Top Officials Deny Reports on Hotel Sales
Top officials of International Leisure Corp owners of the International and Flamingo Hotels denied reports that both properties were sold Thursday for over 100 million to Hyatt House Hotels. Hyatt House also denied the sale, with executives alleging the published account was false.
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Flamingo, International
International Leisure Corporation
International
Flamingo
Hyatt House Hotels
Hyatt House
San Francisco
Las Vegas
International Leisure
Donald Pritzker
Kirk Kerkorian
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios
Western Airlines
Nevada
Kerkorian
Miami
Morris Lansburgh
Where I Stand in a Time of Debate and Reform
A newspaper column defends its confrontational stance against Dr. Ralph Hemington while praising investigative journalism. The writer recounts past critiques of medical, governmental, labor, gaming, and policing practices, asserting media inquiry spurred reforms and indictments, and notes ongoing exploratory talks in Las Vegas over International Leisure stock.
Israeli School Bus Ambush Kills 11 Near Lebanese Border
An Arab guerrilla attack on a Israeli school bus near Baram killed 11 people, eight of them children, and wounded 21 as three 82mm shells hit the bus and gunfire followed. Israel then shelled four Lebanese villages and retaliatory strikes hit Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal.
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Lebanon
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Upper Galilee
Baram
Dovey
Pro-Jewish Protesters Infiltrate Arab Offices Near UN
Protesters attacked two Arab organizations near the United Nations in New York in response to an Israeli school bus attack. Police say three Arab officials were injured as offices were ransacked and officials clubbed.
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N.Y
New York
UPI
United Nations
Israel
Midtown Manhattan
Action Committee For Arab-American Relations
Palestine Liberation Organization
Meir Kahane
Militant
Jewish Defense League
Sadatt Hasan
Numati Jauoni
Hasan
North Las Vegas Airman Killed in Vietnam
Warrant Officer Robert L. Kirk 22 of North Las Vegas was confirmed killed in action in Southeast Asia after being reported missing. A Rancho High School graduate and longtime North Las Vegas youth worker, Kirk trained at Ft Hunter and served in the Vietnam combat zone since February.
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Robert L. Kirk
North Las Vegas
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
William F. Kirk
Kirk
Rancho High School
Mercury Blue Print & Supply Co
Ft. Hunter Air School
Savannah
Laxalt Reports French Confidence in Nixon Indochina Policy
Four U.S. governors on a nine day France tour found general confidence in Nixon's Indochina policy among French people. Paul Laxalt of Nevada said locals asked about Cambodia and feared deeper U.S. involvement, yet expressed confidence in the President's judgment.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
Nixon
Indochina
France
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Cambodia
United States
Goodwin Knight Dies Ex Governor of California at 73
Former California governor Goodwin J. Knight died in Inglewood at 73 after a long illness including diverticulitis and pneumonia. He served 1953 to 1959 and was linked to Nixon and Warren in state politics, with both houses adjourning in memory.
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Goodwin Knight
California
Inglewood
Calif
UPI
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard M. Nixon
Earl Warren
Knight
Daniel Freeman Hospital
Warren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Agnew Defends Speeches at Happy GOP Dinner
Vice President Agnew told a Texas Republican fundraising dinner that Nixon does not muzzle him and he will not "cool it" in remarks. He attacked liberal national media, urged a Republican Congress to back administration policies, and defended his right to speak out amid Cambodia war protests.
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Houston
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
U. S
Cambodia
White House
Police Sweep Fresno Protesters Near Fresno State
Riot-equipped officers dispersed a student protest blocking a six lane highway near Fresno State College arresting about 40 demonstrators. The crowd sat three deep across lanes, piled debris, and rocks and bottles were thrown during the day long event.
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Fresno
UPI
Fresno State College
Gunman Sought After Bank Heist On Las Vegas Strip
A lone gunman robbed the Valley Bank of Nevada Casino Branch on the Las Vegas Strip at 10:45 am yesterday. He demanded large and small bills from a female teller and fled on foot toward the north with no getaway car. Authorities describe the suspect as 25 to 30, wearing a blue shirt, white pants and sunglasses. FBI is handling the investigation.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Blvd
South
el Morrocco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The
Bank of Las Vegas
Valley Bank
Weather Outlook for Werther This Weekend
Mostly clear and fair conditions with heat returning this weekend. Today’s high near 95 and low around 65, with yesterday reaching 93 and 61. Sunrise at 5 29 a.m. and sunset at 7 46 p.m.
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Clark County Medical Society
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United Press International
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Dr. Thosteson
Laxalt
Pounds
Happy Texas
Police
Gunman
Vegas Strip
Werther
Bowlers
Bill Bunetta
Bud Horn
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