Death Claims Sen. Harry Byrd
The obituary recalls Sen. Harry Byrd Sr. born 1887 in Martinsburg West Virginia and his ascent from a debt ridden family newspaper to governor and longtime U S senator. It notes his later son Harry Byrd Jr who fills the vacancy and campaigns to win the seat. Byrd opposed New Deal spending and left Virginia with a large surplus. His career included leadership of the state Democratic party and a 1933 appointment to Swanson's Senate term.
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Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Col
William Byrd
Richmond
Winchester Star
Virginia State Senate
Democratic Party
U. S
Claude Swanson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teamster Leader Blames Company for Vegas Strike
Union leader cites nine unmet points in the final contract including the contract anniversary date and bid runs. He says retroactive pay to May 14 is due if the company had honored June agreements. He warns the strike will continue with 6,000 Las Vegas riders affected and profits sent to Washington.
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Thomas
Las Vegas
Washington, D.C
Test Site Strike Cuts AEC Workforce And Delays Tests
By end of September 5 676 workers remained at the Test Site and Nuclear Rocket Development Station after a walkout began July 1. An AEC spokesman cited budget cuts and the strike as major causes, with wiring and plumbing delays slowing construction. Underground tests were postponed and re routing of programs occurred, but no NERVA reactor runs were halted. A settlement remained unseen and questions about broader impact on tests remained unanswered.
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AEC
Nerva
Nuclear Rocket
America
Transit talks push for LV mass transit plan
Teamsters officer Dick Thomas says no formal reply to a union proposal and that the SUN reports the offer was rejected. Don Saylor outlines federal aid programs for a multi community transit study with no dollar figures. The 22 day old strike underscores urgency for a municipal solution.
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Teamsters
Dick Thomas
Commission
SUN
Las Vegas
Don Saylor
Grand Jury Probe Targets North Las Vegas Officials and NSW Deals
Boies seeks a grand jury investigation into alleged conflicts of interest and improper conduct by North Las Vegas officials including Mayor Taylor and NSW executives. The petition cites Englestad property deals, airport land sales, improper bidding, overcharges by Phelps Pump, and misused funds under Urban Renewal.
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Taylor
North Las Vegas
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Apache Construction Co
Las Vegas
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Space show ushers in Communist leaders visit to USSR
In a central Asian desert at Cape Kennedy like facilities the Soviet Union hosted 21 foreign communist leaders for a space display. Brezhnev and officials watched Cosmos 130 and Molniya 1 unmanned launches along with a missile arsenal demonstration. Leaders from Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Bulgaria East Germany Romania Cuba and Mongolia attended.
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Romania
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Russia
National Briefs Capital race plans and racial law case
Rep. Melvin Laird said Nixon could be our standard bearer if GOP governors in New York California and Michigan struggle. George Romney Nelson Rockefeller and Ronald Reagan fortunes may decide the 1968 nominee. George Lincoln Rockwell proposes a white power march in San Francisco after an Oct. 22 rally with the Klan. Mutual Benefit Life unveils a 32 story office complex at 1 California Street with a two story annex and underground parking as demolition near California Market and Drumm Streets begins. The Supreme Court asked Virginia to respond to an anti miscegenation law challenge by Richard Loving and Mildred Loving who faced charges for attempting to evade the law.
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UPT
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wisc
Richard Nixon
New York
California
Michigan
George Romney
Nelson Rockfeller
Ronald Reagan
San Francisco
UPI
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
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California Market and
Drumm Streets
W. Paul Stillman
Global Power Talks Spark Hope for Nuclear Ban Treaty
United States and Soviet Union expressed optimism as UN debate opened on a treaty to curb nuclear weapons spread. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg cited substantial hope for progress amid disarmament discussions in the Main Political Committee.
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UPI
United States
Soviet Union
U. N
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Space Show for Summit Delegates Drives Washington Action
Congress speedily passed three Johnson priority bills including slum clearance and school aid as it approves 1.2 billion urban development program and a 1.75 billion war on poverty extension. Senate backs flood control projects and wider trade with Eastern Europe as adjournment looms.
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Congress
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House
White House
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Europe
89Th Congress
Bishop Urges No Heresy Trial for Pike
The Episcopal bishop of New York urged avoiding a heresy trial against Bishop James A. Pike, warning of harm and division. Bishop Donegan defended Pike’s views as aimed at making the gospel relevant amid social and economic issues, noting delays due to administrative oversights.
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UPI
Episcopal Bishop of
James A. Pike
Pike
Donegan
House of Bishops
San Francisco
The
Institute For Democratic Studies
Santa Barbara
Calif
Court of Trial
Texas argues against new Ruby trial
Texas asks the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to rehear its ruling ordering a new Ruby trial in a Dallas County case. The state contends Sgt. P. T. Dean testimony about Ruby's motive was improperly admitted and seeks reversal of the conviction.
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UPI
Ruby
Oswald
Dist. Atty. Henry Wade
Dallas
Appeals Court
Joe Tonnhill
Phil Burleson
Wade
High Court
Billie Sol Estes
Sam Sheppard
Sate
Dean
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