Kennedy and Laxalt Back Nevada Senate Race Allies
Senators Kennedy and Laxalt issued high profile endorsements as Nevada campaign winds down. Democratic Alan Bible touted Kennedy’s backing while Republican Ed Fike received Laxalt’s support. The dispute included crime fighting claims and a student mock election showing Fike momentum.
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UPI
Nevada
Alan Bible
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Bible
Ed Fike
U.S
Americans For Constitutional Action
Walter Baring
House
South
Fike
Yerington High School
Truth Squad
Mideast Capitals on War Fears as Clashes Rise
Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire along the cease-fire line yesterday while clashes also involved Israeli Jordanian units. Tel Aviv's Lydda airport was shut for two hours after a fire likely accidental. Ismailia saw air battles over the Suez Canal with no reported losses, and a parachute drifted near a U.N. post.
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Lydda
Middle East
Damascus
Ruhiya
Suez Canal
Odd Bull
Norway
U.N
Ismailia
East Bank
West Bank
Arias Roars into Inter-American Defense Board Demand
Deposed Panama leader Arnulfo Arias abruptly appeared at the Inter-American Defense Board in Washington to demand action against the military junta that toppled him. He arrived in a black Cadillac with an escort, racing past a receptionist to a red carpeted stair.
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Washington
UPI
Arnulfo Arias
Panama
Inter-American Defense Board
Arias
16Th Street
Gronouski predicts McCarthy endorsement for Humphrey
Former U.S. Ambassador John Gronouski said on a Wisconsin swing that Sen. Eugene McCarthy would endorse Hubert Humphrey within days. He added the move would have little effect on the election as Humphrey trails Nixon, who he cautioned has yet to launch a real campaign.
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UPI
U.S
John A. Gronouski
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gronouski
Wisconsin
Humphrey-Muskie
McCarthy
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Madison Avenue
State Drops Plan to Place Delinquent Boys in Caliente
Carson City reports that a study to move small delinquent boys to the State Girls Reformatory at Caliente has been dropped after policy boards from the Elko Boys Training Center and the Caliente girls school reviewed the idea. State Director Karl Harris noted no eligible boys aged 8 to 12 at Elko and emphasized developing a strong program at the girls school, which now locks inmates in at night following a recent escape.
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Carson City
UPI
Caliente
Karl Harris
Elko
Girls’ School
Paul Laxalt
Harris
Road Project Bid Approved For U S 93 Reconstruction
The State Highway Board awarded a 925 023 contract to Robert L Helms Construction Co of Reno for reconstructing 7 8 miles of U S 93 in Southern Lincoln County The work south of Alamo extends from the Apex Cutoff to Maynard Lake with over 34 miles shifted east of the present highway and two minor alignment changes included.
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UPI
State Highway Board
Robert L. Helms Construction Co
Reno
U. S. 93
Lincoln County
Apex
Maynard Lake
Nevada OKs 500000 shares and 25 million bonds for Leisure Corp
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the public sale of about 500000 Leisure Corp stock shares and 25 million in bonds tied to the International Leisure Corp owner of the International Hotel under construction. Kirk Kerkorian will head the board as director and chairman while sales are conditioned on SEC registration and escrow for Taylor International Corp funds.
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International Leisure Corp
Nevada Gaming Commission
Kirk Kerkorian
State Gaming Control Board
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Taylor International Corp
Miami
Fla
Taylor
Nevada
Gaming Control Board
Commission
Norman D Brown
Brown
George von Tobel
William Singleton
von Tobel
Slot Machine Hearing Set on $5,000 Payoff Rule
Nevada Gaming Commission members set a December 19 hearing in Carson City on a proposed limit banning slot machines from offering more than a $5,000 single payoff. The ruling could affect several Las Vegas area casinos now operating higher payouts.
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Nevada
Carson City
Las Vegas
Reading in dim light does not permanently harm eyes
Dr. Robert L. Tour of UCSF Medical Center says prolonged exposure to bright light may cause damage, but dim illumination does not cause permanent eye injury. He notes eyestrain is real but mainly due to fatigue and psychological factors, with no lasting harm.
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UPI
University of California
San Francisco Medical Center
Robert L. Tour
Tour
Thirty More HereS Yet To Burn Smog Persists
Las Vegas residents face extended smog from North Las Vegas Fire Department training burns. John Farnsworth notes 70 houses planned, 40 burned by last week. Since Jan 1 84 legal fires, includes authorized burns. violations count over 500 notices. Two people await trial for anti smog violations. Farnsworth says remedies offered whenever violations are found.
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Farnsworth
Air Pollution Control Office
Onassis and Jackie Thank Cardinal Cushing
Aris Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy telephoned Cardinal Richard J. Cushing to thank him after his defense of her marriage to a divorced man. The Osannis Christina yacht remains off Greece where Mrs. Onassis wore heart shaped jewels amid wedding gifts worth 1.2 million dollars while Arlington burial eligibility was questioned by the U S army due to remarriage.
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Athens
UPI
Aristotle Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy
Richard J. Cushing
Boston
Onassis
Christina
Paris
Mrs
Kennedy
Where I Stand on Hubert Humphrey for President
The speaker urges national responsibility and racial understanding urging voters to back Hubert Humphrey. It argues the nation must act now to avoid catastrophe and praises Humphrey’s record and fitness to lead, noting his Las Vegas arrival.
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Hubert Humphrey
United States
Las Vegas
Circus Circus Games Draw Nevada Gaming Commission Ire
Nevada regulators condemned Circus Circus for under 21 patrons and adult themed games. They urged stricter screening and safer displays after a commission session critiqued carnival style games and second level offerings attracting minors and suggestive material.
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Don
Norman D. Brown
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