Caltech reports quake magnitude for Amchitka blast
The blast at Amchitka produced about 6.5 on the Richter scale per AEC estimates, with initial readings of 5.8 later revised. Ground roll was observed at Northwest Camp. no major damage or unexpected effects were reported as scientists from UC Berkeley and Palmer, Alaska seismographs contributed data.
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California
George Murphy
Alan Cranston
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
AEC
Northwest Camp
Amchitka
Ground Zero
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Calif
Vermillion
Ground
University of California
Seismograph Laboratory
Berkeley
UC Laboratory
Palmer
Alaska
Anchorage
Khaki Cosa Nostra Linked to Army Club Fraud
Retired generals are tied to a service club racket described as a global conspiracy by crooked sergeants. Senate investigators heard claims of secret Fort Benning meetings and a Georgia resort gathering to divide loot from thefts of service club receipts and falsified payments. Wooldridge denied knowledge of the meetings.
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Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Fort Benning
Georgia
Appalachia
Jack Pruett
Pentagon
Senate
Carl C. Turner
William C. Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Army
Turner
Pruett
Woolridge
Jesse James
Mundt
Rex. M. Harding
Government Operations
William A. Cunningham III
Service Club
United States
Germany
Vietnam
Korea
George Lake
Haynsworth Nomination Faces Senate Challenge
The Senate Judiciary Committee requests a record of stock market dealings as support grows for Haynsworth amid opposition from Sens Griffin Smith Mondale Goodell Eagleton. In Chicago the White House says the President will press ahead and has the votes for confirmation.
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Haynsworth
Griffin
Ziegler
Senate Judiciary Committee
South Carolina
Ralph Smith
Ill
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Chicago
Herbert Klein
Political jockeying heats Nevada governor race 1970 field grows
Nevada politicians including State Sen Floyd Lamb Atty Gen Harvey Dickerson and local figures John Foley Donal Mike OCallahan and Harry Reid weigh bids for governor or lieutenant governor. Women Helen Herr and Flora Dungan question female candidacy as filing looms and campaign plans unfold ahead of 1970.
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Floyd Lamb
Harvey Dickerson
John Foley
Donal
Mike” O’callahan
Carson City
Foley
County Commission
Bill Briare
Las Vegas
Helen Herr
the Sun
Miss Herr
Flora Dungan
Laxalt
Sawyer
Aftershocks Continue as California Quake Toll Grows
Northern California tremors follow the Wednesday night 9.56 p.m. quake near Santa Rosa. A 5.6 magnitude aftershock at 5:27 a.m. PDT adds to injuries and damages, while San Francisco endures and cultural events resume in the aftermath.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
UPI
California
Senate Chief Urges Prompt Viet Action on Coalition Government
Senate leader Mansfield pressed for a quick South Vietnamese coalition election to replace the Thieu regime. He warned the U.S. should withdraw troops to pressure Saigon and cited a coalition including Viet Cong and neutralists as desirable. He praised Nixon for partial troop reductions but urged faster change. A separate autopsy was ordered in Nevada for Charles Barbee after a crash or heart history. A Northern California quake near Hollister registered around 5.8 on the Richter scale, while San Francisco’s 1906 quake is noted at about 8.25 intensity.
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Mansfield
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Charles Barbee
Fremont St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada Highway Patrol
California
Hollister
San Francisco
Shuff Guilty Of Slaying Wife In July Argument
A local jury found Henry Shuff guilty of second degree murder in the throat slashing death of his wife Nellie during an argument at a friend’s apartment on July 4. The seven plus seven jurors deliberated under five hours before the verdict. Judge John Mandoza set a sentencing date for November 3. Shuff, 50, a hotel porter, faces up to life in prison.
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Henry Shuff
John Mandoza
Shuff
Nellie
House OKs Defense Bill Amid ABM Deployments Debate
The House backed the defense bill with support for deterring a Soviet nuclear attack. An anti deployment amendment was offered by Rep Charles H Wilson and faced criticism from Rep Otis G Pike. Dissidents Pike Nedzi Leggett Stafford and Whalen Jr. warned of losses on ABM and bomber funding battles.
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U. S
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Wilson
L. Mendel Rivers
S.C
Pike
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
Robert L. Leggett
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vi
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Ohio
Ely Youth Dies in Action On Viet Battlefield
A Defense Department release reports 13 Vietnam War casualties with Private First Class Steven T. Howe among the dead. Howe was the son of Mrs Jane E. Howe of Reno.
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Ely
An Ely
Defense Department
Steven T. Howe
Jane E. Howe
Reno
Local arrests stack up in Las Vegas area crime roundup
Sheriff deputies arrest a man for assault with a deadly weapon after his wife reports a gun at their trailer park. Mary Alice Johnson faces grand larceny and receiving stolen property after police find stolen linens at her home. Two war brides are charged with operating a local prostitution ring as their husbands serve in Washington. A Terrible Herbst attendant is missing with 215 dollars missing and a warrant issued. A Mint Hotel Casino change girl reports losing 75 dollars to a quick thief. Two locals are jailed on drug and pandering charges with an elaborately equipped abortion kit seized.
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Elvie Young
McLaurine St
Mary Alice Johnson
H" St
Neilis Air Force Base
Sachiko Yoshida Zollar
Larner St
Iyako Chambless
Dillon Ave
Washington, D.C
Terrible Herbst Oil Co
S. Main St
Las Vegas
Gary Yocklin
Yocklin
Lucy Williams
Mint Hotel
Robert Samuel Baker
Karen Sue Sax
Butte Circle
Railroad Shop Strike Threatens Vegans and Rail Workers
A possible national rail strike jeopardizes brakemen firemen locomotive engineers and trainmen. Unemployment pay is limited to 12.70 a day for seven days then 10 days off before eligibility renews. If a shutdown occurs UP yard would halt nonemergency work and wage payments.
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Workman
Nixon
Secretary of Labor
George Schultz
Car Department
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Fifth Street School Ravaged By Blaze
Fire damaged the gymnasium roof of the Old Fifth Street School shortly before midnight. The total extent and cause were not determined. The site, recently bought by Clark County to house county agencies, was being renovated ahead of the move from the current tenant, the Bank of Nevada.
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Fifth Street
Clark County
Bank of Nevada
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