Connally Wins Democratic Nomination for Texas Governor
Former Navy Secretary John Connally, a conservative, wins the Democratic nomination for Texas governor in a runoff against Don Yarborough. Connally leads 563,851 to 537,914 with about 1 million total votes cast. Yarborough had campaigned as a Kennedy new frontier ally. Connally denies disavowing New Frontier ties while opposing Social Security funded aged care.
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Dallas
UPI
Navy
John B. Connally
Texas
New Frontier
Yarborough
Nally
Connally
Preston Smith
Lubbock
James A. Turman
Gober
Turman
Sam Raybourn
Americans For Democratic Action
Government Crushes it is Capture Terrorist Here After Two-Hour Search
An estranged couple’s meeting led to a beating and death threats. Las Vegas police and Clark County officers conducted a two hour desert sun search. Mrs Amelia Trudy Castillio was checked at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Her husband Raymond Castillio is held for kidnapping with violence and robbery. Police say Mrs Castillio rode with friends Kay Honeycutt and Bob Winteroth at about 1 pm yesterday.
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Las Vegas
Clark County Sheriff's
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Amelia Trudy Castillio
Raymond Castillio
Gerson Ave
Marble Manors
Venezuelan government captures Puerto Cabello base
In Caracas the government said its forces seized the Puerto Cabello naval base from rebels and routed the remaining Marines into a city district near the cemetery and the sea. The clash, among the bloodiest in Venezuelan history, left about 35 dead and 100 wounded, with rebels accused of receiving aid from the extreme left. A UPI report likened the fighting to Carupano, noting the crackdown would continue to mop up the besieged rebels. Three loyal Navy commanders were seized by the rebels.
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Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello City
UPI
Carupano
Une Sea
Navy
Medical abuses in New York hospitals prompt caution
A two year survey of New York hospitals, focusing on profit and non profit institutions, finds unethical practices mainly in profit facilities. It notes unnecessary Caesarean deliveries and major surgeries performed without proper tests, exposing patients to profit driven care amid low quality outcomes.
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New York
Second Chance for Vegas Area Small Tract Seekers
About 850 Las Vegas area applicants who lost on conflicting mining claims and were offered alternate tracts may have their original filings reconsidered pending a conflict resolution. Appeals from the May 10 decision may proceed or be withdrawn. a new 30 day period begins when notice is issued.
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Vegas Area
Las Vegas Area
J. R. Penny
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada
Washington
Sen Cannon Protests River Water Use
In a telegram to Interior Secretary Udall and Secretary of State Rusk, Sen Cannon objects to a Bureau of Reclamation action he says could reduce power generation at the dam and threaten Nevada’s 300,000 acre‑feet Lake Mead allotment. He warns the move could set a dangerous precedent regarding river water salinity for the Mexicali Valley.
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Interior
Stewart Udall
Dean Rusk
Cannon
Bureau of Reclamation
Nevada
Lake Mead
Mexicali Valley
Love triangle eyed in evangelist slaying case
Los Angeles police pursued a possible romantic link between Bob Marrs and Martha Marrs regarding the murder of radio evangelist Dan Gilbert shot Thursday in an Upland motel. Gilbert and Marrs are named in divorce suits, with Gilbert accused by his wife of abuse.
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Los Angeles
UPD
Dan Gilbert
Gilbert
Prohibition Party
Upland
Calif
Bob Marrs
Pomona
Marrs
Martha
John A. Wesley
Ehla Jo Gilbert
Claremont
Night Scotsman Derby Express Derails Near Lincoln
The Night Scotsman diesel express from London to Edinburgh derailed just outside Lincoln central station. Rescue teams report at least four or five killed and 35 injured in the accident near the station.
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Lincoln
England
UPI
Lincoln Central Station
Submarine Fires Two Polaris Missiles From Atlantic
Cape Canaveral reports the atomic submarine USS Thomas Edison fired two Polaris missiles from the Atlantic depths yesterday and both scored successful hits.
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Cape Canaveral
Thomas Edison
Atlantic
Khrushchev Appeals For Understanding On Price Hike
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev asked for public understanding as food prices for meats and butter rose sharply. He warned that without the move there would be meat lines today and urged calm among Soviet citizens.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Mercury Hits 100 Degrees in Las Vegas Weather
Las Vegas marked 100 degrees for the first time this year with a humid, clouded day. Residents noted the heat but predicted worse ahead while Moscow radio broadcast a speech linking meat and butter shortages to drastic measures.
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Mercury
Las Vegas
Vegas
Strike-Bound Carpenters To Work Here
A first contingent of 30 carpenters from the strike bound western Nevada area will arrive tomorrow to work under an arrangement with the local and non-striking carpenters union. James Banner of Carpenters Local 1780 said jobs will be provided and more may follow if the strike lasts long. Federal mediators agreed to help settle the dispute, which began with carpenters and spread to roofers and electricians.
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Nevada
Carpenter’s Union
James Banner
Carpenters
SMN
Yerington
Banner
Vegas Plane Snitcher Grounded In Tennessee
Marion Lee Resner, 31, was arrested in Tennessee for allegedly stealing a Canadian seaplane. Police say he has two prior plane theft convictions, including one in California. The aircraft was spotted by Fort Loudon Lake private airport operators Mrs Elmer Wood and her husband after fuel exhaustion forced an emergency landing.
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Marion Lee Resner
Tennessee
George Crockett
Alamo Air
Resner
Lakehead
Olse
Midwest
Elmer Wood
Fort Loudon Lake
Tenn
Mr. Wood
Fort Loudon Field
California
Crockett
Weather Update Partly Cloudy With Hot Day Ahead
Partly cloudy today with southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. High near 100 and a low around 70. Yesterday peaked at 100 with a 66 low. Noontime humidity at 13 percent. Sunrise at 5 24 and sunset at 7 53.
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Marines
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Time Magazine
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School of Public Health
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Sen. Cannon
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Snitcher
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