California Club Faces Uncertain Future as Receiver Seeks Move
Court hearing on whether the California Club will stay in bankruptcy or move to a new location was continued to Jan 2. Receiver Leonard Georges warned the club may close due to due county license fee rent and unpaid city license. He cites three failed buy offers and a non‑extendable 18 month lease. Georges proposes Second and Ogden site with rent‑free first month, city objection cites zoning and license priority. City Attorney Gripentrog says city services unpaid and appeals restraining order remain.
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California
Leonard Georges
Georges
Second
Ogden Streets
Earl Gripentrog
Gripentrog
Furious Winter Storms Plague Nations Reach Deep Mississippi
A severe winter storm disrupted many states from Texas to Wyoming. Power outages, icy highways, downed lines, and bursts of heavy snow affected cities including Wichita Falls and Dallas suburbs. Two skiers were rescued after a night stranded near Albuquerque.
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Springdale
Ark
Sandia Peak
Albuquerque
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fraser
Colo
Evanston
Laramie
Los Angeles
San Gabriel Valley
Azusa
Calif
New Years Viet Truce Prompts Communist Buildup Fears
North Vietnam and Viet Cong began a 72 hour New Year truce seen by Allied sources as a window to regroup and resume attacks early 1970. U S heavy bombers conducted strategic raids near Cambodia and in Phuoc Long with 800 tons dropped across nine missions. U S troop levels rose to 475 300, while one American was killed and eight wounded in a river patrol ambush near Tri Ton.
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Saigon
Vps
U.S
Cambodia
Sato
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Phuoc Long Province
Navo
Nixon
Tri Ton
Marcos urges unity for Asia amid tense peace drive
President Marcos calls for peace and regional unity in Asia, urging coexistence over conquest as threats to his life surface after reelection. He vows duties he will perform, highlighting roads, schools, and rising rice output while Fernando Lopez stands as vice president.
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Dutie Marcos
Asia
Marcos
Fernando Lopez
Philippines
Sergio Osmena Jr
Scouts Visit Nuclear Rocket Development Site
Seventeen Boy Scouts from Clark County visited the Nuclear Rocket Development Station as part of earning the Atomic Energy Merit Badge. They attended three U S Atomic Energy Commission seminars in Las Vegas and completed related study projects. The tour included a stop at the E MAD Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly Building where nuclear engines are assembled and remotely disassembled after tests.
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Clark County
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Las Vegas
Debutante Ball Sparks Tricia Nixon Nixes Engagement Talk
Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox top the guest list at the 15th International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria. Cox, Harvard Law student and Nader investigator, is seen as a possible fiancé as 65 debutantes from 10 countries and 19 states join dignitaries including Health Secretary Finch’s daughter Maureen and Gov. McNair’s daughter Robin Lee McNear.
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Edward Finch Cox
Nixon
Tricia
Cox
Eddie
Howard Ellis Cox
Ralph Nader
Harvard Law School
Washington
Waldorf-Astoria
Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Club
Elizabeth Finch
Maureen Finch
Robert H. Finch
Robin Lee McNear
South Carolina
Robert EE. McNair
Ines of
Bourbon-Parma
Louis XIV
Marie- Pierre de Polignac
Natalia Pignatelli
Marquis of Donegall
Carolyn McKenzie
England
Samina $Nltana Quraeshi
Shiek Satter Quraeshi
Pakistan
Bomb toss targets Agnew in Manila inauguration trip
Vice President Agnew escaped unharmed after a small bomb was tossed near his car in Manila. Police detained two Philippine students, George P. Sibal and Renato Siriacruz, as security chiefs tightened around Agnew and other dignitaries for Ferdinand Marcos's inauguration.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Manila
U.S
Secret Service
Philippine University
Ferdinand FE. Marcos
Filino
Marcos
Ada Agnew
Elinor
Guam
Philippines
East Asia
Ndds
Nixon
Jose Rizal
George P. Sibal
Renato Siriacruz
Briare to Step Down as County Board Chair in 1970
County Commissioner Bill Briare will resign as board chairman during the January 5 reorganizational meeting. James Ryan, in office since 1963, is expected to succeed him, with Jim Brennan reappointed vice chairman. The article notes Briare will not seek re-election as chairman or county commissioner in 1976.
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Bill Briare
James Ryan
Jim Brennan
Briare
Las Vegas
Ryan
Brennan
Darwin Laub
Bob Broadbent
Henderson
Boulder City
Lamb
Rusk Invited to Teach Law at Georgia
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk invited to teach law in Athens Georgia. Governor Lester Maddox calls the appointment regrettable and predicts long lasting disturbance. Rusk defends the post while critics label him a radical leftist politician and vow to fight the appointment.
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Lester Maddox
Maddox
Rusk
Roy Harris
Kennedy
Johnson
Washington
Athens
Hospital Board Recognizes LV Engineers Union
The Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees formally recognizes Local 501 of the Operating Engineers Union as bargaining agents for maintenance staff after a Dec. 12 secret ballot vote, 13 in favor and 6 against. The board also tentatively approves a $50,000 Pho-Gamma Scintillation System camera lease for the Nuclear Medical Laboratory and votes to spend nearly $75,000 to remodel two conference rooms.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Local 501
The
Operating Engineer’s Union
Samuel Crucilla
Nuclear Medical Laboratory
Harris Knudson
Nixon Plans Tax Reform Move Amid Mine Safety Concern
Nixon to sign the mine safety bill before leaving despite worries over a provision requiring federal compensation for coal dust disease victims. Officials said a forthcoming tax plan could raise about 5 billion dollars for domestic programs and blend a value added tax with import duties and export rebates.
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High Administration
Congress
U.S
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Harris Poll Shows Near Unanimous Support for New Draft Plan
The Harris poll finds broad nationwide backing for the new draft lottery with strong public approval of President Nixon’s handling. It notes shifts from widespread evasion concerns about the old system to acceptance of the lottery among all age groups, while questioning volunteer service as a future path.
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Harris Survey
Canada
Los Angeles
Nixon
Judge Denies Bail To Linn in Pending New Trial
Judge Howard Babcock denied Ted Linn's bail request pending a new trial. In a written verdict he noted Linn's prior record, other charges, employment prospects, family ties, and community connections while delaying a ruling until more study of the case.
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Howard Babcock
Ted Linn
Babcock
Linn
Harry Claiborne
Depuy
Dist
Ray Jefferson
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