Soviets mock LBJ peace appeal as odd sermon at UN session
Soviet ambassador Nikolai Fedorenko dismissed President Johnsons UN appeal to help end the Viet Nam war calling it an odd sermon. He accused the United States of unleshed aggression in Viet Nam and blamed Washington for the bloodshed in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic while urging the UN to act. He warned that U S actions threaten world peace and urged an immediate halt to all U S aggression.
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UPS
Russia
Johnson
United Nations
Viet Nam
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
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War Memorial Opera House
Dominican Republic
United States
Caribbean
U.N
East Powers Past Opponent 34 to 14 in Key Football Duel
East team dominates with a 34 to 14 victory as readers are urged to check pages 17 through 20 for full sports coverage and game details.
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Henderson
Boulder City
Escs
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Ees Scene Society
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Sylvia Porter
Wee Nanee Entertainment
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Dempsey's Nevada ties shaped Las Vegas fighting legacy
Hank Greenspun recalls Jack Dempsey visiting Tonopah for the 50th semicentennial of Nevada mining and his Las Vegas prophecy that the city would become a top fight town. Dempsey mentored local promoters, helped lobby for big bouts, and influenced Greenspun to push Nevada boxing as a major draw despite financial risks.
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Jack Dempsey
Tonopah
Las Vegas
Dempsey
Pilot's Grim Choice: Hit Mountain or City
A giant military jet transport carrying 84 aboard crashed into Loma Ridge near El Toro Marine Air Station California after failing to gain altitude. 72 Marines and 12 crewmen died in the flaming wreckage. Captain William F. Cordell Jr. may have chosen to try to clear the mountain to avoid Orange city, a Marine officer said. Three investigations are underway by FAA the Marine Corps and the Air Force.
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William F. Cordell Jr
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Here
Hawaii
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Marine Corps
Air Force
Military Air Transport Service
Cordell
LV Marine Perished In Transport Crash
Cpl. Lawrence C. Rohde 22 of 8158 Giles Las Vegas was among 84 servicemen killed when a Viet Nam bound jet crashed into a California mountainside after takeoff from EE Toro Marine Air Station. Rohde will be buried in Clinton Kentucky, widow Harriet, daughter Ann Jeanette, and his parents are named. Memorial services in Las Vegas await Marine Corps notification.
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Clinton, Ky
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Pacific
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Edith Logan
Bellflower
Calif
Los Angeles
Marine Corps
North Las Vegas
Tujunga
Governor pledges campaign to erase prejudice in Nevada
Governor Grant Sawyer promised full state aid to end prejudice in Nevada. Speaking at a Young Democrats convention at the Riviera Hotel, he urged enforcement of civil rights laws and detailed plans including a seven member Indian Affairs Commission to census and assess Indian resources. The address covered labor, parks, water, and Eldorado Valley development.
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Riviera
Sawyer
Virginia Catt
Las Vegas
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Reno
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Marci Petersen
Yvon Danberg
Norman Hilbrecht
DuBord
William Thornton
Clary
Pat Wright
E. G. “'Ted"’ Marshall
Hilbrecht
Jim Stalnaker
FE. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Equal Rights Commission
Eldorado Valley
New Woes Brewing at Atomic Site Strike at Nevada Test Site Planned
Members of the Independent Guard Association at the Nevada Test Site voted Friday night to strike the Atomic Energy Commission installation at 6 a.m. Thursday if a new contract is not negotiated. The 225 member union operates under a wage agreement with Wackenhut Services, Inc. Association Secretary-Treasurer William Poffinbarger announced the intent.
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Independent Guard Association
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Wackenhut Services, Inc
Progress in Engineers Walkout Brings Negotiation Breakthrough
Local 12 reports progress in a 10 day strike against Southern Nevada contractors at the Nevada Test Site. A Strip hotel meeting venue is planned to resolve venue disputes with Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co. REECo proposed project construction terms for acceptance, with a Tuesday follow up at the Algiers Motel. Reynolds continues layoffs at the test site while union and contractors seek a maintenance agreement and union ratification of the principal participants.
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Engineers Local 12
Southern Nevada
Nevada Test
Richard Walsh
Nevada
Walsh
SUN
Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co
Reeco
Algiers
Federated Employers
Thunderbird
Reynolds
Local 12
Viet Cong attack resumes monsoon offensive near Saigon
The Viet Cong launched two major attacks within 15 miles of Saigon signaling a renewed monsoon offensive timed with Afro Asian talks in Algiers postponed to November 5. The Saigon restaurant bombing raised casualties to 42 dead and 80 wounded, including 12 Americans. A North Vietnamese broadcast named U S officials and Vietnam leaders as targets.
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Algiers
U.S
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Alexis Johnson
William C
Weather data for today with wind and temps
Partly cloudy with northwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Forecast high 83 or 83? unclear. low 55. Yesterday’s high 71 with low 61. Noontime humidity 25 percent. Sunrise 5 25, sunset 8 92.
Bank of Las Vegas elects Herbert L. Stout president
Herbert L. Stout, longtime Bank of Las Vegas executive, is named president by E. Parry Thomas, board chairman, at a directors meeting. Stout joined the bank in 1954, served as executive vice president for 11 years, and becomes the youngest Southern Nevada bank president. Jerome D. Mack becomes vice chairman. the bank, founded about 11 years ago, aims to continue growth under Stout’s leadership.
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Southern Nevada
Bank of Las Vegas
E. Parry Thomas
Thomas
Stout
Nevada
Herb Stout
Jerome D. Mack
Mack
Nathan Mack
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