessed the crime and recognized a voice but could not identify the robber.
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Boulder City
Hoover Dam
George Frank Gaydos
Las Vegas Blvd
Dewey Wisecup
Las Vegas Firm Low Bidder at Sandia Site Construction
Robert J. Gordon Construction Co. of Las Vegas appeared to submit the low bid when bids were opened at the AEC Nevada Operations Office on July 13 for eight test structures and a receiving and recording facility for Sandia Laboratory at the Nevada Test Site. Four bids ranged from 131 470 to 153 544 dollars.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Sandia Laboratory
AEC
Motel Theft At Desert Motel Reported By Police
Desert Motel manager William R. Blaney found $150 and a set of master keys missing after he left his office for 20 minutes to shop. Investigators said a screen and window in Blaney's apartment were forced open.
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Desert Motel
S. Main St
Blaney
Public Discusses Water Bonds in Las Vegas Meeting
A Las Vegas meeting July 20 invites the public to question Southern Nevada Water Supply Project bond issues and a water district bond before voters July 27. The Las Vegas Valley Water Users Association sponsors the session at Fike Lodge to inform well owners and residents about local groundwater resources. A social hour follows.
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Vega n Cited 17 Times For Valor in 3 Wars
Raynell Prado, a former Navy man living at 2783 Talbot Ave, is cited 17 times for valor in World War II Korea and Viet Nam. He received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Services Campaign decoration in 1961 and a Purple Heart from a 1944 kamikaze strike on Tinian.
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Missing man hunt in Las Vegas escalates
Las Vegas police continue to search for Delbert Howard a 30 year old Paiute Indian and vice president of the Nevada Inter tribal Council last seen July 8 at a supermarket He allegedly used the ID of an Indian leader from Winnemucca to attempt cashing a $100 check at a local bank and an air search covered 15 miles of rugged terrain seeking his car or trace of him.
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Nevada
Nevada Bank of
Attendant Takes Cash Claiming Sick Mother
A Rob Phillips 66 Station attendant pocketed $100 while claiming his sick mother. Police report the theft occurred at 1000 N Decatur Blvd as the owner’s son found a note in the till after the suspect left to eat. The youth owed for 32 hours at $1.60 per hour. Seven uniforms are missing.
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Rob Phillips
N. Decatur Blvd
Phillips
Unknown Lead Suspect Emerges After High Profile Disappearance
Authorities pursue leads on Commerce Fourth and Bridger Streets as speculation grows that Howard may have met foul play. Investigators emphasize the missing person case and urge public tips to clarify the fate of Howard.
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Bridger Streets
Howard
TWA to Launch Las Vegas to Europe Service
Trans World Airlines will start a direct Las Vegas to Europe route on August 1. The weekly Sunday flight will connect Las Vegas with Cleveland New York Madrid and Tripoli via the new service, announced by R F Culley TWA Las Vegas sales manager.
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Europe
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R. F. Culley
TWA
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Cleveland
New York
Madrid
Tripoli
Strikes Spur 89 More Layoffs at Nevada Test Site
The Nevada Test Site warns 89 workers received layoff notices with more expected Friday. REECO officials say 785 employees are temporarily terminated and the firm will cut staff where work is lacking while resisting new projects amid Southern Nevada labor unrest. Washington negotiators and Nevada senators seek rapid solutions as California talks loom.
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Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
Washington, D. C
U.S
Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Glen Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Operating Engineers Local 12
California
Suspect Missing In Embezzlement Case In Las Vegas
Las Vegas police say a month-long search for James Flood 41 a former Osborne Electrical Supply office manager charged with embezzling between 58 000 and 62 000 from March 1962 to June 1965 has yielded no leads. Flood disappeared after surrendering company records June 2 and a mid June warrant was issued. Investigators report money looted to a non existing James Lighting Co account. His former wife is in Toledo Ohio and police say he has not contacted her.
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James Flood
Flood
Osborne Electrical Supply Co
Industrial Road
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James Lighting Co
Potee
Toledo
Ohio
Lamp of the future may be cordless with built in dinner switch
The Lamp and Shade Institute of America predicts future lamps will run on a large rechargeable battery, be cordless, and include a built in dial to set exact light level, as reported by UPI from New York.
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