McCarthy Cruises to Easy Victory in Pennsylvania Primary
UPI reports Senator Eugene McCarthy won a decisive Democratic primary in Pennsylvania with 90,865 votes from 1,712 precincts, the only name on the ballot. Nixon led Romney and Reagan among Republican write-ins as Clark appeared likely to win renomination over Dent in the only statewide race.
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Johnson
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
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Humphrey
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
Joseph S. Clark
Philadelphia
U.S
John H. Dent
Clark
Dent
Fire destroys 50 shacks as soldiers guard homeless
In Tijuana a night fire swept a slum beside the border destroying 50 wooden shacks housing about 300 people. After the blaze 100 soldiers were summoned to protect the homeless as investigators probe the origin.
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Tijuana
Baja Calif
UPI
Decorative ceramic tiles brighten kitchen backsplashes
The Tile Council of America notes a surge in decorative designs and colors for ceramic tiles. Designers mix decorative tiles with solid colors to create scattered back splashes, while tile's waterproof, heatproof, and stain resistant qualities popularize its use on countertops and in bathrooms.
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Tile Council of America
Trade Association of Domestic
Regents Call Special Meet Today in LV
The Nevada Board of Regents will meet at Nevada Southern University today on a personnel matter. Board Chairman Fred Anderson said the meeting was scheduled when regents met in Las Vegas earlier this month. Personnel sessions are closed to the public.
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Nevada Board of Regents
Nevada Southern University
Fred Anderson
Las Vegas
Burglars Active In 24 Hour Period
A spree of burglaries across Clark County reported in one 24 hour period. A model home at 4203 Pine Crest Circle Drive lost four oil paintings worth 1000 dollars. no forced entry observed. The Nashville Nevada Club on 3501 Boulder Highway reported 2024.95 in cash missing from daily receipts. a coat room hiding place suspected. Mrs. Nancy Lee Cooper at 1303 Cherokee Lane reported bookends jewelry and silver casters valued 882 dollars stolen after a sawed window lock. Kit Carson School at 1735 N DP D St was burglarized through mail slot entry. an adding machine and typewriter valued 398 dollars stolen.
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Pine Crest Circle Drive
Boulder Highway
Nashville Nevada
Nancy Lee Cooper
Cherokee Lane
Clark County
Kit Carson
Dpd” St
Protesters Clash With Police At California Draft Center
About 2,000 demonstrators marched from the Garland draft center to the Alameda County Courthouse plaza chanting antiwar and black liberation slogans. Eighteen people were arrested on charges from resisting police to jaywalking as police mobilized a 500 officer force.
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Alameda County
Huey Newton
Taxi Case Ruling Now Up To Judge
District Judge Lewellyn Young heard witnesses in the case of two Las Vegas cab owners Mirin and Chenoweth as he prepares to rule on habeas corpus petitions and an intervention motion by Union Cab Company. The PSC had limited permits and the defendants challenge the order as arbitrary without proper notice or hearing.
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Bill Mirin
Ray Chenoweth
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Mirin and Chenoweth
PSC
Clark County
Nevada
Mirin
Chenoweth
Urge UP Rails Don't Eliminate Two Runs
Lincoln County officials charged Union Pacific with downgrading service on two trains between Los Angeles and Omaha, stopping at Las Vegas and Caliente. The ICC heard UP seek permission to discontinue trains 5 and 6 citing post office mail removals after Oct 12, 1967, while residents fear economic harm and note lack of alternative transport.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Las Vegas
Caliente
Wadsworth
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City Hall
ICC
Richard S. Ries
Washington, D.C
Pioche
Methodist group urges Nevada governor to abolish death penalty
The Clark County Committee on Christian Social Concerns asked Gov. Paul Laxalt to end capital punishment, halt pending executions, and bring the issue to the next Legislature. Phil Carlino said the church seeks abolition for 40 years and cited homicide rate drops in states without the death penalty.
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Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Clark County
Christian Social Concerns
Phil Carlino
Carlino
Barrett Robinson cast as doctor in Elvis film Live a Little Love a Little
Hollywood reports Barrett Robinson snagged a key role as the doctor in Elvis Presley’s new musical comedy Live a Little Love a Little. Co stars Michele Carey Don Porter Rudy Vallee Celeste Yarnell and Dick Sargent. Filming is at Culver City Studio with Norman Taurog directing and Douglas Laur ence producing. Billy Stange to write the score.
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Don Porter
Rudy Vallee
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Douglas Laurence
Norman Taurog
Michael Hoey
Billy Stange
Peace Site Negotiations Pressure US Attitude
North Vietnam uses the disputed site for preliminary talks as a probe of U S toughness. Hanoi and Washington clash over Phnom Penh Warsaw Geneva or Paris as locations while Thant sees optimism talks may start soon. The State department denies any agreement and Hanoi signals willingness to negotiate from weakness.
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UPI
Panmunjom
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Thant
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London
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U.S
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Hanoi
Phom Penh
Warsaw
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Johnson
Defense
Clark Clifford
Paris
Phnom Penh
Geneva
Public voices debate nuclear testing and safety concerns
A reader writes about the Nevada Test Site and underground testing risks, urging pause to weigh potential cosmic and environmental threats. The letter praises Howard Hughes’ contributions while questioning bureaucratic certainty and calling for public input. The note ends by recalling George Washington’s only trip outside the continent to Barbados.
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Hughes
Continent
George Washington
Barbados
West Indies
Boulder City Adopts 1968 69 Budget With Small Contingency
Boulder City Council approved the 1968 69 budget totaling 1 021 054 79 with a general fund of 454 675 and a utility fund of 566 379 79. The tax base is 1 40 with a 600 contingency for recreation projects and a 5 percent salary raise for classified employees, lifting the total by about 20 000 before sending to the Nevada State Tax Commission.
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Nevada State Tax Commission
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