Hughes Eyes Las Vegas Monopoly Through Hughes Gaming Purchases
The board discussed Hughes acquisitions of Stardust and Silver Slipper and potential control of 35 percent of strip gambling revenue, 23.9 percent in Clark County, and 13 percent statewide. Governor Laxalt sought policy guidance on licensing amid fears of a monopoly.
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Hughes
Las Vegas Strip
Clark County
State of
Nevada
Laxalt
Gaming Control Board and
Gaming Commission
Publisher Comments on Hughes Investments in Nevada Deal
Las Vegas publisher Greenspun discusses Howard Hughes potential purchase of Stardust Hotel and Silver Slipper, arguing a single sale would not create a monopoly. He names major operators Harrah, Kirkorian, and Del Webb as buffers, and says policy board may urge Hughes to hold line on buying. Laxalt denies prior report.
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Hughes
Las Vegas
Desert Inn
Sands
Maheu
Nevada
Greenspun
Stardust Hotel
Morris B
Moe) Dalitz
Cleveland
Desert Inn Hotel
Howard Hughes
Stardust
William Harrah
Kirk Kirkorian
del Webb
Las Vegas Review Journal
Gaming Policy Board
Laxalt
Cow Counties Converge As Democrats Fight For Floor Leader
Clark County delegation of 312 backed Miss Dungan 64 to 51 amid dispute over counting proxies. Sawyer pledges Rose, opposed by some for youth, while Herb Jones seeks renomination. Horton named temporary chairman as Bible urges party unity against Vietnam split. Washoe backs halt to bombing as platform talks begin.
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Sawyer
Cow County
Rose
Viet Cong push repelled in Saigon area battle
The Saigon operation named Resolve to Win involved house to house searches by South Vietnamese forces and U S troops aimed at Viet Cong and North Vietnamese hideouts in Gia Dinh Bien Hoa Bien Duong Hau Nghia and Long An. Intelligence warned of forces assembling for a new strike on Saigon.
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Saigon
Gia Dinh
Bien Hoa
Bien Duong
Hau Nghia
Long An
U. S
Westmoreland
U.S
Gold Crisis Tests Limits on Traveler Checks and Rome Office
U S travelers faced cash limits as seven nation pool studies a gold remedy. American Express Rome would cash only 100 per tourist except in emergencies. A Cabinet meeting under President Charles de Gaulle reaffirmed that the dollar parity of 35 dollars an ounce was no longer realistic.
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American Express
Rome
Charles de Guulle
World Monetary Exchange
Peking sentences British engineer on spying charge
Peking announced that British engineer George Watt was sentenced to three years in prison for spying. A West German, Peter Deckart, with Watt, was ordered deported by the same court in Lanchow, Kansu Province. The rally crowd cried Down with British imperialism and severe punishment for British spy.
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Peking
Tokyo
UPS
China
George Watt
Peking Radio
Watt
Peter Deckart
Municipal Intermediate Peoples Court
Lanchow
Kansu Province
McCarthy Narrowly Trails Johnson In New Hampshire Primary
New Hampshire returns show Eugene J. McCarthy within 230 votes of President Johnson in a near tie on combined Democratic and Republican ballots. McCarthy won 28 791 votes with 20 of 24 Democratic delegates. Johnson 29 021 Democratic plus 1 778 Republican votes. Nixon won a landslide over Rockefeller in the GOP.
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Concord
N. H
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Robert L. Stark
McCarthy
Stark
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
George Romney
Michigan
California
Ronald Reagan
Harold Stassen
Robert Kennedy
Alabama
George Wallace
Sealed envelope system proposed to curb senator profits
The Senate Ethics Committee after two years of study proposed a sealed envelope system to keep senators from profiting off their office. It would require disclosure of personal finances with sensitive data sealed and opened by majority vote. Effective July 1, the plan limits gifts and requires accounting of campaign contributions.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Ethics Committee
Bobby Baker
Thomas Dodd
Senate
Comptroller General
Ethics Committee
Whittier librarian slain in strangulation case
Detectives in Whittier report no leads in the strangling death of 28 year old Elinor Frances Gold found partially clothed in her apartment. She was a USC graduate with degrees in education and library science, employed as a library technician. Her roommate Jean Marie Rife was intoxicated when questioned and later bailed on drunkenness charges.
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Whittier
Calif
UPI
Elinor Frances Gold
Jean Marie Rife
Topeka, Kans
Miss Gold
University of Southern California
City of
Three Dead Feared In Helena Grandon Hotel Fire
Firemen battled a two hour blaze at Helena Montana's Grandon Hotel a turn of the century landmark. Three people remained unaccounted for including manager Mrs Augusta Brown and residents Charles Voels and Casper Gross. Fire crews towed water on smoldering debris as investigators planned once the flames ended. A section of the back wall and front corner were torn down to prevent collapse.
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Helena
Nevada State Hearing Endorses Hughes for Gaming Role
The speaker defends Nevada and Las Vegas interests amid press distortions and monopoly fears. He touts Hughes as a modest operator with no aim of control, praising his contributions and urging officials to grant equal treatment alongside Webb and Harrah. The speaker notes a need to purge doubt and project a clean image for the state.
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Las Vegas
Carson City
Nevada
Canada
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Know
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Flangas
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Herb Jones
Jones
C. E
Dutch) Horton
White Pine County
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Bible
Walter Baring
Sen
Howard Cannon
Thomas Wilson II
Washoe County
North Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Seven Nation Pool
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Vickers Zimmer, Ltd
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D-N.y
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Harrah
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