Southern Nevada water projects face 2008 completion risk
Nevada officials and the U S Department of the Interior deem ongoing work under the Pacific Southwest Water Plan vital to Southern Nevada's economy. Senator Allan Bible urged sped up action, citing urgent water needs and groundwater depletion. Governor Grant Sawyer pressed Udall in a Nov 1 1963 letter for authorization and early construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
U.S. Department of the Interior
Allan Bible
Interior
Stewart Udall
Southern Nevada
Moapa Valley
Udall
Grant Sawyer
Souther Nevada
Southwest Water Plan
Congress
Interior Department
Water Plan Supports Separate Southern Nevada Project
Udall backs the Southern Nevada Water Plan as a separate undertaking with expanded capacity for irrigating 3300 acres and supplying 5000 more acres. The plan would withdraw 312000 acre feet from Lake Mead annually, raising construction costs from 72 to 81 million dollars and adding municipal and industrial supply for Clark County including Nellis Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Moapa Valley
Meadow Valley
Lake Mead
Bible
Secretary of the Interior
Southern Nevada
Udall
Clark County
Nellis Air Force Base
Department
Arizona
Congress
Udall Tions
Sawyer
School violence prompts calls for police action in LV area
A Reno hospital coma victim follows reports of brutal beatings by youths and rising threats in schools. The writer urges active police involvement and warns against shielding officials who hide violence. He cites incidents from Las Vegas to San Francisco and urges cooperation among law enforcement. Continuous issues on school buses and classrooms demand policy change. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Leo Kuykendall
Nick Janise
North Las Vegas
Union Chief McKenna Faces Local Carpenters Trial
A. D. McKenna, president and business representative of Carpenters Local 1780, is suspended as preparations begin for a union trial on alleged rule violations. Three journeymen led the push to uphold Roberts Rules and by laws while critics question the size of the opposition and attendance. Local officials offered no comment on the suspension or McKenna’s absence from the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters Local
A. D. McKenna
McKenna
Mcenna
Journeymen
Ralph Landis
Jack Hodge
Douglas Patton
Landis
Unions
Secret Contact Report Becomes Public Document
A special commission meeting approved reading a private investigator's report on a tavern license transfer in West Las Vegas. The report, begun in February, involved conversations with investigator George F. Gillem and several individuals who denied offers or public offenses. The confidential status was lifted during a prior closed personnel meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Whitmore
Las Vegas
George F. Gillem
FBI
Filibuster Marathon Underway in Senate Debate
The Montana Democrat opened a filibuster at 3 32 p.m urging the Senate to act on House passed legislation in the national interest. Mansfield urged the Senate to follow courts and leaders to correct faults in the nation’s structure after Sen Richard Russell opposed the bill with a delaying tactic. Mansfield first sought unanimous consent but Sen Lister Hill intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Senate
Mansfield
House
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Sen
Lister Hill
Dala
Dixie
Write-ins May Swing New Hampshire Primary
A Concord New Hampshire write in campaign for Henry Cabot Lodge gains momentum in a secret ballot test. Goldwater Rockefeller and Nixon figures shift as undeclared Lodge and Nixon may finish ahead if listed on ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Lodge
New Hampshire
Nixon
Red Feller
Lodge and
New Hampshire Primary Draws Split GOP Race
In Concord New Hampshire Republicans vote today in a crowded field with Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller neck and neck for the lead. Henry Cabot Lodge and Richard M. Nixon follow as write in candidates while Margaret Chase Smith and Harold Stassen lag. Moderate weather expected and turnout forecast at about 115000 Republicans and 50000 Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arizona
New York
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Sen
Margaret ,Chase Smith
Maine
Harold E. Stassen
Peace Corps Eyed At Wildlife Contact
A three day North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference opened with a look at the Peace Corps. Jim Gibson assistant director of the Peace Corps office of public affairs said volunteers will total near 60 000 this year and over 700 have completed two years of service. He stressed practical idealism and cited volunteers abroad giving up comfortable American opportunities to work in challenging environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
Peace Corps
Jim Gibson
Direc
Tor
Office of Public Affairs
America
Gibson
Las Vegas
Paducah
Taylor's Mexican residency cited for divorce validity
Elizabeth Taylor's attorney argues her Mexican residency makes the divorce valid and allows her to marry Richard Burton any time. He notes she has immigrated to Mexico and purchased property there, with marriage plans kept private. The pair stayed in a Toronto hotel amid border wedding speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
UPL
Elizabeth Taylor
Mexico
Richard Burton
Miss Taylor
Aaron Frosch
Burton
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida Golf
Hank
Unveils Report
Liz
Eddie
Fisher
Harris Survey
BY Louis Harris
N. H
Nelson Rockefeller
Ann Landers
Dr. Mother
Popenoe
Henderson
Paul Price
Ralph Pearl
al Society
ISMN
Sylvia Porter
Ann
Wildlife Contact
Jack
Schaffer
Jack Schafe
Jack “Jive” Schafer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!