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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1964
Page
1
A processed LV speech highlights Bircherson upsetting civil rights leadership, with Red leaders emphasized in Baltimore style rhetoric. The item notes political tension and calls for reform within the civil rights arena as reported in local coverage.
A Las Vegas SUN fire insurance complaint accuses Fireman's Fund American of misleading settlement practices after a fire at the SUN plant. Concurrently, US Air Force investigators assess potential reassembly of the crashed F-105 in North Las Vegas as officials consider flight pattern changes.
Interior Secretary Udall orders a 10 percent water use reduction for all Colorado River users in Colorado and lower basin states after a closed door meeting with California and Nevada governors and about 65 water users. The belt-tightening aims to offset potential drought losses and would be enforced across delivery points, with an anticipated saving of 400 000 to 500 000 acre feet.
John Rousselot at Eagles Hall for the Birch Society alleged communists seek to create a climate of terror and distrust to force federal intervention and pass non constitutional laws. He cited a mis labeled civil rights bill as an example and urged opposition to the bill in the Senate while praising South resistance to integration.
George Sadey of the TWU announces the NLRB will hold a hearing Tuesday at 2 p.m. in a federal San Francisco building to decide if an NRDS employee election will occur, who may organize, and the election procedures at Jackass Flats. The Las Vegas union seeks jurisdiction and faces a competing Building Trades petition. TWU aims to organize maintenance staff and avoid further strikes while national defense concerns take precedence.
City plans to realign Decatur Boulevard with the Tonopah Highway faced right of way issues. A planning commission amendment to create a right angle intersection was declared of no effect and the master plan will revert to its prior layout. Tonopah Highway is being rebuilt to four lanes between Las Vegas and Mercury, with dedication hurdles noted.
Gordon Stanton president of Local 100 OPEIU said his union could be the recognized spokesman for clerical technical and professional workers at the Atomic Test Site within a week The Transport Workers Union said it would recruit office personnel excluding supervisors and professionals while the OPEIU limits its representation to clerical technical and professional staff Stanton opposed a strike labeling it wasteful and irresponsible until labor management channels are explored
Washington reports reveal Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned NATO allies that Communist Cuba dangers extend beyond regional limits. He cautioned against complacency, saying a crisis could draw NATO into direct military action if Cuba shoots at U2 planes or provokes escalation. He noted Washington’s stance differs from trade with Cuba amid concerns of Soviet influence in the hemisphere.
The third installment follows American opera singer Gabriele Hammerstein released after over two years in red jails in Russia and East Germany. The feature claims she was abandoned by the Central Intelligence Agency and eventually outsmarted her captors.
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