Soviet accuse Czech reformers of coup call as tensions rise
Soviet charges that western backed Czech forces push toward a coup d etat heighten fears of a Kremlin showdown. Brezhnev Suslov and Kirilenko vanish from public view while Red Army maneuvers expand along the 1000 mile frontier as Prague seeks more autonomy.
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Moscow
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Suslov
Andrei Kirilenko
Kremlin
Pravda
West
Russia
Second Largest Three-Bank Merger Wins Approval In Washington
More than 10,000 stockholders approved the merger on June 20. First Bancorporation will own Valley National Bank of Nevada in 39 days after a Justice Department review. The deal issues 1,505,625 First Ban shares, with 240,000 to Valley Bank of Nevada holders and 1,265,625 to Bank of Las Vegas holders, expanding First Bancorporation to 2,831,870 shares outstanding. The new Valley National Bank of Nevada will rival Western Bancorporation of California, which owns First National Bank and Bank of Nevada. Competition remains limited among the three merged banks, and no management changes are expected.
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Nevada National Bank of Commerce
First Bancorporation
Valley National Bank of Nevada
Justice Department
Valley Bank of Nevada
Bank of Las Vegas
New Valley National Bank of Nevada
Western Bancorporation of
California
Western
First National Bank
Bank of Nevada
Peekhole Cheat Admits Guilt In Friars Probe
Los Angeles jurors heard restaurant owner Al Mathes admit a home peekhole used to cheat at gin rummy games at the Beverly Hills Friars Club. He testified that accomplice George Leach operated the device twice and that four defendants shared winnings, with Mathes claiming a $50,000 haul from an electronic signaling game.
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Los Angeles
UPI
al Mathes
Beverly Glen
Mathes
Beverly Hills Friars Club
George Emerson Leach
FBI
Benjamin Teitelbaum
Three attackers blow up Saigon newspaper building
In Saigon the Asia Daily News office was destroyed by a three man two woman commando team using a timed device. The blast collapsed the three story plant injuring a passerby while 20 staff escaped. One editor had died in an October raid and locals say criticism of extremists remains muted.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Asia Daily News
Cholon
Freed fliers fail to board ICC Hanoi to Vientiane flight
Three U S pilots freed from a North Vietnamese POW camp last week did not show up for the regular ICC flight from Hanoi to Vientiane. They were reported staying in a Hanoi hotel after being released July 17 and shown at a Hanoi news conference.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
Vientiane
International Control Commission
ICC
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Czech Leader Dubcek Declares Resolve to Succeed
Prague reports show Alexander Dubcek firm in pledging success for liberal reforms amid talks with the Soviet Union. He told factory workers the party stands united as Moscow tightens border tensions and Czechoslovakia presses for freedom and time. Thousands sign a petition urging Prague to defend the reform path.
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Prague
Czech Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Dubeck
Obrana Lida
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Hungary
Bulgaria
UPS
C#eeHeeOVakia
Communist Party
Dubcek
Czech
Moscow
Presidium
Parents File Damages Over Train Death
The Ledets of Las Vegas filed a $240,000 federal lawsuit against Union Pacific after their 15 year old son Alfred Jr. was struck and killed by a locomotive at the Miller Owens Street crossing on October 1, 1986. They seek $240000 for damages plus $240 in funeral costs $15 for burial clothing and $30 for ambulance charges.
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Las Vegas
U. S. District Court
Alfred
Eunice Ledet
Paul Ave
Alfred, Jr
Union -Pacific
Miller and
Owens Streets
Visiting Chiefs of State Debunk Political Polls
Delegates headed to the August 5 Miami convention remain undecided as national polls show mixed leanings. Laxalt and Shafer defend Rockefeller as a strong cross‑sectional choice while stressing state and local focus. Nevada figures push signatures urging Rockefeller support, with Sam Keith coordinating luncheon plans.
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Miami
Atty. Morton Galane
Nevada
Laxalt
Cleveland Riot Struggle Sparks Police Resignations and Pay Demands
Police in the Fifth District rejected a two man squad order and approved a three man patrol after talks with Police Chief Michael Blackwall. Stokes faced obscene abuse during the East Side incident and on a police broadcast officials read the city obscenity ban on air. A resignation followed and petitions demanded time and a half pay for extra duty.
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East Side
Central Communications Center
Trio Accused On Nerco Count Enter Pleas
Henry and William Frazier both 21 and Robert Christian 29 all of Las Vegas pleaded innocent in federal court to heroin selling charges after undercover agents bought narcotics from them. Judge Foley set October 21 for trial. Also two Seattle men 22 Richard Lee Simmons and Joseph Godon Alarid pleaded innocent to marijuana smuggling from Mexico to Henderson Nevada. Alarid and Simmons with two others allegedly spent 700 dollars to obtain 20 kilos of marijuana for resale here, with Samuel Woods Cossins held in Arizona named as purchaser. Michael Lennon Woods free on bond in Seattle faces same charges.
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Henry
William Frazier
Robert Christian
Las Vegas
U.S
Roger D. Foley
Seattle
Mexico
Henderson
Nev
Richard Lee Simmons
Joseph Godon Alarid
Alarid
Simmons
Arizona
Samuel Woods Cossins
Michael Lennon Woods
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Death of Paula Nichols
Dennis Lee Miner 21 confessed to voluntary manslaughter in the death of 19 year old Paula Nikki Nichols found in his Strip apartment. Autopsy showed cerebral hemorrhage with narcotics present. a boa constrictor and needle marks noted. Sentencing scheduled August 27.
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Las Vegas
San Francisco
Dennis Lee Miner
Albert St
Paula
Nikki’” Nichols
Miner
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Teitelbaum
Maurice Friedman
Io01st Air Cavalry
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Rockefeller
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Eisenhower
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Cleveland
Stokes
U. S. Attorney's Office
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