Water bond election today in Las Vegas
Las Vegas voters decide a 15.7 million water bond to fund storage and distribution for Mead water expected within three years. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.. result timing uncertain. Local officials and civic groups back the measure. no organized opposition reported.
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Clark County
Highland Ave
Southern Nevada Water Project
Las Vegas
Senate
House
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Washington
Howard Cannon
Nevada
The Slipper to Reopen in Las Vegas
Dear Hank reports that The Slipper, a longtime Las Vegas favorite, will reopen soon under new ownership. Sam Diamond leads Shelam Inc with Shelby Williams Louis Friedman and Ben Moss, after a deal with Maury Friedman to take over the property. Details are hush hush as the group seeks gaming approval.
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the Flamingo
Shelam, Inc
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Maury Friedman
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Diamond
Shelby Williams
Houston
Texas
Louis Friedman
Alabama
Ben Moss
Sahara Hotel
Eddie Moss
Vietnamese, U.S. planes pound targets in Viet Nam
U S and Vietnamese aircraft conducted over 264 strikes across North and South Viet Nam but stayed away from Hanoi after an Air Force jet was apparently shot down by a Soviet supplied missile.
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UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
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Governors Meeting Opens at National Conference
Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer opened the 57th National Governors Conference in Minneapolis urging favorable votes on voting rights and federal tax revenue returns. He warned against a proposed amendment that would strip veto powers over federal anti poverty programs. The opening audience exceeded 1000 officials and press.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
False Grave Lead Near Brady Triggers Police Dig
A fresh mound found near Brady Texas on Monday spurred police to search the site in hopes it was the grave of two Dallas girls missing over a week. After an hour of digging in soft soil the Sheriff said there was nothing there. The mound along the San Saba River measured about nine by three feet.
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Tex
Texas
Dallas
McCulloch County
Luke Boge
San Saba
Brady
Claims Carpenters Holding Up Projects
A negotiator for the major general contractors association said Monday that a substantial number of large construction jobs remain delayed even as some trades return to work.
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General Contractors’ Association
Las Vegas Youth Dies in Oregon Vacation Accident
A Las Vegas youth Kenneth Baldwin died in a vacation accident in Glide Oregon while visiting grandparents. He lived with his mother Mrs William Comerford on Oakey Boulevard and planned to return Friday as carpenters remained on strike with no contract.
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Glide
Ore
Kenneth Baldwin
William W. Comerford
Oakey Blvd
Oregon
Sam Ball
Young Baldwin Is
Stan Baldwin
Sunset Appliance
F. Charleston Blvd
Comerford
Johnson Forms Commission to Fight Rising Crime
President Johnson created a high level commission led by Attorney General Nicholas deB Katzenbach to conduct the first nationwide study of crime. The panel is to report within 18 months with concrete measures to halt the wave of violence and property losses. The move coincides with an FBI report showing crime rising in many categories in 1964.
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UPI
Johnson Monday
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
FBI
U.S
Barry M. Goldwater
Johnson
Study Commission
Las Vegas Still Leads Nation in Crime Rates Says FBI Report
FBI data show Las Vegas ranked as the nation’s crime capital for 1964 with 3 318 felonies per 100000 residents on a county population of 195000. Police report a 17 percent drop in felonies in the first half of 1965 and call 1965 a turning point toward lower crime. Local officials warn that figures to end of 1965 must fall below the 1964 total of 6473 major crimes to reverse the rising trend.
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FBI
Washington, D. C
Los Angeles
Phoenix
U. S
Nevada
President to brief Congress on Vietnam war decisions
President Johnson will meet with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to discuss stepped up U S involvement in Vietnam. The White House said Johnson will outline subjects before final war policy decisions, as he continues high level Viet Nam talks with top advisers and U S officials.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U. S
White House
Southeast Asia
Bill D Mowers
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Negro Leaders Accuse LV Police of Terror in Businesses
Two prominent Black community leaders in Las Vegas charged the police with a reign of terror against white patrons and operators of West Las Vegas businesses. They demanded an immediate investigation and action, following the arrest of Joe Householder at the Black Orchid Restaurant for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Las Vegas
Joe Houscn
Th Western Auto
Ben Frattlin
Golden Weer
Boiler blast at Sahara Hotel causes no injuries
A boiler explosion occurred in a basement area behind the Sahara Hotel gambling floor on the Strip Monday night. The bursting tank damaged only a wall, with Clark County fire units securing the scene as engineers inspected for further risks.
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Sahara
Clark County
Sunny and hot with afternoon clouds in sight
The forecast calls for sunny skies and gentle southerly winds at 15 to 25 mph. A high near 103 and a low around 73 are expected with noontime humidity about 11 percent. Sunrise is at 5 44 and sunset at 7 58.
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