Riviera Executive D E Wilkins Dies
Donald E Wilkins longtime hotel sales executive and former director of sales at Riviera Hotel died Wednesday in a local hospital He was a Roanoke Virginia native with a storied career in convention sales at Flamingo Ambassador Biltmore and other properties Survivors include his wife two daughters two brothers and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements are pending at Bunker Brothers Funeral Home
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Donald FE. Wilkins
Riviera Hotel
Roanoke
Wilkins
Flamingo Hotel
The
Riviera
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Biltmore
Barclay
Park Lane
New York
Hotel New Yorker
Ralph Hitz
Orlando
Fla
Memphis
Maybelle
Robert Peer
Cocoa Beach
G. Reece Middleton
San Francisco
O. Lee Wilkins
Deerfield
Chester A. Wilkins
Houston
Tex
Bunker Brothers Funeral Home
No Meetings Scheduled In Carpenters Strike
Carpenters Local 1780 in Las Vegas reported no meetings scheduled with General Contractors despite a tentative agreement with Operating Engineers. Balloting for the election and the Engineers contract vote are set for Friday. President Mack Morris notes carpenters delay talks until after the painters finish settlements and election activity continues.
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Carpenters
Carpenters Local
General Contractors
Las Vegas
Mack Morris
Morris
Wiil
Delays at Nevada Test Site Spur AEC Labor Dispute
AEC spokesmen cite labor unrest at the Nevada Test Site and in Las Vegas as delaying underground testing projects. Reynolds Electric & Engineering lays off 800 workers since June 22 as 10 unions negotiate expired contracts, while supervisors operate mucking machines after transfers.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Las Vegas
AEC
Independent Guards Association
Reynolds Electric & Engineering Co
Reynolds
Water Plan Criticized by LV Water Users Association
Las Vegas Valley Water Users Association discussed the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project and a pending water district bond, taking no action Tuesday night. Rancher Fred Houghton and Twin Lakes owner Lloyd St. John voiced criticism while St. John and Tim Nollner joined a committee to pursue full Lake Mead water utilization as federal and county officials addressed the meeting.
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Las Vegas Valley Water Users Association
Southern Nevada Water Supply
Water District
Wit Agency
Fred Houghton
Lloyd St. John
Twin Lakes
St. John
Tim Nollner
The
Lake Mead
Eight Million Street Projects Approved by Regional Commission
The Regional Street and Highway Commission approved eight million dollars in priority street projects totaling eight million and authorized a ten million bond to finance the Las Vegas Valley road program worth one hundred six million. Projects include Spring Mountain Road and Rainbow Boulevard acquisitions, with several thoroughfares across Las Vegas and Clark County listed with estimated costs. The commission named temporary chair Darwin Lamb and will appoint permanent officers later. Bill Barker will serve as legal counsel, while county officials plan to meet bond raters in Chicago and New York next week.
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Regional Street and Highway Commission
Las Vegas Valley
Boulder City
Spring Mountain Road
Highway 91
Industrial Road
25Th Street
Stewart Avenue
Lake Mead Boulevard
Carey
Cheyenne
Maryland Parkway
Bruce Street
Stewart
Charleston Boulevard
Sahara
Owens Avenue
Jones
Decatur
Highway 95
Nellis Boulevard
Cheyenne Avenue
Tropicana Avenue
Decatur Boulevard
Vegas Drive
Washington
Alta
Fremont
Sunset Road
Lamb Boulevard
Boulder Highway
Salt Lake Highway
Rainbow Boulevard
Tropicana
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Clark County
Henderson
Darwin Lamb
Atty
Bill Barker
Barker
Regional Commission
Bob Cahill
Commission
Chicago
New York
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Las Vegas Shrine
Donald E. Wilkins
U.S.D.A
M.D
Webb Bros
Quan Presh Crabs
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EN Turk Ys
SEA Bass
Colombia
King Fish
ANG and’ Provision
Spreddy
Desert T Poultry
Louisiana
Freddy the
Montgomery
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