Abrams Briefs LBJ on Vietnam Outlook
Gen. Creighton W. Abrams met with President Johnson and top advisors in Washington to discuss South Vietnam's military outlook and modernization. The talks, held during Abrams two day visit, focused on U.S. troop needs and potential defense funding as Westmoreland readies to become Army chief of staff.
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Gen. Abrams
LBJ
Washington
UPI
Creighton W. Abrams
Johnson
Vietnam
Saigon
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
Abrams
U.S
Westmoreland
Army
White House
National Security Council
South Vietnam
Congress
Earle Wheeler
Gen. Westmoreland
Hughes buys Stardust and Silver Slipper amid Nevada gaming board delay
Nevada gaming board stalls actions on Hughes purchases as oilman Howard Hughes aims to acquire the Stardust and Silver Slipper resorts. Estimated prices run to $30.7 million and $5.36 million, with így tax timing sought before March 31 to save about $300,000. The governor denies press reports of pressure.
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Hughes
District Court Rule Ends Six Year Cab Medallion Battle
District Judge John Mendoza ruled Clark County lacks authority to cap cab company medallions and ordered selling as many medallions as customers can afford. Victory for Ray Chennoweth and Bill Mirin ends a six year dispute over expanding Clark County taxi operations.
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SUN
Ray Chennoweth
Bill Mirin
John Mendoza
Clark County
Yanks Rout Vietnamese Near Saigon
American forces attacked North Vietnamese hiding in a rubber plantation near Saigon and killed 99. Two companies of the 25th Infantry landing by helicopter fought through the area, with 2 Americans killed and 38 wounded. Air strikes and artillery supported the operation as Viet Cong engagements continued in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
Yps
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Michelin Rubber Plantation
Mekong
Lam Son
Thua Thien
Hue
Mystery Bus Bomb Linked To Banker
Lorain Ohio reports that California banker Albert Ricci 53 constructed and mailed a bomb that killed NASA space scientist Samuel Hammons Jr. 44 of Avon Ohio on February 24. FBI linked the sender to Ricci after the device shipped from Salt Lake City. Rigorous details describe Ricci’s unstable behavior while Hammons’s death resulted from a mailed package at the Greyhound depot in Cleveland. Hammons was a NASA employee since 1966.
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Lorain, Ohio
UPI
California
Lorain County
Paul Kopsch
Kopsch
FBI
Samuel Hammons Jr
Avon
Ohio
Albert Ricci
Petaluma
Calif
Hammons
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Greyhound
Cleveland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ricci
Carousel Bid For License Under Study
The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended extending the Carousel Club conditional license by 60 days while delaying approval of proposed financing to reopen the Las Vegas casino. The club has been shut since October due to financial problems. owners seek a 1.2 million loan from Bank of Las Vegas and Valley Bank of Nevada to reopen with 192 slots and 10 tables.
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Nevada Gaming Control Board
Carousel Club
Las Vegas
Don Carano
The
Carousel
Carano
Bank of Las Vegas
Valley Bank of Nevada
Reno
Miami
Salvatore Rizzo
Rocco Paravin
Robert Ayoub
Jet airliner lands safely after midair collision at St Louis
Ozark Air Lines DC9 collided with a light Cessna during approach to Lambert Field. Two killed in the Cessna crash near Hazelwood. The Ozark jet carried 44 passengers and four crew plus another noncrew captain and landed only damaged.
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St, Louis, Mo
UPI
Ozark Air Lines
Lambert-St. Louis
Ozark
Chicago
St. Louis
Fire damages LV newspaper presses in Review Journal plant
A night fire damaged and possibly destroyed three presses at the Review Journal printing plant on A Street between McWilliams and Morgan Avenues. Seven workers were inside about 9 15 pm with no injuries reported. Fire units responded, smoke forced evacuation, and workers moved cars from danger.
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Review
Journal
McWilliams
Morgan Avenues
Lurleen Wallace Faces Setback After Health Scan
Gov. Lurleen Wallace, 41, battling cancer, suffered a new setback as doctors detected what was believed to be a blood clot in her lungs. She had undergone a cancer operation on February 22, her third in two years, to remove a malignant pelvic tumor and part of her bowel in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sunny Day With Mild Winds and Mild Temperatures
A sunny day with gentle winds and high near 75 degrees. Record notes yesterday reached 75 with a low of 41. noontime humidity at 14 percent and sunrise at 5 33 with sunset at 5 59.
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Greenspan
Hank
Nevada
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Mason Valley News
Yerington
Jack ©. McCloskey
Mineral County Independent
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Frank Johnson
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Paul Laxalt
Carson City
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U. S
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Khe Sanh
A Shau
Mirin
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Chennoweth
PSC
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Mirin and
Murrin
Crocker Citizens Bank
San Francisco
Ricer
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Neb
Keith Campbell
Hazelwood
Scott Adams
JET
David Perkins
Mike Guffey
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