Reapportionment Must Come Pigeon Shoot Case Dismissed
Dist. Judge William Compton dismissed the Clark County Humane Society suit aimed at blocking a spring live pigeon shoot. The county amended an ordinance last June after Desert Inn Gun Club applied, and the court ruled the commission has discretion to enact laws. Dep. Dist. Atty. John Porter argued the society lacked entitlement to the requested relief.
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William Compton
Clark County Humane Society
Desert Inn Gun Club
The
Humane Society
John Porter
County Commission
Union Leader Hanley Charged With Firearm Discharge
Thomas Burke Hanley head of the American Federation of Casino Gaming Employees was booked after midnight on a complaint he discharged a shotgun at an alleged burglary suspect in his city. Police seek Robert Wright and an unidentified companion to confirm if Wright was struck or killed. Wright, free on bail, faces burglary grand larceny and stolen property charges with a May 10 district court appearance.
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American Federation of Casino Gaming Employes Organization
Robert Wright
Wright
Hanley
Distric
Ogden
John Ayon
Ogden Street
Ayon
North
Las Vegas
Ryan
Dist. Atty
Ted Marshall
Dokkin
Merit Drug
Nevada Governor Warns Legislators Not to Be Blind
The governor told the Women’s Democratic Club at the Dunes Hotel that a federal court hearing on reapportionment is set for June 23 in Las Vegas and the legislature may be required to reapportion. He warned of possible legislative trouble over the civil rights bill and predicted the Gas House Gang could influence the Senate. He touted unemployment changes as a miracle and noted Kerr Mills medical aid prospects, mental health proposals, and plans to seek more federal tax money.
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Democratic Club
Dunes Hotel
Las Vegas
Senate
Kerr- Mills
Nevada
Sawyer
Kerr-Mills
Cripped Man Acqunted on Theft Charge
A crippled man named Joseph Buster Watson was found not guilty by a District Court jury after 45 minutes of deliberation. He had been jailed since May 21, 1964, on a charge of attempting to pick the pocket of 74 year old Ivar Johnson during a Helldorado parade. Watson, aided by attorney John Har rington, left for California after his release and spoke on federal tax policy and state deficits.
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Joseph Buster Watson
Ivar Johnson
Watson
John Harrington
California
Colorado river power plant contract talks near final stage
The Colorado River Commission with federal officials and Southern California Edison advanced negotiations for a $366 million coal fired plant on the Nevada side of the Colorado River. The 750000 kilowatt four unit facility would start 1969 with a 35 year water allotment of 60 000 acre feet, and a new city and recreational developments are planned nearby.
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Colorado River Commission
Southern California Edison Co
Nevada
Colorado River
California
The
River Commission
Pat Head
CRC
Cal- Edison
Southern Nevada Power Co
Head
Commission
Cal-Edison
Colorado
Needles
Calif
Utah
Radiation Hazards meeting at Hotel Showboat discusses radioactivity risks
Dr. John W. Gofman associate director of Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Livermore Calif will speak on Hazards to Man From Radioactivity before the National Society of Professional Engineers in Southern Nevada Friday. The chapter will have a din-
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Gofman
University of California
John W. Gofman
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
National Society of Professional Engineers
Nevada
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