Independent columnist predicts Nevada politics and highway issues
Mineral County Independent columnist Jack McCloskey surveys state politics citing governor prospects Sawyer or Laxalt and warns of volcanic pressures from gambling and other issues. He critiques Walter Baring’s treatment, notes highway department scrutiny, and references a page 40 report alleging contractor influence in removing a resident engineer.
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Jack McCloskey
Mineral County Independent
Hawthorne
Nevada
Highway Department
Last Ditch Try Fails In Airlines Strike
Labor Secretary Wirtz recessed talks between striking machinists and five major airlines after eight hours with no progress. He had warned he would keep sessions through the night if a break emerged, but no settlement on wages appeared workable, ending the 32 day idle period.
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Washington
UPS
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Artificial Heart Trial Marks Third Debakey Experiment
Surgeons led by Dr Michael Debakey inserted a left ventricular bypass pump in a 37 year old woman at Methodist Hospital. The device aims to rest the heart while it heals after valve surgery. the patient, Esteranzon del Villa Vasquez of Mexico, is in ICU and reported as stable. Two prior recipients died within two days of implantation.
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Houston
API
Michael E. Debakey
Methodist Hospital
Debakey
Esteranzon del Villa Vasquez
Mexico
Nevada Gaming Commission Opens Skimming Probe
The Nevada Gaming Commission begins a week long probe into alleged casino skimming at 10 a m with a subpoena issued and many operators invited for closed door testimony. Attendance is uncertain as testifiers may be vacationing out of town for the proceedings in Las Vegas.
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Sawyer
Las Vegas
Nevada Gaming Commission
Local Weather Forecast in Hottest City
Sunny with afternoon cloudiness and continued heat. Winds turn gentle and southwest 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 110 and low 75, sunrise 5 54, sunset 7 38. Yesterday's high 111 and low 78, noon humidity 9 percent.
Braniff jetliner crash spurs disintegration theory
Investigators in Falls City Nebraska theorized that a Braniff BAC 111 jet crashed into a farm field killing 42 aboard and may have disintegrated in a line squall. FBI said no foul play suspected though sabotage not ruled out. A CAB investigator noted flight recorders were badly damaged.
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Falls City
Neb
UPI
Braniff Airways
Edward Slattery
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
U S Forces Repel Ambushes in South Viet Nam
Communist troops attacked two U S Army companies in separate sectors. U S forces drove off the attackers and counted up to 75 to 175 enemy dead. In the Central Highlands a company of the 1st Air Cavalry Division faced a larger force and suffered heavy casualties before reinforcement and air support drove off the attackers. In another action 40 miles north of Saigon, a Viet Cong platoon ambushed a U S 1st Infantry Division company with light American casualties and five enemy bodies found. A helicopter rescued an American pilot after a long evasion of ground forces. Additional incidents included a downed F4 Phantom crew killed, two Chinook crashes with one injury, and reports of Soviet SAM missiles along with near-record North Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire.
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Saigon
UPS
South
Viet Nam
U. S
Highlands
1St Air Cavalry Division
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
North
U. S. Air Force
Hanoi
Tan Son Nhut
Nevada Gaming Commission explains closed skimming probe
The Nevada Gaming Commission issued its first formal statement justifying a behind closed doors gambling skim inquiry set to begin today. Commission Chair Milton Keefer cited state law while Atty. Gen. Harvey Dickerson confirmed the panel may bar public and press from the sessions, despite Assemblyman Art Olsen’s observer request. The hearings start at 10 a.m. at the State Building.
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The
Gaming Commission
Gaming Control Board
Assembly
Judiciary Committee
Nevada Gaming Commission
Clark County
Art Olsen
Commission
Milton Keefer
Atty
Harvey Dickerson
Olsen
State Building
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