Senate approves 1968 civil rights bill and housing amendment
The Senate passed the administration civil rights package by 71 to 20, including a housing provision later compromised. It extends federal protections to Negroes and civil rights workers, bans discrimination in federally assisted housing, and creates federal penalties for intimidation. The bill moves to the House, where GOP leaders' stance and potential conference could shape fate.
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Senate
House
House-Senate
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Invitation to Bid for Clark County Schools Site Work Group D
Public bid notice for site work on Clark County Schools Group D at the Education Center Las Vegas. Bids due March 27 1968 at 5 p m and opened publicly. Plans and specs available for $15 deposit refundable to bidders returning documents.
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Chark County
East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas
Nevada
Clark County
BSA
Sig Lotschowski
Regal
Bids Sought for Oil Plant and Mechanical Work at Multiple Clark Schools
Clark County School District invites sealed bids for oil plant labor materials and related work at Virgin Valley Mountain View Moyfair and North Ninth Elementary Schools. Bidders deposit $50 per set deposits refunded after plans and specifications are returned in good order. Bids due March 27 1968 at 5 PM.
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Clark County
East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas
Nevada
Oat Virgin Valley
Mountain View
Moyfair
North Ninth
Seven Bus Wreck Dead Identified
FBI technicians identified seven of the twenty people burned in the March 7 crash between a wrong way car and a Greyhound bus on Interstate 15 near Baker California. Names include driver Michael Barry and passengers Edwin Stevens Clara Ozetin Ester Davis Celestine Semana William Nance.
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Baker, Calif
UPI
FBI
Here
Michael Barry
Baker
Edwin Amaziah Stevens
Whitefish
Mont
Clara Rosie
Pauline Bell Ozetin
North Hollywood
Ester A. Davis
Los Angeles
Celestine D. Semana
Torrance
Calif
William C. Nance
May
Mills hints at possible tax rise to fund Vietnam spending
Representative Wilbur Mills warned Congress may need to raise income taxes if Vietnam war spending surges. He cited a possible sudden rise above current levels and pledged to couple any tax increase with domestic spending cuts, while opposing a gold price raise.
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Washington
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways & Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
National Association of Life Underwriters
Mills
North Korea demands U S apology over Pueblo seizure
North Korea pledges a more generous settlement if the United States apologizes and ends hostile actions after the Pueblo incident. The U S intelligence ship and 83 crew members were captured January 23 in the Sea of Japan, one crewman killed and others wounded. North Korea says the ship violated territorial waters and demands U S admissions of lying.
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Moscow
UPI
Pueblo
United States
U.S
Sea of Japan
North Korea
Pyongyang
Nodong Sinmun
Tass
Districts Seek Emergency Funds for Copper Strike Impact
Carson City Nevada districts face financial strain from a 241 day copper strike and seek state aid. Lyon County requests 56555 and Lincoln County 21185 to cover through June 30. Loss of students and reduced local revenue cited. State Superintendent Burnell Larson to review and report to the State Board of Education on March 28.
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Carson City
UPS
Nevada
State Board of Education
Jyon County
Lincoln County
Burnell Larson S
Convict North Vegan Obstructing Law in Nevada Case
Eugene Owens, a 57 year old North Las Vegas homeowner, was fined or jailed after convictions for delaying and obstructing a police officer during a housing code entry. He resisted officers and a search warrant was deemed valid.
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North
North Las Vegas
Eugene Owens
Owens
Las Vegas
John Sexton
Lawrence Hennessey
Fire safety changes urged after Louisiana mine blaze
The U S Bureau of Mines said it recommended specific fire safety changes in a Louisiana salt mine seven months before 21 miners died in a deep underground fire. An inspector visited Cargill Mining on August 9 at the company's request and made safety suggestions.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Louisiana
Robert Swenarton
Bureau of Mines
Cargill Mining
Cotton exports seen at 2.3 million bales in 1980
Forecasters project U.S. cotton exports at 2.3 million bales from a 12 million bale harvest in 1980. Farmers are expected to receive about 20 cents per pound as the crop declines due to competition from manmade fibers.
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New York
United States
Vegan in Bomb Plot Draws Prison Term
Lonnie J. Nall a 42 year old local waiter received five years for involvement in last year's Sahara Hotel bomb plot and an additional ten years for interstate transport of stolen securities. The earlier probation was revoked and he will serve the Nevada State Prison term. Also convicted was Jack Wesley Keeney, another 42 year old waiter.
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Lonnie J. Nall
Sahara Hotel
Carson City
Nall
del Webb
Southwest
Webb
Jack Wesley Keeney
Jacqueline Kennedy Visits Mayan Ruins in Palenque
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy rose early to tour Palenque’s jungle-surrounded Mayan ruins before continuing to Chichen Itza. She had breakfast at the hotel and then toured the latest site uncovered by archaeologists in the area.
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Palenque
Mexico
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Chichen Itza
Martin burial draws 1400 mourners in Mass service
More than 1,400 people attended the funeral and final rites for former U S House Speaker Joseph W Martin Jr at St Marys Church North Attleboro and Mt Hope Cemetery burial followed. The late congressman served twelve years and was honored by family friends and colleagues.
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North Attleboro
Mass
Rockefeller May Face Nixon In Oregon Primary
Salem Oregon UPI reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller was added to Oregon's May 23 presidential primary ballot. If he does not withdraw by March 22 the race could pit Rockefeller against former Vice President Richard M. Nixon in a head to head contest.
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Salem
Ore
Canada to Rework Bill After Admissibility Ruling
The House Speaker ruled a 3 percent surcharge bill on personal and corporate income tax inadmissible. Government leaders quickly drafted a revised proposal after the defeat of the earlier measure that unsettled Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's Liberal government.
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Ottawa
UPI
House of Commons
Lucien Lamoureux
Lamoureux
Lester B. Pearson
Administration critics call Tonkin account a snow job
Washington critics labeled the 1964 Tonkin incident account untrue while Secretary of State Dean Rusk denied that the administration lied or sought to provoke the North Vietnamese attack to widen the Vietnam War.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Injured Texas Coed Shows Some Progress
Sed A Brigham Young University coed Maria Pharr, 22, was in fair condition yesterday at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after head and internal injuries from a one car crash on a Sunday near Jean. Patrolmen said she apparently fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the Freeway into a ravine. Her driver license lists Universal City, Texas.
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Brigham Young University
Cheyenne Man Pleads Guilty in Larceny Case
Jerry Louis Cordova of Cheyenne admitted guilt to a reduced larceny charge for stealing 248 dollars at knife point from Mars Service Station attendant John Sullivan on November 19 1966. Deputy defender noted first offense and Cordova said he was driven to panic. Judge Howard W. Babcock scheduled sentencing for April 25.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Jerry Louis Cordova
Mars
John Sullivan
Earl W. White, Jr
Cordova
Howard W. Babcock
Hometown Boy Shines in Big City
The piece highlights Sianid and a longtime associate in the organization. Frank Gorin formerly of KLAS-TV now voices NBC Monitor News from New York with his wife and young son. Congratulations to Joey Row an and Las Vegas Little League organizers.
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NBC Monitor News
Frank Gorin
Klas-Tv
the Sun
Frank
New York
Joey Rowan
Las Vegas
The Spoilers Litter and Vandalism Slide Show
A two minute State Highway Department slide program on litter and vandalism costs to the public is shown in the First National Bank branch as part of a county wide clean up planned for April. The exhibit covers expenses in Highway District One including Clark Lincoln Nye counties with last year ending at ninety thousand dollars. Maintenance crews patrol roadsides and rest areas to combat litter and vandalism, especially on freeways where sign repairs run high. The piece serves as a prelude to the upcoming cleanup campaign and underscores public costs.
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State Highway Department
15Th
Charleston
First National Bank
Jack Parvin
Highway District
Clark County
Lincoln
Nye
Nevada
Teacher Says Education Covers Ground Without Cultivation
A teacher friend criticizes modern education for covering material without developing underlying understanding or critical thinking. The remark frames schooling as surface-level rather than growth oriented.
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Foster's Shoes
No. 3Rd St
Trudy Jewelers
Fremont S
Heart of Downtown
Penney's
Bob Glinski
Furn
Twin Lakes Dr
Lorenzi
London
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Loren J. Mull
Bunker Brothers
L.V. Blvd
Red Korea
Hennessey
Owen
Howard Babcock
Marshall
U.S. Dist
Roger Foley
Texas
FID
LV. Blyd. SO
Best Western
Farmer’s Daughter
Famous Farmer's Market
Cbs-Tv
Sunset Strip
Restaurant Row
Wilshire Blvd
Fairfax Ave
William Orr Jr. High
Galen Brown
Gary Davis
Jeff Zahl
Ron Hurst
Jack LeCrisco
Lamar Foremaster
Davy
George
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