West Las Vegas Race Tensions and Police Brutality Debate
A newspaper discussion of police brutality claims in West Las Vegas is sparked by October riots. Mayors town hall meetings included black community leaders and business figures urging reform and careful officer selection.
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Las Vegas
Grayson
City Hall
Woodrow Wilson
Nevada
Marjorie Elliott
Apple
Riot Commission
Commission
Crime Commission
Quake Devastates Yugoslav Towns Killing and Injuring Large Crowds
A powerful earthquake struck near Banja Luka and surrounding towns causing extensive damage. Dozens dead, hundreds injured, and many evacuated as relief teams and U S aid responded. Officials appealed for essential supplies and calm while roads filled with evacuees.
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Zagreb
Banja Luka
Tanjug
Vrbas
Bosnia
U.S
Belgrade
Yugoslav Red Cross
Kaktasi
Derventa
Prijedor
Ljubija
Tuzla
Sanski Most
Skopje
Vloras
Arctic Cold Grips U S Regions With Widespread Showers
Weather map notes two inches of snow in eastern Upper Michigan forenoon yesterday as cold air moved across New England with light showers. Texas reported heavy rain from Del Rio to Cotulla and Mineral Wells. Temperatures ranged from 22 at Cut Bank and Great Falls to 90 at Palm Springs with dry skies elsewhere.
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Rne
Upper Michigan
New England
Southeast
Pacific Northwest
Cotulla
Mineral Wells
Waco
Texas
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Minn
Palm Springs
Calif
Economy Ax Falls On U S Military Costs
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott warned Nixon will cut one million service members by 1972 and predicted 300000 Vietnam troop withdrawals. He supported closing unnecessary bases in Spain and Morocco but opposed shrinking commitments to West Berlin. He cited excess bases and dependents as a problem.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Scott
Spain
Morocco
West Berlin
Haynsworth Court Nomination Seen as Tossup by Leaders
Senate debate over Clement Haynsworth Jr. continues with Republican Hugh Scott predicting confirmation while Democrat Mike Mansfield calls the outcome a tossup. The nine week fight hinges on undecided senators and a 51 vote margin for confirmation.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hugh Scott
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
Abe Fortas
Scott
Haynsworth
D-Mont
Mansfield
American Trial Lawyers Association
Roth
Congress
Former Green Beret Captain Critically Hurt
Perth Amboy New Jersey AUPI report says former Green Beret Captain Robert F Maras was placed in an oxygen tent after a weekend car crash that killed one man and left him with massive head injuries He showed breathing difficulties and fluctuating temperature prompting use of a hypothermal mattress as medical staff monitored him with his parents visiting daily
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Perth Amboy
N.J
UPI
Green Beret
Robert F. Marasco
Marasco
Green
Lebanon Army Chief Seeks Arab Peace Amid South Lebanon Tensions
Lebanon Army Chief plans to pursue Arab peace as sporadic clashes intensify in southern Lebanon around the port city of Sidon. Lebanese army units clash with Palestinian guerrilla forces over a tank explosion blamed on Arab guerrillas. Both sides appear to pause hostilities.
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Sidon
Lebanon
Labor Chief Challenged For Siding With Industry
The labor chief faces criticism from union leaders over siding with industry as a wage dispute with General Electric and other firms unfolds. GE says no price hikes are needed to meet wage demands, while Westinghouse hints at higher 1970 prices amid wage talks with unions including IUE. GE reports space program work continues. Nixon aides acknowledge the strike.
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Jennings
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
IUE
Shultz
Extradition Waivers Filed in Brownsville Slaying Case
Three suspects Roland Woodward 22 Ruth Woodward 23 and Roland A DuPont appeared in Dist Judge Clarence Sundean and signed extradition waivers. They were turned over to Pennsylvania authorities on charges of murder and accessories before and after the fact in the July 30 killing of a salesman in Brownsville.
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Union
Pennsylvania
Roland Woodward
Ruth
Roland A. DuPont
Court of Dist
Clarence Sundean
Woodward
Brownsville
DuPont
Richard Zanuck Marries Linda Harrison in Las Vegas Ceremony
Richard Zanuck, 34, chairman at 20th Century Fox, wed Linda Harrison, star of Bracken's World, at the Sands Hotel. It is Zanuck's second marriage after a 1967 divorce from Lili Gentil. The couple returned to Los Angeles for their honeymoon.
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Los Angeles
Nevada Admission Day Observance Declares Holiday
City county and state offices close Friday for Nevada Admission Day a statewide celebration marking Nevada’s 104th birthday. The state entered the union Oct 21 1864 as the 36th 47th state after territorial status since 1861. Nevada’s first settlement Mormon Station Genoa lies near the Sierra foothills south of Carson City. The three day events in Carson City culminate with a Nevada Day parade past the capital.
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Nevada
Utah
Mormon Station
Genoa
Sierra
Carson City
SNMH Board Considers Relocation of Psychiatric Dept
The Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital board meets today at 5 p.m. to discuss moving the psychiatric department to the Outpatient Clinic after buying the West Charleston Medical Center. The agenda includes Dr. Chester W. Eskey's associate staff application, plumbing repairs, account transfers, the June 30 audit, approvals of killings, and the administrator's report.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Psychiatric Department
Hospital Board of Trustees
West Charleston Medical Center
Chester W. Eskey
NLV Mayor Proposes Monthly Bulletins for Clubs
North Las Vegas Mayor Gene Echols urges clubs to send monthly bulletins to the NLV Chamber of Commerce. Packets would be distributed to community organizations to help schedule events and reduce conflicts. Gene Owens suggests monthly informal meetings of leaders to discuss ways to improve the city.
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Las Vegas
Gene Echols Echols
NLV Chamber of Commerce
Echols
Gene Owens
Nsw
West Charleston PTA Halloween Howl Carnival
The West Charleston Elementary School PTA hosts a school carnival titled Halloween Howl on Thursday at 6 p.m. Public invited. Tickets go on sale at the school Tuesday and Wednesday at a special 10-ticket price. Proceeds fund several PTA projects per president Elaine Smaney.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association of the
West Charleston
PTA
Elaine Smaney
Three Ring Circus at North Las Vegas Council Meeting
The North Las Vegas special council meeting devolved into a chaotic session with Mayor Gene Echols and councilman Wendell Waite leading a contentious debate. The group briefly discussed tabling 10 of 11 agenda items and set discussion on a 9 p.m. curfew for Halloween minors before adjourning.
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Las Vegas
Gene Echols
Wendell Waite
Ring Two
Ring Three
Clay Lynch
Echols
C. R
Bud"’ Cleland
Jack Pettitt
Waite
Jeff Shaner
Ee Petitti
Behols
Aaron Willams
Echol
Cleland
Williams
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