Hotels Bar Yellow Cabs Amid Taxi Strike Tensions
An unknown number of Strip hotels barred Yellow Cabs last night in response to Teamster demands and fears of unrest. Doormen reportedly told drivers to leave, with no formal notice. Yellow continued taxi service to downtown stands, the airport, and around town. Nevada Resort Hotel Association said the move was not an official policy, while Mayor Grayson had earlier urged arbitration and a settlement. Yellow had a federal suit against the union and Whittlesea Drive Cab Co. unresolved.
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Where I Stand on Equal Law and Domestic Names
A column discusses perceived gender equality and social norms, noting the Nevada attorney general's view that a wife who marries must use her husband's name when running for public office. The piece frames this as a small consolation for men amid broad debates on equal rights and social etiquette.
Clark County Democrats Convene to Choose County Chair
Clark County battling Democrats gather at the Convention Center today for their county convention. The event starts at 8 a.m. and the outcome, including who will become county chair, remains unsettled.
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Woes Mount In H-Bomb Recovery Setback
Navy recovery of a 1.1 megaton H-bomb from the Mediterranean suffers a setback when a steel cable snapped during lifting by the midget submarine Alvin. The bomb lay more than 2,500 feet below the surface as efforts continue to raise it to an underwater platform.
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Antiwar protests spread nationwide as arrests mount
A new round of anti Viet Nam War demonstrations erupts across the United States with at least 25 arrests. Sitdowns and clashes occur from Boston to Chicago to Ann Arbor as protesters mobilize for a two day international protest led by Frank Emspak and the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Viet Nam.
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Ginny Hill Ends Life in Austria After Mob Ties
Salzburg Austria United Press International reports Virginia Hill a once famed American underworld hostess known for lavish parties and ties to mob figures ended her life by poison in Austria. A court ruled the death a self inflicted act. friends note she lived in a boarding room with her 15 year old son while facing exile and tax evasion charges.
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Pioneer Vegan Caroline Heaton Dies at 91 in Las Vegas
Caroline Heaton a longtime Las Vegas resident died early yesterday at El Jen rest home where she had lived for years. Born October 1874 in Illinois she came to Las Vegas in 1905 with husband J M Heaton, the first station agent for the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad now Union Pacific, and resided here thereafter.
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Full Power Of NERVA In Test Go Full Power
Scientists fired up the world’s first nuclear rocket for the ninth time and ran the engine at full power for 3.5 minutes. The static test used a car like a flat bed railroad car. Testing began Feb 3 at Jackass Flats as part of the Rover program for deep space probes.
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Swamp Gas Theory Suppresses UFO Reports in Michigan
Air Force scientist Dr. J. Allen Hynek dismissed mass UFO reports as luminous swamp gas at a Detroit press conference while acknowledging he could not prove the claim. He noted sightings in Michigan from Cassopolis to Hillsdale and warned the phenomenon may explain eerie glows and popping noises near swamps.
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Mammoth Shriner Gathering Starts Parade in Las Vegas Today
Al Malaikah Temple leads 6500 Shriners from 65 Southern California clubs in a 10 a.m. parade from First and Fremont to Eighth Street in Casino Center Las Vegas. Potentate James D. Kenmuir and Imperial Marshal C. P MacGregor head the procession with Color Guard commander Bill Froelich. Luncheon at the Convention Center follows the parade prior to a 1:15 p.m. shrine ceremony inducting a large class of candidates.
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Viet Cong Attack Backfires Near Da Nang
US Marines repelled a two-company Viet Cong assault 14 miles south-southeast of Da Nang with seven water buffalo killed and 42 Viet Cong dead found on the battlefield. Air strikes pounded Viet Cong targets in Tay Ninh Province and civilian rice farms were protected.
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Weather snapshot for today and yesterday
Mostly sunny with gentle winds. Today's forecasted high 73 and low 45. Yesterday reached 71/47. At noon humidity 33 percent. Sunrise at 5 38 and sunset at 5 57.
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