Dodd Urges Perjury Action Over Lobbyist Payoff Claim
Sen Thomas J Dodd asked the Justice Department to pursue perjury charges after witness Marjorie Carpenter testified she overheard aides suggest Julius Klein paid Dodd at least 10000 to aid Klein West German clients The hearing also featured former aide James P Boyd and others denying the claims with testimony later stricken or contradicted.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
Julius Klein
Justice Department
Connecticut Democrat
Marjorie Carpenter
Dodd
Klein
James P. Boyd
John Stennis
Germany
Sawyer Addresses Italian Heritage at Grand Lodge Convention
Gov. Grant Sawyer opened Nevada’s 31st Grand Convention of the Grand Lodge of Califor nia, Sons of Italy in America at the Stardust Hotel. He praised Italian settlers in Nevada and the West and noted their civic involvement, heritage, and culture. Over 1,000 delegates attended, with about 500 at a banquet hosted by Angelo Manzi. Las Vegas Lodge committee chairs named.
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Grant Sawyer
Grand Convention
Grand Lodge of California
Sons of Italy
America
Nevada
Stardust Hotel
Sawyer
Independent Order of the Western Region
Angelo Manzi
Las Vegas
The
Fountain Gets His Station
The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a use permit for a service station at Washington and Tonopah Highway on city commissioner Ed Fountain and developer Anthony Miranti’s property. Thirty three neighbors opposed rezoning. no one objected to the permit though two attorneys filed protests. Appellants have ten days to appeal to the City Commission.
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Board of Zoning Adjustment
Washington and
Tonopah Highway
Ed Fountain
Anthony Miranti
Fountain
Franklin Smith
Gene Carrigan
George Dickerson
First U S wealth valuation dated 1805 report
Washington reports the 1805 valuation of U S wealth showing land at 2 to 6 dollars per acre forming two thirds of a 214 billion dollar total. Excluded was the Louisiana Purchase though, with homes and clothing adding 360 million and total American industry at 40 million.
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Washington
U.S
Louisiana Purchase
Huge West Water Plan Nears Okay
The House Reclamation Subcommittee advanced a 1.7 billion dollar Colorado River basin water package. It tentatively approved the central Arizona project and two Grand Canyon dams while considering a substitute bill to strike the dams.
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Washington
UPI
House Reclamation
Colorado River
Central Arizona
Grand Canyon
Hualapai
John P. Saylor
R-Pa
GOP
Interior Committee
Subcommittee
Colorado Basin
Johnson rejects King's request for federal protection
President Johnson declined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's plea for federal protection for civil rights marchers in Mississippi. Gov. Paul Johnson assured law and order would be kept as Mississippi Highway Patrol units were dispatched to Philadelphia, with Justice Department personnel and Asst. Atty. Gen. Doar available on site through the march. White House did not release Johnson's wire to King.
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John Doar
Justice Department
Mississippi
Fleming
White House
Johnson
King
Vatican panel leans toward birth pill use with limits
Vatican sources say Pope Paul’s birth control commission favors oral pills as a supplement to rhythm rather than a standalone contraceptive. Majority experts reportedly push for broader liberalization, but final decision rests with the Pope after the commission’s report due soon.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Paul
Special Commission
Commission
Harrah's Club adopts every-hand shuffle in 21
Nevada Gaming Control Board says such a change at Harrah's Club Reno and Lake Tahoe is not illegal and may deter card counters. Gene Evans cites experimentation and potential odds benefit, while the spokesman notes house rules vary and are subject to state approval and market competition.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Gene Evans
Evans
Nevada
Harrah’s
Laxalt’s Opener Draws Democlasts in Nevada
UPI reports Republican Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt drew sharp criticism from three top Nevada Democrats after his campaign address. Democratic Chairman William Macdonald Reno gubernatorial hopeful Charles Springer and State Economic Development Director Richard Rhyno accused Laxalt of apathy, vague plans, and failure to engage with economic development efforts despite promising a new approach to attract industry. Laxalt urged action and a nonpartisan economic push.
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Macdonald
Laxalt
Nevada
Brown Laughs Off Poll Giving Reagan Victory
Gov Brown dismissed a California Poll by Melvin Field showing Reagan leading 52 to 37 percent with undecideds. He conceded Reagan's public relations advantage but called it a new ball game and noted Salinger fared better at a similar point two years ago.
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Brown
Reagan
California
Melvin Field
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
George Murphy
Calif
Where I Stand on Draft Fairness and Policy
The piece argues drafts based on chance failed in World War I and II and would risk valuing men at home less. It notes exemptions and de ferments are needed even with a lottery and criticizes current inequities. With Vietnam ongoing, it stresses the need for a fair system though full abandonment seems unlikely.
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Robert McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Indictment of 15 Klansmen in Dahmer firebomb slaying
A federal grand jury charged 15 men linked to the White Knights and United Klans with two counts under civil rights law for the January firebombing death of Vernon Dahmer in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Among those named is Sam H. Bowers Jr. imperial wizard. Hamilton identified as store owner arrested in Hattiesburg.
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Bilox, Miss
UPI
William Hamilton Sr
Hattiesburg
Hamilton
Miss
U.S
Jack Pittman
Vernon Dahmer
Dahmer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Sam H. Bowers Jr
FBI
Imperial Wizard
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi
The
United Klans
Bowers
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