Public Health Experts Meet in Western Association Session
Health professionals from the West gather at the Dunes Hotel for the Western Branch of the American Public Health Association meeting. Featured speaker Dr. David Sencer discusses disease control across planets, with talks on fallout research, migrant health, Nevada test site surveillance, and disaster public health care.
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West
Dunes Hotel
American Public Health Association
David Sencer
U.S
U.S. Public Health Service
Las Vegas
Clark County
W. T. Weathington
Berwyn F. Mattison
Samuel J. Crumbine
Southwest Radiosocial Laboratory
Nevada Atomic Test Site
Otto Ravenholt
California
Alaska
Two Children Die, One Critical From Car Fire
In a supermarket parking lot near Oakey and Las Vegas Blvd a mother left her children in a car while she shopped. Colleen Sullivan 2 died after 36 hours of treatment for severe burns. Daniel 4 remained in critical condition with burns covering 12 percent of his body. Investigators found burnt matches in the car and suspect the upholstery ignited the blaze. The incident occurred five blocks from the family's home at 207 W Cincinnati.
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Colleen Sullivan
Sunrise Hospital
Daniel
Carole Sullivan
Oakey and
Las Vegas Blvd
Sullivan
Cincinnati
North Las Vegas Eyes $8 Million Urban Renewal Plan
North Las Vegas city councilmen prepare to study a feasibility report on a Rose Garden urban renewal project including a redesign of Five Points at the south entry. The plan would raise costs from $6 million to about $8 million and council members indicated lack of unanimity on the proposal.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
New York Public Nurse Walkout Hits Schools
Public nurses walked out striking for a $1,000 annual pay hike, halting service to 1,200 schools and 96 clinics. Only 12 of 481 nurses reported to work while doctors covered emergencies.
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New York
UPS
Morris Tarshis
Bedford Health Center
Brooklyn
State of Emergency Over British Strike
Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared a national emergency and asked Parliament to ratify 35 broad regulations to intervene in the maritime strike. Queen Elizabeth signed Britain’s first emergency declaration since 1955 as ports clog with idle merchant ships and 14,698 seamen walk the picket line. The rules would empower port traffic control and potential price controls, with Navy assistance if needed.
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London
UPS
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Royal Navy
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
National Union of Seamen
House of Commons
Hearing on Hotel Union Workers At Standstill
A labor hearing broke up after the NLRB refused to accept a hotel condition for consent elections. Front office staff at Las Vegas hotels faced potential June 15 votes, with a partial bargaining unit excluding cashiers. Lawyers argued jurisdiction issues amid claims the casinos lack interstate commerce impact.
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National Labor Relations Board
Fred Richman
Chicago
el Cortez
Fremont Hotel
Horseshoe Hotel
NLRB
Paul Cassady
Norman Greer
Richman
Tony Oliver
del E. Webb
The
Mint
Sahara
Thunderbird
Fowler seeks debt limit hike to 332 billion dollars
Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler urged Congress to raise the national debt limit from 328 billion to 332 billion. Without the boost, the government risks being unable to refinance maturing debt or cover ordinary expenses when cash runs out, as the temporary limit expires June 30 and reverts to 285 billion.
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Ury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Fowler
House
Ways & Means Committee
Charles L. Schultze
Indonesian Students Riot at Parliament Grounds
Thousands of Indonesian students demanding constitutional government swarmed fences to invade Parliament grounds in Jakarta. Troopers fired over their heads to hold them back. At least one student was reported injured, struck in the shoulder by a bayonet.
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Jakarta
UPI
Las Vegas notes on travel pace and YMCA camps
Columns discuss smoother Reno jet flights under an hour, local Las Vegas driver habits, and a YMCA notice about three boys summer camps in Utah California and Colorado. The piece also references National Realtor Week and quotes Percy Foreman on defense aims.
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Reno
YMCA
Jack Borden
Las Vegas
Lee Canyon
Utah
California
Colorado
Wilson Erhard Back NATO Plan Support From Leaders
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard pledged continued NATO backing and urged broader alliance responsibilities amid De Gaulle's withdrawal. German sources said their views on the crisis were nearly identical and both leaders sought a strengthened NATO through defense and political cooperation.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Ludwig Erhard
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
Erhard
Wilson
Builders foresee 1970 home prices 20 25 percent higher
San Francisco report from Practical Builder predicts that by 1970 the cost of new homes will rise by 20 to 25 percent from current levels.
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San Francisco
UPI
Practical Builder
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Federal Reserve System
Bank OF Las Vegas
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Office and Professional Employes International
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Rudiak
Dick Thomas
Phillip Bowe
Jeff McColl
al Bramlet
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Jack Gaughan
Sec. Fowler
Washington
Treas
Johnson
Schultze
Palm
Pearl E. Nicklin
Palm Chapel
Rena Smith
Grace Emanuel Baptist Church
Harve L. Perry
Natalie Sullivan
St. Joan of Arc
Champ Lay
Francis Vanderheller
Grissom Baker
Beverly Booth
Pher
Las
Percy Foreman
Captains Cabin
Flamingo Capri
Flamingo Hotel
Mattelasse
Roper
Aia Ete
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