Circus Casino Investor Group Seeks Nevada Gaming License
Carson City reports the Nevada Gaming Control Board received a proposal to build a second Disneyland on the Las Vegas Strip with a gambling casino. Eleven investors pledge 1.4 million dollars, including Tony Curtis at 35000. Names include Jay Sarno Nathan Jacobson Jud McIntosh and others across Texas New Jersey Michigan and California. State officials must approve before construction under new rules to prevent unlicensed casino starts.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Disneyland
Las Vegas Strip
Tony Curtis
Riviera Hotel
Gaming Control Board
Jay Sarno
Nevada Governor and Howard Hughes Talk Nevada Nature
Governor Lax alt describes exchange with Howard Hughes and his associate Mr Maheu after inviting Hughes into Nevada affairs. Hughes responds positively noting the governor’s courtesy and intent to build understanding between the state and the aviation magnate.
Laxalt Presses Hughes On Nevada Affairs During Call
The recording captures a 15 month dialogue between Governor Laxalt and Howard Hughes. Laxalt presses for hard facts while Hughes apologizes for a delay and agrees to discuss ongoing Nevada matters.
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Laxalt
SNMH Board Resignations Shake Hospital Trust
Staggs' backers exit as SNMH board trustees resign amid clashes with medical staff over expansion plans and equipment delays. Morledge and Collins cited political pressures and governance concerns after a no confidence vote. Clark County Commissioners will appoint two new members if resignations stand.
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Morledge
Staggs
SNMH
Douglas Miller
Harry Reid
Clark County
Governor and Laxalt Share Praise On TV Visit
Nevada Governor Laxalt flirts with media expectations while expressing gratitude to Hughes and others as he confirms his role. The exchange hints at public relations goals and media appearances during the visit.
Laxalt Interviews Hughes on Comfort and a Supersonic Airport
Governor Laxalt conducts a blunt interview with Hughes in a casual bull session. The discussants probe comfort and happiness while briefly touching on gambling licensing and the planned supersonic airport at Los Angeles. The exchange signals optimism about the project.
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Laxalt
Hughes
Mr. Laxalt
Hughes and Laxalt duel over telephonic courtesy
In a casual interview, Senator Laxalt praises Howard Hughes for direct answers and vigor. Hughes expresses appreciation and hints at future calls, noting the state funds the long distance. The governor thanks Hughes, calling him family and robust, then asks to reconnect.
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Howard Hughes
Laxalt
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Howard
Eight Hour Clash Between Israel and Jordan Forces
Israeli jets tanks and artillery fought an eight hour border clash with Jordanian forces along the Jordan River. Jordan claimed one Israeli plane was shot down and warned of Israeli casualties while reporting several Israeli losses. Amman Radio cited Jordanian casualties including one soldier and seven civilians. Israel did not acknowledge losses. Both sides accused the other of starting the fighting.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Jordan
Radio
Amman
Dier Said
Kufruja
Kufruba
Kufr Saum
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Spacecraft Surveyor 7 Nears Moon for Landing
UPI reports Surveyor 7, the United States 28th and most advanced lunar probe, is on a precise course toward the moon and a planned midcourse burn may be canceled. JPL observers say trajectory is so accurate that the 10:30 p.m. maneuver is unnecessary and the craft should reach the moon at 5:05 p.m. today.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Overton Bank Robber and Killer Given Life Terms
Conger admitted taking part in the Aug 29 1967 Overton Bank robbery at the Bank of Las Vegas Overton Branch and killing three people. Dist Atty Mendoza and Judge Mendoza accepted the plea citing changes in state law making harsher sentences unlikely. Conger received three consecutive life terms without parole.
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Conger
Bank of Las Vegas
Overton
Nevada
Dist
George Franklin
Richard Bryan
Franklin
Mendoza
Larry Staley
Vera Walkington
Betty Heitmann
Staley
Heart Transplant Patient Fights Liver Complication
A heart transplant patient battles a liver ailment with peritoneal dialysis and fresh blood transfusions to stem gastrointestinal bleeding. The university will issue a medical bulletin at 10 a.m. today unless significant developments occur.
Surgeons Eye Third Transplant At Cape Town Hospital
Dr. Christian Barnard plans a third heart transplant possibly for a black African patient with Cardiomyopathy. The second patient, Philip Blaiberg, shows improvement and may leave an oxygen tent. Barnard warns of risks and adherence challenges after discharge. Louis Washkansky died 18 days post transplant from pneumonia.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Christian Barnard
Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
U S and China Hold Warsaw Diplomatic Meeting
In Warsaw the United States and Communist China held their 134th meeting since 1955. U S ambassador John A. Gronouski met Chung Chen-tung, the Chinese charge d affaires, as Wang Kuo-chuan was unavailable. The talks lasted two hours and 15 minutes with both sides using junior diplomats.
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Warsaw
UPI
United States
China
Peking
U. S. Vietnam
John A. Gronouski
U. S
Poland
Chung Chen-tung
Washington-Peking
Eitheir
Chung
Gronouski
Wang Kuo-chuan
Mysliwiecki Palace
Obscene Graduate posters removed from New York subways
Queens Councilman John J. Santucci obtained a letter from Transit Authority official Daniel Scannell stating that subway posters for The Graduate depicting Anne Bancroft in bed with Dustin Hoffman were taken down after constituent complaints. The move followed Santucci’s report of indecency concerns.
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New York
UPI
Anne Bancroft
Dustin Hoffman
New York City
Queens
John J. Santucci
City Hall
Transit Authority
Daniel T. Scannell
Santucci
Powell Returns to U S After Four Months Abroad
Adam Clayton Powell arrived at Miami International Airport from the Bahamas and said he will speak at California colleges and may visit Watts. He declined to provide a travel schedule or identify speaking dates while noting he hopes to preach at Harlem Abyssinian Baptist Church on a Sunday, which courts may prevent.
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Miami
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
United States
California
Watts
Powell
Miami International Airport
New York City
Harlem
Congress
Foreign leaders back Johnson plan to cut payments deficit
United States officials report broad international support for a five point program aimed at narrowing the balance of payments gap. Delegations led by Nicholas Katzenbach and Rostow travel to major European nations and to Japan Australia and New Zealand to discuss the plan and its implications.
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Washington
UPI
Nicholas Katzenbach
Johnson
Katzenbach
U.S
William M. Roth
Fredrick L. Deming
the Treasury
West Germany
Great Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Italy
France
Eugene C. Rostow
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Attorney Named for Woman Who Shot Down Two Nuns
In Columbus Ohio Janet Lazarrus 20 was held on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon after shooting two Domican nuns outside a northwest side convent. Judge Robert Duncan appointed public defender John Potts and continued the hearing to Thursday with Lazarrus denying a plea. Both nuns were hospitalized in fair to good condition with non life threaten injuries.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Janet Lazarrus
Robert Duncan
Duncan
John Potts
Public Defender’s Office
Mary Ricardo
Anita Burke
Leonard
Cambodia Receives Bowles Coolly Amid Diplomatic Talks
Ambassador Chester Bowles arrived in Phnom Penh to a cool reception as Cambodia weighs reestablishing ties with the United States. Sihanouk avoided the airport. talks set for Wednesday may address restoring relations and possible hot pursuit issues with U.S. forces. China criticized Bowles mission as Phnom Penh signals openness to contingencies. Mrs Chine Renne and Ly Chin Ly greeted Bowles upon arrival.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
Chester Bowles
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Bowles
U.S
India
New Delhi
Sihanouk
China
New China
Son Sann
Peking
South Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Flu Pneumonia Toll Rises in New York City
New York City recorded more than 400 pneumonia deaths and 15 influenza deaths since December as a flu epidemic swept through the metropolis. Health officials note pneumonia fatalities include non flu cases, with totals up to 462 pneumonia deaths and 14 flu deaths to date.
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New York
UPI
Health Department
Vincent Guinee
Bureau of Preventable Diseases
Giant Nevada underground nuclear test planned near Tonopah
The AEC announces a mid January underground test in central Nevada near Tonopah with intermediate yield up to one million tons of TNT. Seismic data will be recorded at about nine sites, some hundreds of miles away, and ground motion is expected up to 100 miles from detonation with no off-site damage anticipated.
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U. S
AEC
Nevada
Commission
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Nathan S. Jacobson
Caesars Palace
Jud McIntosh
Alvin Wagner
St. Clair Shores
Mich
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Passaic
N. J
Ann Platt
Los Angeles
Sol
Nathan V
Ben Rogers
Beaumont
Texas
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Mr. Maheu
Reno
John
Paul
Paul Laxalt
Mr.Laxalt
Snmh Board
Collins
Darwin Lamb
Board of County Commissioners
Hospital
Las Vegas
Board of Trustees
Barney Cannon
Henderson
Sally Murphy
Africa Hospital
Groote Schuur Hospital
Washkansky
Adam Powell
Mary Leonard
Catherine Burland
New Haven, Conn
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Chine Renne
Information Ministry
Ly Chin Ly
Foreign Ministry
Tonopah
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