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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1968

Page

2

Cameron Batter Named to Nevada Supreme Court

Cameron Batter was appointed to the Nevada Supreme Court on October 2, 1967 after the legislature expanded the court from three to five justices. Gov. Paul Laxalt named Batter and Justice John Mowbray to join Gordon Thompson, Jon Collins, and David Zenoff. Batter, a Nevada native and University of Utah Law School graduate, is praised as a scrupulous and honest lawyer’s judge with prior service as district attorney of Ormsby County and as a legal adviser in Washington. Nominated for election on November 5, he receives strong hometown and bar support.

Nevada Supreme Court Nevada Paul Laxalt John Mowbray Las Vegas Gordon Thompson Reno Jon Collins Ely David Zenoff Cameron Batter Ormsby County Washington Smith Lyon County Paign Batter University of Nevada Jim McIvar Cameron Mather Marybelle McVicar Batter University of Utah School of Law Utah State Senate Carson City

Settlement hoped in Local 357 civil rights suit

Justice Department may seal a consent decree to end the February filed suit accusing Local 357 IBEW of discriminatory membership and apprenticeship practices. A pre trial conference was moved to January 15 after over a year of investigation.

Civil Rights Division Department of Justice International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Soviet Cosmonaut Beregovoi Returns From Four Day Space Flight

Cosmonaut Col Georgy Beregovoi lands softly in a Kazakh snowdrift after a 96 hour solo orbit in Soyuz 3. He receives a hero’s welcome, signs autographs for cheering villagers, and heads to debriefing. Medical checks and a Moscow greeting follow.

Moscow UPI Col Georgy Beregovoi Kazhakstan Beregovoi Earth Soviet Union Vladimir Komparov

Las Vegas SUN Masthead and Subscription Rates

The Las Vegas SUN announces staff roles led by H M Greenspun and Ray Germain with executive editor Bryn AR/Asirong and others. It lists UPI membership and association ties, plus home delivery and mail subscription rates for the continental United States.

The Las Vegas Sun, Inc S. Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada H M. Greenspun Ray Germain Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Raney Womack BRYN AR/ASIRONG Vince Anselmo Jim Barrows Tom Diskin Gerry Appleby Douglas Ritchie John Cavaness Congress Ward Griffith Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los Angeles United Press International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Continental United States

Repairmen Amateurs in Chicago Paint and More

Chicago homeowners increasingly perform repairs themselves with Americans now handling over a third of interior and exterior painting. One in six homeowners does own plumbing repairs and around twenty percent of roofing work is DIY.

Chicago

Nixon Visits Minnesota For Mock Attack On Humphrey

Richard M. Nixon arrived in Rochester amid a 7000 strong crowd to attack Hubert Humphrey and hinted he might appoint Minnesota Rep. Albert Quie as secretary of agriculture. He praised Quie as a bright, knowledgeable farm expert but later said the remark was facetious. He likened the Johnson administration to a wrong prescription and drew contrasts with Humphrey’s record.

Rochester Minnesota Albert Quie Orville Freeman Nixon Quie al Quie Humphrey Mayo Clinic White House

Johnson vetoes last bill as president by pocket veto

President Johnson killed the final piece of legislation he would face as chief executive by pocket veto, disapproving a bill to create an independent Maritime Administration. The move ends the measure from the 90th Congress, amid debate over moving the agency from Commerce to Transportation and concerns from labor officials about subversion.

Washington UPI Johnson Maritime Administration White House Commerce Department Transportation Department

Minor Solar Flare Reported From Space

A very minor solar flare was reported at 4 18 p m Tuesday. The Environmental Science Services Administration said it was accompanied by a large radio burst that could interfere with radio communication. An Essa spokesman noted the disturbance was too small to affect Russian cosmonaut Col. Gregory Geregovoi, orbiting Earth for over three days.

Space Boulder Colo

Four Texas Priests Relieved Of Duty Over Lucey Dispute

Archbishop Robert E Lucey dismissed four of 51 priests amid a revolt against his leadership at the Assumption Major seminary in San Antonio The released clerics included dean of students Raymond Henke rector Ray Rihn and vice rector Robert Walden who were sent to a retired priests home pending reassignment A dissident letter to the Vatican urged Lucey to resign citing age and desire for younger leadership at the archdiocese

San Antonio, Tex UPI Robert E. Lucey South Texas Vatican Lucey Chancery Office San Antonio Louis Michalski Assumption Major Seminary Raymond Henke Msgr Ray Rihn South Texas Johnson Vietnam John P. Klein Steven A. Leven Aid Joseph Reyna

Justice official says U.S. criminal justice system failing

Patrick V. Murphy told the President's Commission on Violence that the system is a failure. He cited an antiquated court system, delays in trials, and insufficient prevention, apprehension, and rehabilitation as key flaws. Arlen Specter joined in noting rising violence and case backlogs in Philadelphia.

Washington UPI Patrick V. Murphy Justice Department Commission On Violence Murphy Johnson Law Enforcement Assistance Administration Senate Arlen Specter Philadelphia Peole Specter

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