Nevada gambling clash over Hughes casino bid sparks state inquiry
Life Magazine reprints an editorial as Gov. Laxalt and Nevada gaming officials hold a special session to determine if Howard Hughes may extend his stake in Las Vegas by buying a fifth casino. Hughes trails Harrah and Del Webb in size and workforce, with negotiations ongoing for Stardust.
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Hughes
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Stardust Hotel
Vietnam War Decision Faces Few Clear Options
President Johnson confronts a wrenching choice over Vietnam policy amid General Giap's offensive. Possible paths include escalating with more troops and new targets, sticking to a attritional approach, or attempting a decisive new offensive, while Tet’s aftershocks strain U S manpower and economy.
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Car Salesman Testifies on Cut-Rate Ads
Automobile salesman William Moore testified before the Public Service Commission that he was offered a radio television newspaper advertising campaign at 2000 below normal charges by Nevada Cablevision, whose majority stockholder is publisher Don Reynolds, amid PSC hearings on seven cable franchise applicants.
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Don Reynolds
Swallow Watch Opens At Capistrano Mission
Capistrano residents scan skies for the first advance scouts of the swallow flock returning yearly to the San Juan Capistrano mission. The birds are due to arrive for St. Joseph's Day on March 19, with winds and storms expected to test their schedule.
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Viet Step Up Rocket Offensives Around Cua Viet
Saigon reports DMZ combat intensifies as Communist rocket and artillery strikes hit U S Marine bases near Cua Viet and Dong Ha. An assault boat on the Cua Viet River sank after a mine blast. two Marines killed, one wounded. Other bases faced 130mm artillery fire with undisclosed damage.
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Demilitarized Zone
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California Librarian Found Strangled in Whittier Apartment
Elinor Frances Gold a 28 year old librarian was found raped and strangled in her Whittier California apartment. Police fear her missing roommate may have been abducted and investigate whether the killer is linked to a prior strangling of a 17 year old in nearby La Mirada. Gold was a USC graduate with degrees in education and library science and was slated to become children's librarian at the Whittwood Branch Library.
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Demos Seek Unity At State Meet
State treasurer Mike Mirabelli urged Democrats to set aside personal differences in choosing a state chairman for the election campaign. The convention opens with the party split between Robert Rose and Charles Springer, and Reno attorney Veegt Wedger named as a compromise candidate amid long running tensions dating to 1982.
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Robert Rose
Charles Springer
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Paul Laxalt
Funeral Rites For Soldier Jere Farnow Set
Funeral services for Jere Douglas Farnow 21 will be held at 9 am tomorrow at the LDS Church 5th and 6th wards 8th and Franklin. Farnow was killed in action March 6 in Vietnam. Burial will be in Beaver Utah cemetery.
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Vietnam
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Nellis AFB Sewer Odor Tightens Neighbors Hope For Relief
SUNbudsman investigates the odor problem from the Nellis Air Force Base Sewage Disposal Plant affecting Meikle Manor and Sunrise Trailer Estates. Residents report strongest smells in the early evening with north winds, causing doors and windows to be shut. Readers are asked to write to Las Vegas SUN with questions for follow up.
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Meikle Manor
Sunrise Trailer Estates
Raymond EF. Posch
Nixon Reveals Vietnam Plan As Kennedy Debates Candidacy
Richard Nixon outlined a Vietnam strategy calling for diplomatic steps akin to Korea during the Eisenhower era and tying U.S. aid to South Vietnamese resolve. He urged Saigon to bear the defense burden, saying if they do not, they cannot be saved.
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Richard Kleindienst
Phoenix
Ariz
Barry M. Goldwater
Weather snapshot for Weeanhher Sunny day clear
Weeanhher experiences a sunny and clear day with gentle winds. Today's high reaches 68 and low 38. Noontime humidity sits at 29 percent with sunrise at 5 52 and sunset at 5 48.
Global gold crisis triggers emergency meeting among six European partners
Washington reports a severe gold crisis with an emergency meeting planned after London’s big gold market activity. The U S Senate passed a bill to free more gold reserves to defend the dollar, while the Fed raised discount rates at most banks, though New York and other districts balked at the move.
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