Nevada approves near seven million university building plan
The Nevada legislature approved a four bill package totaling about 7 million for University of Nevada campuses in Las Vegas and Reno. A student union project in Las Vegas drew only minor opposition. the session prepared for final adjournment with emergency passage rules. AB6 funds furniture for the Las Vegas union while AB16 allows regents to issue.
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Carson City
UPI
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
James Slattery
R-Storey
Regents
Delivery Price Hike Noted In Press Image
The image from The Press mentions a three cent increase for delivery. It conveys a small rise in service charges without additional context or dates.
Nevada press convention praised as best even held
The Nevada state press hailed a recent convention in Fiko as one of the best. Ruthe Deskin won a unanimous presidency, and the Las Vegas Press Club sent a railcar to Elko. The piece recalls lighthearted travel, press camaraderie, and a comic security idea from Dick West.
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Nevada
Fiko
Las Vegas
Elko
Las
Dick West
UPI
Kidnapper Slain During Gun Battle
In Terryville Connecticut a despondent Bristol Water Department worker abducted a 6 year old boy from a school bus stop and hid in woods where he was killed in a gun battle with police. The boy was released unharmed and a policeman was wounded. Albert Bunn 33 traded the boy for water before his death in a homemade fort behind his home.
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Terryville, Conn
UPI
Albert Bunn
Bunn
Bristol Water Department
Terryville
Michael Albee
Casinos Get Evil Eye In Taxes Study
Carson City reports a bipartisan legislative commission begins a statewide survey to gauge tax effects on Nevada gambling profits. Russell McDonald to lead a nationwide audit search with up to 150000 from the legislative fund. recommendations due June 17. Charles Munson of the Gaming Industry Association of Nevada backs openness alongside confidentiality concerns.
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Carson City
Legislative Commission
Nevada
Commission
Legislative Counsel Bureau
Russell McDonald
Legislative Fund
Charles Munson
Gaming Industry Association of Nevada
Marines Tear Gas Barrage Breaks Buddhist Protest
Vietnamese marines and riot police used tear gas to break an anti-government Buddhist march of about 4,000 in Saigon. In Hue, roughly 7,000 students demonstrated along the Perfume River against the American presence.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Perfume River
Buddhist Protests Shake Saigon Ahead of Elections
In Saigon Buddhist monks and students led anti government protests as police and marines enforced limits. The gesture followed tensions over Ky’s regime and impending September elections. Unconfirmed reports said 12000 Viet Cong massed near Hue to challenge order.
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Hue
Viet Nam
Gemini 9 Surveyor Sprint to Moon’s Surface
CAPE KENNEDY Fla four days remain for what could be America’s biggest space week. An Atlas Centaur rocket will launch Surveyor from pad 36A toward the moon, while Gemini 9 with Ed Cernan and Tom Stafford lifts off from pad 19 for orbital maneuvers and a planned rendezvous.
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Klas-Tv
Channel 8
Alan Jamson
CBS News
America
Jarlson
Space
Surveyor
Ed Cernan
Tom Stafford
Pad
Take Your Pick Haircut Price Vote In Las Vegas Barbers
Las Vegas barbers will vote tonight on raising prices from $2.50 to $3 for men and ladies haircuts. The Barbers Union Local 974 cites higher living and operating costs as the motive for the measure, to be decided at 8 p.m. in the American Legion Hall at 733 No 2nd St.
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Las Vegas
Barbers Union Local 974
American Legion Hall
No. 2Nd St
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