Brazil braces under Costa e Silva dictatorship
President Arthur Costa e Silva ruled Brazil with near dictatorial powers after closing Congress and issuing a decree to strip political rights for up to ten years. Reports said arrests targeted lawmakers and opposition leaders as a plane load of prisoners departed for Fernando de Noronha Island. among detainees was publisher Carlos Lacerda.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Arthur Costa E Silva
Brazil
Congress
Arena
Costa E Silva
Carlos Lacerda
Johnson
Nevada Academy of Sciences
Nevada Southern University
Viet Cong press for immediate Paris talks as tensions rise
Viet Cong delegates arrive in Paris from Hanoi via Peking and Moscow demanding an immediate opening of the conference. South Vietnam's Nguyen Cao Ky lambasts Clark Clifford over a warning of possible troop withdrawals before a peace treaty, while US envoy Harriman and Ky had earlier sought to calm seating disputes at the expanded talks.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
United States
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
le Bourget
Nguyen Cao Ky
U. S
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Saigon
Pham Dang Lam
Cyrus R. Vance
Lam
Tran Buan Kiem
Kiem
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
White House Yule Tree Glitters With Ornaments
The 20 foot white pine White House Christmas tree, Johnsons unveiled yesterday, bears 5 000 early American ornaments and 1 300 lights. A burlap angel reaches the ceiling and a 30 figure Italian nativity adds historic flair. Holly garlands, mistletoe, and gold instruments decorate the rooms.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Texas
SNHRC Meeting Set For Tonight
Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission members will meet in special session at 7 30 tonight in the City Hall conference room to discuss methods of alleviating hard core unemployment in the area. The meeting follows last week’s session that addressed the problem with a wide spectrum of involved persons.
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Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission
City Hall
Directors Snub Air West Parley Over Hughes Bid
Air West directors split 12 to 12 on Hughes bid with no recommendation. Mallory Randall’s offer dismissed as invalid due to lack of authorized stock. Converse figures 1.9 share swap valued around 109.3 million, vs Hughes at 94.6 million. Directors Martin and Henry predict delays and possible stock value shifts. proxies to be challenged. Air West formed last spring from Bonanza Pacific and West Coast Airlines merger.
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Hughes
Mallory Randall
Bez
Air West
Wall Street Journal
Converse
Mallory
Civil Aeronautics Board
Martin
Bernard N. Goldsmith
United States
Canada
Mexico
Bonanza, Pacific
West Coast Airlines
Riviera Admits Hotel May Be Featuring Dino In 69
Silbert and Citron discuss a possible Riviera stake for entertainer Frank Martin in 1969. Talks focus on purchase price and stock amount, with both sides awaiting figures from accountants. Any deal requires Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission approval before papers are drawn.
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Riviera Admits
Dino
Silbert
Riviera
Martin
Jerome Mack
Herman Citron
Citron
Sands Hotel
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Tony
Treasury
Star
Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission
Electors Officially Choose Nixon in Electoral College Vote
Electors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia met to cast ballots officially confirming Richard M. Nixon as the 37th president with one defector, Dr. Lloyd W. Bailey, who voted for George C. Wallace. Spiro T. Agnew is slated as the 39th vice president with Humphrey overseeing the January 6 joint session. Some electors urged abolishing the Electoral College for direct popular election. Wesley L. Lance condemned the system as evil and called for direct elections.
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United Press International
District of Columbia
Richard M. Nixon
UPI
Lloyd W. Bailey
North
Carolina
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
Wallace
Tial
House of Representatives
Wesley L. Lance
New Jersey State Senate
Apollo 8 crew cleared for moon mission by medical chief
The Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders passed full medicals and were said to be cleared for a moon trip to launch Saturday even if they catch colds. Dr Charles Berry noted good spirits and no preflight health concerns.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Charles Berry
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Berry
Cocoa Beach
Anders
Lovell
Apollo
Borman
Air Force
Moon
Space
AEC Briefs Nevadans On Upcoming Nuclear Test
AEC spokesmen in Nevada defend safety and reveal minor offsite radiation detections since the 1957 test ban treaty. They say water and groundwater effects, not atmospheric or food contamination, pose no hazard, and emphasize public briefings ahead of tomorrow’s one megaton Desert Test.
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AEC
Nevada
Hoover Dam
AEC Nevada
James Reeves
C. D. Baker
Howard Hughes
Baker
Reeves
Beatty
Fleur de Lis Ranch
Las Vegas
Tonopah
Exchange Club
Ground Zero
Richard Miller
Reno
Azbill Faces Trial Over Death Of Wealthy Wife
Supreme Court orders proceed despite earlier grand jury issues. District Attorney cites 13 year old Brad Arbill testimony claiming he saw Azbill strike his wife and set bed on fire. Defense notes earlier alternative causes but court upholds new case based on boy's account.
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Manzonie
Azbill
Atty
George Franklin
Brad
Arbill
Franklin
Supreme Court
High Court
Brad Arbill
Justice Court
Arbhill
Gis Shoot Up Reds In Sampan and Saigon Areas
North Vietnamese forces attacked Sampan Gis near Ban Me Thuot and a training center 12 miles north of Saigon, causing light losses. Earlier US repatriated seven North Vietnamese seamen as goodwill to secure release of pilots held by Communists.
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Ban Me Thuot
Central Highlands
Saigon
United States
U. S
Ricca Testifies Before Federal Grand Jury in Chicago
Paul Ricca known as the Waiter, a Chicago crime syndicate figure, testified for four hours before a Federal Grand Jury to avoid jail. He was ordered back Friday for more questioning after immunity was granted and he invoked the Fifth Amendment earlier. Other alleged gang figures named for future appearances include Gus Alex Fiore Buccieri and Charles English.
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Chicago
UPI
Paul
Ricca
Chicago Crime Syndicate
U.S. Atty
Thomas A. Foran
U. S. District Court
William J. Campbell
Campbell
Gus “Slim
Alex
1St Ward
Fiore “Fifi” Buccieri
Charles “Chuckie” English
Joseph
Joe Gags
Gagliano
City to Challenge Legality Of Pay Hike For Firemen
City attorney预计将对消防员涨薪的合法性提起地区法院诉讼 以否定其效力 但程序性问题可能阻碍尽早听证 预计对方需在20天内答辩 听证日期可能在答辩后两周内确定 并可能将听证推迟至二月中旬 诉讼将重复此前在投票中出现的议题 但20字限度对选举产生实际影响 直言未充分传达涨薪的规模
Las Vegas Crime Rate Edges Up Nationally
FBI report shows metropolitan areas over 250000 up 21 percent while rural and suburban areas rise 13 and 19 percent. Las Vegas overall up 11 percent with murders up 100 percent and forcible rape up 145 percent, yet aggravated assaults down 19 percent and auto theft up 12 percent. Police Chief Pete Witcher and Sheriff Ralph Lamb seek improvements.
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FBI
Las Vegas
Pete Witcher
Ralph Lamb
Heart Transplant Patient Dies in Houston Reduces Survival Rate
Bernard E. Pfohl aged 57 of Jacksonville Florida died in Houston at Methodist Hospital reducing the overall heart transplant survival rate to about 39 percent. The report notes a shifting living to death ratio amid fewer recent transplants and cites other patients in treatment and recovery.
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United Press International
Houston
Bernard E. Pfohl
Pfohl
Jacksonville
Fla
Methodist Hospital
Yitzak Sulan
Israel
Methodist
William C. Harrison
Longview
Tex
Harrison
Frederick W. Carson II
Lockport
N.Y
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San Francisco
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