Red China Satellites Show Power and Payload Potential
Henkin notes China’s satellite launch demonstrates capability to place substantial payloads in orbit surpassing early grapefruit sized tests. He cites classified estimates on payload lifting and compares to Explorer 1’s 31 pounds while China’s craft completed its 319th orbit near Nome, Alaska. Russia’s naval exercise signals expanded, global force projection.
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Nome
Alaska
Henkin
Russia
Soviet Union
Pennsylvania Demos Battle For Nomination
Pennsylvania Democrats vie for the nomination with Shapp carrying Philadelphia as results show Casey gaining in upstate areas. In the 14th primary Casey wins a narrow margin in the city while Shapp warns of a rough election against Raymond Broderick and says the Casey race is a cliff hanger.
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Shapp
Philadelphia
Casey
Upstate
Quaker City
F Or
Raymond Broderick
Democratic Party
Delayed El Rancho sale hearings in Hughes escrow case
In Clark County District Court late yesterday talks continued to complete the delayed El Rancho Vegas sale to Howard Hughes. El Rancho Inc faced receivership over delinquent taxes and tax liens as Garners and Katleman push to finalize the escrow.
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el Rancho Vegas
Sahara Avenue
Howard Hughes Beldon R
Elt Ranco, Inc
Garner
E) Banco
Nixon Acknowledges Budget Surplus Vanishes
President Nixon blames tax losses and a weak economy for a vanished budget surplus. He had predicted $6.3 billion, scaled to $5.9 billion in September and $1.5 billion in February before admitting the surplus is gone.
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Nixon
Judge Morse Denies Dismissal Of Narco Charge
Dist Judge William Morse rules to continue the Anthony Fox narcotics case after defense moves to dismiss arguing confrontation rights and uncorroborated addict testimony. Informant testifies to buying heroin from Fox and hiding evidence. Separate robbery at Love's Cocktail Lounge on Jackson Avenue is noted with $90 exchanged for cash and a demand to lie on the floor.
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John Mendoza
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
William Compton
District Court
Morse
Narco
Anthony Fox
Dist
William Morse
Fox
Peter Flangas
Flangas
Love's Cocktail
Jackson Avenue
Joe Robertson
Canopy Collapse Discussion At LV Convention Center
Clark County Building Department and Chief declare the structure safe for public use and the Authority proceeds pending further tests. The board debated Roth's recommendations as Nevada Testing Lab prepares to assess rotunda frame hearing capacity while AEC coordinates a detailed examination of possible ground wave effects on the canopy.
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Howery
Clark County Building Department
Joe Earnhardt
Walt Casey
Roth
Elwood M. Douthett
Office of Effects Evaluation
Nevada
AEC
Casey
Anderson
Douthett
Douuthett
Convention Center
Hughes Nevada Operations Organization
Atomic Energy Commission
California
Hughes Organization
Burton Westman
Las Vegas Woman Counters Charge Against Husband
Mrs Betty Jean Sleeper wife of former Clark County Deputy Sheriff Ed ward H Sleeper filed a counter charge of assault and battery against George Moore the man who allegedly knocked Sleeper’s husband. Moore claimed only a verbal exchange occurred prior to the incident. Sleeper’s counter complaint follows Moore’s initial charges and a summons for the court appearance set for May 24.
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Las Vegas
Betty Jean Sleeper
Clark County
Sherif Edward H. Sleeper
Moore
Heino
Sleeper
Tollu
Mi Moore
Symington Cites Chaos In Nation Amid Vietnam Debate
Former Air Force secretary and Missouri senator Stuart Symington decries chaos over Vietnam and Cambodia. He links stock market setbacks and campus disorders to the war, while Republicans defend Nixon’s decision to strike targets inside Cambodia from South Vietnam.
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Cambodia
Senate
Gore
Thien
Air Force
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Vietnam
Ril
South Vietnam
Plan To End Student Deferments Hits Snag
President Nixon seeks to end student, parental and occupational deferments as part of moving toward an all volunteer Army. Rep. Mendel Rivers questions college deferments amid student antiwar turmoil while Ford remains open to evidence but not yet convinced they should be abolished.
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Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Rivers
Ford
Studen
Michigan Gop
Former LV Stock Promoter Sent To Prison
Former Las Vegas businessman and stock promoter Robert B. McSherry received a three year federal prison term after pleading nolo contendere to mail fraud and fraudulent securities sales. He founded Nevada Industrial Guaranty Co. and was arrested in Portland in 1968. The 13 page indictment lists 20 investors defrauded and details misused company funds, a merger scheme, and misrepresented assets to stockholders.
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Las Vegas
Nolo Contendre
Robert B. McSherry
Nevada Industrial Guaranty Co
FBI
Portland
Ore
McSherry
NIC
Beehive Security Thrift and Trust Co
Utah
Glen Campbell Debuts at International Hotel in Las Vegas
An Apple Creek Ark. singer Glen Campbell opens at the International Hotel to a large first-nighters crowd. He performs hits like Phoenix, Galveston, and Gentle on My Mind with a breezy stage presence, while joking about Tom Jones and Elvis. He closes with encores after a confident Las Vegas debut aided by a comic opener.
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Delight
Ark
International Hotel
Glen Campbell
Tom Jones
Elvis Presley
Dean Martin
Campbell
Pat Boone
Andy Williams
Cit Shickers
Phoenix
Glenn
Las Eoas
Joe Miller
Firstv
Impbell
Vic
Lone Guercio
Nursing Home License Revocation Explained
State Welfare Administrator George Miller says two Las Vegas Sunny Rest Homes lost licenses for admitting residents needing higher care than allowed. The owner, Wanda McDermott, sued to stop the revocation, and a judge issued a temporary restraining order pending a June 2 district court hearing.
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George Miller
Las Vegas
Miller
Wanda McDermott
Sunny Rest
Dist
Howard Babcock
State Welfare Division
Las
False Arrest Suit Brought To Las Vegas By U.S. Court
The case involves Hughes Tool Co Frontier Hotel and Clark County Sheriff officers in a transferred suit from California. Jo Ella Stevenson, 42, of Woodbridge, California, alleges a 1968 arrest of 10 suspects for deck-switch cheating was unlawful and without a warrant, with 24 hours custody and travel costs incurred before charges were dismissed.
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Hughes Tool Co
Frontier Hotel
Clark County
Las Vegas
GE Credit Sues Bank Over Deposit Certificate Funds
General Electric Credit Corp sues Nevada National Bank of Commerce in U S District Court seeking 75000 plus 5 percent interest and 25000 punitive damages over a 1969 75000 90 day deposit certificate later renewed and applied to a bank debt GE claims had a prior claim The suit also includes extensive claims seeking total damages and costs.
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U.S
General Electric Credit Corp
Nevada National Bank of Commerce
General Electric
Carco Air Service Inc
Careco
Five Students Injured in High School Hallway melee
Five students were slightly hurt in a melee at a High School after an awards assembly. Principal Vince Courtney said the disturbance arose from perceived underrepresentation of black students on the 16 girl flag twirling team.
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Hilo
Ila
Vince Courtney
Courtney
Dents Y Fists
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International Conference of Building Officials
Symington
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Rms
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