REECo faces executive shakeup as Crockett departs
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company plans a major reorganization with J R Crockett leaving the role of general manager. Crockett has been offered another position, while other top executives at REECo may also resign or shift roles. The Nevada Test Site prime contractor, EG&G and REECo acknowledge changes amid broader national shifts affecting tasks and budgets.
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Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company
Reeco
Nevada Test Site
J. R. “Davy” Crockett
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Las Vegas
Herbert Grier
Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier
Eg&g
Crockett
Denise Atkins Denies Guilt In Tate Case
Los Angeles United Press International reports Susan Denise Atkins, 21, who helped police solve the Sharon Tate murders, pleaded innocent to seven murder counts. She testified about a “band in black” that invaded the Tate estate, and claimed the Manson Family killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca under Charles Manson’s orders. Trial set for February 9.
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Tate
Los Angeles
UPI
Susan Denise Atkins
Sharon Tate
Miss Atkins
Tate Estate
Manson
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Charles Manson
Nixon lights 72 foot tree as antiwar protests ring ceremony
President Nixon and wife Tricia lit a 72 foot Norway spruce near the White House while demonstrators 50 yards away chanted Peace Now. The president spoke of peace for all time and progress on clean air water and hunger as antiwar crowds waved banners and candles.
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UPI
Nixon
Tricia
White House
Glens Falls
N.Y
Calvin Coolidge
Chattanooga
Tenn
Herald Angels
United States
Fire Destroys One Apartment in Clark County
A two bedroom unit at 458 McKellar Circle burned for about half an hour before discovery. Three other apartments suffered smoke damage while occupants were away. Fire Marshal John Poppageorge said the blaze started in the living room and the cause is under investigation. Over 30 firefighters in seven trucks fought the blaze.
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McKellar Circle
John Poppageorge
Clark County Fire Department
Peggy
Poppageorge
President cites growth as phone firm aids PSC probe
Central Telephone Co. pledges full cooperation with any PSC authorized firm investigating its facilities. Walter Geary, VP of the Southern Nevada division, says the company is regulated by statute and would accept a $35 000 expenditure if justified. He notes the firm uses division and Lincoln engineers to address issues.
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Public Service Commission
Walter T. Geary
Southern Nevada
Commission
Geary
Central Telephone
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nevada highway death toll hits 220 in year
Nevada records its 220th and 221st traffic fatalities near Las Vegas in separate crashes, surpassing the 1968 all time high of 219. Victims identified include Yvonne Thompson, 30, of Las Vegas and James Norbert Chaverria, 20, of Orange California.
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Las Vegas
Yvonne Thompson
Las Vegas Blvd
James Norbert Chaverria
Orange
Calif
Outage Affects Las Vegas Utilities After Bird and Crane Incident
A 3:38 p.m. power cut in Parkdale east of Boulder Highway disabled lights and appliances across homes, the sewage plant, city dump, and LDS farm, later blamed on birds shorting lines. About 200 phone subscribers in the 736 exchange lost service at 4 p.m. due to a Clark County crane truck causing aerial cable damage near Russell Road and Maryland Parkway, with restoration spreading over five hours.
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Parkdale
Boulder Highway
Desert Inn Road
LDS
Telephone Company
Clark County
Russell Road
Maryland Parkway
Russell
Variable Cloudiness and Mild Temps With Gentle Winds
The forecast calls for variably cloudy skies with mild conditions and light winds. High around 60 with a low near 35, similar to yesterday’s 60/33. Sunrise at 6 49 a.m. and sunset at 4 28 p.m. A year ago today the range was 51 to 56.
No Foreign Gamblers In LV Vows DA
Clark County officials vow to block foreign operators from casino licensing despite a state policy change. District Attorney George Franklin said the Clark County Gaming and Liquor License Board retains final approval, emphasizing local control and the county’s international image.
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George Franklin
Clark County
Franklin
Nevada Gaming Policy Board
Nevada
Clark County Gaming and Liquor License Board
State Gaming Policy Board
U.S
State Gaming Commission
Frank Johnson
Five vials of dangerous drug stolen from Stanford Medical Center
Five 24 inch vials of M99-Etrophine a highly dangerous experimental drug were taken from a safe in a locked room at Stanford Medical Center. The drug is 5 000 to 8 000 times more powerful than morphine and can be fatal if absorbed through the skin. Police and center officials issue urgent appeal for information and to keep vials unopened.
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Stanford, Calif
Upi
Stanford Medical Center
Medical Center
Smiths and Joneses Lead In 30k International Rodeo
In the Rodeo of Champions at the Convention Center 3 000 fans watched Royce Smith of Ione Iowa and Bill Smith of Cody Wyoming win 5000 each in bareback bronc and saddle bronc. John W Jones of Morro Bay California won steer wrestling. Dean Oliver Boise Idaho and Mark Schrider Sutherland Oregon tied for first in calf roping. Jerold Camarillo Oakdale California and John Miller Pawhuska Oklahoma won team roping. Bob Berger Halstead Kansas won bull riding.
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Joneses
Convention Center
Royce Smith
Ione
Iowa
Bill Smith
Cody
Wyo
John W. Jones
Morro Bay
Calif
Dean Oliver
Boise
Idaho
Mark Schrider
Sutherland
Ore
Jerold Camarillo
Oakdale
John Miller
Pawhuska
Okla
Bob Berger
Halstead
Kansas
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Ken Jones
Arthur Block
SUN Santa
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Las Vegas Sun
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Dr. Thesteson
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