California Club Reopens After IRS Tax Standoff
The California Club reopened five hours after IRS agents boarded up the casino over advance slot machine taxes. Owner Frank Schivo said a $40,150 check mailed June 2% never reached the IRS, though the club had paid over $97,000 in federal taxes recently. He criticized the agency for locking the doors and refused to accept collateral payment, planning legal action over the shutdown.
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California Club
Las Vegas
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Frank Schive
Frank Schivo
Schivo
Internal Revenue
Narcotics Trade Thrives In Clark County Nevada
Las Vegas narcotics scene shows a $27 million annual trade with 105 unresolved cases from 1965 to 1968. Officers report dismissed or delayed prosecutions due to court and DA process, while arrests surge and large marijuana shipments occur.
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Clark County
Las Vegas
John Sleeper
George Franklin, Jr
Gene Clark
Justices of the Peace
District Court
Sleeper
James Santini
Captain Clark
West Coast
Ralph Lamb
Lamb
Caesars Granted 15 Extra Days in Vegas Case
The State Gaming Control Board seeks up to 100000 fine against Caesars and 50000 fines for each of 39 owners after an alleged May junket inviting 12 Kansas City underworld figures. A hearing will set on the matter following a delay due to evidence problems and a late defense filing.
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Dela
State Gaming Control Board
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Sheet Metal Workers Sign New Contract
Negotiations among Sheet Metal Workers, Plasterers Local 797, and Southern Nevada Plasterers Association aimed to end a two week labor dispute. Mediator Eugene Barry joined talks as the electricians union also negotiates under a no strike clause. plumbers and pipefitters push for the largest wage increase, potentially earning more than double peers. The Council for Industrial Relations must decide, while the fourth union remains unresponsive.
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Plasterers Union Local 797
Eugene Barry
Southern Nevada and Plasterers Association
Plasterers
Electricians Union
Ralph A. Leigon
Council For Industrial Relations
Dave McGinty
SUN
Laos Border Blitz By North Vietnamese Forces
Laotian chief of staff Gen Oudone Sananikone said a North Vietnamese division of up to 12 000 men entered Laos and moved toward the Plain of Jars. Russian PT76 amphibious tanks were identified. The unit was described as mainly Mao and Black Thai hill tribesmen with Laotian forces outmatched by the new Communist weaponry.
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Oudone Sananikone
Laos
Plain of Jars
South Vietnam
Oudone
Vang Pao
Two Local Residents Injured In Mishaps
North Las Vegas police report two separate crashes injuring residents. A four year old boy, Daniel Skidmore, suffered head lacerations when his car collided with another driven by Richard Burch. In a second crash, 18 year old Robert Allen struck a light pole on Las Vegas Boulevard South, with Allen cited for failing to give full attention and driving without a license.
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Las Vegas
Daniel Skidmore
E. Carey Ave
Richard Burch
Cheyenne Ave
Robert L. Allen
North D St
Las Vegas Boulevard
Boston Ave
Allen
Secret Senate session on Safeguard ABM plan ends without shift
Washington observers describe a six hour closed debate over Nixon's Safeguard ABM proposal held under tight secrecy. Senators Jackson and Symington argued for and against the system while other top figures voiced cautions about its effectiveness. Both sides cited secret Pentagon data on Minuteman survivability in potential Russian attacks.
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UPI
Senate
Nixon
Senate Chamber
Spiro T. Agnew
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
ARM
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Symington
Fannin
Jackson
Pentagon
Apollo 11 Astronauts Test Running In Space
EDT reports describe Apollo 11 astronauts Collins and Armstrong in orbit 145.358 miles from Earth as they run in place to test heart rate monitoring aboard the craft. Ground control monitors heart rates while Aldrin broadcasts the scene and plans a 15 minute color telecast.
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Earth
Collins
Mike
Aldrin
Moon
Armstrong
Eagle
Clifford E. Charlesworth
Appeals Court Denies Bid For Freedom By Klansmen
The circuit court issued a 28 page ruling affirming convictions in the murders of civil rights workers Schwerner Goodman and Chaney. The court found overwhelming evidence the defendants conspired with deputy Sheriff Price to arrest and kill the three men then dispose of their bodies beneath an earthen dam. Schwerner and Goodman were from New York and Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi.
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Circuit Court
Price
Schwerner
Chaney
Goodman
Arledge
Barnette
Roberts
Snowden
James Jordan
Posey
Civi Rights
Schwerner and Goodman
New York
Meridian
Miss
Garbage rates raised for Las Vegas residents and businesses
The City Commission approved an 18 percent garbage collection rate increase to cover wage hikes for workers earning about ten thousand dollars annually. Homeowners will pay seven dollars and seventy five cents per quarter for service.
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Silver State Disposal Co
Russell Payne Hearing Delays. Judge Promises Ruling
Clark County District Judge Thomas O'Donnell scheduled a decision for next Wednesday on whether to free 25 year old Russell Payne from county jail. Payne surrendered after a Wyoming murder warrant accuses him of killing his mother Emmalyn Payne in Jackson Hole. Payne's counsel argues official papers are defective and seek a habeas corpus release.
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Dstrict
Thomas O'Donnell
Russell Payne
Payne
Harry Reid
Wyoming
Reid
Moonwalk prompts closure of county offices and court delays
Governor declares actions closing all county offices except the fire and sheriff departments in recognition of the moon landing. County Commission postpones Monday meeting to Tuesday. All five district court judges and two magistrates clear calendars for Monday. no court in seven county courts.
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County Commission
Bill Briare
District Court
Justice Court
Laxalt
US Secretary Rogers blasts Hanoi as intransigent in Vietnam talks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Communist negotiators grew more intransigent and inhumane as U S concessions continued. He rejected a Vietnam cease fire as futile PR and impractical in guerrilla warfare, noting Hanoi would not concede and U S allies were making most concessions. Rogers urged critics to target the Communists rather than the administration, citing prisoners of war and negative reactions from Hanoi.
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Washington
UPI
William P. Rogers
U. S
Rogers
House Foreign Affairs Commission
U.S
Vietnam
House
Senate
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
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