Bananas Bonanno feud widens in Tucson mob flare up
Tucson police chief Bernard Garmire notes a lull in the "Banana War" as bombings and shootings near Bonanno and Licavoli interests in Tucson and Las Vegas subside. He links recent events to pressure on Salvatore Bonanno and notes indictments in New York may calm neighborhoods, with Salvatore based in Phoenix.
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Howard Hughes
Vegas
Desert Inn
Hughes
Tucson
Garmire
Joe Bonanno
Brooklyn, N. Y
Brooklyn
Pete Licavoli
Detroit Purple Gang
Atlanta
Arizona
Licavoli
Grace Ranch
Time Magazine
Joe
Salvatore
Bill) Bonanno
Michael S. Casale
New York
Paul Sciacca
Bonanno
Sciacca
Casale
East Side
Charles Battaglia
Charles
Charlie Batts
Steve
Maggadino
Cosa Nostra
Buffalo, N. Y
New York City
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Ariz
East Indian School Road
Jake
Greasy
Gusick
Florence
NSU Leaders Win Seat on Board Amid Nevada Education Shifts
Ex officio NSU leaders secure a board place as regents approve splitting Desert Research Institute from the University of Nevada and adopt faculty senate changes. Elko Community College under UN supervision reports eight courses for 24 credits as capital plans split $16.9 million between Reno and NSU for 1969 71.
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Elko Community College
University of Nevada
Reno
NSU
Regents
Desert Research Institute
DRI
Wendell Mordy
College of Science and Mathematics
General and Technical Institute
N. Ed Miller
U of N
Donald Raepler
Nevada
Southern Uni
Doctors on Call Debate Neurosurgery Amid Las Vegas Deaths
Dr Ver Brugghen says no neurosurgeon available at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital then he consulted to Sedation needed for Shell transfer to LDS Hospital. A second victim, Buddy Allen Clifton, 4968 Stanpa Ave, Las Vegas, dies after car hits cement wall at Sahara and San Bernardino Streets.
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Donald Christensen
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
LDS Hospital
Ver Brugghen
Shell
Salt Lake City
Utah
Las Vegas
SUN
Los Angeles Times
John E. Reinert
Reinert
Buddy Allen Clifton
Stanpa Ave
Sahara and
San Bernardino Streets
Cold Sweeps Across Nation With Heavy Snow and Cold
United Press International reports a broad cold wave and blizzard conditions across the United States. The Midwest and Great Lakes saw drifting snow and sub zero temps with Michigan and Wisconsin reporting hazardous driving and severe cold. Snow warnings extended into New England while storms and gale warnings affected the coast and lower Great Lakes regions.
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New York
Michigan
New England
West Virginia
Georgia
Florida
Great Lakes
Sierra
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Gulf of Alaska
Pacific
Northwest
Upper Midwest
Upper Peninsula
South Dakota
Minnesota
Midwest
Detroit Lakes
Minn
International Falls
Bismarck
N. D
Superior
Wis
Fargo
Spencer
Mason City
Iowa
Minneapolis
San Antonio
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
Birmingham
Ala
Machinegun Fire Across Jordan Ceasefire Line Reports
Jordanian spokesman says Israeli and Jordanian troops clashed twice by the Jordan River ceasefire line. One Jordanian soldier was wounded and both sides exchanged machine gun fire near the Allenby Bridge and Um Ash Shurat with casualties reported and refugees blocked at the span.
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Amman
Jordan
UPI
Jordan River
Allenby Bridge
Um-Ash-Shurat
Auto Crash Kills One Four Injured
Four people were injured and one died in a two-vehicle crash near Henderson involving a 1956 Thunderbird driven by Bennett and a truck camper driven by Bondurant. Victims suffered chest and lung injuries with multiple cuts. Bondurant and another occupant, Gary Bondurant, were listed in serious condition with no charges filed yet as police continue investigations.
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Bondurant
Bennett
Vegan Returns Home To Burglary Case Involving Stolen Goods
Ivan Bishop arrived home to a stripped house but a full garage. A truck in the garage held $2000 of Bishop's property. Police arrested 53 year old Larry Kalkowski and charged him with burglary. Items from a Nevada Beauty and Bar Supply grand larceny were also recovered.
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Ivan Bishop
Bradley
Bishop
Larry Kalkowski
Griffin
Nevada Beauty and Bar
Hughes seeks delay on megaton atom tests amid quake concern
Civilians join newsmen for a bomb test briefing as Hughes urges postponing megaton detonations until more research on earthquakes and groundwater contamination is done. The Pentagon denies a special report for McNamara while Hughes asks for unclassified data to ease global scientific fears.
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Hughes
Donald F. Hornig
Johnson
AEC
Viet Cong Envoys Headed to Paris for Talks
The National Liberation Front announced its 20 member Viet Cong delegation led by Tran Buu Kiem will fly to Paris via Moscow and Peking for expanded talks. The group seeks equal status at a four party talks with the United States and South Vietnam, despite a stalemate over representation. American officials stressed caution about opening broader discussions.
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Paris
UPI
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Tran Buu Kiem
le Bourget
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Vance
Lau
Washington
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
Nguyen Cao Ky
Countdown For Apollo 8 Mission Begins Today
APOLLO 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders prepare for a Christmas moon mission. The Saturn V launch from Cape Kennedy is set for December 21 with a 7 51 a m EST liftoff and a six day flight plan including lunar orbit and a return on Christmas morning.
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Cape Kennedy
Upi
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
Earth
Rocco Petrone
Walter Schirra
Donn Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Petrone
Moon
Senate Democrats retain committee chairs amid 1969 session
Nevadas Senate Democrats keep 11 of 20 committee chair posts with minor shifts. Sen. Brown notes fiscal strain will top agenda, predicting small tax increases on cigarettes and liquor and salary raises for educators and local workers. An optional sales tax may be discussed. Brown says relations with Gov. Laxalt are cordial.
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Procter Hug Washoe
James Gibson
Henderson
M. J. Christensen
Las Vegas
Warren Monroe
Elko
Brown
Emerson Titlow
Tonopah
Helen Herr
Gibson
Vernon Bunker
Paul Laxalt
Dayan urges US Arab ties to curb Middle East war risk
Moshe Dayan says Arab border harassment aims to push Israel but cannot move it back a yard He meets Nixon and says US influence over Arabs could ease tensions He stresses Russia arms Egypt and Syria and that US support is key to deterring war without harming Israel
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New York
UPI
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Dayan
Richard M. Nixon
United Jewish Appeal
Russia
Egypt
Syria
United States
Nixon
Soviet Union
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Jim Barrows
SUN City Editor
Bernard Garmire
Bananas) Bananno
Anthony Tisci
Sam “Momo
Giancana
Momo
Chicago Crime
Rancho Circle
Time and Garmire
Peter Notaro
IBM
Miami
Driggs
Humphrey
Howard Barrett
Elko’s School
Anderson
Christensen
Bulletin
Clifton
United Press International
Virginia
Gary and Sondra Bondurant
Center St
Vegan
Post
Pentagon
McNamara
Borman, Lovell
Anders
Moonport
Borman
Hong Kong
Senate
Demostick
U.S
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