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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1964
Page
18
A maintenance man pushed a carpet sweeper across the Sahara Hotel south lobby at 6 30 am as the President prepared to pass by. The corridor was quiet aside from a sheriff's deputy and a few housecleaning staff while White House reporters guards and officials moved through.
Officials and staff including Rep Walter Baring Gov Grant Sawyer Sen Howard Cannon and their companions gather at the Sahara to greet President Lyndon B Johnson. Air Force transport and hotel staff assist as Johnson shakes hands and moves toward departure amid a small sunrise crowd.
Colorado River Basin officials warn that a dry winter could halt power generation at the Hoover Dam and other major dams if runoff fails to reach 7.9 million acre feet, risking insufficient water to sustain reservoir heads.
The National Ice Association gathers in the Flamingo Hotel for a three day convention to help ice companies with marketing technique and quality control. Executive VP William T. Jobe says home packaged ice will rise to half of volume and delegates exceed 350.
Sen. Eugene McCarthy will substitute for ill Sen. A. A. Ribicoff at an anti defamation league dinner dance in the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas. The event honors Sen. Howard Cannon and Tropicana Hotel president J. K. Houssell with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce sponsoring. A separate notice lists a chamber politics course starting Oct 20, and community events at Park Village Elementary PTA and Archie C Grant Park with speakers on Medicare and senior citizens activities.
Relocation of several city offices to the Bunker Brothers property across from City Hall is delayed by telephone installation issues. The move affects the personnel, license and revenue divisions, the Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation offices, and the police traffic division, with an estimated delay of about one week or more. The city leases the mortuary-turned-office building for five years from October 1. The telephone company reportedly runs about 15 days behind on orders.
Peaceful picketing resumed at the California Club after a hearing by District Judge David Zenoff. The judge set ground rules for picketing and scheduled further arguments on Oct. 21 while noting the case involves union activity, a casino, and possible NLRB jurisdiction.
New York United Press International reports that research and development spending neared 18.7 billion dollars this year with a projection to 25 billion by 1970. Prof Robert Livingston of Columbia University spoke at the school's 15th Industrial Research Conference, marking the 100th anniversary of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Rebekah meeting set for Oct 20 at Victory Village Auditorium at 8 p.m. Lodge No. 41 will be honored by Carol Doolin, noble grand. Sunshine Lodge hosts the Halloween party. members urged to wear costumes.
Operation Independence staff and planning board held a workshop titled Planning for Community Development led by Dr. Eva S Rainmen of Los Angeles. The session aimed to develop an extensive opportunities program for West Las Vegas with attendees including Edythe Abington Earl Bruner Joseph Caliguri and others.
The Virgina City Union recalls an 1864 incident where an elderly woman fell into a ditch water under a sidewalk. Chinese residents heard a scream but shouted fire, prompting a crowd to search for a blaze. The crowd guided helpers to the soaking woman and she was rescued, though complaining of wet feet. The Star notes improvement in Chinese English.
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