Judge approves DA plea for grand jury panel
District attorney signs a warrant impounding records of the Sanitation District and the district attorney Robert Jones as part of an investigation into alleged public office abuses and questionable expenditures. Judge Mowbray cautions it will not be a fishing expedition and confirms the grand jury will determine indictments.
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Marshall
Robert Jones
Dist. Atty
Sanitation District
Mowbray
Grand Jury
District Attorney urged grand jury over Clark County Sanitation District
A Las Vegas public letter questions newspaper claims about Clark County Sanitation District officials. The writer urges District Attorney Edward Marshall to convene a Grand Jury to probe alleged misconduct and the motives behind sensational reporting, including a pipeline project to Paradise Valley Country Club. The author defends officials and warns against criminal libel by sensational coverage.
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Edward Marshall
District Court
Clark County
Marshall
Las Vegas
Paradise Valley Country Club
Soviet note accuses U S warships of shelling Russian trawler
Moscow reports that three U S ships fired on a Soviet fishing trawler about 70 miles east of Norfolk Virginia. The note describes two Boston class cruisers and a Franks class destroyer firing volleys with dummy warheads. It warns of possible consequences and notes Cuba withdrawal under Khrushchev Kennedy accord.
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Moscow
UPD
Soviet Union
U.S
Norfolk
Rights Bill Kicks Off Hot Fight
A hot floor battle erupted in the Assembly over SCR-26 a bill of rights for property owners The measure passed the Senate without dissent and cleared the Assembly 20 14 The 10 point program grants owners privacy control over holdings and the right to accept or reject buyers Flora Dungan opposed the measure from Las Vegas
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Utpi
Assembly
Senate
Flora Dungan
Las Vegas
Woman Driver Invented Line by Dr June A Carroll
Dr June A Carroll of India California painted the first highway white line in 1912 along a one mile stretch to guide travelers. The Sun automotive classified ads invite buyers and sellers of used cars and promote the Want Adventure Contest with cash prizes.
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June A. Carroll
India
Calif
SUN
P.S
Ssn
Russ Charge Denied By U S Official
The State Department rejected a Soviet protest claiming U S Navy ships fired on a Russian trawler. A spokesman said no surface vessel was within 12 miles of a destroyer engaged in gunnery on March 8, 70 miles east of Norfolk.
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State Department
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Lincoln White
Weather Summary: Clear with gentle winds
Clear today with light winds and mild temperatures. High around 60, overnight low near HM. Yesterday reached 59 with a 33 degree low. Rel humidity at noon 16 percent. Sunrise at 5 52, sunset at 5 47.
Fire Aboard U S Plane Carrier Valley Forge
A minor fire aboard the 27 100 ton aircraft carrier Valley Forge anchored at Pier Echo in Long Beach California was quickly controlled. Sparks from welding allegedly ignited spilled gas and two welders fell into the water but were not seriously hurt.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Valley Forge
Pier Echo
Navy
Bishop Oxnam Dies Liberal Methodist Leader at 71
The Rev. Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam world religious figure and early World Council of Churches president died at 71 in White Plains after an operation for Parkinson's disease. His career spanned liberal causes during the McCarthy era with HUAC hearings yielding a favorable editorial reaction and eventual exoneration.
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White Plains
N.Y
UPI
G. Bromley Oxnam
World Council of Churches
Burke Rehabilitation Foundation
House Un-American Activities Committee
Oxnam
Thrill Miller Finally Freed
Nathan Leopold Jr. a key figure in the 1924 Crime of the Century, won parole release from the Illinois Pardon and Parole Board. He is now off parole and no longer under supervision after serving a five year term, while working in Puerto Rico as a $10 daily hospital laboratory technician. He released a statement through attorney Elmer Gertz expressing gratitude to supporters.
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Springfield
Nathan Leopold Jr
Bobby Franks
Illinois Pardon and Parole Board
Leopold
Puerto Rico
Elmer Gertz
Labor Peace Returns to AEC Test Site
After a week and a half, more than 300 electrical workers and 44 radiation monitors returned to the Nevada Test Site. Union agents and Reynold s Electrical and Engineering Co. officials resumed work on the labor peace terms following a late Tuesday settlement.
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Nevada Test Site
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co. Inc
Atomic Proving Ground
REECO
Flood Victims Counted As Recovery Begins
Five states report 17 dead and over 50 000 homeless after Appalachian floods. Sunshine returns as rescue crews clear mud and debris and fear more victims may be found. Kentucky and West Virginia disaster areas declared. governors seek federal aid amid damage estimated above $20 million.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Kennedy
Kennedy asks Espee arbitration on labor dispute
President Kennedy urged Southern Pacific Railroad and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks to seek remaining issues in their labor dispute through binding arbitration. He asked the union to refrain from authorizing any service withdrawal while a decision on his appeal is pending and suggested a three member neutral panel.
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API
Kennedy
Southern Pacific Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
D. J. Rassp
Lhe rahroaGgana
M. Harrison
Union
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