Bible Opposes Curb on Surface Mining
Senator Alan Bible condemned proposed legislation that would stop landowners from mining surface minerals on their property. He called the move a dangerous expansion of federal power and a threat to states’ rights and individual initiative, speaking at an American Mining Congress luncheon.
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Jim Barrows
SUN City
Alan Bible
American Mining Congress
Ous
Bible
Secretary of Interior
Truman's 1948 whistlestop tour recalled in Nevada visit
The piece recalls Harry Truman’s 1948 campaign across the Southern Pacific route from Elko to Reno with stops at Carlin Winnemucca Loves Lock Sparks and Elko. It notes his offhand speaking style and strong voter warmth contrasted with media caution and the era’s trains and crowds. It also mentions Life Magazine’s Frank McCullough and Reno Gazette reactions as results came in.
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George Gallup
Richard Nixon
Harry Truman
Thomas Dewey
Truman
Dewey
Nevada
Elko
Reno
Carlin
Winnemucca
Lovelock
Sparks
Harry
State Building
Pioneer Convention Center
Washoe County
Frank McCulloch
Washington
Life Magazine
Frank
Reno Evening Gazette
Century Old Structure Burned Out
A 17 year old bellboy set a century old Metzgerbraen hotel on fire after a quarrel with the night porter. Ten people died and eight were injured in Zurich Switzerland. An American couple from Orinda California were among the dead. Two other Americans were injured.
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Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Orinada
Calif
Richard Milne Bartle
Roland Jans
Jans
Fourth Victim Identified in Desert Airliner Crash
Clark County coroner confirms the fourth crash victim from the Catalina-Vegas airliner disaster. The body had been labeled as C. Conway on the manifest, a name later found fictitious. San Diego authorities traced the alias and provided the verified identity.
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Clark County
Coroner Tentatively Identifies Plane Crash Victim
The Coroner’s Office identifies Charles R. Dearley of Poway as the crash victim awaiting FBI fingerprint confirmation. Officials confirm pilot William Haskin and co pilot Vernon Weaver died, while the Conway party remains unresolved due to mixed manifest details. Fire destroyed most belongings, with limited remains recovered from a small wreckage area.
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William Haskin
Vernon Weaver
C. Conway
Party of Two
Weaver
Heskin
Conway
Final Count Begins For Apollo 7 Launch
Grangeville Idaho reports Congressman James A McClure accused the treasury department of manipulating the silver market and signaled a possible congressional probe into federal silver policy.
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Grangeville
Idaho
UPI
James A. McClure
Treasury Department
McClure
Treasury
Department
Two Unions Ratify Pacts Prompting Mass Return to Work
More than 300 workers at Stauffer Chemical Co return to work after the United Steelworkers Local 5282 ratified a three year contract. The Machinists and Aerospace Workers and Operating Engineers also approved a pact covering 40 maintenance workers. Wage details remain unofficial but are reported near the Machinists’ 26 percent three year increase along with improved health benefits and safety wording. The steelworkers’ committee was led by Bill Vanderpool and Sam Cousins. company reps included James Orr and Hal Wurzer. Federal mediator George Kennedy assisted in the talks.
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Stauffer Chemical Co
United Steelworkers of America
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
James Orr
Dale Andersen
Andersen
Bill Vanderpool
Sam Cousins
Odell Arnold
Billie Blackwell
Dick Doolin
Archie Forrester
Dick Greenhalgh
Louis Oliver
Jim Shafer
Systems GO For 3-Man Moonship
Apollo 7 with Walter Schirra, Donnelly reports countdown two to three hours ahead as the first three man moonship nears launch. Schirra takes a day off for dove hunting while crewmates Eisele and Cunningham rest in crew quarters. Apollo 8 moves to another launch pad on Saturn V.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Walter Schirra
Paul Donnelly
Donnelly
Eisele
Cunningham
The
Space Center
Weather Report Snapshot With Mild Showers Likely
Partly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and gentle winds. Today’s high around 75 and low near 55. Yesterday reached 76/51 with noontime humidity at 15 percent. Sunrise at 6 43 and sunset at 7 12.
Presidential hopefuls clash coast to coast in 1968 race
In New York Humphrey assailed Nixon's war stance and pressed for a Vietnam debate. In California Nixon attacked pornography as Wallace campaigned near Humphrey accusing Eastern money interests of skewing polls.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Humphrey
Nixon
California
George C. Wallace
New York City
Vietnam
U.S
New Vietnam
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