A Rage to Riot In LV Sparks Night of Violence
A chaotic clash in Las Vegas begins with a reported trigger incident at H and Monroe Streets. Police arrest Gerald Davis and Michael Davis after a confrontation with officers, while a growing crowd escalates into a multi‑night riot with injuries, arrests, looting, and two deaths.
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Monroe Streets
Robert Arrington
Samuel Craig
Arrington
Davis Brothers
Gerald
Michael
City Hall
Mace
Oran Grayson
Police Nab The Brain Behind Mob Burglaries
A 12 hour stakeout outside a shop led to arrests of Stanley Kophin 36 of Lynbrook NY Rio Coin Corp president Aaron Apthekar 27 Westbury NY and Frederick Bonanno 27 Everett MA. Bonanno attempted to draw a pistol but was disarmed. Police charged the trio with criminal possession of stolen property.
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Frederick Bonanno
Everett
Mass
Mace
Stanley Kophin
Lynbrook
N. Y
The
Rio Coin Corp
Aaron Apthekar
Westbury
U S and Soviet to begin talks on arms limits in Helsinki
The United States and the Soviet Union will start talks in Helsinki on November 17 to curb the strategic arms race. Officials foresee preliminary discussions on agenda, delegations, and venue with a focus on possible limits or reduction of strategic weapons and a future linkage to a test freeze on multiple warhead missiles.
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UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Finland
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Nixon
White House
Dobrynin
William P. Rogers
Ronald Ziegler
Ussr
Rogers
Vienna
Geneva
Syrians invade Lebanon spark fierce Tripoli fighting
Arab guerrilla forces supported by Syria battled Lebanese troops in Tripoli as 200 to 300 fighters seized a village inside Lebanon to use as a base. Israeli warplanes attacked targets near Amman and along the Suez Canal as clashes continued. at least eight killed. Soviet and U S officials commented on the crisis.
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Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Middle East
Amman
Egypt
Suez Canal
Charles Helon
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Hajjaj
al Fatah
Radio Lebanon
Yanta
Beorut
UPI
David Zenian
Zeman
Suspect Nabbed After Hi Speed Chase In Vegas
Suspect surrendered after a high speed pursuit on Paradise Road and Karen Avenue. Huffman and Grant were booked on burglary misuse of a credit card forgery and narcotics charges and remained jailed overnight awaiting bail. The stolen credit card had been used several times and was taken in a recent burglary.
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Paradise Road
Karen Avenue
Huffman
Grant
GE Strike Looms as Talks Fail to Break Deadlock
Negotiations to avert a nationwide strike at General Electric ended Friday with no progress. The IUE and UE demand higher raises and a cost of living clause, while GE sticks to a 20 cent an hour increase for year one. About 90,000 workers across 12 unions may walk out if no agreement is reached, with a strike planned by UE and IUE leaders. John Baldwin and John Shambo lead negotiators, but GE says talks continue as deadlines approach.
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New York
UPI
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
IEU
United Electrical Workers
John Shambo
John Baldwin
Raid disrupts fraternity party at Alpha Tau Omega
Clark County deputies raided the Alpha Tau Omega house at 723 N apes Dr on a beer wine and pot party with over 100 youths. Ten partygoers were booked on narcotics charges for marijuana and one man for interfering with police. Over a half pound of marijuana found throughout the house with a burned odor in the air. Suspects include Ronald L Schnell Joe K E Anderson Stephen M Weiner David H Walsh Raymond Gonzales Richard C Meineke Gregory Nelson Lester L Wilbrod Terry L Legget house president Clarence I Wadsworth.
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Clark County Sheriff's Deputies
Alpha Tau Omega
Naples Dr
Ronald Lee Schnell
Joe K E. Anderson
Stephen M. Weiner
David H. Walsh
Raymond Gonzales
Richard C. Meineke
Gregory Nelson
Lester L. Wilbrod
Terry Lee Legget
Clarence I. Wadsworth
Las Vegas Burglaries Hit City Overnight
Las Vegas city detectives investigate three burglaries reported Friday night into yesterday morning. Victims include John W. Adams at 136 Cleveland Ave who lost a TV set three radios and jewelry valued at 1175. Jay Averill in San Jose California saw two rifles stolen from his pickup at First Street and Ogden Ave valued at 750. Mary Ann Taylor at 322 N 13th St lost a tape recorder tapes a watch and cash totaling 293. Robbers pried open a kitchen window. Additional incidents included an insurance salesman and a paperboy robbery with a gun drawn and a beaten paperboy.
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John W. Adams
Cleveland Ave
Adams
Jay A. Averill
San Jose
Calif
First Street
Ogden Avenue
Averill
Mary Ann Taylor
N. 13Th St
Gas Line Explosion Destroys Suburban Shopping Center
A gas line explosion in Mississauga Ont touched off a large fire that destroyed a square-block shopping center and led to the evacuation of hundreds from surrounding homes. Initial reports listed about 20 injured with no deaths reported. authorities said they would check for missing persons as firefighters battled the blaze.
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Mississauga, Ont
UPI
Toronto
Col
Garrett McGill
Mississauga
Costliest Battle Since September In Vietnam
U S troops suffered 10 killed and 11 wounded in a major clash 30 miles northwest of Saigon. The fight in a cratered area known as the moon left 47 Communist guerrillas dead as helicopters spotters triggered a heavy response with air strikes and artillery. Officials said other skirmishes elsewhere caused light damage and casualties at towns and Allied camps.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Nixon preps nationwide Viet talk amid campaign pushes
President Nixon spends a nippy day at Camp David planning the November 3 Viet Nam speech and early November political stumps in Virginia and New Jersey. He works largely alone as he also refines a Latin America policy speech with Rockefeller input for a Friday Hilton dinner.
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UPI
Nixon
Aspen Lodge
Camp David
Virginia
New Jersey
White House
Vietnam
Latin America
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Inter- American Press Association
Washington Hilton
Alliance For Progress
John F. Kennedy
GOP
Linwood Holton
William C. Battle
Holton
Roanoke
Salem-Roanoke Valley
California
Ronald Reagan
Norfolk
Morristown
Hackensack
N.J
William T. Cahill
Robert B. Meyner
Richard Hughes
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al Fatah Arab Guerrilla Organization
Abdul Hajjaj
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Vegas
Raid
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Walley Romero
Las Vegas Blvd
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