Political swings and California civil rights vote noted
Amid nationwide election analysis Hot Springs defeats a legal gambling proposal while California voters repeal housing discrimination bans. George Murphy defeats Salinger to push private enterprise, Johnson victory in California contrasted by Taft Jr. loss in Ohio. Akron votes suppress anti-discrimination housing measure as Salinger loses in liberal drift. (See WHERE, Page 2)
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California
George Murphy
Pierre Salinger
Johnson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Salinger
Murphy
Ohio
Stephen Young
Bob Taft, Jr
Young
Akron
Canvass Declares Close Election With Recount Pending
An official canvass reveals Cannon trails by 115 unofficial votes after tabulation errors alter an earlier Laxalt lead. Secretary of State Koontz and U S Attorney Bonner order caution in guarding ballots until canvass and recheck. County boards have 10 days to provide abstracts for final tally.
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Cannon
Secretary of State
John Koontz
U. S. Atty
John Bonner
Koontz
Bonner
Senate Privilege and Election Subcommittee
Nevada Test Site Strike Shrinks Labor Support
The walkout at the Nevada Test Site expands as 600 Office and Professional Employees International workers join 600 construction trades and electricians in a strike that leaves past 3,000 out of work. Monitors seek higher pay and guaranteed raises while negotiations with Reynolds Electric and Engineering stalled over subsistence and schedule changes.
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Nevada
Electricians
International
Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Reynolds
Las Vegas
AEC
Central Labor Council
Las
FBI Finds Nearly $20 000 In Stolen Securities Hidden Above Strip Hotel Room
FBI agents recovered almost 20000 dollars in stolen travelers checks and money orders from a crawl space above a room at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. The Belmont Savings and Loan robbery in Glendale California on Oct 19 yielded 33950 dollars in cash and securities. Six suspects are in custody, including Ola Lee Hatfield who faces new federal charges for bank robbery.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dean W. Elson
FBI
Belmont Savings and Loan Association
Glendale
Calif
Elson
Ola Lee Hatfield
Anaheim
Heap
Washington GOP big guns visit Nevada to review Laxalt race
Victor Johnston and Fred Scribner arrived in Las Vegas to assess the Nevada Senate contest in which Paul Laxalt trailed Sen. Howard Cannon by 81 to 115 votes. They called the situation an amazing run and said national party observers monitor close races. They stressed no wrongdoing and noted it is standard for Washington allies to observe tight elections.
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Vic Johnston
Republican Senate Campaign Committee
Fred Scribner
Republican National Committee
Paul Laxalt
Howard Cannon
Sunfoto
Victor Johnston
Las Vegas
Laxalt
Nevada
Senate
Sen
Johnston
GOP
Laxall
Scribner
Maine
Washinging
D.C
Barry
Washington
Bus Strike Settlement Hits Stall
Hopes for a quick settlement of the Vegas Transit bus strike dimmed yesterday as Tanner Motor Tours refused arbitration on disputes involving airport limousine and tour buses and city lines. A meeting with Mayor Oran Grayson failed after a perceived misunderstanding of terms from the prior Tuesday, when arbitration seemed likely.
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Vegas Transit
Tanner Motor Tours, Ltd
City Bus
Union
Oran Grayson
John Hughes
Highway Accident Kills One in Nevada Crash
George Brajkovich 41 of La Grande Oregon died at the scene when a car driven by Gary Robinson 23 carried his stepson Larry Young and an unidentified woman near Las Vegas on U S 95 North. Young Robinson and Jerome Smith were hospitalized in fair condition with several injuries.
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George Brajkovich
la Grande
Ore
Jeff Cornish
Larry Young
Gary Robinson
Sahara
Young
Brajkovich
Betty
Cornish
Idaho
Raymond Bishop
Susie
Weiser
Jerome Smith
le Center
Minn
Smith
Robinson
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Las Vegas
U.S. 95 North
Weather Outlook With Mild Clouds And Seasonal Temperatures
Today's high reaches 75 degrees with a low of 45 under variable high cloudiness. Yesterday posted 73 and 39. Noontime humidity at 13 percent. Sunrise at 6 08, sunset 4 40.
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