Mole Near Breakthrough In Nevada River Mountains Tunnel
The Bureau of Reclamation's Southern Nevada Water Project advances as the mole drilling machine bores a four mile tunnel three feet diameter through River Mountain near Lake Mead. Workers operate 24 hour shifts as the tunnel heads toward daylight on the Lake Mead side.
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Nevada
Bureau of Reclamation
Southern Nevada
Department of the Interior
Lake Mead
Mountain
Las Vegas
Guage Railroad
Smith
Las Vegas Valley
Utah Construction and Mining Company of
San Francisco
River Mountains
Morrison-Knudsen Company
Boise
Idaho
Saddie Island
Lake Mead Na
Colorado River Commission of
Saddle Island
Boulder City
Neavda Water
Hoover Dam
Williamson Joins Nellis Fighter Wing
Vietnam veteran Col. William B. Williamson Sr assumes command of the 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing at Nellis AFB, replacing Col. John J. Burns who moves to Luke AFB. Williamson began service in 1943, served as instructor after WWII, and flew F 86s in Korea before testing the F 191 Voodoo at Eglin.
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Joint Service
Congo
4525Th
Nellis Afb
Wiliam B. Williamson Sr
John J. Burns
Burns
Nellis
Luke Afb
Ariz
Charlotte
N.C
Williamson
Korea
18Th
Osan
Eglin Afb
Fla
Ios
Air Proving Ground Command
Robinson Nabs YMCA Position
John J. Wawerna announces Farris Robinson to assistant director of YMCA camping and community club programs. Robinson brings 12 years of YMCA experience from Fresno and Beverly Hills. Summer camping includes six caravan trips and three weeks of resident mountain camping at Lee Canyon. For details call 384 6254.
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John J. Wawerna
Las Vegas
YMCA
Farris Robinson
Robinson
Fresno
Beverly Hills
Lee Canyon
Pops Orchestra Features UNLV Singer Vanderbloom In Concert
UNLV student Sharon Vanderbloom will perform as soprano in the Las Vegas Pops Orchestra free concert “Melodies to Remember” at Sands Hotel Music Hall June 15 at 2:30 PM. Antonio Morelli directs. Vanderbloom will sing Verdi arias from Aida and duet with Bernard Houdy.
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Sharon Vanderbloom
Las Vegas Pops Orchestra
Sands Hotel Music Hall
Antonio Morelli
Las Vegas Pops Concert Orchestra
Vanderbloom
Guiseppi Verdi
Bernard Houdy
Miss Vanderbloom
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Temple Beth Sholom
Ambassadors for Friendship Seek Las Vegas Homestays
Macalester College students from St. Paul Minnesota visiting Las Vegas from June 17 to June 19 seek private home housing. The program aims to connect foreign students with American families to show daily life and workplaces. Families willing to host should contact Lt Richard Dunn or Lt Larry Ketzenberger at the Las Vegas Police Department.
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Friendship
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minnesota
Las Vegas
United States
Richard Dunn
Larry Ketzenberger
Police Department
Test Site Blast Taps Nevada Nuclear Test History
An underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site produced a small radiation release near ground zero. The AEC reported the low yield detonation dissipated within 40 minutes with no threat, buried 1 000 feet deep and code named Tapper, the 11th underground test in Southern Nevada that year and 183rd since 1963. The blast was not felt in Las Vegas about 70 miles away.
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Yucca Flat
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Las Vegas
Blue Onion Drive-In Reopening Appeal in Las Vegas
The Blue Onion Drive-In in Las Vegas operated thirteen years and boosted community life. Letters from Vietnam show locals miss Saturday nights and strawberry sundaes. Contributions pour in. tax issues may be resolved and the site could reopen, aiding employees and local business.
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Las Vegas
Vietnam
Las
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Eldorado Valley
U. S
Air Force Logistics Command
Pops Orchestra
UNLV
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Clark County Board of Commissioners
Sands Hotel
Music Performance Trust Fund
Recording Industry
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Blue Onion Report
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Childrens Srive Wield
Maryland Square
Maryland Parkway
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