Vegas NAACP Leader Returns From Selma Line
Rev. Marion Bennett a Las Vegas NAACP leader spoke of the Selma front line and police state conditions. He expects to confer with Gov. Grant Sawyer and join Nevada lawmakers on civil rights measures while sharing impressions from Selma and Montgomery.
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Saint Patrick’s Day Reflections Across Centuries
An Italian columnist reflects on Saint Patrick’s Day significance. The piece explores Ireland’s influence through poets leaders and patriots, cites JFK as a modern exemplar, and recounts Patrick’s origins as a Gallo-Roman slave who brought Christianity to Ireland. The essay links patrimony and freedom across history.
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March Day Violence in Montgomery Spurs King Led March
Mounted sheriff's deputies and state troopers charged about 600 civil rights demonstrators in Montgomery injuring at least 14. Dr. Martin Luther King rushed in from Selma and vowed to lead a courthouse march to demand apologies and boost Negro voter registration. A prayer vigil followed at the capitol steps as authorities apologized for the “mixup in signals.”
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Ghost haunts Tucker murder trial verdicts unfold
Horace Tucker, 65, stands accused of fatally shooting Omer Jack Evans, 41, at his Las Vegas home in 1963. The state rests after Judge Mowbray allows Clarke Davison to testify about a 1957 shooting of Earl Kaylor found in Tucker's residence.
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Replacement plan for McNamee on Nevada Supreme Court
Gov. Grant Sawyer and lawmakers reached a tentative agreement to fill Justice Frank McNamee’s vacancy until the 1966 elections. A Clark County district judge would sit in the vacant seat, while a fifth Clark County judge would be added to handle the workload during the absence.
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Club Forms Its Own Labor Organization in Nevada Casinos
Robert B. Feldman a 2M roulette dealer said the Gaming Employees Union formed Tuesday to offer workers a choice. He noted reports that a vote would occur within 30 days, but officials said employees will decide whether Hanley or his union represents them. Thomas Hanley heads the American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employees, an independent union under Nevada charter. The NLRB has jurisdiction and will order a consent election at nine Las Vegas casinos including the California Club within 30 days. Employees will vote yes or no on representation by Hanley’s union. Meetings among dealers and casino staff continued through Tuesday and into Wednesday.
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TallyHo Owners File Suit to Oust Gaming License Seekers
Three Indiana corporations that own the TallyHo Hotel Casino sue to eject men who sought a state gaming license. Plaintiffs name Edward Nealis Charlies Luftig the Garden of Allah Inc and multiple Doe entities. Suit cites $632 534 in back rent and other payments due.
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Gemini Fleet Moves Toward Recovery Areas
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports a large recovery fleet fanning out across the Atlantic for Americas first manned Gemini flight set for March 23. Six ships head to mid Atlantic to Canary Islands with about a quarter more sailing to nearer areas by March 22. at the launch site officials say astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young are not naming the spacecraft as in Mercury missions.
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County budget trimmed for 1965 66 by county commission
A reduced tentative county budget of 12 946 786 with a 1 tax rate is sent to the Nevada Tax Commission after a 794 000 cut from the current plan. The board shaved 2 132 534 from department requests and the general and road funds are down versus 1964 65, due to school bonds increasing ad valorem needs.
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Fatal High Speed Chase Kills Bride in Nevada Crash
A 100 mph police pursuit ended in tragedy near Boulder City when a luxury car stolen from a Strip hotel crashed into a motel sign killing Barbara Baker, 19, of Landstuhl Germany. Her husband Pvt Raymond Baker, also 19, was critically injured with multiple fractures and severe head injuries.
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