Kennedy outlines tax cut and economic strategy
In a broad news conference President Kennedy defended recent stock market shifts as a temporary adjustment and pressed for a net tax reduction through a personal income tax proposal. He urged continued expansion, warned against a new recession, and listed priority legislation including medical aid for the aged, youth employment, tax reform, and higher education funding. He also commented on Laos neutrality and a health study on smoking.
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Congress
John M. Bailey
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Supreme Court Weighs Reno Mayor Recall Case
The Nevada Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether Reno City Clerk E. E. Gill must call a special election to recall Mayor Bud Baker and two councilmen. Petitioners argue Gill acted arbitrarily by not ordering the election after an attorney’s opinion deemed recall petitions invalid. The recall drive began after a Washoe County grand jury criticized the council and police interference.
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Carson City
UPI
State Supreme Court
Reno
E. E. Gill
Bud Baker
High Court
Gill
Torvinen
Washoe County
Gaming Control Board weighs Nevada hotel reorganization bids
The Gaming Control Board took under advisement a two percent transfer of New Frontier and Hacienda to a Martell entity and a reorganization plan. It also reviewed 18 nonrestricted gambling license applications including Clark County interests and a $16 million complex deal involving Harold Smith and family and Harolds Club in Reno.
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New Frontier
Clark County
Lawrence Musso
Las Vegas
Barney's Club
Stateline
Leslie Jones
Nathan Lurie
Clark Stoniger
Albert Hartman
Maverick Club
Smith
Harolds Club
Reno
Raymond I. Smith
Raymond A
Harold
Fire Hits Fremont Hotel Room 709 in Downtown Las Vegas
Fire responders say Room 709 at the Fremont Hotel again burned with minor damage to a bed and bedding. A Reno resident, Carl Stevens, was identified as smoking in bed around 5 am and self-extinguished the blaze without alerting hotel staff or the fire department.
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Fremont
Carl Stevens
Reno
Arrest At Showboat Hotel Leads To Abuse Allegations
Ruggeroli sues Katzenberger Brookner and others over a Sept 10 arrest after a dispute at the Showboat Hotel. He alleges assault and battery, multiple blows, and removal of handcuffs before his broken jaw and facial injuries. He seeks 50 000 in general damages 100 000 in punitive damages and medical expenses. Police Chief Kurkendall ordered an investigation and officers faced suspensions and dismissals. civil service upheld these actions after testimony.
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Ruggeroli
Katzenberger and Brookner
Brookner and Katzenberger
Carlisle
Bischoff
Rueggeroli
Aggeroli
Leo Kurkendall
Ruggles
Civil Service Board
Annexation Ruling Leaves Thunderbird Case Unresolved
Nevada judges ruled Dickerson had no authority to sue without North Las Vegas city directives and that North Las Vegas cannot file a quo warranto suit without attorney general involvement. The May 14 1982 second annexation repealed the 1961 action, and injunctions could not undo acts already done. Las Vegas pursues eight annexations, six crossing North Las Vegas township.
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Dickerson
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Marshall
Thunderbird
North
Judge Bans Resort U Drive Sign Over Rent A Car Name
District Judge John Mowbray ordered Resort U Drive to stop displaying a large parking area sign claiming to represent Books Rent-A-Car. Brooks Rent-A-Car, led by Irving Bell, seeks $5,000 in damages plus $100 daily for each day the sign remains, alleging name infringement. Bell prepared the complaint with attorney George Cromer. The sign went up on June 1.
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John Mowbray
Irving Bell
Udrive
Bell
Atty
George Cromer
Senate approves foreign aid bill with 46 billion package
The measure heads to the House with a 46 billion version approved by the Senate. A conference committee is expected to reconcile differences. Senator Hickenlooper dropped his plan for a 400 million cut, delaying further trimming until actual appropriations are considered. Senate vote split 38 Democrats 23 Republicans in favor, 10 Republicans 13 Democrats opposed. The package totals 600 million for Latin America development, 1.5 billion military aid, 1.25 billion development loans, 400 million backing aid, 300 million grants, 100 million private investment guarantees, plus other programs. Earlier, 56 to 34 approved an amendment exempting surplus farm shipments from a total ban on aid to Communist countries.
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Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Agency For International Development
Foreign Affairs Committee
House-Senate
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Mike Mansfield
Mont
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Teamsters protest against courtesy cars at convention
William Carter head of the Teamsters Union denounced free automobiles for a convention, citing the state motor vehicle code and Nevada Public Service Commission rules. He said a court restraining order bars his drivers from operating courtesy cars. Spitz acknowledged no legal basis for permits but framed the move as cooperative.
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William Carter
Teamsters Union
Nevada Public Service Commission
T Am
Carter
Spitz
Jaycee
Buick
DMV
Ken O'Connell
Merchants’ Division
Las Vegas
Ford
Chevrolet
Miami
Atlantic City
Nevada Southern praised for growth in atomic age research
Bible urged expansion of radiological health research at Nevada Southern University and a Las Vegas lab network. HEW already operates at 104 E Charleston and the former AEC site, while tours highlighted local officials and convention center issues including courtesy cars and protest resolutions.
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Nial
Las Vegas
Nevada Southern
Bible
Health, Education and Welfare Department
E. Charleston
HEW
South Main Street
Atomic Energy Commission
Nellis Air Force Base
Boyd Hubbard Jr
North Las Vegas
Clay Lynch
James Kelly
Jack Petttti
Ohie C. Grant Park
Hown
Las Vegas-to- Mercury
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