Nevada Utilities Outlines Cable Video Proposal
Nevada Utilities Corp proposes seven channel system in Las Vegas with three new stations and a $10 installation, $6.25 monthly fee. Community Cable led by Hank Greenspun and Jack Kent Cooke eyes 20 channels now and four more later. Reynolds Nevada Cablevision aims 12 channels now and 24 later. Kelly’s family to control Nevada Utilities. William A. Gentry to manage and hold stock. Opponents push underground cable citing cost and maintenance concerns.
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Fem
Sacramento
Calif
Nevada Utilities Corp
Nevada Utilities
Las Vegas
Community Cable
Las Vegas Sun
Hank Greenspun
Jack Kent Cooke
Nevada Cablevision Reynold
Kelly
William A. Gentry
Lafayette
Community Cable TV
Reynolds Nevada Cablevision
Gentry
NBC
Sacra
Reynolds
Nevada Cablevision
Thomas Morrisey
Morrisey
Daniels Management Co
Colorado Springs
Senators clash over Viet War as Fulbright and Morse press for how long
In a televised Senate hearing Secretary Rusk faced Fulbright and Morse who argued about the war’s cost and America’s role. Fulbright warned allies alienated and the American example dimmed, while Morse urged UN involvement to seek an exit. Rusk resisted the UN plan but agreed to return if needed.
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Fulbright
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
America
Vietnam
Rusk
Senate
Voice of America
Committee
Johnson
Morse
United States
United Nations
U.N
Vegas GI killed in Vietnam linked to local college
A Las Vegas soldier killed in Vietnam is identified as a former Orange Coast College student. He served 18 months in the Army, six in Vietnam with the First Cavalry Division as a specialist four, and is survived by his parents, sister Victoria, and grandmothers Mrs. Farnow of Las Vegas and Mrs. Grimshaw of Milford Utah. Services are pending with the LDS Fifth Ward Church and Palm Mortuary handling arrangements.
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Orange Coast College
California
Vietnam
First Cavalry Division
Victoria
Fileen Farnow
Las Vegas
Edith Grimshaw
Milford
Utah
Harry Farnow
Tropicana
LDS Fifth Ward Church
Palm Mortuary
North Veaes Sets Record Budget With 2.0371 Rate
The tentative budget shows a rate of 2.0371 including debt service on an assessed value of 51 9 81 818. The 1967 68 rate is 1.4102 after State Tax Commission adjustment. Final budgets from Clark County entities may trim the rate. Non property tax revenue totals 1 214 150 for the general fund and 342 469 for the debt service fund. Property tax requirements total 1 058 906 to meet obligations.
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State Tax Commission
Clark County
General Fund
Debt Service Fund
General
Debt Service Funds
Movie Starlet Helen Walker Dies After Long Illness
Hollywood mourns Helen Walker at 47 after a nine year cancer battle. The grey eyed blonde actor lived in North Hollywood and will be buried in West Boylston Massachusetts. Walker starred in 1940s films including Lucky Jordan Murder He Says Cluny Brown Nightmare Alley and Call Northside 777. She was twice married to Robert Blumore and Edward Nicholas du Domaine and is survived by her mother and two sisters.
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Hollywood
UPI
Helen Walker
Fred MacMurray
Robert Blumore
Farrier
Edward Nicholas du Domaine
Nixon Eyes Rockefellers In National Primary Talk
In Manchester Nixon urged Rockefeller to enter Indiana Nebraska and Oregon primaries while Rockefeller weighs a write in push. Ellsworth floated South Dakota as a target, saying Rockefeller could win at least 30 percent of the vote if active. Nixon remains a sure ballot favorite as GOP eyes Rockefeller potential campaign.
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Democratic
Johnson
Thomas J. McIntyre
U.S
Vietnam
Manchester
Nixon
Rockefeller
Indiana
Nebraska
Oregon
Boston
Robert Ellsworth
Nixon Campaign
South Dakota
John F. Kennedy
Ellsworth
Speculators Renew Gold Buying Rush in World Markets
Speculators resumed heavy gold purchases as major West European banks pledged to defend the $35 per ounce price so the dollar stays steady. Paris saw a 1968 record with $10.8 million traded and the London market faced fluctuating demand while Basel talks reaffirmed pooling to defend the parity.
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London
UPI
United States
Paris
International Gold Pool
U.S
Zurich
la Monde
Bank of England
Britain
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Netherlands
Basel
Evers Seen With Slim Chance In Mississippi Runoff
In Jackson Mississippi Charles Evers Mississippi's top black leader faced slim odds in the special congressional runoff against white conservative Charles Griffin Griffin favored to win the third district election to fill the vacancy left by Governor John Bell Williams who resigned January 16 Williams had represented the district for 21 years The winner would serve out the remaining 944 months of Williams term and may face a further contest in the 1968 elections later this year.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Charles Evers
Mississippi
Charles Griffin
Evers
Griffin
John Bell Williams
Williams
U S Ends Two Saigon Area Romoval Missions
The U S Command says Operations Saratoga and Enterprise ended with a total of 5 970 Communist deaths. Saratoga near Saigon produced 3 863 killed and 382 American dead with 1 252 wounded while Enterprise near the Mekong Delta produced 2 107 killed, 253 American dead and 1 548 wounded. U S forces also reported fighting near Tam Ky where 78 enemy troops fell in one day. Local U S losses were two killed and 29 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S. Command
Saratoga
Enterprise
U. S
U.S
Mekong Delta
Khe Sanh
196Th Light Infantry
Tam Ky
South Vietnam
Lurleen Wallace Relapse Alarms Medics During Hospital Stay
Mrs. Lurleen Wallace, former Alabama governor and wife of George Wallace, suffers a relapse with cramping abdominal pain delaying her oral intake. Doctors note fever resurgence concerns though exact temperature undisclosed. Wallace, a 41 year old mother of four, previously underwent two surgeries for malignant uterine tumors since late 1965 and early 1966.
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George C. Wallace
Wallace
Houston
Arrests Made In Hotel Swindle Plot
Police arrested suspects after a week long investigation into a hotel swindle using substituted deck shuffles at a 21 game. Jack Hooper of Hughes Security Force led covert recording with TV and film cameras as Anderson, his wife, and Padilla allegedly swapped four house decks and won 6200 in three hands. Confiscated winnings totaled 5300 in chips and nine 100 dollar bills.
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Bell
Jack Hooper
Hughes Security Force
Anderson
Padilla
Freddie
Settlement Near in Copper Strike
Washington dispatch says 26 unions in the 241 day copper strike appear ready to abandon company-wide demands for more money. The Non-Ferrous Industry Conference recessed after two and a half hours with no action and another meeting is set for tonight. The conference endorsed not accepting or rejecting the tentative weekend contract with Phelps-Dodge for the western operations, signaling a shift toward higher pay rather than full company-wide contracts.
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Washington
UPS
Phelps-Dodge Corp
Phelps-Dodge
Thousands of Teachers Returning After Strikes
United Press International reports that thousands of teachers ended strikes and returned to classrooms in Pittsburgh and across Florida. Holdouts persisted in Pinellas and Escambia counties while major actions eased. Pittsburgh teachers backed by a push for mandatory bargaining and a court set vote within a month.
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Pittsburgh
Florida
Youngstown
Ohio
Oakland
Calif
Oakland Education Association
Dade
Miami
Pinellas
Escambia
Board of Education
Common Pleas Court
John P. Hester
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Fighting Flares at Oregon State Penitentiary Yard
Sporadic clashes broke out yesterday as militants confronted inmates who accepted terms after weekend rioting at Oregon State Penitentiary. Damage was estimated from 2.5 to 6 million dollars. A convict was taken out with a head wound from a metal pipe. demands for 28 isolation inmates’ release persisted as officials refused.
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Salem, Ore
UPI
Oregon State Penitentiary
Supreme Court backs Alabama prison desegregation order
The Supreme Court endorsed a lower court order requiring Alabama to end racial segregation in prisons and jails with limited discretion for segregation only to preserve security and discipline. The ruling upholds a 1966 Montgomery three judge court directive and allows wardens to separate inmates when necessary.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Alabama
Montgomery
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