Police report on teen drinking claims at West Las Vegas
John Reible reports a police blotter alleges teenage drinking and promiscuity linked to Black Orchid Tavern owner Charles L Kellar recently licensed Feb 3 1965. Kellar accuses Police Chief Levin Bunker of ordering harassment of white patrons and cites Joe H son of Western Auto and Ben Franklin stores humiliated after arrest for delinquency of a minor. He sent a wire to Commissioner Ed Fountain and was invited to city hall to present a two page statement alleging terror and calling for investigation.
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Charles L. Kellar
Black Orchid Tavern
W. Owens Ave
Levin Bunker
Las Vegas
Joe H.son
Western Auto
Ben Franklin
Oolden West
Kellar
Ed Fountain
Pro-Tem
City Hall
War council verdict on Johnson battle cry and Viet action
North Viet Nam anti aircraft missile sites near Hanoi were struck by forty six U S fighter bombers after a U S jet was downed. Two patrols parachuted from the downed aircraft and the Defense Department said the sites were likely manned by North Vietnamese forces. The 1st Cavalry Division with over 400 helicopters is packing gear for deployment to South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPS
U. S
Hanoi
Saigon
Defense Department
FT. Benning, Ga
UPID
1St Cavalry Division
South Viet Nam
160000 Reserves Face Call
President Johnson will brief the nation on Wednesday at 12 30 P M EDT about top level meetings outlining a strategy for the Viet Nam crisis. He met with congressional leaders for over two hours Tuesday night, but they declined to comment to newsmen afterward.
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Washington
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
My Fair Lady Rescue in a Weekend Cinema Run
A narrator recalls cinema as a lifeline during youth and stress. He describes hours in theaters as a survival formula for facing daily shocks, Viet Nam anxieties, and marital tensions, noting a recent peak of reliance on film, especially the last performance of My Fair Lady at Cinerama.
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Cinerama
Re-Hiring at Nevada Test Site Begins After Layoffs
Reynolds Electric and AEC officials decide to pause layoffs and start a cautious rehire of a few of the 900 workers laid off since June 23 due to labor unrest. Operations Manager Ronald Kiehn says there are no new construction agreements yet and full strength time remains uncertain.
Nevada and West to Receive $23 Million in Emergency Coin Shipments
U S Senator Howard W Cannon announced that more than half of Augusts national coinage will be dispatched on an emergency basis to Nevada and the West totaling $23 million. Shipments begin Friday with Los Angeles Federal Reserve Bank receiving $8 million in quarters and $4 5 million in dimes while Nevada banks face shortages. Cannon hopes for continued high level distribution into September and October.
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Nevada
West
U. S
Howard W. Cannon
Cannon
U. S. Mint
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mormon Pageant Opens Before 25000 In Palmyra
Four white robed trumpeters stood atop Hill Cumorah and heralded the opening of the Mormon Pageant as more than 25,000 spectators packed long benches across a western New York farm field to watch the religious spectacle.
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Palmyra
N.Y
UPI
Hill Cumorah
America
New York
Water bond passes in Las Vegas Valley amid light turnout
Unofficial results show 6 250 yes to 1 244 no from 48 districts, about 11.8 percent turnout. The Las Vegas Valley Water District funds 15.7 million in bonds to build pumping and storage facilities from Lake Mead, aiding three year delivery and regional growth. 7 494 of 63 211 registered voters participated.
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Las Vegas Valley
Las Vegas
Tom Mulroy
Six seek to reopen Silver Slipper on the Strip
Six men applied to the Nevada Gaming Commission for permission to invest 570000 to reopen the Silver Slipper casino on the Strip. The club closed in 1963 on crooked dice charges and IRS action followed for tax nonpayment. The investors would run nine table games and 106 slot machines with stakes totaling 570000.
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Nevada Gaming Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Sam Diamond
Las Vegas
Ben Moss
North Hollywood
Calif
Jack S. Shapiro
Detroit
Shelby G. Williams
Houston
Tex
Louis L. Friedman
Thomas Bellsnyder Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Tobman Sues County Over False Arrest Claim
Herb Tobman, a Clark County furniture dealer and local political figure, files a $25,000 false arrest claim against the county after a June 7 arrest on receiving stolen goods charges. Attorney Myron Leavitt says Tobman will pursue damages against the county and possibly its agents if the claim is not settled, noting Nevada’s 1964 statute limits county suit damages to $75,000 and requires filing before court action.
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Herb Tobman
Clark County
Cork
Ralph Lamb
Myron E. Leavitt
Tobman
Nevada
Toban
CAB to review Bonanza Las Vegas Grand Canyon route decision
The Civil Aeronautics Board will reopen its April 14 ruling granting Bonanza Air Lines exclusive Las Vegas to Grand Canyon nonstop service. The review cites potential subsidy issues and possible competition with Frontier Air Lines, plus requests from multiple cities and chambers of commerce for reconsideration.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Bonanza Air Lines
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
SUN
Harold R. Sanderson
Bonanza
Frontier Air Lines
Walter Bryan
Frontier
Las Vegas-Grand Canyon
Examiner
Sawyer backs Johnson Viet Nam policy at governors caucus
Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer defended President Johnsons Viet Nam policy at a National Governors Conference caucus in Minneapolis. He led 31 Democratic chiefs in a wholehearted endorsement, arguing the American people support the Presidents efforts to restore peace in Viet Nam and worldwide.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Johnson
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Southeast Asia
Sawyer
U.S
Viet Nam
Hatfield
Weather Summary for Sunny Afternoon with Warm Heat
Sunny with some afternoon cloudiness and southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's forecast high 105 and low 75, matching yesterday's high of 105 and low of 74. Noontime humidity and sunrise and sunset times noted as 5:44 and 7:49.
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