Grocers Clash Over Nevada Price Control Bill
Reno and Las Vegas grocers clashed in Carson City hearings on AB 292 a measure to ban price cutting by big chains. Northern Nevada groups backed the act arguing it protects small markets while Southern Nevada retailers warned it harms free enterprise and housewives. The Assembly Judiciary Committee took the matter under submission with statements from Ed Bunker Las Vegas independent grocers and others opposing the bill saying it could raise consumer costs and curb competition.
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Carson City
Reno
Las Vegas
Nevada
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Ed Bunker
Will the Communist powers risk war over Viet Nam
Opinion piece from a Press Club dinner debate referencing Pierre Salinger and a county official at a Boy Scout luncheon. The author argues against immediate withdrawal from Viet Nam, cites Suez history, and suggests Russia and China may influence the region, concluding with a view on future conflicts.
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Viet Nam
Pierre Salinger
Mountain crash kills famed aviatrix and companion
Internationally known aviatrix Joan Merriam Smith and her companion Trixie Anne Schubert died when a Cessna 180 crashed on a California mountain near Big Pines. Witnesses report a wing folded back before flames engulfed the wreckage. both bodies burned beyond recognition and identification continued at the Los Angeles coroner's office.
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Joan Merriam
Las Vegas
California
United Press International
Trixie Anne Schubert
Big Pines
Calif
Las Vegas Aero So
California State College
D. G. Schubert
Nevada Chief Justice Beaten. Suspect Arrested in Missouri
The 59 year old Nevada Supreme Court chief justice Frank McNamee remained critically injured after a savage attack in Zephyr Cove Nevada. Phil Ashley Denning 21 of Reno was arrested in a St Louis Missouri bus station by a St Louis detective and an FBI agent for investigation of the beating. A car tentatively linked to McNamee was found near Oregon Missouri as investigators sought a blond haired suspect who bought a ticket for Miami Florida. McNamee was found lying bleeding and unconscious Tuesday in his Zephyr Cove apartment bedroom.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Reno
Nev
Frank McNamee
St. Louis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Phil Ashley Denning
McNamee
Nevada Supreme Court
Denning
St. Joseph
Oregon
Missouri
FBI
Miami
Fla
Mystery Lie Tests in Local Case Fixing Probe
Lie detector examinations were given yesterday to an undisclosed number of city personnel as the eight month probe into Municipal Court case fixing continues. Officials would not reveal locations or participants, but hinted at a major break in days. Further developments are expected as the inquiry widens.
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Dist. Atty
Ted Marshall
Investi
Johnson and Eisenhower Hold Pow Wow on Vietnam Policy
President Johnson met with former President Eisenhower to reaffirm no wider war in Southeast Asia while underscoring persistence in defending freedom. He linked continuing aggression by others to necessary actions after the earlier U S aerial strikes on North Vietnamese targets.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
United States
White House
U.S
Officials Advance Aid for Child Haven Resources
County commissioners and three district judges approved additional funds to ease Child Haven’s problems by hiring more staff and expanding facilities. The meeting also reviewed a prior session with the Clark County Welfare Advisory Board and noted the involvement of County Administrator Robbins E Cahill and Peter Updike.
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Child Haven
Robbins E. Cahill
Peter Updike
Clark County Welfare Advisory Board
Commission
James Ryan
Astronaut Geology Tour Emphasizes Lunar Prep
Six astronauts led by Neil Armstrong toured the Nevada Test Site to study rock formations and chemical makeups for future lunar missions. Dr. Alfred Chidester explained the visit aimed to identify what to collect, not just gather samples. The group also included Schweickart Anders Aldrin Gordon Scott, with Armstrong noting a goal of broader geology knowledge. A second briefing group is expected next week.
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America
Nevada Test Site
Neil Armstrong
Alfred Chidester
Chidester
Dr. Chidester
Russell Schweikart
William Anders
Edwin Aldrin
Richard Gordon
David Scott
Armstrong
Schweikart
Local Official Lands In Jail Over Pandering Probe
Morais Count Clark county official and chairman of the cleanup drive was jailed for investigation of pandering and statutory reported incident. Joe Webb 42 using a county car and time arrestee, connected to bringing two runaway Fresno teens to a shapely waitress, Jacqueline Mozzelle Womack 26, who steered them to Webb.
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Morais
Clark County
Joe Webb
Kings Way
Webb
Sheriff's
Jacqueline Mozzelle Womack
Hazewood Dr
Fresno
Calif
Sawyer Signs Bill to Freeze Clark County Annexations
Gov Grant Sawyer signed AB 293 a moratorium on all Clark County annexations. Henderson Mayor William Byrne pressured a veto but the bill passed emergency fast tracking in the Assembly and Senate. Clark County delegation said swift action stopped hodgepodges like a 6 am city council annexation.
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Bill
Carson City
Nev
UPI
Grant Sawyer
Clark County
Henderson
William Byrne
Assembly
Senate
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