Burger gets Senate Judiciary unanimous approval for Chief Justice seat
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Warren E. Burger as the nation's next Chief Justice after about an hour of questioning. He vows to divest from non Supreme Court work and supports income disclosure by judges. Debate centers on criminal rights balance and outside income rules.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Warren E. Burger
The
United States
Senate
U. S. Court of Appeals
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Burger
Joseph D. Tydings
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Search Ends For Missing U S Sailors
SEATO search operations in the South China Sea ended after a calm patrol as Kearsarge and Melbourne helicopters and SEATO ships aided the Evans crew. One body was recovered. three Sage brothers and Fireman Lawrence Reilly were among the missing. The navy noted survivors aboard Kearsarge as it headed toward Subic Bay, Philippines.
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Jerome H. King Jr
Kearsarge
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
South China Sea
Melbourne
King
Evans
Subic Bay
Philippines
Tawasa
Subic
Saigon
Washington
Navy
Gregory Allen Sage
Gary Loren Sage
Telly Jo Sage
Ernest F. Sage
Niobrara
Neb
Gregory Sage
Linda Sue Sage
Omaha
Lawrence John Reilly Jr
Long Beach
Calif
Lawrence John Reilly
Costa Mesa
Boeing 747 Makes Maiden Transatlantic Flight
The Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet completed its maiden flight from Seattle to Paris in nine hours and 30 minutes soaring nonstop over the North Pole. It touched down at Le Bourget under light rain and is slated for commercial service with Pan American Airways by mid December carrying 374 passengers and up to 40,000 pounds of freight over 5,000 miles. Tenacity and precision aided the largely computer guided flight, officials said.
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UPI
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Seattle
Wash
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Lynch
Las Vegas
Eugene Echols
Central
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US Laos air war toll rises amid secret operations
Officials report 259 North Vietnamese killed in a Dak To area sweep aided by US jets and artillery. U S aircraft losses exceed 150 since November 1968 in the covert Laos campaign, with no official tallies due to political sensitivities.
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U.S
Dak To
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United States
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North Vietnam
Fire kills six in one family in Kansas City apartment
A three story brick building in Kansas City reported a deadly blaze using a dumb waiter shaft as the path of smoke. Twelve people died including eight children. an infant fell to death in his father’s arms as he jumped from a third floor window. One family perished entirely and 90 residents were left homeless. Survivors, in pajamas, were rescued by ladders as fire crews fought the flames.
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Kansas City
UPI
Coblentz Upsets In City Election And Bonds Approved
Dr. Coblentz scores upset win as Municipal Judge Walter Richards is ousted after 18 years. Incumbents D. Francis Horsey and Moon Mullen win two judgeships while Hank Thornley defeats Richard Bunker for the four seat. Las Vegas voters approve an $8 million city hall complex bonds to house city offices police fire and jail facilities with Trelease saying construction will start in about a year.
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Walter Richards
D. Francis Horsey
R. E. ‘‘Moon" Mullen
Hank Thornley
Richard Bunker
Thornley
Las Vegas
Art Trelease
North Las Vegas Bonds Fail to Pass for Water Line
North Las Vegas officials failed to win approval for an $877 822 water line project with federal help. Despite claims of a looming water shortage, commissioners questioned repayment plans and voter consent, while sewer rates rise sharply to fund future obligations and maintain reserves.
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Clare Woodbury
NLV
Las Vegas
Desert Aire Estates
Nellis Air Force Base
Lynch
Bonding Commission
Briare
Nsw
Corey
Bond Commission
North
Jim Bartley
Commission
Franklin seeks show cause hearing over Parvin Dohrmann licenses
Franklin charges Parvin Dohrmann Corp with violating Clark County gaming rules through stock transactions and seeks revocation of licenses for the Aladdin and Stardust hotels. He asks the board to require PD disclosures on 2 percent stock ownership, proxy agreements, and brokerage holdings. If approved, a show cause hearing could occur, though final revocation requires a seven vote from the seven member board.
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George Franklin
Parvin-Dohrmann Corp
Clark County
Delbert Coleman
Chicago
County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board
Franklin
Coleman
County Gaming Licensing Board
Clark County Gaming Licensing Board
Fund of Funds, Ltd
Nevada
American Stock Exchange
Parvin-Dohrmann
Public Works approves marshland sale for project
The project faces criticism from state agencies over indiscriminate marshland filling that could hurt blue crabs and migratory birds. The board imposes a policy requiring developers to dedicate two acres of similar land per acre reclaimed and a ten cent per ton payment for dredged fill. The Caine company is exempt from acreage but must pay about $293,000 for fill, bringing total land costs near $483,000.
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Board of Public Works
Caine Company
Las Vegas faces water crisis as project budget is cut
Local officials warn that shrinking budgets threaten the Southern Nevada Water Project timeline. Deepening wells and funding for water mains may be needed if delays persist, with 1971 demand pressures and overdrafting risking the Las Vegas Valley underground basin. Nevada leaders urge restoration of the $11 million cut.
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Rice
Colorado River Commission
The
Water District
Henderson
North Las Vegas
Boulder City
Southern Nevada
Las Vegas Valley
Service Station Bandits Hunted
Las Vegas police hunted a bandit who robbed the Phillips 68 Service Station at 900 E Stewart Ave of nearly 175 dollars Sunday night. Attendant Robert K Lodge said the man approached as he closed the station and demanded the money while brandishing a blue steel revolver.
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Las Vegas
Phillips, 68
E. Stewart Ave
Robert K. Lodge
Lodge
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