Assembly approves cabaret tax plan in Nevada
Nevada Assembly advances Gov. Sawyer cabaret tax despite union objections and Las Vegas gambler opposition. Three members vote against. assemblywoman Helen Herry of Las Vegas supports the measure and seeks reconsideration. Assemblyman Cyril Bastian says a Senate public hearing will be held on the bill.
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Grant Sawyer
Assembly
Las Vegas
Clark County
Southern Nevada Hospital
Bill Pursel
Hospital Board of Trustee
Pursel
Lou la Porta
Barney Cannon
Darwin Lamb
Purser
LaPorta
Cabaret Tax Proposal Aims to Fund State and Local Needs
The measure, backed by Taxation Committee chair Bastian, would tax entertainment food and drinks at ten percent atop the federal cabaret tax. It seeks about four million annually for state relief and a two million redistribution to cities from cigarette tax, while changing cigarette tax shares to roughly 30 percent state and 70 percent local. Opponents include Democrats Alleman Manning and Rosen. absent officials and industry leaders warn of harm to entertainment businesses.
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Bastian
Sawyer
al Alleman
North Las Vegas
Boyd Manning
East Ely
Art Osen
Las Vegas
Mary Frazzini
Reno
Len Harris
Don Mellor Sparks
Jim Wood
Lou Paley
State
Afl-Cio
Major Riddle
Dunes Hotel
Las Vegas Strip
Paley
Nuclear solution and a call for bilateral restraint
A father discusses his approach to global security inspired by Edward Morgan. He recalls a speech to Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in Washington and notes the audience’s intense reaction to the ideas about preventing a nuclear arms race. The dialogue references further coverage on Page 2.
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Washington, D.C
Kiwanis Club
United States
Russia
Rotary
Kiwanis
Additional Arrests Loom In City's Case Fix Probe
Mounting evidence in the Municipal Court case fixing prosecutors say points toward more arrests. City officials and police are tightening probes as suspects face potential charges related to the case.
City officials fly to Carson City to halt annexation bill
A trio of city officials led by Mayor Oran Grayson traveled to Carson City to block a Clark County annexation measure tied to Henderson growth. The trip aims to thwart state lawmakers seeking a freeze on annexations and to challenge Las Vegas areas annexed in 1964. Additional arrests tied to a city court probe are anticipated as prosecutors pursue new evidence.
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Carson City
Las Vegas
Gemini duo reshapes orbit in spaceflight milestone
Astronauts Virgil J. Grissom and John W. Young adjusted their Gemini craft three times in a three voyage around earth. The veteran Grissom, first to fly twice, and Young, both in a key U S moon race effort, rested aboard the spacecraft Tuesday night as they continued the mission.
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Gus) Grissom
John W. Young
Gemini
Grissom
Young
John Young
Virgil
Intrepid
NASA
UPI
Rainswept Highway Tests Alabama March To Montgomery
Three hundred civil rights demonstrators trudged 11 miles through rain toward Montgomery on day three of the Selma to Montgomery march. They halted at a muddy field on A. G. Gaston’s farm as state legislators denounced the march, and President Johnson reinforced guards to protect the campsite. King spoke of a higher moral tone amid unconfirmed rumors, while the march continued despite conditions.
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Selma
Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Alabama
A. G. Gaston
Gus Young
Johnson
Gin Rummy Playoffs Narrowly Split Leads to Semi Final
Tie breaking games at the Riviera Hotel set the stage for 31 players to reach the semi finals of the ninth International Gin Rummy Tournament. Maj James F Low led with 15 wins in 16 games to top the Second Chance Tournament. Gene McGregor of Austin and D H Heuerman of Chicago each won 13 or 14 games, with Fred Mogad of St Louis also posting 14. About 500 players not in the semi finals join Wednesday’s Second Chance event at the Flamingo.
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Sands Hotel
James F. Low
Air Force
Washington, D.C
Gene McGregor
Austin
Tex
D. H. Heuerman
Chicago
Ill
Fred Mogad
St. Louis
Flamingo
Air Force outlines Manned Orbiting Lab plan next decade
General Bohannon told pharmaceutical wholesalers that NASA's Gemini flight proved manned space flight possible and that the Air Force will launch a MOL project in 1967. A Titan II based capsule will carry a two man crew to orbit and house them in a laboratory called The Can for work and living quarters before returning to Earth.
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Hannon
United States Air Force
Air Force
Bohannon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armed Services
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
MOL
Earth
Tucker to be sentenced for 1963 North Las Vegas murder
Horace Goucher Tucker the former North Las Vegas mayor was found guilty of second degree murder for the Oct. 7, 1963 pistol slaying of Omar Jack Evans. He faces 10 years to life. He will appear before Dist. Judge John Mowbray at 9:15 a.m. with attorney Harry Claiborne planning an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court.
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Horace Goucher Tucker
Dist
John Mowbray
North Las Vegas
Omar Jack Evans
Evans
Tucker
Glider St
North
Las Vegas
Mowbray
Harry Claiborne
Nevada Supreme Court
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