Anportion Feud Picks Up Steam
Proponents of Nevada legislature reapportionment urge federal court to block 1966 elections under an allegedly unconstitutional representation formula. Plaintiffs Flora Dungan and Dr Clare W. Woodbury seek immediate action as judges Foley Thompson and Barnes prepare to hear the suit in Las Vegas.
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Nevada
Federal
Myron Leavitt
Flora Dungan
Clare W. Woodbury
Las Vegas
Grant Sawyer
Paul Laxalt
Sec. of
John Koontz
Mike Mirabelli
Hank Out Of Town Cancels Ecol Column
Local note announces Hank is absent and no ecol column appears today.
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Hank
Weather Summary Card
Partly cloudy with mountain showers and SW winds. Predicted high 1020 mph is likely a typo. today’s high near 81 and low around 63. Noontime humidity at 2 percent. Sunrise at 5 23 and sunset at 7 59.
Bus Takeover Looms as City Eyes Tanner Franchise
Las Vegas officials move to lease Tanner Motor Tours for one year to ensure bus service if no union deal with Teamsters is reached. Teamsters extend talks on a year, but Tanner has not replied. City and Tanner have 15 days to draft takeover papers as negotiations continue.
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Las Vegas
Oran Gragson
Tanner Motor Tours
Teamsters
Tanner
Senators Approve 4.7 Billion Tax Cut Across Goods
The Senate voted 84 to 3 to cut federal excise taxes by 4.7 billion dollars covering items from automobiles to cosmetics. The fast passage followed President Johnson's request to boost the economy and could be signed into law by the end of the week.
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Senate
U.S
Johnson
NLV Factions Attack Marshall Over Manslaughter Denial
North Las Vegas city officials condemned District Attorney Edward G. Marshall for criticizing the local police after his office denied a request for a manslaughter charge against a Mercury man in a fatal traffic crash. Councilman James B. Kelly led the criticism, defending the police and denouncing the DA's comments. In Vietnam, two Viet Cong bombs hit Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon injuring seven, including three Americans, damaging the central terminal as crowds gathered for departures.
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Las Vegas
Edward G
Ted) Marshall
NLV
Mercury
Marshall
James B. Kelly
North
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
UN Cease Fire After 10 Hour Exchange In Dominican Conflict
United Nations brokers a cease fire late Tuesday following a 10 hour firefight between Dominican rebels and a coalition of American and Brazilian troops. Twenty three U S soldiers are wounded along with a Brazilian lieutenant.
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United Nations
Water District Manager Threatens to Resign
Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District faced a contract dispute with general manager William C. Renshaw, who threatened to resign unless offered a new three year deal. The board offered a one year pact with no salary increase while planning an executive session and public hearing.
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William C. Renshaw
Renshaw
James Olin
Collision Over Fort Benning Kills 18 Helo Crewmembers
Two Huey helicopters collided during a training flight at Fort Benning in light rain. All 18 aboard perished as the craft crashed in dense forest and swamp land, both helicopters erupting in flames. One victim survived briefly before succumbing.
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Columbus, Ga
UPI
Fort Benning
U. S
Ft, Benning
Ft. Benning
Tight Lipped Moe Still Behind Bars
Sam Moe Giancana, reputed Chicago underworld boss, enters his third week in Cook County jail. He lost another bid for freedom on a grand jury contempt charge, with possible early release hinging on Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark in Washington.
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Chicago
UPI
Sam
Moe) Giancana
Giancana
Cook County
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Washington
Judy Garland Arrives at McCarren Field for Comeback Rehearsal
Judy Garland lands at McCarren Field after a TWA flight from Los Angeles. She refuses to comment to reporters and is whisked away by security to a hotel where a 31 piece orchestra awaits for rehearsal amid talk of her illness.
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Judy Garland
Mark Herron
McCarran Airport
Thunderbird
McCarren Field
TWA
Los Angeles
T-Bird
NLV City Employees To Receive Five Percent Pay Increase
North Las Vegas city council approved a new merit based pay plan effective July 1 adding a seventh step. The plan grants a five percent raise after one year of probation and excludes the city manager and city attorney whose salaries remain set by the council.
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Las Vegas
NLV
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