Nevada split over reapportionment after California talks
A six member Nevada delegation returned from Sacramento divided over reapportionment. Four favor dropping plans this session to defend a Nevada suit, while two fear failing to reapportion could harm small counties. Leaders Laxalt Swackhamer Bissett Swode push Western cooperation. Close and Olsen oppose. Governor Sawyer heads to Washington to back an alternate apportionment plan.
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Reapportionment cases give Nevada legal leg to stand
A Nevada official argues that reapportionment rulings provide a legal basis to avoid remapping. He likens dodging the decision to an ostrich hiding its head in the sand and suggests the only alternative is a three judge federal panel.
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MEMO TO HANK ON PLUMBERS AND A 1956 DIARY
A columnist recalls a dusty 1956 diary found in 1963 with notes about plumbers wages and various historical glimpses. The entry mentions Grant Sawyer turning governor and references gambling in Cuba, Las Vegas officials, and other political tidbits from mid 1950s. The tone blends humor and nostalgia as it previews Page 2 material.
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Feud erupts over Sanitation District splits between cities
North Las Vegas and Las Vegas clash over assets and liabilities of Sanitation Districts 1 and 2. Las Vegas seeks full control and territorial terms that cede District 2 north of Charleston Boulevard to North Las Vegas while North Las Vegas hopes to keep District 2 south of Charleston Boulevard. A morning meeting devolved as the North Las Vegas delegation stormed out after Mayor William Taylor's sharp ultimatum.
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Navy and City Probe Vie For Grand Jury Action
Navy sea and air patrols may be mounted off the South Vietnamese coast to curb infiltration from the north. The municipal court probe into alleged fixing could go to a grand jury, though officials say no decision is final and a new jury may be impaneled within weeks.
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Ted Marshall
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Walter J. Richards
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Hawaii
Adm
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp, Jr
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Cabbie's Bill Clears Senate Heads to Governor
Las Vegas Senator B Mahlon Brown announced the cab bill passed the Senate 15 to 0 and now goes to Gov Grant Sawyer for signature. The measure would grant certificates of convenience and necessity to taxi operators previously regulated by the Public Service Commission in Clark County.
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Clark County
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Noel Clark
Teamsters Union
Ray Chennoweth
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Chennoweth
Nellis Cab
Sawyer
Battle Lines Form As King Plans Selma March
Dr Martin Luther King Jr arrived in Alabama to mobilize a nationwide task force for a protest march on Montgomery Tuesday amid state troopers massed in the capital and Gov George Wallace's order to use all necessary means. Federal judges moved to issue a restraining order to prevent interference as clashes left 17 hospitalized and many injured in Selma.
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Jim Clark
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Decatur
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Weather Summary for Today
Partly cloudy with gentle winds. Forecast high 65 and low 38. Yesterday’s high 66 and low 38. Noon relative humidity 28 percent. Sunrise at 6 00 a.m. Sunset at 5 43 p.m.
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