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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1964
Page
1
The Las Vegas scene faces a silver dollar shortage impacting casinos and customers. Casinos convert to dollar chips, costly changes trigger counting errors, and banks supply cartwheels amid hoarding. Officials warn the era of silver coins may end as demand shifts to chips.
Goldwater speaks at an Economic Club of Detroit event attended by over 3,500 people. He frames his speech as a major policy statement and attacks the Nixon administration's defense policies and Robert McNamara. He says McNamara may be the greatest bookkeeper in government but asserts costly failures.
Western lawmakers push to reverse a House decision blocking more silver dollars. They forecast eventual success as the bill heads to the Senate.
Federal agents report William Edgar Jones 43 held on $25 000 bond after a three week probe. Heroin valued at 500 000 on the open market described as the state's largest seizure, with Col George White noting the breakthrough. Behörden details indicate the investigation climaxed a lengthy case.
Attorney Roy M. Cohn told a federal grand jury the U S Attorney Morgenthau and DOJ officials were out to get him. The claim surfaced in federal court during his perjury and conspiracy trial as AUSA Gerald Walpin read the statement.
The executive committee met with state finance and Senate members to review camp conditions after a Monday surprise visit. Senators Lamb and McGowan stressed they aim to improve operations and fiscal oversight, not shut down the facility, noting about 36000 dollars funds go to the school operation and capital costs.
A 22 year old murder suspect and his teenage girlfriend were held in Las Vegas by an Arizona detective lieutenant after a stop in Las Vegas on the way to Phoenix. The Fresno California pair arrested in Central Nevada on Saturday are linked to the throat slash killings of an older couple from Sherrill New York. Dist. Judge John Sexton held a closed hearing to advise Theresa Robichaud 17 years old on her civil rights while she remains in juvenile custody not charged in the slayings. Local attorneys aided the Fresno counsel and court spokesmen offered no comment. The procession proceeded toward Phoenix with Lt Joe Love of the Maricopa County Sheriff's department. Continued on Page 6.
Secretary Udall ordered opening the outlet gates at Glen Canyon Dam to release water from Lake Powell. The move aims to sustain Lake Mead storage at no less than 14.5 million acre-feet and keep Mead’s level above 1123 feet, ensuring 1,340,000 kilowatts of capacity.
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