Test Site To Put Men Back on Job
The article details layoffs at a Nevada project and pending negotiations with REECO. Labor relations executive Kevin Efroymson prepares a response to a federal arbitration suit filed by Plumbers Local 525 over a 45 cent wage increase retroactive to July 1. Carpenters Local 1780 remain off the job as talks with general contractors stall.
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REECO
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Local 1780
William Campbell
Fenerated Employers of Nevada, Inc
The Best Bank of Las Vegas Promotes Savings
Wages in Las Vegas are high but saving remains prudent with eight Bank of Las Vegas branches offering safe accounts. The bank advertises 4 percent interest on regular savings and 44 percent on special time savings, emphasizing convenience and safety.
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Las Vegas
Bank of Las Vegas
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My Fair Lady Fans Peace at the Movies
Hank Greenspun writes that watching My Fair Lady offers solace from married life. He celebrates Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, argues men should take wives to the cinema, and suggests films ease office or home tensions for a few hours of respite.
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Rex Harrison
Audrey Hepburn
Yank Jets Bombard Two Missile Sites
The United States launched air strikes on two North Vietnamese missile sites, linked to Soviet SAM-2 systems in Cuba style aid. President Johnson personally ordered the raid after cabinet deliberations amid stepped up U.S. Vietnam involvement. Pentagon said two sites were among seven spotted around Hanoi.
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Defense
Arthur Sylvester
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Humphrey Stresses Viet Nam Decisions Touch Lives
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told Minnesota governors that President Johnson's Viet Nam choices touch thousands of American families. He trimmed his draft to emphasize national security while urging continued home-front commitments, including schools and medical care, as burdens may rise but must be met. John Heller predicted defense spending could rise by 3 billion dollars without overheating the economy. Governors also backed studying an interstate education commission proposed by Terry Sanford and James Conant.
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President's Council of Economic Advisors
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North Carolina
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Harvard University
CAB Reopens Vegas Grand Canyon Case
The CAB reopens the case two months after Bonanza announced moving its headquarters from Las Vegas to Phoenix. The July 23 CAB decision is stayed until a review hearing after August 23 brief deadline. Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Oran Grayson backed Bonanza’s CAB bid for an exclusive nonstop Las Vegas Grand Canyon route.
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Bonanza
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Water Bond Approved By Light Turnout
The light turnout bond election in Las Vegas reflects low participation among registered voters. Officials note limited indigenous roots and cite the bond’s expected influence on federal action by Congress to fund the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project led by Senators Cannon and Bible, including plants and a main artery pipeline at Lake Mead.
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Congress
Southern Nevada
Howard Cannon
Alan Bible
Lake Mead
Water District
Tobman Files $25,000 Claim Against County
Tobman sues Clark County for $25,000 claiming wrongful detention before July 1965 and says a habeas corpus writ was denied by District Judge Compton. He alleges a preliminary hearing was promised, then a dismissal after testimony, with media coverage harming his reputation.
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Tobin
William P
Compton
Las Vegas
Lloyd D. George
Clark County
XB70 Fluency Test Hits 1850 MPH At High Altitude
The XB70 flew at 1,850 mph and 66,000 feet for 103 minutes at Edwards AFB in a test to study atmospheric friction on the six jet Delta winged craft. The speed reached 2.82 times the speed of sound, nearly three times Mach.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Aerial Assaults Take Toll in Viet Nam War
U S war planes struck targets in North and South Viet Nam on Tuesday, killing an estimated 187 Viet Cong guerrillas. Marine patrols near Da Nang reported no Marine casualties, while government troops killed 10 more. 232 strikes damaged 407 buildings and hit bridges to disrupt Viet Cong supply routes to Zone D near Saigon, as high altitude air power dominated the fighting.
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Viet Nam
da Nang
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South Viet Nam
Zone D
Abbott urges Sawyer to halt Tahoe fill work
MINDEN UPI State Republican Chairman George Abbott called on Democratic Gov Grant Sawyer on Tuesday to stop all fill projects at Lake Tahoe or publicly explain why. Abbott said the governor had taken personal charge of the issue and should follow through on promises.
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Sawyer Minden
UPI
George Abbott
Grant Sawyer
Lake Tahoe
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