One Holdout Taxi Firm Awaits Court Hearing
District Judge John Mowbray signaled a likely return of cabs to streets by 10 a.m. after an 11 day agreement, signed by all parties except Checker Cab Co. The firm faces a hearing at 9:59 a.m. on whether to lift the restraining order, with the county considering a 200 cab limit under a new ordinance and future allocations by the Nevada Public Service Commission.
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John Mowbray
George Rudaerad
Checker Cab Co
Checker
Mowbray
Gene Mayday
Nevada Public Service Commission
PSC
Yellow Cab Co
Teamsters Local 881
CAB
Daily column notes on bias, bureaucracy and local concerns
A reader letter column critiques civil rights limits on hiring women dealers, compares drafts and protests, notes government forms like EEO-1, and recounts Bud Traynor’s Nevada ties. It laments bureaucracy, highway safety, phony IDs, illegal taxi work, and a pickup at an airport, hinting at Page 2 follow up.
Marines and ARVN trap Viet Cong unit near Phu Bai
U S Marines and Vietnamese army units formed a combined force yesterday to trap a 400-man elite Viet Cong battalion on a peninsula six miles south of Phu Bai. The operation followed a surprise helicopter landing and aimed to disrupt Viet Cong strength in the Leathernecks enclave area.
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Saigon
VPN
U.S
Phu Bai
Tam Ko
North
Viet Nam
Vinh
DA Gets Facts in Slaying
Henderson police say evidence on the slaying of Joyce Ann Martin 16 will be presented to the district attorney. Pat Crossley 17 is booked on an open homicide charge. about 25 to 30 people have been questioned. no eyewitnesses at Crossley home. Martin killed with a 22 revolver owned by Crossley’s father. Funeral arrangements set for tomorrow.
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Henderson
Wilbur Perkins
Joyce Ann Martin
Pat Crossley
Clark County
Martin
Magnesium
Crossley
Joy
Young Crossley
Basic High School
Guardsmen search swamp for missing men near Durham
National Guardsmen, about 300 strong, comb wetlands near Roberts country store at daylight seeking Fred V. Fonville Jr. of Raleigh and Andrew Roberts of Bahama who vanished after two escaped mental hospital inmates allegedly kidnapped them earlier Saturday. Police say the pair, Jose ph Fugene Spence and Glenwood O Nea l Williams, both of Raleigh, are charged with killing a Durham cab driver and stealing cars. The fugitives claim memory loss of the events.
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Durham
UPI
National
J. M. Mangum
Fred V. Fonville Jr
Raleigh
Andrew (Dink) Roberts
Bahama
Joseph Fugene Spence
Glenwood O'Neal Williams
Dorthea Dix
Spence
Williams
Alston Maynard
Greensboro
Roberts Country Store
Fonville and
Roberts
Mangum
Franklin County
Fonville
Willams
Muslim Admits Assassination in New York Trial
Muslim suspect Tal Madge Hayer testified in Manhattan Criminal Court that he helped in the assassination of Black Nationalist leader Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. He said Butler and Johnson did not participate and identified others only as unknown. Two women testified Butler was at home with his family when Malcolm X was killed.
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New York
UPI
Talmadge Hayer
Manhattan Criminal Court
Malcolm X
Audubon Ballroom
Butler
Johnson
Hayer
Thomas
John
Paterson
N. J
Johnson and Butler
Audubon
Gloria 11X Wills
Juanita &X Gibbs
Bronx
Norman
Raynor Hebert Memorial Scholarship Established at Baylor
The James Connally Angel Flight chapter at Baylor University creates the Raynor L. Hebert Memorial Scholarship in memory of 1960 Baylor graduate 1st Lt Raynor Hebert who died saving 800 children when his F 105 crashed near North Las Vegas in 1964. The award honors an outstanding ROTC student each year.
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Baylor University
Raynor Hebert
Nellis
James Connally
Baylor
Raynor L. Hebert
Bavilor
Las Vegas
Hebert
Angel ‘Light
Cords
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Mint Executive Sam Boyd Resigns After Eight Years
Sam A. Boyd vice president and managing director of The Mint Hotel and casino resigns after eight years at the helm. The Mint’s expansion under his leadership included the 26 story Mint Hotel opened last June. Boyd will remain in an advisory capacity. Del E. Webb accepts the resignation with regret. Boyd is a past president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and active in local business and civic affairs.
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Mint
Sam Boyd
Sam A. Boyd
The
Mint Hotel and Casino
del E. Webb
Boyd
Las Vegas
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Palm Mortuary
Don Orvec
Ann Landers
Cee Og
Dr. Mother Os Eauare
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Perisi
Brush
ST. Louis
Elliott M., Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett II
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Mc Donne Aircraft Corp
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Charles Bassett
Elliot See JR
Pilots Memorial Fund
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