Siesta proposal for Las Vegas heats up public life
In a column discussion, Hank Greenspun recalls pitch to favor daily siestas to beat 115 degree heat. He notes resistance from bankers and chamber leaders, highlights health and business gains, and envisions Las Vegas pausing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for rest.
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Vern Willis
Chamber of Commerce
Vern
Las Vegas
Spence Butterfield
Bank of Nevada
Mr. Butterfield
Spence
Nevada
Furnished two bedroom near Western High for sale
Real estate and rental notices list furnished two bedroom near Western High with covered patio fenced yard and carport at $13 200 with immediate occupancy. Home Realty broker plus WA FHA bank repos contact numbers appear. Figures and addresses included for multiple properties and an income duplex with $14 500 price and $100 monthly payments.
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Western High
Home Realty
Wa-Fha & Bank Repos
E. St. Louis
Va-Fha & Bank
Choice
South 15Th St
Wafha & Bank
Nightriders Strike Again Near Lowndesboro
Mrs. Viola Luzzo of Detroit was fatally wounded northeast of Lowndesboro the night of March 25 after the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march. Brewster, father of two, survived his injuries and questioned the shooting from his hospital bed.
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Lowndesboro
Viola Luzzo
Detroit
Brewster
Adlai's Homecoming bier laid in guarded display
Spectators and newsmen were barred from the viewing as Adlai Stevenson’s bier rested on a catafalque reused from Lincoln’s funeral train. Mounds of floral offerings surrounded the coffin with a massive white chrysanthemum wreath from the Aga Khan and a red white and blue arrangement from President Johnson.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam requests more troops as fighting escalates
Reports from Washington to President Johnson credit clashes between Viet Cong and government forces with heavy casualties on both sides. U.S. planes flew 11 missions against the north, claiming 156 Communist deaths, and a pilot was rescued after mechanical trouble. The text also notes mourning for a famous U.S. figure and a public lying in state, followed by funeral details.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
da Nang
Voyager Faces Mars Landing Challenge Amid Space Race
With Mars hostility lower than expected, NASA faces a tough choice on Voyager’s descent system. A simple parachute may fail to slow the craft in near vacuum, risking the mission and six year goal to search for extraterrestrial life. By midday 74 months into the voyage, officials released the first of 21 expected images, starting with the Amazonis Desert edge.
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Earth
Pickering
Voyager
Mars
Amazonis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Stevenson on World Role and Allied Unity
Stevenson discusses U S involvement in Vietnam and the need for Western alliance. He weighs China's future as a member of the world community and warns of a growing Russia China conflict while affirming Britain’s economic strain and continued East of Suez obligations. He notes De Gaulle’s aims and the resilience of the Atlantic Alliance.
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Family of Nations
United Nations
China
Stevenson
U.N
Charles de Gaulle
France
NATO
de Gaulle
Russia
Churchill
Britain
Suez
Talks set on labor policy to avert work stoppage at Nevada AEC sites
Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co. and the Atomic Energy Commission push high level talks to avoid a stoppage as layoffs hit over 2500 Southern Nevada workers. Unions accuse stalled bargaining and unfair labor practice charges linger with the National Labor Relations Board amid unresolved contracts with several Las Vegas locals.
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Nevada
AEC
Bible
Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co
K. C. Efroymson
Reynolds
Atomic Energy Commission
Nts
Efroymson
National Labor Relations Board
Engineers Local 12
California
REECO
NLRB
Las Vegas
City Eyes Two Big Land Deals Amid Budget Tightness
The city plans to buy Levinson and Torres property with a $450,000 down payment and a $1,000,000 loan, seeking a 4.25 percent rate. The deal aims to settle a dispute over Tule Springs and may shift 60 acres to park use with 20 acres held for later commercial sale.
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Oran Grayson
Commission
Levinson
St. John
Levinson-Torres
Twin Lakes
Tonopah Highway
Tule Springs
Levinson and Torres
Herb Jones
Jones
Las Vegas
Goldwater Reflects on Campaign End and Vietnam Policy
Barry Goldwater, amid an unsuccessful presidential bid, says the war era began in 1961 and urges limited U S ground troops in Vietnam to protect installations, with heavy bombing of North Vietnam. He compares Colorado River water now blue to 25 years ago and discusses his GOP activity, business in Phoenix, and writing plans. Eighteen people sail six boats with his family accompanying him.
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Goldwater
U.S
Viet Nam
Colorado
Canyons
Arizona
Phoenix
Los Angeles Times
Peggy
Clark County Called Nevada Political Powerhouse by Laxalt
Lt. Gov Paul Laxalt described Clark County as the political powerhouse of Nevada before Las Vegas Rotarians. He warned that reapportionment on population lines would flood Carson City with Clark representatives and restated his opposition to reapportionment after his 1964 Senate defeat by Howard Cannon.
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Paul Laxalt
Las Vegas
Clark County
Nevada
Laxalt
Carson City
Clark
Howard Cannon
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Mexico
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Fremont Street
Horseshoe Club
Potosi Mountain Range
City Hall
Foster's Shoes
TRUDY
Fremont
Pioneer Club First
Boulder City
Royal Crest Rancheros
Y& Acre
Fiat
Altes Realty Company
Pas
Las Vegas Bivd
APTS
Nightriders
Adlai
Earl Warren
United Nations Mission of
Senegal
Coast Guard
Democratic State Central Committee
George S. Roest
Marion
Ohio
Bloomington
Til
First Unitarian Church
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Grosvenor Square
AMM Z
Discount Nursery
Alta Drive
Ton Heights Shopping Center
Charleston
Dunes Hotel and Country Club
Barry
Clark Political
Irving Kline
Arizona Street
Charleston Hills
Charleston Heights
Miranti Construction Co
W. Charleston
W. Sahara
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