Nevada primary proposal eyed by Assemblyman Hilbrecht
Assemblyman Norman Hilbrecht promotes a Nevada primary as part of a re election bid. He says the plan could gain national attention for the state and suggests it would bring publicity before a possible escrow closing for the E Cortez Hotel by November 1. Landmark Tower sale rumors circulate as a possible change of ownership. Ruthe Deskin was briefly ill, delaying her Memo To Hank column.
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Norman Hilbrecht
Nevada
Deputies Return Empty in Norman Call Extradition Effort
Las Vegas sheriff's deputies sent to California for the extradition of Norman Call in the Alsup slaying returned empty handed after learning Call had not appeared for extradition proceedings. Call, already serving two life terms for murders of San Francisco area labor leaders, was one of three men indicted by a Clark County Grand Jury in the 1966 shotgun death of Ralph Alsup. Also indicted are Tom Hanley and Carl Black, who was at large. Extradition proceedings expected to conclude within a week.
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Sheriff's
California
Norman Call
Las Vegas
Ralph Alsup
Call
Vacaville Medical Center
San Francisco
Clark County
Alsup
Tom Hanley
Carl Black
Guards OK 3 Year Pact at Nevada Test Site
Two hundred seventy five guards at the Nevada Test Site ratified a three year labor agreement with Wackenhut Services Inc The Coral Gables Florida company provides guards for the U S Atomic Energy Commission at its Las Vegas office and the NTS near Las Vegas A tentative deal was reached with help from Federal Mediator Gene Barry A 6 pm strike deadline had been set Conditions include wage increases of 25 cents per hour first year 20 cents second and third years plus a cost of living scale and enhanced fringe benefits such as vacation and sick leave
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Nevada Test Site
Wackenhut Services, Inc
Coral Gables
Hall C. Feeny
Lost wallets Found near Showboat Hotel and Mint Hotel
Lost and found items include a man’s wallet with New Mexico Driver’s license and a black wallet with pink military ID. Contacts Terry Clark at 2420 Howard Drive or the Mint Hotel after 8 pm. Reward offered. Also carpet cleaning ad for Living Room and Hall carpet at $15 by Stain-Away Co. and furniture cleaning.
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Stain-Away CO
New Mexico
Terry Clark
Howard Drive
Mint Hotel
Aubi Room
Guys & Dolls
Ford Ave
Vietnam may go on fighting without U.S backing
Saigon Foreign Minister Tran Chanh Thant warned that South Vietnam might continue hostilities if a peace accord imposed by the United States and North Vietnam fails to gain Saigon's full consent. He asserted South Vietnam controls its army and rejects a unified Allied command.
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Saigon
UPI
Tran Chanh Thant
United States
North Vietnam
Republic of
South Vietnam
Thanh
News writers extend network talks past strike deadline
UPI reports talks between major radio and TV networks and writers continued past midnight with expectations of a new offer within hours. FBI chief Hoover blames public concern over a small youth minority for hampering communication with the young, calling it a grave injustice. A Greek train collision near Corinth Canal leaves at least 10 dead and 100 injured, trapping many passengers.
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New York
UPI
Radiotelevision
Derveni
Greece
Athens
Corinth Canal
Peloponnesus
South Korean Troops Kill Four North Korean Intruders
South Korean commanders report four North Korean infiltrators were killed in two firefights along the eastern DMZ border yesterday. The incidents occurred as tensions remained high between Seoul and Pyongyang.
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Seoul
UPI
Demilitarized Zone
Funeral services for John Lo Vecchio in North Hollywood
Funeral services will be held today at St. Charles Roman Catholic Church in North Hollywood for John Lo Vecchio 80 father of singer Frankie Laine. Lo Vecchio died Saturday in a hospital near Burbank California.
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Calif
UPI
St. Charles
John Lo Vecchio
Frankie Laine
Lo Vecchio
Burbank
LVCA Considers New Phone Service for Travel Agents
Las Vegas Convention Authority weighs a direct line to speed travel agent bookings, with 10 hours daily at 370 dollars monthly and 28.50 per hour thereafter. Also on agenda is KLVX Channel 10 seeking warehouse space for its May 8-10 public auction at the Convention Center to aid the non profit station.
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Klvx TV
Channel 10
Walter E. Shull
Authority
Five Youths Arrested In Park Pot Party
North Las Vegas police arrested five teenagers aged 18 to 19 after finding them sitting in a park near Tonopah Highway and Silman Street rolling marijuana cigarettes. Linda Boggs Gregory White Michael Johnson Robert Belsher and Frank Cartwright were charged with possession of marijuana with Boggs also charged with carrying a concealed weapon and White with carrying a knife. Police seized a plastic bag of marijuana about $60 value and the two weapons as the group fled from officers.
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Las Vegas
Linda Boggs
Gregory White
Michael Johnson
Robert Belsher
Frank Cartwright
Miss Boggs
White
Bill Styer
Gene Loundsavill
Tonopah Highway
Silman St
Styer
Loundsavill
City seeks opinion on building code reach beyond Las Vegas
City officials forward a request to Nevada Attorney General Harvey Dickerson to rule on how a state law enforcing a city’s stricter building code would apply beyond city limits. The three mile limit extends to Tropicana Avenue by map, Sahara Avenue by road.
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Las Vegas Strip
Whitmore
Atty. Gen
Harvey Dickerson
Nevada
Las Vegas Boulevard
Sahara Avenue
Aladdin Hotel
Tropicana Avenue
Salary figure for trial judges in 1940s survey
Chicago report notes that 4 059 general trial court judges surveyed by the American Judicature Society have an average annual salary of $20 620.
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Chicago
The
American Judicature Society
Battleship USS New Jersey returns to action in Vietnam war
The battleship USS New Jersey, mothballed after the Korean War, fired 16 inch shells in a 90 minute bombardment against North Vietnamese targets above the DMZ from nine miles at sea. Rear Admiral Moore said the ship’s fire supports pilots and reduces risk to air raids.
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USS
NEW Jersey
UPI
Demilitarized Zone
Sam H. Moore
North Vietnam
Moore
J. Edward Snyder Jr
Fairfax
U.S
Dutch Explorers Name Rottnest Island After Quokkas
Perth report notes Rottnest Island twelve miles off Perth was a resort later, but Dutch explorers mistook quokkas for large rats and named the island accordingly. The story emphasizes the origin of Rottnest’s name and its quokka colony discovery.
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Perth
Australia
Rottnest Island
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