Basque Festival Highlights in Elko Community
The Elko Basque clubberry celebrates with a National Basque Festival featuring Gov. Laxalt and Bishop Green. Officers include John Aguirre and Ray Jayo among 217 members. Events span parades, dancing lessons, sheep hooking, chorizos, sheepherder beans, and a banquet with wine. The piece honors Basque heritage and loyalty to the United States, noting the friendly town spirit of Elko.
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Guztiak Estaldu Dituana
Auxe de
Gure
Indar
Aundiaren
Onarria
Edo Eskubideen
Idazkian
Adierazoten Dan Lez
Elko Euzkaldunak Club
John Aguirre
Joe Urriola
Marguerite Aguirre
Jonni Kendal
Louie Urriarte
Albert Samper
Lenore Holbert
Grant Sawyer
Paul Laxalt
Joseph Green
Reno
Catholic Church
Alan Bible
United States
America
Elko
Ana Maria Arbillaga
Mildred Bilboa
Felissa Basanez
Mary Jane Moiola
Elko County
Elko Lions Club
District Attorney pushes new Nevada gun control law
Clark County District Attorney George Franklin credits a proposed crime during gun use with deterring criminal gun violence. He calls for a separate substantive offense with a minimum five year sentence and no probation, while preserving citizens right to lawful firearms.
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Clark County
George Franklin
Franklin
Nevada
Wartman Named Clark County Juvenile Judge
Dist. Judge Alvin Wartman yesterday took office as Clark County juvenile judge succeeding William Compton who resigned last year amid dissatisfaction with juvenile case handling. Wartman had been appointed district judge last October after serving as an attorney and Boulder City municipal judge.
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Alvin Wartman
Clark County
Dist
William Compton
Wartman
Boulder City
Paper clip transmitters check chick temps in Maryland
Radio transmitters the size of a paper clip monitor temperatures of day old chickens at Beltsville Maryland. The devices emit short energy bursts detected as clicks on any AM radio. A stop watch is used to check the timing of the signals.
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Beltsville
North Las Vegas Approves Public Utility Tax Measure
The North Las Vegas City Council passed Emergency Ordinance 371 applying a five percent tax on public utilities. A central telephone representative refused to bill clients until court rulings, while the council added a 765 repair authorization for a library air conditioning system after Fremont Construction defaulted on a warranty. The council also heard county poverty program plans under OEO guidelines and sought legal recovery from Fremont.
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North Las Vegas
John McNamee
Southern Nevada
Central Telephone Co
Clay Lynch
Fremont Construction
Roland Tate
Fierce Clash Near Khe Sanh Leaves 157 Viet Cong Killed
U S Marines backed by jet fighters killed 157 Viet Cong in a major battle near Khe Sanh three miles from the outpost. B52 bombers conducted raids outside South Vietnam as paratroopers earned battlefield medals amid sustained fighting.
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Saigon
UPS
Khe Sanh
U.S
South Vietnam
Los Angeles Gambler Testifies About Unorthodox Gin Rummy
Theodore Briskin, 49, a Los Angeles businessman who lost 220000 dollars playing gin rummy at the Friars Club testified yesterday he had been suspicious of the unorthodox play used by his opponents.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Theodore Briskin
Friars Club
Radio Station Bombing Sparks Urgent Uruguayan Crisis
In Montevideo anti government terrorists detonated a bomb at a radio station minutes before a government emergency measures announcement. President Jorge Pancheco Areco declared workers in key industries drafted into the armed services to avert a general strike today.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
UPI
Jorge Pancheco Areco
Johnson accepts McKee resignation from FAA leadership
President Johnson accepted General William F. McKee's resignation as head of the Federal Aviation Administration effective July 31. White House press secretary George Christian said McKee leaves after 39 years in government service, 35 in the military.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
William F. McKee
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
White House
George Christian
McKee
Senate Leaders Push to Aid Fortas Supreme Court Confirmation
UPI reports Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen and a leading southern Democrat urged lawmakers to avoid efforts to block Abe Fortas as Chief Justice Warren's successor. The move signals bipartisan pressure to confirm Fortas.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Everet M. Dirksen
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Wendell Seeks Justice of the Peace Post in Las Vegas
Local attorney Michael Wendell announced his candidacy for justice of the peace in Las Vegas Township. A 12 year Nevada practitioner and former deputy district attorney, he aims to hasten civil and criminal matters and increase Small Claims Court sessions. He is married with three children and is a Notre Dame and Georgetown Law alumnus.
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Michael Wendell
Justice of the Peace
Las Vegas
Wendell
Nevada
Clark County
Nevada Gaming Commission
Public Service Commission
Nevada State Athletic Commission
University of Notre Dame
Georgetown Law School
Washington, D.C
the &Th Air Force
England
Justice Court
Betty Smith
San Diego
Mullen Seeks Fourty Thousand In Overtime Pay
Robert E Moon Mullen former Clark County chief juvenile probation officer filed a forty six thousand one hundred ninety two dollar claim for overtime and compensatory time dating back about five years He has been on sick leave after suffering three mild strokes and a heart attack in March Judge Alvin Wartman assumed juvenile judge duties and Mullen may return September first in a lower role with about five thousand annual less pay
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Robert E. “Moon
Mullen
Clark County
District Court
Alvin Wartman
James Carnaby
State Welfare Department
County Juvenile Probation Department
Vandals Deface Woodlawn Graves in LV
Caretakers at Woodlawn Cemetery reported more than 40 graves damaged over the weekend in Las Vegas. Upturned markers, torn flowers, toppled statues, and broken urns were found, with authorities citing damage estimates from several hundred to four figures. Police suspected juveniles but reported no arrests.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Las’ ‘Vegas
Fire at Standard Oil bulk plant near Fallon Nevada
A blaze swept the Standard Oil bulk plant northeast of Fallon as firefighters from Fallon city, mineral county, and the Naval Air Station fought the flames. Heavy black smoke rose high while crews contained the fire and protected nearby structures.
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Fallon, Nev
UPI
Standard Oil Bulk Plant
Fallon
Naval Air Station
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