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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1969
Page
2
Las Vegas faces a serious labor crisis as streams of rhetoric clash with demands for fair negotiation. Hotel managers brace for a siege while workers, led by Teamsters, seek restraint and dignity. The Dunes Hotel offers free meals to patrons amid strike pressure.
Evangelist Billy Graham and other church leaders challenged Nixon's claim that the moon landing was the greatest event since creation. Graham argued three events surpass it: Christ's birth, crucifixion, and resurrection, while Bishop Paul Moore Jr. and others called it overstatement. Christianity Today editor Kucharsky and Canon Hamilton offered contrastive biblical reflections.
Madrid residents are called Madrilenos and nicknamed gatos or cats. The nickname likely reflects late-night life with events such as operas starting around 10 p.m. and running to 3 a.m. Summer streets see families walking until dawn.
Two private groups seek SNMH control as trustees consider relinquishing county oversight. Peoples Non-Profit Hospital Inc plans negotiations and seeks access to financial records, while Community Hospital Inc offers a 30 year lease for 11.265 million with a 2.5 million purchase option and asks current board resign on takeover date.
The Weather Bureau reported the nation’s highest temperature outside Hawaii and Alaska as 110 degrees at Blythe and Imperial California. A low of 39 degrees was observed at Stampede Pass Washington during the 24 hour period ending at.
Mayor John Lindsay criticized George Romney’s housing bill as an impossible roadblock to public housing. He warned the nation risks collapse of publicly assisted housing production while urging higher federal subsidies and larger per room limits to meet rising construction and operating costs.
Walter Gneiser and his family fled a 1965 Fridley Minnesota tornado and moved to Boulder Colorado. A second nearby tornado struck their home prompting engineers to estimate an astronomical one in 20 billion odds of such a coincidence. State Farm paid 27633 for the first loss and estimates the latest damage near 19000.
Dr. Roger Egeberg told a Senate subcommittee that HEW would place the highest priority on alcoholism treatment and prevention. He cited budget cuts under the Nixon administration and urged a national program to connect alcoholics with medical, psychological, social, and rehabilitation help. He noted an estimated 4.5 to 6 million chronic alcoholics in the country.
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