Las Vegas editor laments newcomer complaints and praises local clubs
Hank Greenspun surveys reader letters about Las Vegas, urges newcomers to engage via the City Recreation Department and churches, notes compliments from Los Angeles Times columnist on Nevada publications, and shares humorous vignettes about editors, a missing driver, poetry, and a sharp quip on editor pay.
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Las Vegas
City Recreation Department
Los Angeles Times
Robert M. Blanchard
Nevada
Simlar
Arizona
New Mexico
Nebraska
State Highway Department
Donald L. Bowers
Construction resumes extend to five year pact at Nevada test site
Union and Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co. near a five year contract covering 1 000 workers at the Nevada Test Site for the Atomic Energy Commission. AEC projects paused by labor unrest led to 835 layoffs since June 23 including 500 engineers. Meanwhile resumed work on Sands Hotel Caesars Palace Four Queens faces delays from carpenters strike as engineers return. numerous road and school construction projects set to begin or continue in Las Vegas area.
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Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co
Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Aeeco
Sands
Ben Goffstein
Four Queens
The
SUN
Goffstein
Queens
McCarran Field
West Sahara Avenue
Mormon Mesa
Lake Mead Drive
Henderson
East Sahara
Boulder
Second Street
Wyoming
Clark Avenue
Bond Issue Aims To Import Lake Mead Water To Las Vegas
Voters face a Tuesday bond election for the Las Vegas Valley Water District to fund the Southern Nevada Water Project. Supporters warn failure would end federal plans for $81 million Lake Mead water import, threatening growth, while pumping and storage facilities would take three years if approved.
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Lake Mead and
Main Artery
Clark County Election Department
S. Highland Ave
Las Vegas Valley Water Bond
Las Vegas
Clark County
Las Vegas Board of Realtors
Southern Nevada Home Builders Association
Vada Industrial Foundation
Southern Nevada
Lake Meadwater
Las Vegas Valley
Spring Mountain Range
Mt. Charleston
Sheep Mountain Range
Water District
Vegas Wedding for TV Actress Tish Sterling
The 20 year old daughter of Ann Sothern and Robert Sterling, Tish Sterling, wed LA real estate executive Lal Baum, 27, in a private Sands Hotel ceremony. Justice of the Peace Jim Brennan officiated. Alena March was maid of honor, Larry Longo best man, and Ted Witzer attended as Sterling’s business agent. Baum forgot the ring and rushed to replace it. Sterling will keep her maiden name and stars in The Long Summer airing this fall.
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Ann Sothern
Robert Sterling
Tish Sterling
Los Angeles
Lal Baum
Sands Hotel
Miss Sothern
Justice of the Peace
Jim Bren
Nan
Miss Sterling
Alena March
Larry Longo
Baum
Ted Witzer
Kennedy sought to dismiss Rusk amid Berlin, Cuba crises
In notes attributed to Schlesinger, Kennedy grew frustrated with the State Department. He cited Bay of Pigs failures and Berlin diplomacy as key reasons for replacing Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Kennedy urged tougher, clearer memos and criticized department literacy.
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Cuba
Berlin
Rusk
State Department
Schlesinger
Kennedy
White House
Cordell Hull
Schiesinger
George
Ball
Far East
Harriman
Blast Splits Snoopy Ship Off Cape Henry Coast
Leavitt and Lindahl among crew listed when the Snoopy is blown apart about 55 miles southeast of Cape Henry. Captain Norman Maillett of the trawler Prowler reports a long object in a net and a big bang followed by smoke as the ship splits. Portland is the Snoopy’s home port.
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Norman Maillett
New Brunswick
Mass
Prowler
Cape Henry
Maillett
Doodley
Utah Man Held In Two Deaths
A Utah man is held in connection with two killings. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hai, 26, an employee of the U S Operations Mission, was found nearby. Kimball, a close friend of the slain woman, had been shot three times along with Ryan. Kimball had earlier been commended by the South Vietnamese government for radio work for local police.
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Nguyen Thi Hai
U.S
Kimball
Ryan
Colorado Floods Roar Across Front Range After Denver Crest
South Platte flood surge swamped Denver and suburbs with 22 foot crest. Arkansas River rose toward Canon City while heavy rain triggered flash flooding. Bear Creek and Clear Creek swelled eight to ten feet as crests moved toward the South Platte. Evacuations covered lowlands from Englewood to Morrison and Georgetown faced dam threats.
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South Platte
Denver
Weather Bureau
Pueblo
Colo
Canon City
Arkansas
Englewood
Littleton
Morrison
Bear Creek
Plum Creek
Clear Creek
Golden
Idaho Springs
Georgetown
Clear Creek County
Ernest R. Baker
Las Vegas Boy Struck By Car Injured
A five year old Las Vegas boy, William Golden, was admitted in serious condition after being struck near his home at 1900 Carver Street. Police identified the driver as Albert Swift, 27, of 1416 F Street.
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Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Carver Street
William Golden
Albert Swift
F’ St
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U.N.C.L.E
Neil Badura
Lisher
Sherman County Times
Loup City
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Fred Houghton
Fred
L. Rogers
Foster's Shoes
No. 3Rd St
Heart of
Penney
Everry
Pioneer Club
Fremont
AEC
Caesar's Palace
Second and
Fremont Streets
Fourth Street
Las Vegas Boulevard
Stewart
Bruce Street
Bonanza Road
Highland Avenue
Bonanza
Owens
Eastern Avenue
25Th Street
Ballard Drive
Stewart Avenue
Twelfth
13Th Street
Lewis and Clark Avenue
Ogden, Carson and Bridger
Eighth
Bonneville
Bruar
Vegas
JFK
Leavitt
Richard Lindahl
Harold Martin
Leland French
Portland
Utah
Hong Kong
L. V. Bivd. So
Silver Nugget
Colorado
City Laundry
13Th
Carson
Paradise Professional Drive
Paradise
Italy
Riviera Hotel
Stardust Hotel
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Beverly Hills
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