Law to limit Nevada school district spending on salaries
Republican Sen. Carl Dodge introduced SB14 to cap certified teachers salaries at 65 percent of district budgets with construction costs excluded. The bill also bars overspending beyond income, forbids interaccount transfers without state budget director approval, and restricts per pupil expenditure growth to nine percent over three years. Clark 68 percent, Washoe 67 percent, and Elko 68 percent of budgets go to teacher salaries. The legislature considers 1.5 million more in emergency aid for Clark and Washoe. Also approved 97,400 for Sparks mental hospital security.
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Clark
Elko
Washoe
Sparks
Saigon Buddhists in protest clash as deaths mount
In Saigon and Da Nang violence erupts as Buddhist demonstrations clash with police and allied troops. Officials report at least 25 deaths and over 300 wounded, including civilians. Marines sustain injuries amid fighting while student protests oppose U S support for Ky regime.
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Saigon
da Nang
Dein Hoa
U.S
Inquest Eyewitnesses Clash With Deputies Over Deadwyler Shooting
Sheriff deputies battled angry spectators outside the Los Angeles coroner’s inquest into the killing of Leonard Deadwyler. Five witnesses gave conflicting accounts of the May 7 chase and a pistol discharge that killed the motorist as he drove his pregnant wife to a hospital. Deputy Coroner Langhauser adjourned the session to Monday morning.
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Los Angeles
API
Leonard Deadwyler
Viet Cong Troops Pounded by U S Air and Ground Attacks
U S bombers hit a Viet Cong concentration about 60 miles from Da Nang while loyal and rebel South Vietnamese forces clash inland. Air strikes south of the 17th Parallel kill an estimated 51 Viet Cong as U S units tally dozens of enemy dead in multiple valleys and provinces.
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da Nang
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Viet Nam
Hawaii
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1St Air Cavalry Division
Strifetown da Nang
U.S. Navy
Winds batter airport as planes topple from ties
Wild winds sweep through an airport wrecking at least ten airplanes that were snapped from their tiedown cables. Several other aircraft suffered damage deemed repairable, according to an airport spokesman.
Defoliation Leaves Fall Linked to Local Emissions Episode
Henderson officials investigate defoliation and a chlorine smell linked to emissions from Titanium Metals and other nearby industries. Leaf samples will be analyzed by UC Riverside as county monitors air quality and Rafters weigh action. County and city leaders seek action after a series of episodes with no confirmed human harm yet.
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University of California Air Pollution Research Department
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Ueckert
Henderson
Helldorado Events Band This Morning and Parade Tomorrow
Helldorado activities begin this morning with Youngtimes Strut at 11 and yellow outfit shows at the Helldorado Golf Tournament continuing. Rodeo action runs 8 p.m. with a $23000 purse as cowboys compete. Tomorrow’s Boots and Beauty Parade at 1 p.m. features Las Vegas resort hotel floats and entertainment figures.
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Las Vegas
IRS Probing Americans in Viet Nam Black Market Deals
The IRS is examining possible income tax violations by 10 Americans suspected of involvement in black market currency trading in Viet Nam. The probe, led by Assistant Commissioner D W Bacon, follows a Defense Department and Treasury crackdown on money manipulation and illicit resale of post exchange goods. Pentagon figures show 148 military and civilian personnel previously investigated. 26 court martialed, 15 punished, 37 under further action.
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Viet Nam
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Saigon
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IRS
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William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Defense
Thomas D. Morris
Frank A. Bartimo
Red Chinese May Beat Out France on H-Bomb Explosion
Paris sources say Communist China could surpass France in hydrogen bomb tests due to U S export denial of high performance computers to the French Atomic Energy Authority. A State Department official confirmed the policy while noting some licenses have been issued for unrelated machines. Observers say the claim may aim to sway U S policy amid De Gaulle’s push for a French bomb.
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UPI
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French Atomic Energy Authority
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Washington
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
Former Harvard Professor Pleads Innocent in LSD Case
Dr Timothy Leary former Harvard professor known for LSD experiments pleaded innocent to two counts of marijuana possession. Two men and a woman arrested with him in an April raid at a Millbrook mansion housing his Castalia Foundation also pleaded not guilty. They remained free on bail as Judge Raymond Baratta advised options for drug treatment.
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N.Y
UPI
Timothy Leary
Harvard
Leary
Dutchess County
Nancy
Blue Jay
Calif
Barry Kaplan
New York
Raymond Baratta
Talmadge Reconsiders Governor Run Keeps Senate Bid
UPI reports Senator Herman Talmadge weighs withdrawing from the Georgia governor race and plans to stay in the Senate where his term lasts two more years. His decision follows pressure from supporters and a flood of inquiries from constituents.
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Atlanta
UPI
U.S
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Senate
Newspaper craft unions reach contracts with World Journal Tribune
National Briefs report three more craft unions at the World Journal Tribune reaching contract agreements, boosting plans for early publication of two new daily newspapers. A separate item notes President Johnson nominating Massachusetts U S District Attorney to a federal judgeship once sought by Francis X Morrissey, tied to the Kennedy circle.
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UPI
World Journal Tribune, Inc
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Massachusetts
Francis X. Morrissey
Kennedy
High School Girl Is Jailed Over Water Pistol Incident
Dedham Massachusetts. Marjorie Norton a 17 year old senior at Wellesley High School was convicted in district court of disturbing the peace for squirting a police officer with a water pistol and sentenced to 10 days in jail. She appealed and was released on 100 dollar bail.
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Dedham
Mass
UPI
Marjorie Norton
Wellesley High School
Exile Hoists Cuban Flag From Statue of Liberty
An anti Castro exile marked Cuban independence day by lifting a 25 foot flag of Cuba and adding a sign that reads Cuba Will Be Free from the Statue of Liberty in New York.
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UPI
Statue of Liberty
Cuba
Seamen Union May Resume Talks If Offer Improves
In London the seamen union leader signaled willingness to return to negotiations with shipowners if the wage and hours proposal improves. In Formosa Chiang Kai-shek, 79, was sworn in for a fourth six year term as president of Nationalist China declaring he would strive to retake the mainland despite threats including atomic weapons.
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UPI
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
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