Front Desk Clerks Election Resolved Yet Unclear
Light turnout at El Cortez and Horseshoe hotel ballots in a National Labor Relations Board contest between Culinary Local 226 and Teamsters Local 881 left results uncertain. El Cortez votes favored Culinary. one was challenged and Horseshoe ballots were impounded for review amid an unfair labor practice probe.
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el Cortez
Horseshoe Hotel
National Labor Relations Board
Culinary Local
Teamsters Local
Culinary Union
Horseshoe
NLRB
Brian O'Neill
North Las Vegas councilman under fire over campaign ties
Jim Kelly faces calls for resignation as he runs the Baring congressional campaign in his district, angering Mayor Bill Taylor and fueling coverage in SAME PEW. The conflict risks a party split and possible defections from the camp. The Lamb and Foley families loom on the ballot in a crowded local race. A Mental Health Dinner at the Flamingo Hotel tomorrow night supports a worthy cause.
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Jim Kelly
Las Vegas
Kelly
Neck of the Woods
Bill Taylor
Ralph Denton
Baring
Taylor
Flamingo Hotel
County Commissioner’s Medicare Efforts Fail Nationwide
A county official spearheaded a drive to secure Medicare approval across multiple counties but the campaign did not succeed. The setback ends hopes for earlier adoption and shifts focus to new strategies.
Hard fighter D A seeks to keep Hanley jailed in Carson City
Deputy District Attorney Earl Grippentrog travels to Carson City to block a bail reduction for Andrew Gramby Hanley son of labor leader Tom Hanley. Hanley previously fled to Colorado and was missing for nearly a year after a prior bail reduction.
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Earl Grippentrog
Andrew Gramby Hanley
Tom Hanley
Grippentrog
Carson City
Hanley
Junior
Back Woods
Colorado
Public Service Commission Buzzed by Bill Mirin Taxi Tally
Observation notes that a single cab operator Bill Mirin keeps the Public Service Commission busy and wonders how the agency would cope if he operated 20 or 30 taxis on the streets.
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Bill Mirin
Public Service Commission
Female activist Bunny Harris announces bid for assembly seat
Bunny Harris, a prominent and active figure in the Democratic party, declares her intention to run for an assembly seat. She is noted as one of the busier and more energetic members of the community.
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Bunny Harris
Democratic Party
Shoes Shined by Watasi Dancer at Jack Markus
A Watasi dancer offers free shoe shines at Jack Markus on Sahara as a morning promotion. Customers wait in line about an hour for the performance and service.
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Watasi
Jack Markus
Sahara
Moe Lewis Applies to Buy Sands Casino Slice
Moe Lewis seeks a gaming commission approval to acquire a stake in the Sands casino operation. Lewis is described as an able lounge entertainment director seeking expansion in casino ownership.
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Moe Lewis
Gaming Commission
Sands Casino
Lewis
Able Lounge
Starting Young: Kadans Forms Teenagers Democratic Club
Dean Joe Kadans, president of the Las Vegas Democratic Club, launches a Teenagers Democratic Club for children with political leanings. The plan aims to instill party loyalty before voting age, a concept some critique as premature.
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Dean Joe Kadans
Las Vegas
Democratic Club
Joe
Rebellion Shocks Fair and Recreation Board Members
Citizens express shock as the Fair and Recreation Board votes no confidence in Bud Albright and Des Kelly for the first time in its history. The confrontation ends decades of influence by the two men, leaving leaders in disbelief and awaiting developments.
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Fair and Recreation Board
Bud Albright
Des Kelly
F & R Board
Court Hears Cab Fee Challenge in Las Vegas
District Judge John Mowbray will hear Las Vegas cab drivers arguments that a $25 county licensing fee is arbitrary and unconstitutional. Richard Bell and the Las Vegas Cab Drivers Association seek to strike the fee after a temporary restraining order. the case centers on driver inspection costs and renewal charges amid broader cab ordinance tensions.
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John Mowbray
Richard Bell
Las Vegas Cab Drivers Association
Bell
al Becker
Teamsters
Ray Chenoweth
Cab Drivers Association
Public Service Commission
Notable Clark County Shifts Away From Greyhound Service
The column notes that nearly all operations in Clark County run except for the Greyhound bus line. It hints at reduced or absent Greyhound service shaping local transport dynamics.
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Clark County
Greyhound
Wedding Bells for Channel 8 Reporter and Nevada Power Executive
Channel 8 writer Terry Hinkel and Don Marsden of Nevada Power announce their wedding tomorrow. The couple invites friends and colleagues to share in the ceremony and celebration.
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Channel 8
Terror of
Terry Hinkel
Nevada Power
Don Marsden
Republican candidate Ralph Kreamer pursues whispering campaign
Ralph Kreamer campaigns for Congress using a whispering approach. He reports success as many voters remain unaware he is running, a strategy that aims to keep his bid low profile and secret.
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Ralph Kreamer
Congress
Clark County Medical Society Names Executive Secretary
The Clark County Medical Society announces the appointment of an executive secretary to manage society affairs and foster improved understanding between doctors and the community. The move aims to streamline outreach and strengthen professional ties within the area.
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Clark County Medical Society
Thought for Today on Mayor Curley Quote
A timeless quip from Boston’s late Mayor Curley about political favors. The remark notes that aiding a constituent often provokes many detractors and few gratitude. The line reflects streetwise skepticism toward public service.
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Curley
Boston
Las Vegas City Cleanup Stalls Over Dump Site Fight
Las Vegas public works halted its lot cleaning program amid threats from Union Pacific tracks and disputes over a new dump site near West Las Vegas. Bids were not accepted, a local owner offered to handle cleanup, and officials consider federally owned land and a Silver State Disposal plan for supervision.
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Public Works Department
Union Pacific
Las Vegas
West Charleston
Public Works
West
Fremont
Harry Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Art Trelease
W. B. Uehling
Silver State Disposal Co
Sunrise Mountain
Reed Whipple
Ed Fountain
Howard Hughes’ Companies
Bureau of Land Management
Trelease
John Replogle
Mrs Winthrop Rockefeller Heads Dinner at Flamingo Hotel
Mrs Winthrop Rockefeller, president of the National Association for Mental Health, will be the guest speaker at a dinner in her honor on Saturday at the Flamingo Hotel.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
The
National Association For Mental Health
Flamingo Hotel
Mrs Winthrop Rockefeller to Speak at Flamingo Dinner
Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller will address a Las Vegas dinner at the Flamingo Hotel this Saturday hosted by the National Association for Mental Health. Tickets are 12 50 per person, cocktails poolside at 7, followed by dinner, and the public is invited.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Flamingo Hotel
Convict 2 Vegans For Fraud In Paint Franchise Scheme
Calvin Popejoy and Harold Pritchard of Las Vegas were among six officers and salesmen of a national firm convicted of mail fraud in the sale of exclusive paint franchises. The case tied National Chem Plastics Corp of St. Louis to related Las Vegas firms. defendants faced charges in 13 states for demanding up to 16000 dollars and then abandoning buyers. Popejoy led the Las Vegas office and was convicted on 14 counts, Pritchard on all 27 counts.
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Calvin Popejoy
Harold FE. Pritchard
Las Vegas
National Chem-Plastics Corp
St. Louis
Chem-Plastics and Paint Corp
U. S
Dale Espich
Columbus
Ohio
Robert Murray
Bethalto, Ill
Daniel Angelini
Ronald Borchett
Pritchard
Chem Plastics
Popejoy
Airlines Plan Boarding Room Additions at Mc Carran Field
Officials from Delta TWA United and Western Airlines will meet July 6 at McCarran Field to finalize 25 by 50 to 60 foot additions to the end of each airport wing. The county commissioners approved the project with costs covered by rental fees. The rooms will serve passengers awaiting ticket checks and will follow the airport’s architectural design. If plans stay on schedule construction should be well underway by fall 1966, with room for future expansions not interfering with current layouts.
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McCarran Field
Delta
TWA
United
Western Airlines
Freeway Land Suit Trial Seeks Higher Property Value
Nevada Highway Department sues to condemn Lynch property for interstate freeway. District Judge Clarence Sundean hears the case with Gene Matteucci for Lynch. An appraiser valued the Desert Lane Oakey Boulevard site at 159000, while Lynch argues the area’s mix of commercial and light industry justifies a higher value for commercial or manufacturing use.
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State of Nevada Highway Department
George L. Lynch
Dist
Clarence Sundean
Lynch
Gene Matteucci
Desert Lane
Oakey Boulevard
Kraemer Runs for U.S. Congress on Republican Ticket
Ralph L. Kraemer a 37 year old Las Vegas engineer and businessman filed Wednesday for the U S Congress on the Republican ticket in Carson City. He tied his campaign to defense of fiscal restraint blaming the Vietnam War and inflation from spending by the Democratic administration as key issues for a predicted Republican sweep. He urged sound Republican principles of fiscal responsibility to keep government and private enterprise functioning together.
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Ralph L. Kraemer
Las Vegas
U. S. Congress
Carson City
Kraemer
Viet Nam
Veteran felon runs foster home for parolees in Nevada
Paul Price reports Robert Dean Leap an ex felon with Nevada and Alaska convictions. Leap’s 1950 Denver arrest began a long record of burglaries and larcenies. He was recently arrested in Las Vegas for burglarizing a motel while operating a foster home for juveniles from the Nevada Industrial School for Boys licensed about 11 months ago.
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Robert Dean Leap
Nevada
Alaska
Denver
Colo
Las Vegas
Nevada Industrial School
Nevada State Dept. of Health and Welfare
Questionable foster care case raises background checks concerns
Leap, a convicted burglar with public criminal records, runs a foster home housing juvenile delinquents and three parolees from Industrial School. Residents question how he obtained a license and why his background was not properly reviewed by Department of Health and Welfare officials.
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Leap
FBI
Sheriff’s Office
Police Department
Industrial School
Department of Health and Welfare
The Trail of Leap Burglary to Nevada Arrests
Leap, alias Mike Hammond, faced multiple arrests from 1952 to 1957 across Denver Anchorage Reno and Las Vegas for burglary larceny aiding and abetting escape and weapon transport. Sentenced in 1957 to Nevada State Prison with parole in 1959 and later shows no further arrests though investigations continue.
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Denver
Leap
Anchorage
Alaska
Mike Hammond
Reno
Nevada
Las Vegas
Motels Burglary Leads to Suspect Jail and Seizures
Police jailed the suspect after a motel burglary in which a radio and TV set were stolen. The landlady spied the caper, noted the thief’s car license, and recognized him in a lineup. TV recovered on site. radio found at the suspect’s home with a power saw stolen from Las Vegas High School weeks earlier. Three parolees from the Industrial School were also in Leap’s custody.
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B. J. Handlen
Las Vegas
Leap
Eye opener in juvenile parolee care raises doubts
Lt Handlen questions Leap’s suitability as a caregiver for juvenile parolees after learning Leap’s criminal record. A top level investigation by District Judge John Mowbray is expected, with calls for background checks before placing ex cons in foster homes.
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Handlen
Leap
Milady
John Mowbray
Immediate push for probe over state licenses on Leap’s peers
The speaker demands an urgent investigation into the number of people like Leap holding similar licenses from the state. He warns of danger and perils, urges naming responsible persons, and calls out Health and Welfare for scrutiny.
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Leap
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