Two Marches Honor King In Las Vegas With City Backing
City officials promised police protection for Martin Luther King Day demonstrations. Two meetings at City Hall and West Las Vegas revealed splits among Negro leaders on how best to advance racial equality, with attorney Charles Kellar leading one group seeking to frame the march as both a memorial and a broader protest.
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Oran Grayson
Pete Wicher
City Hall
Charles Kellar
Dr. King
Robert Reid
King
Atlanta
Academy Awards Postponed Amid King Memorial Observances
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences postpones its 40 year tradition with an 7 p.m. Wednesday April 10 ceremony and a canceled academy ball. Peck will honor Dr. King with a tribute and Johnny remarks from Bob Hope are anticipated. Las Vegas marches to honor King converge on the Clark County Courthouse with plans led by city officials and NAACP leaders.
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Dr. King
American Broadcasting Co
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Bob Hope
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Carson Streets
Las Vegas
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Madison St
Bonanza Road
Casino Center Boulevard
Casino Center
Carson
Squires Park
4Th
Stewart
Bridger
Oran Grayson
Wes Howry
Grant Stewart
Phil Mirabelli
Pete Wicher
Coleman
Baptist Interstate Convention of Nevada
Robert Bailey
Nevada Equal Rights Commission
Charles Kellar
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Las Vegas Sun
Hank Greenspun
J. L. Simmons
St. James Baptist Church
I. W. Wilson
Bethel Baptist Church
Donald Clark
Labertha Johnson
David Hoggard
Teachers urged to enter politics to push education
In a day long seminar in Las Vegas Clark County and Washoe educators and administrators were urged by Assemblymen Flora Dungan Frank Young and Norman Hilbrecht to engage in politics to advance educational aims. The panel covered funding endorsements and the need for long term planning, with warnings that political involvement could create both allies and enemies. The event titled How To Succeed In Politics By Really Trying was held at the Flamingo Hotel on the Strip.
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Clark County
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Zel Lowman
Frank Young
Norman Ty Hilbrecht
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Hilbrecht
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Clark
Washoe
Arizona
California
Anglen
Eta‘ats
Clark County Classroom Teachers Association
Flamingo Hotel
Richmond store blast leaves 16 dead and city in shock
A massive explosion at the Marting Arms sporting goods store in Richmond Indiana killed 16 people and damaged the surrounding blocks. The blast shattered storefronts across a four block radius as gun powder in the basement was blamed. Emergency services, National Guard units, and FBI investigators swarmed the scene while residents described the chaotic aftermath.
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Richmond
Robert Coons
Ohio
Indiana
Roger Branigin
Marting Arms Sporting Goods
Don Marting
Record Shop
Harold Kelley
Kelley
Henry Bass
152Nd Infantry
Liberty
Brookville
Hagerstown
Ind
Eaton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Severe Budget Cuts Loom in Clark County and North Las Vegas
Public hearings on budgets are set for April 15 Clark County government April 16 for cities April 17 for the school district. North Las Vegas seeks 2.0371 dollars from the five dollar budget pie up from 2.19 for schools and 1.01 for county officials. The city defaulted on a 165000 bond payment and received a one year extension. Officials warn the meat cleaver of the Nevada Tax Commission may force obligatory cuts and higher taxes to meet the five dollar limit.
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Clark County
Las Vegas
Artesian Basin
Nellis
Nevada Retirement Board
Retirement Board
Hal Laird
Nevada Tax Commission
Laird
Fresh Troops in Battle in Vietnam Action Ahead of Khe Sanh
U S Marines push toward a new target as a Russian made surface to air missile fired near Khe Sanh signals intensified combat. Hill 471 action sees air cavalry join Marines after brutal fighting with North Vietnamese. Casualties include at least two Marines and over seventy enemy dead.
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South Vietnam
Young
Laos
U.S. Air Force
UPI
Nation Observes Mourning Day For Martin L King
Nation observes a mourning day for Martin Luther King Jr as funeral plans unfold. King's body returns to Atlanta and lies in state at Sister's Chapel before moving to Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College for ceremonies.
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Martin L. King
King
Atlanta
Hanley
Spelman College
Sister's Chapel
King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church
Heart of Atlanta
Morehouse College
Peace Talks Delayed By North Viet Stan
President Johnson discussed North Vietnam talks with Harriman at the White House. A proposed Geneva site and constant diplomacy were noted as officials warned of tough negotiations and pushback on bombing halts before talks.
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Johnson
White House
William C. Westmoreland
U. S
Vietnam
State Department
New Wave Of Violence Calls Out More Troops
Across 50 cities authorities report over 1 000 injured and 4 073 arrests in riots and disorders. Washington and Chicago accounts show thousands of arrests while governors appeal for troops to quell unrest amid fires and looting.
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Washington
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel Shapiro
Johnson
Los Angeles
Watts
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