Labor dispute over casino acts and union demands in 1940s Nevada
The NRA and AGVA clash over contracts for Vegas performers and hotels. Key fights include first class transport definitions, vacation and sick pay, firing for poor performance with warnings, security deposits, retroactive and weekly pay scales, hazard pay for stunts, and rehearsal pay guarantees. Disputes extend to Go-go girls, band singers, principals, and dancers across the Silver Slipper and Castaways venues.
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Campbell
NRA
AGVA
Las Vegas
AGWA
New York Stage and Traveling Theatrical Union
Actors Equity
Nevada Resort Hotel Association
Still life with pot dates near Antarctic space
A fragmented line reads still life and dated nest beside a pot and outer space motif. The garbled OCR hints at a surreal composition linking a still life to Antarctic imagery and celestial space.
Careless Speed Killed 4 Climbers in Himalayas
Veteran mountaineer Elaine Hermilton said the four Americans who died in the Dhaulagiri avalanche were driven by haste and poor preparation. She noted severe weather and avalanches from April 25 to 28 created extreme danger and that the expedition led by Boyd N. Everett Jr. did not fully prepare for Himalayan conditions.
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Katmandu
Nepal
UPI
Himalayas
Elaine Hermilton
Baltimore
France
Dhaulagiri
Miss Hermilton
Hermilton
U.S
Boyd N. Everett Jr
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Chevrolet
Radio & Hector
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