Baskin Briare Face Tight Local Election Tested
County politics center on Baskin and Briare as they seek reelection amid a lake search for a missing boating party. Rangers reported calm waters and no signs of capsized craft while the Coast Guard, tied up by repairs, could not join the night hunt.
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Boulder City
Record 24-Hour Rainfall Floods Chicago Area
A severe rainstorm drenched Chicago and Cook County forcing 150 residents from homes. The 24 hour rainfall neared 4 inches, the heaviest in May for the area, flooding basements and streets. The Chicago River rose nearly 3 feet threatening Union Station. commuter boats suspended service. Thunderstorms hit Arkansas Tennessee and Colorado with widespread damage.
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Texas
Louisiana
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Loop
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Wrigley Building
Michigan Avenue
Viet Nam casualties mount as US losses exceed allies
U.S. military reports for the week ending May 7 show 82 Americans killed and 615 wounded, plus 21 more in a Chinook crash totaling 103. South Vietnamese losses reach 61 killed, 22 missing, 154 wounded. enemy casualties listed at 456 killed and 121 captured. Brezhnev’s Romania visit signals Warsaw Pact strains as Ceausescu pushes independence and Romania joins with North Vietnam on anti imperialist appeal.
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United States
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Romania
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Sitdown Strike At Jerry's Nugget Casino Endures
Union chief Hanley led a sitdown by 32 dealers at Jerry's Nugget Las Vegas as talks stalled over a revised contract. Dealers, claiming pay raises from 22.50 to 23.75 per shift with future increases, would not deal to customers amid a continued action said to last until a signed agreement is reached. Stamas cited inability to study the draft and said no contract action would occur until his lawyer is consulted. The casino remained open with crowds watching as bargaining continues.
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Stamas
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Denton
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Nevada Legislature weighs tax study and patrol funding
Lawmakers moved to place a gaming tax measure in committee as budget deficits prompt calls for new revenue. Highway Patrol chief Don Brown pressed for 15 extra troopers and five dispatchers funded by the highway tax, while education and Stead Air Force Base needs eyed by Assembly members amid rising road deaths and a potential seven million dollar price tag through 1970.
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D-Caliente
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University of Nevada
New Car Sales Tumble After Defects Reported
Detroit report shows new car sales fall sharply in the first 10 days of May after safety defects were disclosed to congressional critics. The Big Four firms combined sold 192,429 vehicles, down from 303,260 in late April and 227,499 a year earlier. General Motors led the decline, with a 40 percent drop from late April and a 24 percent drop from the first 10 days of May 1965.
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UPI
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Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
MIG Bases On Target
U.S. officials announce plans to counter North Viet Nam MIG incursions with effective tactics including possible attacks on bases. North Viet Nam MIGs have caused limited damage. 11 MIGs shot down by U.S. forces while Soviet fighters expand from Ha Noi area bases.
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Peking
North Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North
Hanley Unior ium About T Bird Loss
Gaming union leader Tom Hanley declined comment after a defeat in a dealer election at Thunder Bird. Vivian Brooks blamed Del Webb for a stronger anti labor push and forecast a challenge led by attorney Al Dreyer possibly via the National Labor Relations Board or courts. Hanley did not respond to requests.
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Thunderbird
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Change Girls
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al Dreyer
National Labor Relations Board
Mills blocks Johnson plan to liberalize trade with Russia
Washington UPI Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, killed hopes for liberalizing trade with Russia and Communist Eastern Europe this year by refusing to introduce or hear the administration's proposal. Point Mugu Calif UPI The Navy announced the first successful guided firing of the Phoenix air to air guided missile Thursday.
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UPI
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Europe
Arkansas Democrat
Point Mugu
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Millionaire Hinman Sentenced in Chotiner Murder Plot
In Santa Monica Charles W Hinman receives one to five years for soliciting a salesman to murder attorney Murray Chotiner, a former Nixon campaign adviser. In Los Angeles Hedy Lamarr sues May Co for 5 million over alleged false arrest and shoplifting charges.
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UPI
Charles W. Hinman
Murray Chotiner
Richard Nixon
Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
May Co
Dodd Subpoenaed in libel Suit as Senate Session Opens
Senator Thomas J. Dodd was served with a subpoena to give depositions and produce records in his $5 million libel and conspiracy suit against columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson. Process server Hugh W. Duffy delivered the document near the Senate caucus room. On Capitol Hill Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge urged free elections in South Vietnam to form a constituent assembly and eventual civilian government. UN Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg pressed for quick U.S. ratification of four UN Human Rights Conventions, including a treaty criminalizing genocide.
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D-Conn
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Jack Anderson
Hugh W. Duffy
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Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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U.N
Harry S Truman
Kosygin ties aid to politics as Soviets press developing nations
Soviet Premier Kosygin told Egyptians aid from the Soviet bloc comes with political strings, while he said Communist aid is unconditional. In Cannes Sophia Loren’s status as Cannes judging chair remained uncertain as she shot in London. West Germany extended a $40 million long term credit to Israel. Suharto stated Indonesia’s military does not seek Sukarno's permanent presidency and cautioned against a return to pro-Communist paths.
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Vital Water Stand Taken By Johnson
The Johnson administration urged that any study on diverting Pacific Northwest water to the Colorado River be done by a yet unnamed national water commission. Assistant Interior Secretary Kenneth Holum presented the stance to the House Reclamation Subcommittee, a win for Northwest lawmakers who want to remove transfer studies from the bill. If adopted, it could fracture unity among the seven Colorado River Basin states over the $1.7 billion package, as Colorado Wyoming and Utah demand keeping import studies for their support of the Central Arizona Project.
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Economists Worried About 1967 Outlook When Tax Debate Looms
Washington officials and business leaders gather in Hot Springs Virginia for the Business Council meeting. Advisers warn that while 1966 is solid a misstep could threaten 1967 prosperity. They expect no rush to raise taxes as inflation pressures ease.
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UPI
U.S
Business Council
Hot Springs
Johnson
Jail Fifth Suspect In Union Death
Five men were jailed on suspicion of plotting the assassination of a painters union official who questioned a half million dollar pension fund. Suspects include Sacramento contractors Norman Call and Max Ward, Call's employee Clyde Simmons, San Francisco bar owner Richard Rock, and Carl M Schwartz known as Carl Black in Miami. Police also pursued two gunmen believed paid to kill union leaders including Don Wilson who was killed April 5.
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Don Wilson
Lloyd Green
Hayward
Calif
Wilson
Norman Call
Max Ward
Sacramento
Clyde Simmonds
Richard Rock
FBI
Miami
Fla
Carl M. Schwartz
Carl Black
Sacramento Area Painters Welfare Fund
Liza Minellis Engagement Reconfirmed in London
Liza Minelli, 20, daughter of Judy Garland, is re engaged to Australian singer composer Peter Allen. Road manager Nancy Nelson says Liza is very happy and the couple had first become engaged in November 1964 before a breakup. She performs at Talk of the Town in London through June 4.
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UPI
Liza Minélli
Judy Gartland
Peter Allen
Liza
Nancy Nelson
Peter
Chicago Students Protest Grade Disclosure to Draft Boards
About 350 to 400 University of Chicago students staged an around the clock sit in in the six story administration building to protest the policy of supplying a student grade average and class ranking to draft boards. University President George W Beadle condemned coercive tactics and said the policy would not change. The demonstrators planned a second night of protest and met in the lobby to decide further action.
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UPI
University of Chicago
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George W. Beadle
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New York Taxi Strike Threatens City Orders
New York top mediator vows rapid talks to end a citywide taxi strike as 12 000 cabs stay off the streets over a demand to raise commissions from 44 45 to 50 percent. Lindsay urges negotiations while police guard transit needs and violence is reported against independent cab owners.
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UPI
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Taxi Owners’ Council
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