Nevada Chancellor backs two year medical school plan
Chancellor Neil Humphrey said he will recommend the University of Nevada regents approve a two year medical school and basic science program. He asks regents to approve a feasibility study and urge lawmakers to provide 55 500 for operations in 1969 71 and 46 000 from capital funds for initial setup.
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Reno, Nev
UPS
Neil Humphrey
University of Nevada Regents
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Mechanical Arts
Mackay
School of Basic Medical Sciences
University of Nevada
Nevada Southern University
Thomas Bell
Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Hatchet Man Murders Coed Near Harvard Campus
Police investigate the stabbing death of Beverly Britton a Radcliffe College graduate student found in her University Road apartment near Harvard. Neighbors recall her as bright and artistic with ties to Iran and France, while detectives check for a noon to 12 30 p m disturbance.
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Radcliffe
Harvard University
University Road
Harvard
Anthropology Department
Water District Board Faces Heated Parley Over Assessments
The Las Vegas Valley Water District board recessed after a day of protests from 12 residents led by merchant George Von Tobel over high assessments. Directors elected Paul Zimmerman president and Roger Hall vice president, with James Hammes named secretary-treasurer and Roy Powell Jr. assistant secretary-treasurer.
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Clark County Board of Equalization
George von Tobel
Las Vegas
von Tobel
Main St
Stewart St
Charleston Blvd
Casino Center
Las Vegas Valley Water District Board of Directors
Paul Zimmerman
Roger E. Hall
James Hammes
Roy Powell, Jr
Banks raise prime rate to 7 percent record high
Commercial banks nationwide increased their prime rate by 14 points to 7 percent, led by First National City Bank of New York. The move followed a sharp stock market drop and cited unprecedented demand for business loans, though analysts warned about potential personal loan impact.
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New York
UPI
First National City Bank of New York
Julie Andrews Fires Libel Suits Over Magazine Stories
Film star Julie Andrews filed two libel suits seeking damages over magazine stories. One claimed a romantic link with Sidney Poitier and the other alleged she was indifferent to her daughter Emma’s welfare. The suits target Screenland publisher McFadden-Bartell and editor James Gregory, and Modern Movies publisher Magazine Management Co and Madeline White.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Julie Andrews
Sidney Poitier
Screenland
James Gregory
Poitier
Miss Andrews
McFadden-Bartell Corp
Bartell Media Corp
Gregory
Modern Movies
Madeline White
Emma
Blake Edwards
Edwards
Magazine Management Co
Miss White
Lois Richman
Indictments Bring Major Strikes Against Mafioso Leaders
The Justice Department reported 189 indictments by seven strike force teams last year targeting organized crime. Cosa Nostra leaders including Raymond Patriarca were among those indicted or convicted, part of 234 Mafia members convicted in 13 years. The Brooklyn and Detroit districts led with 71 and 67 indictments respectively.
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UPI
Justice Department
Cosa Nostra
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Raymond Patriarca
New England
Buffalo
N.Y
Patriarca
Providence, R.I
Carlos Marcello
New Orleans
Benham underground nuclear test briefed by AEC officials
The Atomic Energy Commission described the Benham underground test at Nevada’s Pahute Mesa as not alarming investigators. Geophysicist Wendell Wearth noted ongoing data analysis with a full report by month end and said ground motion was similar to or less than the Boxcar test, with minor fault shifts and few citizen complaints.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Benham
Nevada
Wendell Wearth
Sandia Laboratories
Pahute Mesa
Wearth
Robert H. Thalgott
AEC
Boxcar
Boxear
Bombing Raids Press Saigon Base Camps and Highlands
U S B52 bombers dropped about 600000 pounds of bombs on Communist base camps around Saigon and in the Central Highlands amid fresh raids. Communist forces kidnaped 150 villagers near Saigon and another village came under heavy mortar fire. In a Mekong Delta engagement American troops killed at least 58 Reds as reinforcements moved in.
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UPS
U.S
Yati Resigns Amid Lebanon Crisis and Israel Arms Move
Lebanon grapples with political turmoil as Yafi resigns after 12 weeks in office and Helon weighs formal acceptance amid a new government search. Israel, armed by 50 U.S. Phantom jets, remains ready. border quiets but clashes erupt elsewhere with Jordanian and Israeli forces trading fire near Damiyah. casualties reported.
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Yafi
Helon
Amman
Jordan River
Damiyah
SNMH Considers Nonprofit Status To Improve Hospital Funds
McGinty elected chairman of the hospital board. A proposal from Dr. Douglas Miller seeks nonprofit community hospital status to reinvest any excess funds into facility improvements. Board to study the idea further at the January 28 meeting.
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Douglas Miller
SNMH
Clark County
Franklin
Hijacker Diverts Avianca Plane To Cuba From Colombia
A Colombian Avianca DC4 carrying 56 passengers and four crew was forced to divert to Santiago de Cuba by a hijacker at 2:35 p.m. The flight from Riohacha to Maicao halted in Cuba at 6:12 p.m. with 60 aboard, marking the year's second hijacking to Cuba and highlighting a spike in aviation piracy across the region.
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Colombia
UPI
Avianca
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Riohacha
Columbia
Maicao
Eastern Air Lines
New York
Miami
Havana
Hughes airport study debates stall Clark County bonds
Clark County faces a delay as the Hughes Tool Co feasibility study blocks a $20.6 million McCarran expansion bond. District Attorney Franklin cites the Hughes agreement as binding unless rescinded, while Briare defends the county’s stance and calls for dialogue to resolve the dispute.
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George Franklin
Hughes
Nevada
McCarran International Airport
Franklin
Hughes Tool Co
Briare
Air West
McCarran Airport
Hughes Airport
Fran Fox
McCarran
Hong Kong Flu Shifts To South
Reports from across the nation say the influenza epidemic has peaked in many regions but is rising in the South. The National Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta rejects claims of a new Louisiana flu strain, saying it is essentially the Hong Kong virus labeled by location. Houston, in the Southwest, reports increasing flu cases.
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Atlanta
UPS
Midwest
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
South
Louisiana
Similar Allegheny Crashes In Bradford Pa Show Parallels
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board study two nearly identical crashes of Allegheny Airlines Convair 580s at Bradford Regional Airport. The Christmas Eve and Monday night flights, Detroit Washington and Washington Detroit respectively, killed 31 and injured 44, with weather ruled noncausal. The same 10 member team conducted both inquiries, confirming airport equipment functioned properly and noting stricter safety regulations at airports lacking full instrument landing systems.
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UPI
National Transportation Safety Board
Allegheny Airlines
Bradford Regional
Detroit
Washington
Mondenight
Russell Abbott
Abbott
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