The man of the hour in Clark County politics
Harold Lewis is described as the man of the hour after a Clark County assessor race. The piece compares his bid to historic campaign missteps and notes Billy Bilbray’s strategy with Democratic support and a surprise Democratic primary loss to Daryl Garn, with Garn advancing in a 314 1 Democratic tilt.
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Clark County
Harold Lewis
Man
Lewis
Jimmy Bilbray
Bilbray
Daryl Garn
Mayor says Birchers unwanted in Las Vegas police force
Las Vegas Mayor Oran Grayson says no active John Birch Society members are in the police department. He cites assurances from Chief Lorin Bunker and notes possible inquiries about officers' spouses. A meeting with city officials will determine any status of the society within the department.
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Oran Grayson
John Birch Society
Las Vegas
Police Department
JBS
Grayson
Lorin Bunker
Bill Adams
Bunker
Art Trelease
Phone Firm Off Hook In Wiretap Case
Central Telephone Co lawyers won a settlement in the Fremont Hotel electronic eavesdropping suit. Karl Berolzheimer gained concession after Washington DC attorneys Taft Jr. and Wadden argued questions would refer to a period before August 18, 1963. Civil statute of limitations extends to August 16 of next year. A $4.5 million civil suit by the Fremont Hotel against Central Telephone and the FBI was filed last December.
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Central Telephone Co
Fremont
Karl Berolzheimer
Washington, D. C
Peter Taft Jr
Thomas Wadden
Central Telephone
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dist
John Mowbray
Battle for Village in Vietnam War Front Line
Four days of heavy fighting around a fortified village north of the DMZ as U S Marines push toward a stubborn holdout held by North Viet Nam 324 B Division. UPI reporter Leon Daniel and photographer Kyoichi Sawada document the brutal assault and the costly crawl toward victory.
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North Viet Nam
324 B
U. S. Marine
UPI
Leon Daniel
Kyoichi Sawada
Decapitated Lieutenant Among Marines in Quang Tri Battle
A UPI photographer and reporter describe a mortar attack near the DMZ in Quang Tri Province. A Marine lieutenant was killed, his tag reading Kia Decapitated and noting his faith and rank. The body fragments were recovered from a fox hole as Charley and Delta Companies of the 26th Marine Regiment had just secured a troublesome village.
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UPI
Kyoichi Sawada and I
Demilitarized Zone
Viet Nam
Quang Tri
Charley
Delta Companies
26Th Marine Regiment
Hanoi Says U.S. Peace Plan Is a Swindle
North Viet Nam rejected U S proposals for de escalation as another peace swindle and accused Washington of seeking to prolong the war. China also rejected Goldberg’s plan saying the United Nations has no right to deal with the Viet Nam problem.
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Tokyo
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S
China
Peking
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Gromyko Rejects U S Viet Nam Peace Offer at UN
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko dismissed the U S three point Viet Nam peace proposal in a General Assembly speech. He claimed Washington had no serious intent to end its aggression, prompting a sharp U S reply from Ambassador Goldberg urging deeds to match words.
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United Nations
UPS
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Viet Nam
U. S
Gromyko
Dean Rusk
General Assembly
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Assembly
Weather Wrap for Today and Yesterday
Scattered clouds and gentle winds mark today with a high near 100 and a low around 70. Yesterday reached 101 with a 72 low. Sunrise is 6 30 and sunset 6 35 with noontime humidity about 27 percent.
Period of Truce Ends in Threatened Vegas Bus Strike
Las Vegas faced the prospect of a bus strike as Vegas Transit and Teamsters Local 881 remained deadlocked after 1044 hours of arbitration. Bus drivers authorized by 881 were to walk off at 5:45 a.m. amid disputes over benefits for Avis Rent-a-Car employees and union demands.
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Vegas Transit
Teamsters Local 881
Transit
Avis
U S Jets Blast Thanh Hoa Rail Yard Complex
U S Navy jets attacked Thanh Hoa railroad yards and a petrol storage complex in North Viet Nam. B52 bombers also struck targets for three raids in a week, destroying oil tanks warehouses boxcars and tracks and damaging bridges near the DMZ as North Vietnam claims several planes were downed.
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Saigon
UPS
North
Viet Nam
Big Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa Complex
Navy
Intrepid
Thanh Hoa Highway
North Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
Nam Ha Province
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Gia Binh
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