18 Year Old Vegas Girl To Sue For Vote Rights
Janie Greenspun an 18 year old Las Vegas resident and daughter of Sun publisher Hank Greenspun tried to register to vote at the Clark County Election Department but was refused because Nevada law requires voters to be 21. Her attorney William Treadwell said he will file suit in Federal Court in Las Vegas seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of the 21 year old voting requirement.
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Hank Greenspun
Tom Mulroy
Nevada
Washington, D.C
Political confidences vs convention politics critique
Hank Greenspun argues both major parties relied on negative campaigns and boss-driven conventions. He critiques Nixon Humphrey dynamics, primaries, and Nevada direct primary history, calling for people’s control over candidate choice and denouncing party bosses. See WHERE, Page 2.
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Hubert Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Democratic Party
Bob Kennedy
Managerial Change For SNMH Seen
The board of trustees reviewed a $30,000 report by Herman Smith Chicago hospital consultants on converting Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital from a county institution to a voluntary non profit facility. The five month study proposed 57 recommendations, conservatively saving $245,000 annually with potential higher end results. The report noted new Carson City legislation would be needed for ownership changes, but several directors believed movement would be feasible.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Herman Smith
Chicago Hospital Consultants
Carson City
One Way Streets Plan Unveiled for Downtown Las Vegas
City Engineer Al Bossi outlined a tentative plan to ban trucks over 25 feet from downtown during peak hours and to implement one way streets as traffic grows. The proposal includes Fremont Street westbound, Casino Center Boulevard one way south, Fourth Street northbound, and Maryland Parkway southbound, plus off street loading goals for hotels.
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Casino Center Boulevard
Stewart Street
Ogden Avenue
Fourth Street
Harris Survey Highlights Law and Order as Key Factor
The Harris survey shows Nixon leading Humphrey 38 to 26 percent on who can better maintain law and order with Wallace at 21 percent. Personal safety concerns drive Nixon's margin, while 54 percent feel uneasy on the streets. Courts are blamed by 51 percent as a major cause of disorder.
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Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
George Wallace
Wallace
Humphrey
Negroes Demand Greater Representation At AFGE Convention
A racial dispute at the 21st AFGE biennial convention in Las Vegas saw about 80 black delegates form a caucus to press for more Negro representation. Isaac Wright of a Philadelphia AFL CIO local outlined plans to meet AFGE President John Griner that evening, as dissidents prepared a formal list of complaints.
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American Federation of Government Employes
AFGE
John Griner
Isaac Wright
Philadelphia
Afl-Cio Union
Guiner
Larry James
Airliner disaster off French Riviera kills all 95 aboard
A French built Cara velle twin jet crashed into Mediterranean waters near Cap d Antibes while en route from Corsica to Nice. The craft burned and exploded after reporting an engine fire, with 89 passengers and six crew aboard. Rescue teams recovered charred bodies as high waves and poor visibility hampered operations.
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France
UPI
Corsica
French Riviera
Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Variable cloudiness and scattered thunder showers across the area. Gentle winds. Today's high temperature reached 102 and low 70, with noontime humidity at 14 percent. Sunrise is 6 21 and sunset 6 53. Yesterday's high 105 and low 73.
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