Jaworski Pardon Debate Shapes Watergate Viewpoints
Sam Dash says Ford would not have pardoned Nixon if Jaworski were stronger and criticizes Ford’s grasp of Watergate. Dash disputes Carter’s campaign strategy and links post Watergate morality to Carter’s rise. He notes Nixon’s approach and Baker’s potential impact on the 1976 race.
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Washington
UPI
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Richard Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Senate
Watergate Committee
Sam Dash
Women’s Wear Daily
Dash
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Cash
Jaworksi
Carter
House
Eagleton
Baker
Captain drinking found in ferry disaster report
A coroner’s report says Captain Eugene Aulette had .09 blood alcohol and fatigue on duty when the ferry George Prince was rammed by the Frosta on Oct 20, causing 71 deaths near Luling, Louisiana with 27 missing. Survivors testified engines were cut before impact.
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Frank Minyard
Orleans Parish
Minyard
Coast Guard
George Prince
Luling
New Orleans
Eugene Aulette
Louisiana
Aulette
Frosta
Kenneth Becknel
Councilwoman Details Reno Probe On City Salary Committee
Reno councilwoman Pat Lewis planned a 10 30 a m press conference at City Hall to explain credit investigations into a group of prominent citizens. She linked the inquiry to a request for a list of potential ad hoc salary committee members and questioned when the investigation began versus the council’s April 26 vote to form the panel. Equifax billing reportedly dated three days after the committee formation.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
Reno
Pat Lewis
Arrerror
Jim Berry
Reno Council
Equifax
Totie Fields Surprises Friends at Caesars Palace Show
Totie Fields, the Las Vegas headliner and comedian, appeared in a wheelchair at the Caesars Palace showroom Wednesday night as the guest of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. She recently had surgery in New York and this marked one of her first appearances since the amputation of her left leg. Her doctors say she will return to work when fully recovered.
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Totie Fields
Caesars Palace
Steve Lawrence
Eydie Gorme
Miss Fields
New York
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Lawrence
Miss Gorme
Las Vegas
Carter Favored Over Ford in Tight 1976 Election Odds
Oddsmaker Jimmy Snyder lists Jimmy Carter as a 6-5 favorite over Gerald Ford for the November 2 general election. He cautions the race will be very close and competitive.
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Jimmy
Snyder
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Engineers Study Hookups For New Lake Mead Restaurants
North Las Vegas Engineering and Utility departments will study utility line hookups for two new restaurants on Lake Mead Boulevard Santiago's Mexican American Restaurant at 2300 Lake Mead Blvd and H Salt Seafood Restaurant at 2310 were discussed during architectural review Planners favored rear hookups but a rear lot cut could affect Sambo's Restaurant Power argued lease lacks easements and planners approved the review pending department recommendations The board also approved a reversionary map for Highland Industrial Tract and a use permit for Ella M Cullen home business clothing alteration and tailoring at 1205 Ferguson Ave.
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North
Highland
Ella M. Cullen
Ferguson Ave
Suit Claims Conflict Of Interest In Zoning Vote
Michael and Carol Chadburns filed in District Court alleging City Commissioner Paul Christensen had a conflict of interest that voided approval of an outside play area variance for a children's nursery. The suit names Donald Hamilton Gary Vause First Federal Savings and Loan Assoc of Nevada and others, seeks an injunction to block the variance, and cites a 5 to 4 vote with Lurie opposing.
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Michael
Carol Chadburn
Sherman Place
Paul Christensen
Chadburn
Donald Hamilton
Gary Vause
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Christensen
Roy Wooster
Myron Leavitt
Ron Lurie
Chadburns
Vause and
Hamilton
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Nevada
Culinary Loans Investigated Amid Pension Fund Strains
Trustees continue to pump funds into a failing Las Vegas resort as audits reveal large cash flow to the Las Vegas pension and health funds. Nevada Resort Association figures and union leaders discuss protections for employee funds while Shenker backed loans loom large amid deferrals and guarantees.
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Crane
Frank Scott
Nevada Resort Association
Bernard Menke
Las Vegas
Harry R. Stang
National Labor Relations Board
Pension ‘Fund Trustee Board
al Bramlet
The
Culinary Union
Ben Schmoutey
Jack Stafford
Bartenders Union
the Sun
Scott
Crosby to Make Rare Las Vegas Comeback Benefit Show
Entertainer Bing Crosby will headline a November 26 benefit at the Aladdin Theater for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. The program includes Crosby wife Rosemary Clooney and Joe Bushkin quartet with tickets at 10 15 and 20 dollars. Father Ben Franzinelli and Aladdin officials announced additional shows by Charlie Rich Lynn Anderson Gladys Knight and the Pips with set prices.
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Las Vegas
Aladdin Theater
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
Aladdin Hotel
Bill Loeb
Crosby
Rosemary Clooney
Joe Bushkin
Ticketron
Loeb
the Crooner
Ben Franzinelli
The
Holy Family
Charlie Rich
Lynn Anderson
Mitch de Wood
Gladys Knight and the
Pips
Kidnapper Back In Jail
The Nevada State Pardons Board voted to revoke Joseph Lischko's temporary freedom and send him back to prison to finish a 20 year term for a kidnapping. Lischko, 60, of Carson City, has been free on bail for four years during an appeal after serving nearly three years. Dean Petersen of Las Vegas, the kidnapping victim, testified there was no hoax and called Lischko's claim a bald faced lie.
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Nev
UPI
State Pardons Board
Joseph Lischko
Lischko
Dean Petersen
Las Vegas
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Horwath
Sierra
Morris Shenker
Ntep
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Somerset Shopping Center
Royal Inn Hotel
Jando
Bam
Harmon Avenue
Mountain Vista
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