Aernout Admits Deal With District Attorney At Hearing
Las Vegas murder case unfolds as 21-year-old Robert J. Aernout testifies against Alfred Adams Leroy Marsh and James Bennett. He says he killed Calvin Popejoy during a downtown bar robbery to help Marsh. Aernout reveals pills and perjury charges, with life-with-parole deal offered in exchange for testimony. Witnesses continue through the day as defense cross-examination intensifies.
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Robert J. Aernout
Las Vegas
Aernout
Calvin Popejoy
Alfred
Cat” Adams
Leroy A. March
James Tommy Bennett
Bennett
Alfred Becker
Justice of the Peace
Atty. Addelar D. Guy
Becker
Peyton Place
Fremont St
Popejoy
Adams
Anthony Berl
Earl
Clark County poised to gain control of Nevada legislature
Clark County is projected to gain about 23 or 24 assembly seats and 11 or 12 senate seats, potentially holding a majority with 90 percent of combined Clark and Washoe representation. Washoe could gain seats too, while small counties fear loss of power and seek equalized districts.
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Assembly
Senate
Clark County
Clark
Washoe County
Washoe
Laxalt
Pershing
John Fransway
Winnemucca
Emerson Titlow
D-Tonopah
Nevada
Zodiac suspect described by Clark County deputies
Police draw a suspect portrait of a nondescript middle aged stocky man with a receding hairline. The killer has claimed five victims since Dec 20, taunts police, seeks publicity, demands media exposure and Melvin Belli, and threatens to kill children. victims include three women, two men, with two injuries.
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Melvin Belli
Israel
Egypt
Jordan River
Canal Area
Cairo
al Ahram
East Bank
Middle East
Rachaya
Aiha
Beirut
Voice of Palestine Radio
Mashta Hassan
Tripoli
Former Officials of Financial Firm File Suit
Three former vice presidents of First Western Savings and Loan sue the firm its president and the parent corporation alleging fraud and breach of contract seeking more than 571000 in damages. The report notes the Zodiac has targeted couples in lovers lanes and lonely beaches.
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First Western Savings and Loan
Abandoned Tot Reunites After Sheriff Receives Flood of Calls
Police find the cheerful tot Jody and report she said her head hurt from alleged abuse. Sheriff’s office swamped with hundreds of calls as people claimed kinship or offered to adopt. The child’s parents are sought amid a tense aftermath.
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Sheriff's Office
Jody
Girl 10 Dies After Bicycle Collision in Las Vegas
A 10 year old Las Vegas girl Susan Marie Malone died after her bicycle collided with a car on Smoke Ranch Road near Michael Way at 5 30 p m. John Poole 16 reported he did not see her until impact. The girl rode without lights in a poorly lit area. Authorities said no citation was issued and the investigation continues.
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Las Vegas
Smoke Ranch Road
Michael Way
Susan Marie Malone
John E. Malone Jr
Shiela Ave
John Poole
Poole
Sheriff's Deputies
Graveside Rites Held for Charley E Noble in Los Angeles
Charley E Red Noble age 74 long time Las Vegas resident died August 23 in Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Graveside services were conducted August 27 at the Veterans Administration Cemetery Los Angeles with widow Bonnie of Long Beach surviving.
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Veteran’s Administration
Los Angeles
Charley E
Red) Noble
Walnut Ave
Long Beach
Calif
Las Vegas
Noble
Veteran's Hospital
Bonnie
Stevenson Plans Senate Run in Illinois Primary Race
Stevenson 39 said he would seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in the March primary to unite the party if chosen but would consider an open primary if another candidate is selected. Alderman Dixon of Belleville and rumors of A Sargent Shriver enter the contest are noted. The Democratic nominee faces incumbent Ralph T. Smith who was appointed after Dirken’s death.
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Stevenson
Unite the People
U.S. Senate
Vietnam
Alan J. Dixon
Downstate
Belleville
A. Sargent Shriver
U.S
France
Chicago School Board
U. S
Ralph T. Smith
R I
Senate
Richard Bb. Ogilvie
Dirken
Sanders to resign as Nevada Taxi Authority chief
Lt. Lincoln Sanders, first director of the Clark County Taxicab Authority, will step down next week and return to the Nevada Highway Patrol as zone commander. He was appointed by Governor Laxalt last June. the move comes as the authority drafts new rules, with Sanders noting the permanent director should oversee the process.
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Lincoln Sanders
Clark County
Taxicab Authority
Nevada Highway Patrol
Sanders
Highway Patrol
High Court Rebuffs Nixon Plea on Desegregation
The Supreme Court ordered immediate desegregation in 15 Mississippi districts, signaling impatience with delays after 15 years since the landmark ruling. Comments came from Sen Eastland NAACP lawyer Jack Greenberg and Coretta King praising justice.
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Justice Department
Mississippi
5Th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High Court
AEC conducts three underground Nevada tests
The Atomic Energy Commission fired three underground blasts at the Nevada Test Site. The first at 11 30 a.m. was low yield under 20000 tons of TNT. The second and third at noon and 2 02 p.m. were low intermediate yield 20000 tons plus. A minor radioactivity release occurred during the noon test.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Nevada
Landmark Hotel
Stauffer Chemical Plant
Henderson
Arab Guerrillas Battle Lebanese Security Forces
Arab guerrillas clashed with Lebanese security forces along the northern and southern borders with Syria. Beirut pressed for sovereignty guarantees amid calls for peace talks in Cairo.
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Syria
Lebanon
Beirut
Middle East
Paris
New York
U.N
Thant
House Breaks Off Lottery Draft Law Talks
After a quorum call the House delayed major revisions on the lottery draft law. Senior lawmakers Arends and Rivers pressed for hearings next year while approving action on Nixons request to act now. The Vietnam Moratorium coordinator cited campus antiwar protests opposing student draft deferments.
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House
Arends, Rivers
Nixon
John Young
D-Tex
Rules Committee
David Hawk
Senate Tax Reform Advances and Halloween Bonfire
Senators back major tax reform while endorsing repeal of the investment tax credit raising $3.3 billion annually by 1979. The Finance Committee also approves faster depreciation for railroads and pollution control devices as part of the package. A Halloween bonfire party hosted by the North Las Vegas Junior Chamber of Commerce runs 6 p.m. Friday at 2020 East Lake Mead Boulevard.
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Congress
Nixon
Senate Democratic
Finance Committee
Senate Committee
North
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Matthews
Wilkinson
George Haley
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Martin Luther King Jr
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