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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1969

Page

7

Say County Officials Scramble Over 40 Hour Work Week

County commissioners debate pay raises for staff as they seek a standard work week. Variations from office to office range from 35 to 40 plus hours, with some departments already at 9 to 5 or 8:30 to 5 and lunch breaks. The pay plan may be revised to enforce uniform hours and the grievance process could be expanded.

Bob Broadbent An Hou George Franklin Jim Kilbray Bilboay Broadbent Bilbray Paul Horn Bill Galloway Loretta Bowman Galloway Bowman Dave Henry

Harold Bruce 59 Cattle Dealer Dies in Sher man Area

Harold Bruce of Kingman Arizona died yesterday in a local hospital at age 59. Born September 1909 he had lived in Sherman 18 days. Services are pending with Bunker Brothers Mortuary in Sherman Texas. Survived by three sisters Neva Bruce of Lubbock Imogene Millius of Muenster and Velda Tate of Wichita Falls.

Harold Bruce Kingman Ariz Bruce Sherman Tex Bunker Brothers Mortuary Neva Bruce Lubbock Imogene Millius Muenster Velda Tate Wichita Falls

Railroads Expand Freight Cars and Locomotives in 1968

American railroads' equipment modernization in 1968 added nearly 70 000 new and rebuilt freight cars and 900 more powerful locomotive units.

Washington

Nevada Commission Hears Evidence On Silver Dollar Cheating

The Nevada Gaming Commission reviewed evidence about a dealer at the Silver Dollar saloon allegedly cheating. State agent Louis Acaiturri testified he saw a blackjack dealer flop the deck and deal seconds. The casino remains closed to table games with slots allowed, and Arthur Larson, owner of the gambling at the casino, appeared at the hearing.

Nevada Gaming Commission Louis Acaiturri Arthur Larson Acaiturri

Law Suit Dismissed Against Musicians Local 369

Federal judge dismissed a suit by Benny Short Victor Hamann George Smith and Lyle Bowen against Musicians Local 369 officers. The ruling found no evidence of wrongful diversion of union funds and described the case as harassment rather than a genuine remedy.

Musicians Local 369 Benny Short Victor Hamann George Smith Lyle Bowen Bruce Thompson Thompson

Narco raid nets 12 suspects including six teens

A sheriff's operation in the Huntridge District arrested 12 people after three weeks undercover work. Six high school students and six young adults face narcotics charges including sale and possession. Names include Frank J. Bernard Stacy Witt James Battles Barbara Ochoa James Alexander and Bobby Duran.

Huntridge Sheriff's Francis Ave Stacy J. Witt Francis Avenue James D. Battles Barbara Kay Ochoa Sierra Vista Drive James Alexander S. 10Th St Bobby Duran Jefferson St Henderson

Purses Snatched In Las Vegas Robberies At Two Locations

Two women robbed at 7-11 Market on Vegas Drive with 440 dollars taken. Two men, Jerry Jacobs and Richard Holmes, 19, arrested on robbery charges for Dorotha Odell purse theft near Casino Center Boulevard and Stewart Avenue while she walked to work at Four Queens Casino. A lone gunman robbed the store, forcing the clerk Eva Klotz to fill a bag with cash. A Seattle man cleared of charges waives extradition to face burglary and car theft in Washington. Calvin K. Rust, 23, freed from two armed robbery charges with a third dismissed last week.

Vegas Drive Las Vegas Dorotha Odell Casino Center Boulevard Stewart Avenue Eva Klotz Washington Calvin K. Rust

Appliances Sell Well in TVA Area Since 1945

Electrical appliance sales in the Tennessee Valley Authority region have reached an estimated 4.6 billion dollars since 1945, with over 2 billion spent in the last eight years.

Knoxville Tennessee Valley Authority

Two Salt Lake Parole Violators Arrested in Sparks Casino

Two Salt Lake City men Gale Boone and Wallace Plum were held on parole violation charges after a Sparks police detective received teletype tips from the Salt Lake Adult Parole Department. They were captured in a local casino with no incident. They face fugitive warrants and possible extradition proceedings.

Salt Lake City Gale Boone Wallace ‘Porky’ Plum Salt Lake

Roast Cooks Pantry Porters and Cleanup Roles

The notice lists openings for roast cooks pantry porters and cleanup men with recruitment to be completed by May 30 and uniform fittings due by June 15.

Alliance distributor named for longest tenure on Tenna-Rotor

Alliance Ohio based Dunlap Electronics owner C W Dunlap of Stockton selected as the distributor with the longest period selling the Alliance Tenna-Rotor antenna rotator. He has been selling Alliance Tenna-Rotor models for the longest period among distributors.

C. W. Dunlap Dunlap Electronics Stockton Dunlap Alliance Tenna-Rotor

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