West Las Vegas Violence Alarm Triggers Guard and Curfew
Nevada National Guard and 200 Las Vegas officers contained a violent flare in West Las Vegas, with 8:30 p.m. reports noting 8 hospitalizations for concussions, fractures, and stab wounds and 36 arrests mostly of teens for curfew violations. The night saw rocks smashing patrol cars, injuries to officers and press, and a city curfew from 7 p.m. Police discussions with officials failed to stop the unrest as fires broke out and fire crews faced hostile crowds.
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Nevada National Guard
Sheriffs Office
Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Golden West
Owens Streets
Kenny West
Larry Porter
Nevada Test Site
SNMH
Oran Grayson
Pete Witcher
Woodrow Wilson
Police establish field command at Golden West Shopping Center
Police set up a field command post in the Golden West Shopping Center parking lot. Reporters described the scene as a battlefield with officers in full gear.
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Golden West Shopping Center
Where I Stand Where I Stand
Memo by a Nevada columnist discusses the political landscape with hints of potential gubernatorial and lieutenant governor contenders. The piece urges more women into top state roles and references notable figures such as Eva Adams Molly Magee Nada Novakich and Mike Mirabelli. It also notes Hank Greenspun loyalty to readers and contemplates local stock offers and advisory comments from friends in the betting and brokerage world.
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Hank
Nevada
John Foley
Ed Fike
John
Mike Mirabelli
Mike O'Callaghan
Nada Novakovich
Molly Magee
Eva Adams
The
Mini
Washington
Hank Greenspun
Gals
Humphrey Gives Nixon An A For Friendliness At AFL-CIO Meet
At the AFL-CIO gathering in Atlantic City Hubert Humphrey scored President Nixon an A plus for friendliness toward corporations banks and the South while criticizing administration policy on inflation civil rights education and other issues. He urged Haynsworth withdrawal and accused Nixon of favoring business interests over workers retirees and the broader public. Prime Minister Golda Meir added that Israel seeks economic aid and arms but no foreign troops and called for direct Arab Israeli talks to reach peace.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
South
Vietnam
Humphrey
Afl-Cio
Nixon-Agnew
Repulican
Golda Meir
United States
The Narcotic Nightmare Excerpt on Teen Drug Use
Dr. Haim G. Ginott discusses the rise of narcotics in middle class neighborhoods and teen drug use. Teens sniff glue inhale fumes smoke marijuana swallow pills and even inject heroin to get high. Parents are urged to confront ignorance and fear as danger nears their doors.
Resnick Former Solon Dies in Las Vegas on Trip
Joseph Y. Resnick of Ellenville New York a former congressman died in Las Vegas from a heart attack during a business trip He helped build Channel Master with brothers Harry and Louis rising from a $7000 start to 1100 employees and 45 million in sales He ran for the Senate in a three way race and was a hawk on Vietnam policy after Kennedy's assassination he finished third in the primary behind Paul O Dwyer and Eugene Nickerson.
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Joseph Y. Resnick
Ellenville, N.Y
Las Vegas
Resnick
Harry
Louis
Channel Master Corp
Ellenville
House
U.S. Senate
Senate
Paul O'Dwyer
Eugene H. Nickerson
Nassau County
Congress
Johnson
Sen
Robert Kennedy
New York
O'Dwyer
Nickerson
Weather Summary
Sunny with high cloudiness and general winds. Today’s high around 72 and low 43. Yesterday’s high 77 and low 43. Noon humidity 1h percent. Sunrise 6 40 and sunset 6 16.
Haynsworth asks stocks put in trust
Judge Clem F. Haynsworth proposed placing all his stock holdings in a trust to clear his Supreme Court nomination through the Senate. His Brunswick Corp. ownership and related stock holdings have become central in Judiciary Committee hearings.
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UPI
Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Senate
Haynsworth
Senate Judiciary Committee
Brunswick Corp
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Haim G. Ginott
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Newsday
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Solon
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House of Representatives
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Joe Delane
Etree Llenderson Eeeneee Movies Society
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