First Shot Fired In LV Cab Dispute Claims and Threats Rise
The article details cab industry tensions in Las Vegas with thefts at a local taxi firm, remarks by District Attorney George Franklin threatening union leaders, and union members warning of strikes if cab allocations aren t controlled. It recounts arbitration resolving recent disputes and ongoing contract talks between Teamsters Local 881 and six major cab companies ahead of a July 31 contract expiry.
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Dist. Atty
George Franklin
Teamsters Local 881
Viet Cong Attacks Sweep Northern Vietnam Coastal Region
Viet Cong forces struck along South Vietnam’s northern coast in heavy fighting that burned about 200 dwellings in Phu Dau, left 1,000 homeless, and wounded a Marine. Rockets hit Red Beach near Da Nang as assaults and caches were uncovered around Saigon, Da Nang, and Quang Ngai.
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UPI
South Vietnam
Phu Dau
U.S
da Nang
Red Beach
U. S
Vietnam
U.S. Marines
Quang Ngai City
Las Vegas Teens Push For City Dance Center
City Hall hears teens and advocates urge a youth center and regular dances at the Convention Center with bands from San Francisco and local groups. Marcum and others seek parental help, while DA Franklin backs youth plans and calls for organized planning with Mayor Grayson to report back.
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Convention Center
Franklin
Grayson
San Francisco
Michelle Peterson
Marcum
City Hall
Postmaster General Optimistic Congress May Avert Postal Cuts
Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson told a forum Congress may act to avert a postal service cutback including Saturday deliveries. Senate and House actions exempting 755,000 federal workers from attrition could limit job losses at the Post Office, but Watson warned reductions in personnel threaten major service curtailments. Congress planned to act before its August recess.
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Washington
UPS
W. Marvin Watson
Congress
Watson
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House
Johnson
Break Through Near In Paris Peace Talks
The junior insurgent faction the Democratic Alliance strengthens its role in Hanoi's talks as Lau dominates discussions amid Xuan Thuy’s illness. Hanoi rejects the Johnson Thieu plan, calls Hawaii meeting to push U.S. aggression, and protests theatre bombings in Saigon with casualties.
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Harriman
Hanoi
Honolulu
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
Hawaii
Vietnam
Second Budapest Unlikely If Soviets Overun Czechs
Prague students doubt chance of resisting a Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia as they recall Hungary 1956. A 21 year old philosophy student says they have no arms and would likely do nothing against the Red Army, lamenting that Hungary yielded no lasting gains.
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Prague
UPI
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Hungary
Red Army
Wenceslaus Square
House Votes Gun Measure Halting Sales By Mail
The House approved an interstate gun sales bill with 158 Democrats and 146 Republicans for the measure and 49 Democrats and 39 Republicans opposing. The opposition skewed toward southern and rural districts, with Democratic leader Carl Albert voting against it. Senate action was not anticipated before September after conventions.
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House
Carl Albert, Oklo
Two Suspects Nabbed Minutes After Burglary
Police report two youths were arrested shortly after a burglary at Tony Holbert's home. Johnny D. Morgan age 19 and Stanley Stevens age 21 were booked on burglary charges after a car description led officers Melvin Link and Marvel Courtney to custody. The victim and a witness saw the suspects flee as the home was found ransacked.
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Johnny D. Morgan
Jansen
Stanley Stevens
E. Cedar St
Melvin Link
Marvel Courtney
Tony Holbert
Barnard
Holbert
Rockefeller urges summit to ease Western Europe ties
Governor Nelson Rockefeller urged a U S European summit to align goals in East West relations trade policy and world peace. He called for a European led NATO commander and European control of strategy while noting Eastern Europe liberalization would continue without direct U S interference.
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Washington
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
Europe
Robert G. Spivak
New York
Rockefeller
NATO
Czechoslovakia
Cleveland Mayor Orders Troops Out Of Riot Area
Cleveland faced a two mile stretch of urban unrest with deaths including three police officers. Mayor Stokes cited warnings from FBI and military sources of planned disturbances across several cities. Officials described a nationwide conspiracy by Black Power groups and militancy linked to equipment found in the city.
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Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
FBI
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Stokes
Ohio
United States
John McElroy
Gov. Rhodes
Vietnam
Black Power Organization
Trip To Stand Trial For Murder In Nevada Case
Dist. Judge Frank Gregory ordered a joint murder trial for Ted Linn 34 David Goldsmith 44 and Glenn Lucas 47 on charges tied to the killings of Wyoming businessmen Robert Stucker 30 and Larry Olinger ... bodies found buried in the Nevada desert near Dayton last Oct. 29. Trial date set for August 7 after defense scheduling issues.
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Yerington, Nev
UPI
Frank Gregory
Wyoming
Nevada Desert
Gregory
Dist. Atty
John Stone
Ted Linn
David Goldsmith
Jackson
Wyo
Glenn Lucas
Reno
Robert Stucker
Larry Olinger
Dayton
Nev
Soviet Nerve War Fights Czech Leadership Crisis
Soviet pressure on Czech leaders in the Warsaw Pact maneuvers extended into July with no withdrawal from Czechoslovakia. U S Ambassador Thompson canceled a vacation to stay in Moscow amid looming talks in Prague and Belgrade Radio floated East German talks with Ulbricht as Czech Politburo members vanished from public view.
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U. S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Thompson
Washington
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexi N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Tichy
Czech
Belgrade
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Czech Party
Presidium
Prague
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