Miss America Parade Heads Toward Crowning in Atlantic City
About 100000 people lined the Atlantic City boardwalk to watch 50 Miss America finalists parade in gowns, gloves, and floats before Debra Dene Barnes of Moran Kansas relinquishes her crown. Spectators paid premiums for front seats as Bebe Shopp observed. A second rehearsal occurred at Convention Hall as producer Albert A Marks Jr. reported smooth progress.
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Atlantic City
N. J
UPI
Debra Dene Barnes
Moran, Kan
Convention Hall
Albert A. Marks Jr
Brennan Steps Paul Price In Primary
Sam Keith won the Republican primary with 3,766 votes to Jim Bradley's 2,394 in a turnout under half of the county's Republicans. Keith, 56, of Marka Drive, is a father of seven.
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Brennan
Paul Price
Sam Keith
Marka Dr
Jim Bradley
Keith
Bradley
Quakes Battle Far East and Local Political Races
In Iran the northeast devastation hinders rescue with five field hospitals and scarce medical supplies as authorities await word on dead. Empress Farah aids survivors by donating blood while Iranians face freezing nights and mass graves. In Nevada a crowded Democratic race for county seats features Price, Brennan, and six others with varied vote totals and local political undercurrents.
Nixon Leads Nixon Humphrey In Special Poll Across Nation
A Sindlinger poll of 1,844 voters shows Richard Nixon leading Hubert Humphrey by over five points nationally when asked who they would vote for today. Wallace trails as a minor third party candidate, with regional shifts noted in the East Midwest West and South. Results funded by Sindlinger’s institutional clients were released in the Daily Concensus.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
East
Midwest
Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Sindlinger
Sindlinger Daily Concensus Report
PSC Authorizes Bell Telephone Rate Increase in Northern Nevada
The State Public Service Commission approved an average 13 percent rate hike for Bell Telephone’s 50 000 Northern Nevada customers stepping in Oct 1. The move yields about $1.7 million more annual revenue and a 6.8 percent return, above 1967’s 3.4 percent. Local base bills rise 90 cents for a $7.15 monthly charge. Winnemucca and Fly residents face a 65 cent increase. business lines gain $2. Long distance revenue climbs $852 500. direct dialing and certain billing types are exempt.
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Carson City
UPI
State Public Service Commission
Bell Telephone Company
Nevada
Bell
PSC
Winnemucca
Woman Foils Burglar Then Is Beaten and Robbed
Las Vegas woman Jessie Miller surprised a burglar in her home last night but was beaten and robbed of twenty dollars and a diamond ring. Police description says the suspect is in his twenties, fled in a brown or copper colored car.
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Las Vegas
Myers
NIW
Clark County District Board of Health
Air Pollution Control District
North
Lamb Helen Herr Triumph In County Senate Race
Lamb and Helen Herr build early leads in the county senate race as the tally grows. The field includes Republican contenders Turner Clark Markhoff Jensen with Lamb leading and Herr strong in a high turnout contest.
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Lamb
Helen Herr
Miss Herr
Dr.Turner
Dr. Clark
Markhoff
Miss Jensen
Clark County Vote Gives Ed Fike Victory
The Reno area candidates Ed Fike and Mathews led in Washoe County with Fike carrying 59.17 percent to Mathews 40.98 percent. Slattery kept a strong edge in the House GOP race with totals showing near two to one in his favor. Final House GOP counts: Mathews 11,041 Slattery 15,390.
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Clark County
Ed Fike
Mathews
Reno
Washoe County
Slattery
Eisenhower's Recovery Surges After Seventh Heart Attack
Washington reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower shows strong recovery after seven heart attacks. Doctors stopped daily bulletins as condition improves, eighteen days after the former president’s crisis began.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Henderson Leader Serves In Local Government And Health Roles
Henderson officials and Nevada figures are profiled, including French who held deputy coroner duties 1960-65 and chaired the Boulder City Charter Revision Advisory Committee, and Myers and Price active in city councils and local political clubs. The article also revisits Eisenhower's extended illness at Walter Reed, noting multiple heart attacks, hospitalizations, and a fading prognosis.
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Henderson
Boulder City
Daley seeks prime time to defend Chicago after convention uproar
Mayor Richard J Daley asked NBC CBS and ABC for a one hour prime time slot on Sept 11 or 12 to balance what he called one sided coverage of protests during the Democratic National Convention. He said he would announce findings from city investigative panels after reviewing reports.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard J Daley
Daley
Health and Fire Commissioners
Kennedy to Campaign for Boland in Mass
Edward M. Kennedy will join Rep. Edward P. Boland on a campaign tour next week in Massachusetts to aid Boland’s bid for reelection. The appearances mark Kennedy’s first campaign events since his brother’s assassination and come as Boland faces a competitive race against Charles V. Ryan and Frederick M. Whitney Jr.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Edward P. Boland
Kennedy
Boland
Charles V. Ryan
Frederick M. Whitney Jr
Incumbent Pawlikowski Leads Parade In JP Run
Incumbent Joe Pawlikowski leads the JP run with a simple why not? stance displayed on billboards. The race remained dull aside from brief clashes over torn signs between nonfinalists Wendell Walker and Wooster, who urged a tough on crime platform and drew police support.
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Joe Pawlikowski
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Weston, Conn
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Empress Farah
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Price
Maynard
Curly” Price
Wengert Ave
R. G
Randy) Michaels
Dunbarton St
Michaels
Bank of Nevada
B. J. Roberts
el Greco Sr
Dave Pearl
Colanthe Ave
Joseph M. Kadans
Thom Blvd
Democrats
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James
Albert E. Sindlinger
Sindling & Co
Humphey
Opinion
Bell Telephone
Jessie Miller
Stith St
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Alleman
White
Brown
Ben Wenger
West Charleston
Tom Ambrose
Greg Grossman
Sunfoto
Ken Jones
Clark County Civil Air Patrol
Boulder City Hospital
Franklin
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Nevada Municipal Assn
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Denver
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California
Walter Reed Hospital
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Walker
Wooster
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