Smoking Link To Lung Cancer Confirmed By Panel
A ten member committee hired by Surgeon General Luther Terry backed a unanimous verdict that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other deadly diseases. The panel called for government action and more research, while some groups urged caution in drawing final conclusions. Local residents quoted voiced mixed views on quitting and regulation.
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Blue Ribbon
George W. Niles
Xavier St
SUN
Niles
Mark Twain
U. S
Luther L. Terry
Terry
Public Health Service
Johnson
The
Tobacco Institute, Inc
George V. Allen
Institute
Wilkinson Retires at Oklahoma
Oklahoma announces the retirement of coach Wilkinson after a long tenure with the Sooners. The move ends a notable era for the program as teams shift to new leadership and prepare for upcoming seasons.
Decisions and urges span animal to human behavior
A meandering reflection compares animal mating choices to human decisiveness. The narrator muses on rabbits, hares, and male choices, then shifts to marriage as a defining lifelong decision and the urge to conform with aging, ending in a tangled note about feeling young after 50.
Violence Escalates as Panamanian Mob Attacks U S Embassy
A 400 strong armed mob forced evacuation of the U S Embassy in Panama City amid anti American actions. An American soldier was wounded in Colonia by sniper fire while demonstrators burned the U S Masonic Temple and invaded Canal Zone at three points. Guards withdrew with recommendation of Panamanian national guardsmen.
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Panama City
UPI
U.S
Colon
Organization of American States
OAS
Roberto F. Chiari
Atlantic
Canal Zone
Sun Rises Again With New Highland Ave Plant in Las Vegas
Monarch Construction broke ground on a 20000 square foot facility on Highland Avenue to house the Sun press complex, distribution rooms, storage and circulation offices. A Scott Super 70 press will be installed March 1, west of Detroit's availability, moving Sun operations toward a consolidated plant next year under Hank Greenspun.
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Las Vegas Sun
SUN
Highland Avenue
S. Commerce
The
Monarch Construction Co
SUN Press
Detroit
Mich
Hank Greenspun
Out of Sinatra Fight Strengthened Nevada Gaming Chairman
The piece outlines Edward Olsen's rise as Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman after pushing to revoke Frank Sinatra licenses at the Sands and Cal Neva. Sinatra did not fight, selling casino interests while Olsen’s assertive stance solidified his power. Olsen leads enforcement and licensing with Turne r and Leypoldt often deadlocked, leaving Olsen pivotal in decisions.
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Carson City
UPD
Nevada
Frank Sinatra
Edward Olsen
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Olsen
State Gaming Commission
Sinatra
Sands Hotel
Las Vegas
Cal. Neva
Lake Tahoe
Chicago
Sam Giancana
Gaming Control Board
Ned Turner
W. E
Butch) Leypoldt
Clark County
Turner
Leypoldt
Shooting Victim Mary Wilson Critical in Las Vegas
Mary Lee Wilson, 35, of 1285 Kinsella Street, remained in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a Friday gunshot wound. Everett Wilson, her former husband, is held for assault with intent to kill. Eugene Johnson, at 605 Van Ert Street, is held as accessory before the fact.
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Mary Lee Wilson
Kinsella St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hawthorne Case Draws Censure by Nevada Panel
Nevada Human Relations Commission unanimously censured the El Capitan case in Hawthorne for racial discrimination against Western High School band members. The panel directed a letter to Sen. Howard Cannon urging investigation and possible action to declare Hawthorne off limits to service personnel. Principal Willard Betz described the incident as a discriminatory lunch refusal affecting the band under Jack Schwartz.
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Nevada Human Relations Commission
el Capitan
Hawthorne
Western
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
House Armed Forces Committee
Nevada City
The
Relations Commission
Tonopah
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United States Public Health Service
James W. Hopper
Palm Ave
Robert Ruymann
Silver Lake Ave
Ray
Old Sun
G . Robert Belz
Ruthe Deskin
Herman Weier
Bryn Armstrong
Sunphoto
Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Uatai
Panama
Land Avenue
Gaming
CY Ryan
Singer
Vegas
M. Wiliam Deutsch
Cannon
Ann Landers
Boulder City
Ss Entertainment
Sundial Sports
Ania
Sylvia Porter
Bill Haley
Comets
Lee
Faye
Maynard
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