Nevada Senators Challenge Census for Senate Apportionment
Fourteen Nevada senators hiring Reno attorney John C. Bartlett claim the 1960 census is faulty for reapportioning the state legislature. They seek federal court action to redraw both houses before 1966 elections, arguing bias from birth and alien populations. A three judge panel will rule in Las Vegas.
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Nevada
Reno
John C. Bartlett
Clark County
C. W. Woodbury
M. D
Flora Dungan
Bartlett
Las Vegas
Bataan heavy bombers first Viet Nam combat mission
A U S spokesman says B 52s from Guam attacked Communist forces about 25 miles north of Saigon. It marked the B 52s first Viet Nam war mission and first combat flight for the aircraft. The strike followed the downing of two MIG 17s in North Viet Nam by Navy Phantoms.
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Strategic Air Command
SAC
Saigon
Anderson Air Force Base
Guam
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Grief Eases as Community Responds to Orshorn Tragedy
A grief struck father, hospitalized with severe burns, hears of overwhelming aid for his son Bryan Orshorn’s death after a fatal blaze. Clark County Fire Department and anonymous donors fund funeral costs and provide temporary housing and furniture, with Salvation Army collecting excess items.
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Donald Orshorn
Southern
Nevada Memorial Hospital
Bat
Kyle Pace
Clark County
Bryan Orshorn
Orshern
Pace
Francisco Park
Salvation Army
Orsborn
Denver Tornadoes and Floods Ravage Colorado
A tornado northwest of Fountain fifty miles southeast of Palmer Lake leveled five houses and triggered deadly floods on the South Platte River. Four people died as Denver and surrounding towns faced record damage, with Gov. Love seeking federal disaster aid as towns evacuated and the river rose.
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UPI
Colorado
South Platte River
The
Colorado State Patrol
John A. Love
Johnson
la Junta
Lamar
Holly
Colo
Springfield
Granada
South Platte
Fountain
Palmer Lake
Joe E Lewis Fails Entrance Cue Watches Gun Smoke on TV
In Las Vegas the entertainer Joe E Lewis delayed his stage entrance at Fl Rancho Vegas to watch Gun Smoke on television. He explains his love of Matt Dillon and why he never kisses a girl, while CBS TV lineups and fall plans were discussed at San Francisco meetings with CBS executives and affiliate managers.
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Fl Rancho Vegas
Joe F. Lewis
Joe
Chicago
Joe E
Beldon Katleman
Matt Dillon
San Francisco
CBS
CBS Television
Johnson rejects talks with Viet Cong in Hanoi details
President Johnson at a news conference rejects any negotiation with the Viet Cong and notes North Vietnam shows no interest in talks. He declassifies portions of secret reports, calls a cabinet meeting for Friday to review the international situation and U S policy, with Rusk and McNamara to report and discuss overseas forces.
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UPI
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Mississippi
Ers
North Viet Nam
U. S
Senate OKs $81 Million Nevada Water Project
The Senate unanimously approved an $81 million authorization for the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project to bring water from Lake Mead to Las Vegas and surrounding communities. Senators Bible and Cannon emphasized urgent needs and future growth for Southern Nevada amid dwindling underground resources. The measure now awaits House action.
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Senate
Vegas Area
Washington
Nevada
Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Bible
Cannon
Clark County
Lake Mead
Las Vegas
Hen
Delaware man, estranged wife killed in hotel lounge shooting
A 32 year old man shot his estranged wife and then killed himself in the cocktail lounge of a downtown hotel on Thursday night. Police are investigating the fatal murder suicide within the hotel setting.
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Delawar
Mint
Max Moore
Fennel
Del
Rochelle
Shelves Cleared Of Peas Feared To Be Poisoned
In Reno a tainted can of peas is tested for botulin at the State Public Health Laboratory. The Earle F. Thompson family, hospitalized after eating the peas, was released in good condition. All tested pea brands were removed from Clark County groceries.
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State Public Health Laboratory
Reno
Earle F. Thompson
Otto C. Ravenholt
Clark County Grocery
Weather snapshot shows warm sunshine and mild humidity
Mostly sunny with gentle winds. Today’s high near 88 and low around 55. Yesterday reached 85/52. Noontime humidity at 25 percent. Sunrise at 5 23 and sunset at 8 00.
Housewife's Vegas shopping spree winner spree
Mildred Hopkinson won a 10 minute shopping spree through Las Vegas markets filling six carts with merchandise totaling 270.44 dollars. Pepsi-Cola officials and Mayfair Market staff surprised her with an extra 250 dollars of Mayfresh canned goods.
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Vernon
Melanie Hopkinson
Mildred Hopkinson
Mayfair Market
Tropicana
Paradise Roads
Coachman Circle
R. W. Stahl
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Las Vegas
Bob Smith
Las Vegas investors claim foul over TallyHo sale dispute
Disconsolate Las Vegas investors allege they were squeezed out as a Southern California group deposits 500000 to open escrow on the TallyHo Hotel. California buyers offer 9 million to purchase the Strip property. Las Vegas promoter John DeMasi contests the deal saying his group opened a 30 day escrow June 2 and paid 50000, with 1 million down due July 2, while landlord attorney Floyd Cook counters DeMasi never deposited and had until June 10 to do so.
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Las Vegas
TallyHo Hotel
California
John T. DeMasi
DeMasi
Cook
Missing art van driver freed after art theft scare
John Robert Watson, 37, driving a moving van with Vincent Price art worth 85000, claimed nerve medicine and beer caused a blackout. Police found the locked truck in Alhambra and the paintings intact, Watson released, grand larceny dismissed.
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Vincent Price
California
John Robert Watson
Odgen
Alhambra
Calif
City of Commerce
Los Angeles
Ing
Watson
William Washburn
Associated Moving and Storage Co
Sirius Ave
John
Lear
Washburn
Las Vegas
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