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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1966

Page

4

Lindsay Sails into LBJ Defends Strike Settlement

New York Mayor John V Lindsay defended the 60 to 70 million transit strike settlement against President Johnson. He cited a survey showing most labor contracts exceed the 3.2 percent anti inflation guideline while noting subway and bus workers' pay rose to 4.00 an hour. Governor Rockefeller backed Lindsay’s handling and mediation panel said the deal stayed within guidelines.

New York UPI John V. Lindsay Fri Johnson White House Feinsinger Subway Cism Labor W. Willard Wirtz Nelson A. Rockefeller Lindsay

State health probe cleanly indicts ex officer over market fire

Grand jury report details improper quarantine orders and illegal removal of condemned foods after the Sept. 16 Henderson market fire. It cites Corwin and aide Crisci along with Luzier and Mancini in a web of questionable actions, including scavenging and shipments to markets and storage sites.

Joe Belasco Corwin Cliff Luzier Food Fair Nevada Grand Jury State Health Department Luzier Bureau of Environmental Health and Food and Drugs Lazier Jack Crisci Anthony Mancini Mancini Salvation Army Nye Clark Titus Crisci Clark County Health Department Otto Ravenholt

Demos Fire Opening Shots In Right to Work Battle

Senate Democrats plan to repeal Taft-Hartley Section 14-B and revive a filibuster, facing stiff Republican opposition led by Everett Dirksen. Mansfield said action could come the week of January 24 with possible five recesses planned. The move could hinge on a straight up or down vote amid threats of a close outcome.

Demos Washington UPI Senate Everett M. Dirksen Dirksen Johnson Mike Mansfield Democratic Policy Committee Mansfield National Right To Work Committee Reed Larson New York Congress Lincoln

New Members Named to School District Panel

Two more members joined the Clark County School District superintendent screening panel. Dr. Chester Travelstead of the University of New Mexico and Dr. George Brain of Washington State University were announced last night.

Clark County Chester Travelstead College of Education University of New Mexico George Brain Washington State University

Peaceful Birmingham March Surges Through Traffic

More than 350 young Negroes marched through downtown Birmingham protesting voter registration practices. The line stretched three blocks as demonstrators, marching two abreast, briefly halted traffic while obeying a court order to follow traffic laws. Earlier, about 20 entered Ullman High School seeking recruits. two were arrested for disorderly conduct. In Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr led 1500 demonstrators to the Georgia capitol in a two hour march against Julian Bond’s ouster. two troopers were lightly injured. A federal injunction barred blocking schools and traffic. Shuttlesworth urged restraint before leaving for Cincinnati. Leaders invited officials to discuss racial problems and voting access.

Birmingham Ala UPI Ullman High School Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr Georgia Julian Bond King Fred L. Shuttlesworth Bessemer St. James Baptist Church Shuttlesworth Cincinnati

Kremlin and Hanoi Sign New Aid Pact

The Soviet Union and North Vietnam signed a pact to provide additional aid to Hanoi in its fight against the United States. The agreement was announced in a joint communique after a week long visit to Hanoi by a Soviet delegation led by Alexander Shelepin, aide to Leonid Brezhnev.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union Viet Nam Hanoi United States Kremlin Alexander Shelepin Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev

Atom Smasher Seen As Casualty of War

Washington AEC likely to call a conference of top physicists late this month to review alternative plans for the 200 BEV atom smasher. Rep. Craig Hosmer notes site inspections continue at 85 locations including Las Vegas. Proposals include Brookhaven expansion, a Cornell “poor man’s accelerator,” and an AEC redesign with lower initial power and cost. The project appears sidelined by Viet Nam and Great Society pressures.

Atomic Energy Commission AEC Craig Hosmer Rcalif Hosmer Joint House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee Brookhaven National Laboratory Long Island S. Devons Columbia University R. R. Wilson Cornell University Viet Nam

Italians Back Moro in NATO Confidence Vote

Premier Aldo Moro secured a 325 to 1 vote of confidence as Italy reaffirmed NATO allegiance. He rejected claims of Communist-leaning factions in his party, with the Center Left coalition backing his stance on foreign policy and NATO unity.

Rome UPI Aldo Moro Italy North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Ltion Christian Democrats Social Democrats Moro

Stennis and Johnson Urged to Decide on Viet Nam Action

Sen John C Stennis urged a military victory in Viet Nam saying the moment nears when President Johnson must choose to pull out or press for victory Getting out is unthinkable His remarks followed similar comments from Sen Richard B Russell as Senate debate on Viet Nam opened amid Democratic criticism of policy

Stennis LBJ Viet Nam United States Johnson Senate Richard B. Russell D-Ga Chaiirman The Armed Services Committee

Diamond Clarity Explained by Gem Experts

New York experts explain that a diamond's clarity measures absence of carbon spots bubbles or natural imperfections. The discussion outlines how clarity affects value and selection for buyers.

New York UPI

Congressmen Seek Probe Into OEO Fund Misuse

House Republicans demand a bipartisan congressional inquiry into the Johnson administration antipoverty agency the OEO alleging scandalous fund misuse. They cite halted Boston anti poverty funds and Harlem's HARYOU program while noting the agency often relies on press findings and promising audits of 2.3 billion dollars in antipoverty spending.

Washington UPI House Office of Economic Opportunity William H. Ayres Rohio GOP House Labor Committee Boston OEO Harlem Goodell Congress Ayres R. Sargent Shriver

Sam Locigno in jail after manslaughter conviction

Sam Frank Locigno, 4, tied to the 1959 shooting of Jack Whalen and friend of Mickey Cohen, remained jailed as bail was revoked by Superior Court Judge Barnes after a $25,000 bond had allowed freedom. Ernest Hemingway widow sought injunction to halt Random House biographer Hotchner from distributing Papa Hemingway.

Los Angeles UPI Sam Frank Locigno Mickey Cohen Jack Whalen Locigno Superior Court Barnes New York Ernest Hemingway State Supreme Court Random House, Inc Papa Hemingway A. E. Hotchner

Santo Domingo hit by long distance strike at telecom firm

Santo Domingo experienced a citywide cut in outside communications Friday as Dominican Telephone Company workers struck. The walkout followed the discharge of five union leaders accused of partisan political activity. In Hong Kong, police hunted an American woman missing three days from a village boarding house near the Communist China border. Some reports said Beverly Reilly, 18, crossed into China, but officials had no evidence to support the claim.

Santo Domingo UPI Teenhone Dominican Telephone Company Hong Kong China Beverly Reilly U.S

Marines Realign Guantanamo Bay Defense Force

UPI reports the Marine Corps realigning its Guantanamo Bay defense posture. About 1,000 Marines will move to Cuba this month as the 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment forms a reduced strength nucleus at the base. The total force at Guantanamo remains around 4,000, with 600 Marines and 400 sailors previously stationed there.

Campers le Jeune N.C Marine Corps A Marine Fidel Castro Cuca

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