Blue Cab Boss Alleges Secret Meetings in County Taxicab Row
Vic Whittlesea owner of Whitlsea Blue Cab accuses county officials of secret meetings and pressure to cut his fleet from 80 to 32. He warns he could go out of business in 90 days as ordinances and fees are debated. Yellow Cab plans renewed talks with Teamsters Local 88 to end the strike.
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Las Vegas
Vic Whittlsea
Whittlsea Blue Cab
Checker
Yellow Cab
Whittlsea
Darwin Lamb
Lamb
Pat Carver
Teamsters Local 88
Teamsters
Greek Tanker Defies Rhodesia Embargo at Beira Port
A Greek tanker reached Beira Mozambique with an oil cargo likely bound for Rhodesia’s rebel government. A second Greek tanker nears Beira Harbor as Britain presses to stop unloadings in defiance of the embargo.
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Beira
Mozambique
UPI
Rhodesia
Britain
British Defense Ministry
Beira Harbor
London
Ian Smith
Marshal Seeks High Court Seat In Nevada
Clark County District Judge George E. Marshall filed to replace the late Milton Badt on the Nevada Supreme Court. Marshall, 69, would serve the remaining four years of Badt’s six year term while his son Ted, Clark County district attorney, weighs a possible run for governor. Badt was remembered for integrity and humility at services attended by Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Clark County
George E. Marshall
Nevada Supreme Court
Milton Badt
Marshall
Las Vegas
Bath
Ted
Justice Badt
Paul Laxalt
Badt
Passenger Hurt In Auto Crash In Las Vegas
Las Vegas man William Olsen suffered severe head lacerations as a back seat passenger when a car he rode in struck a parked auto. Olsen was taken to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Driver Robert Caunter escaped injury as his car sustained major damage. The parked vehicle belonged to Herbert Diamante, a Nevada Southern University student.
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Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
William Olsen
Olive Ave
Olsen
Rober Caunter
Caunter
Atlantic Ave
Wright
Herbert Diamante
Nevada Southern University
Metro plan prompts study committee on joint action
Commissioner James Ryan pushed a resolution to form a study committee likely drawn from the Regional Street and Highway Commission. The aim is to explore areas where government can share duties in the future, aligning with a similar measure in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. Some officials wanted time to read by laws matching the highway commission.
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James Ryan
Metro
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Regional Street and Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Theft at Uniforms Inc. Disclosed by Owner Ed Clements
Police investigated the disappearance of $100 from a cash drawer at Uniforms Inc located at 115 N. 4th St. Owner Ed Clements reported securing the cash drawer last Friday and finding the money missing on Monday.
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Uniforms Inc
N. 4Th St
Ed Clements
County Fathers Approve Public Defender System
A public defender program approved yesterday is expected to save the county 350000 over three years. The plan, signed by former Commission Chairman James G. Ryan, will be sent to Ford Foundation for co sponsorship. The system assigns a public defender and four attorneys to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases instead of court appointed lawyers.
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Commission
James G. Ryan
Ford Foundation
FBI arrests retiree in Surfside extortion attempt
In Florida, the FBI arrested a retired printer accused of extorting 25000 dollars from Danny Goldman’s parents after the boy was kidnapped last week in Surfside. No suspect or victim updates have been reported eight days after the disappearance.
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ST. Petersburg
Evacuating Americans From Hue Amid Vietnam Unrest
American civilians including aid personnel missionaries and business staff evacuated from Hue as the First Division faced anti government forces. U.S. advisers remained at posts while Hue Marine facilities prepared for further safety measures. General Phan Xuan Nhuan pledged support to anti government forces, surrounding the city with armored units.
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Hue
da Nana
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hhu Bat
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nhuan
Bay Area Labor Exec Shot in Mission District
Don Wilson a 40 year old secretary treasurer of Painters Local 4 was shot to death early yesterday in San Francisco as he walked from a tavern to his car. Police Chief Cahill dispatched four inspectors to find the killer and coroner Turkel noted the possible use of a sawed off shotgun firing riot shells.
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San Francisco
UPI
Painters Union
Mission
Don Wilson
Painters Local 4
Thomas Cahill
Henry Turkel
Cab Firms Battle For Survival Here
Industry officials report a 50 percent wage hike under a new contract raising daily guarantees to 18 dollars plus a pension, up from 14 and no pension. Checker and Yellow Cab Co refuse the deal, arguing it unsustainable as unions pressed for higher pay and benefits.
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Checker
Yellow Cab Co
Maday
Don Wall
Theompany
Madlay
Las Vegas Water District Drops Shadow Mountain Estates from Plan
At a public meeting the Las Vegas Valley Water District abandoned including Shadow Mountain Estates in a proposed assessment district and trimmed a Crater Lane industrial segment after property owners protested. Residents from nine areas voiced opposition and prompted the change. Other included zones span Alta to Charleston, central Las Vegas near 25th Street, and Bonanza Highland areas.
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Las Vegas
Alta
Charleston Blvd
25Th St
Bonanza and
Highland
Golf and Las Vegas Ambassadors Play Amid Broad Recess
A columnist extols golf as a business and morale booster in Las Vegas, noting how deals and campaigns emerge on the course. He cites Danny Thomas Don Rickles Ruthe Deskin and Thriftimarts figures as part of this entertainment–commerce synergy and questions public fatigue with newsprint costs.
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Ruthe Deskin
Danny Thomas
Don Rickles
Beaten Cab Driver Hit Near Golden West Shopping Center
Las Vegas police report a 37 year old cab driver Eugene Hatzel beaten in a Golden West Shopping Center incident not linked to a cab strike. James Franklin Smith about 25 was arrested on assault suspicion and jailed. Hatzel treated and released from Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
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Whittlesea
Golden West
Las Vegas
Eugene Hatzel
James Franklin Smith
Hatzel
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Jack slips injures 21 year old man under car
Rick Green 21 of 2924 Elm Street was listed in satisfactory condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a jack slipped while he worked under his car. Mercy Ambulance transported him from the scene.
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Rick Green
Elm St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Mercy
Green
Roads in Moscow and Canada lag in surfaces
Moscow shows about 185000 miles of surfaced roads far behind Canada by roughly 1100000 miles while the United States reports 3 million miles of surfaced streets and highways indicating a global disparity in road development.
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Moscow
Russia
Canada
United States
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