Moon landing crew clears quarantine as tests continue
NASA confirms Armstrong Collins and Aldrin show excellent health in isolation at the lunar receiving lab. Moon rocks and fragments undergo tests while preparations proceed for a potential early release, ending a 21 day quarantine after their July 21 moon mission.
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FBI Chief in Hot Water With Congress
Rep Jerome Waldie charged J Edgar Hoover with dodging congressional scrutiny and refusing to testify before the crime committee. An FBI spokesman said the bureau follows policy to appear only before appropriations or budget committees, not general legislative panels.
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Laxalt Weighs Testimony In Extradition Of Payne
Nevada extradition hearings focus on Payne a Las Vegas suspect linked to a Wyoming slaying. Testimony covers blood residues on a Toyota bed and the suspect’s heavy drinking while his wife a Casper Star Tribune reporter died from a bullet to the eye. Payne faces murder charges. governor’s decision will determine return.
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Storm of zoo animal disputes rocks Las Vegas
Officials say Charleboix kept nine exotic animals in Southern Nevada and transported them to Charleboix’s game farm after a dispute over permits. A weasel died from neglect, others went to various owners or locations, while missing bobcats burros and peacocks spur ongoing questions and accusations.
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Three men post bond in Friars Club court case
In Los Angeles three men indicted for contempt in the Friars Club card cheating case posted bond. Maurice H. Friedman and Manuel Jacobs each posted 5000 dollars while Nathan Ross posted 2000 dollars. They surrendered to the U S Commissioner after indictments by a federal grand jury on unlawful possession and use of a secret transcript.
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Ricky) Jacobs
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Lawmen Arrest Vegan on Bank Robbery Rap
FBI agents and Clark County deputies arrested 27 year old Las Vegas man John Dovan in connection with the August 5 Glendale bank robbery. He allegedly passed a note claiming a gun, fled to a nearby car, and stole 4822 dollars. He was charged under the U S Bank Robbery Statute and arraigned before U S Commissioner An gus Gladd. Bail set at 25000 with custody by the U S Marshal.
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Major LV Cab Firms Agree On New Pacts
Union leaders say new agreements limit permits by the Public Service Commission and cut into driver profits. Firms promise pension plan benefits and expanded business, with drivers earning a share on high demand days.
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Meredith Jailed Over Bronx Building Dispute
James Meredith, civil rights figure, jailed in New York for failing to appear for sentencing after conviction of harassing tenants in his Bronx apartment building. Tenants, mostly elderly whites, alleged disrepair and harassment to force evictions and replacement with Black residents. He faces up to 30 days in jail and a $5000 fine.
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Suspect In Coed Murders Granted Delay In Hearing
John Norman Collins, 22, college senior, won a one week postponement of his pre trial examination in the slaying of Karen Sue Beineman, EMU freshman, the seventh victim in a string of sex murders near Ypsilanti. He asked for a court appointed attorney as his mother wept in the courtroom.
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Commies Launch New Drive Of Terror Tactics
Explosions outside a U S operated school for South Vietnamese servicemen killed and wounded scores in Saigon in the capital's worst such attack in over a year. Nine dead and 62 wounded including 23 U S Air Force men as glass and vehicles were damaged. Earlier a raid at Cam Ranh Bay killed two Americans and wounded 57, with inside help suspected. The base near Saigon hosts about 21 000 servicemen and was visited by Lyndon B Johnson.
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Nine Saved From Disaster In Lake Mead
Nine people were aboard a 16 foot boat when it sank one mile northeast of Sentinel Island in Lake Mead. Seven swam to Sentinel Island and shared five life jackets from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday before rescue. Two of the nine reached the island and were later joined by the others who were identified by name and address in North Las Vegas. Connie Frank and Ralph Eckardt swam to the island and were rescued.
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Soviet Slew to Romania Clash Over Independence and Bridges
Soviet delegate Konstantin Katushev walked out of the 10th Romanian Communist party congress as a telegram from China was read and returned shortly after. He condemned U.S. bridge-building with Eastern Europe and warned that Moscow would counter any excess independence within socialist ranks. Romania’s leaders, led by Nicolae Ceausescu, reaffirmed loyalty to Soviet-style Communism amid Nixon’s visit and Brezhnev’s absence. The session featured a Lenin statue delivery to the Romanian hosts.
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