Dickerson's Career Marked by Duty and Public Service
The column credits George Dickerson with steadfast honesty from early youth, recounting his rise as district attorney and head of the Nevada Gaming Commission. It notes his resignation due to private practice pressures, praising his strict adherence to law and morality and Gov. Laxalt's appointment as a noble precedent.
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George Dickerson
Paul Laxalt
Nevada Gaming Commission
Dickerson
Laxalt
Gaming Commission
Driver Injured Near Test Site
An unidentified motorist was critically injured in a single car crash on U S 95 north of the Mercury turnoff at the Nevada Test Site shortly after 10 30 P M He was admitted to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas about 100 miles from the scene No further details were available at SUN press time.
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U.S. 95
Nevada Test Site
Nevada Highway Patrol
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Las Vegas
SUN
Public hearing on reclassification in Las Vegas planned
The Las Vegas City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 10, 1968 at 7:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers to consider reclassifications for property in Section 30 Township 20 South Range 61 East MDB&M and Section 25 Township 20 South Range 46 East MDB&M. Proposals include R E to C V and R 4 plus R E to C 1 with proposed uses for retail outlets. Citizens may attend or file written objections with the Planning Director.
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City Hall
Las Vegas
Nevada
City Planning Commission
Mdb&m
Fremont Street
Algiers Road
R-E
C-V
Civic
Charles A. Mohler
Township 20
Range
Owens Avenue
Twenty-Fifth Street
Arthur Avenue
City Planning Director
City Commission
Don J. Saylor
ASP
Showdown Today On Fortas Job
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield moved to begin debate on Abe Fortas urged for Chief Justice, triggering parliamentary maneuvering as the Senate recessed to 10 a.m. for a high stakes showdown.
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Fortas
Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Abe Fortas
Fortas confirmation debate sparks filibuster tactics charge
UPI reports conservatives threaten a filibuster against Abe Fortas as Hart urges colleagues to let the majority decide. Jordan vows to oppose stopping debate or Fortas, while Long notes the Senate pace hints at an ongoing filibuster.
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Washington
UPI
Abe Fortas
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Fortas
Senate
Hart
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Russell B. Long
D-La
City Budget Balance Tight as Two-Month Spending Tops Estimates
City spending for July and August 1968-69 reached 2,045,809.80, exceeding budget by 11,849. The finance spokesman called the rise a routine variance and compared it to a bank statement, noting some departments overspent while others came in under projections. Police led overspending at 34,827, with parks 20,505 over and engineering construction 14,956 over. Streets 16,536, Recreation 14,900 and Public Works 10,928 were under.
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Police
Ous
City Eyes Downtown Mall Through Street Use Laws
City Hall moves to authorize a downtown mall by asking the 1969 Legislature to allow dedicated streets to be used for non thoroughfare purposes. Sid Whitmore, the city attorney, plans a resolution to empower construction of a mall where the city deems it appropriate, dissolving current legal barriers.
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Sid Whitmore
City Commission
Whitmore
Fourteen Arrested In Milwaukee Draft Records Fire
In Milwaukee fourteen people were taken into custody after breaking into a Selective Service office, seizing draft files, and burning them near a World War I veterans flagpole. Authorities say they will be charged with burglary and arson. In Denver, Episcopal Bishop Joseph S. Minnis was removed from duties and ordered to leave the Colorado diocese by October 15 after a bishops court found he breached his ordination vows.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Selective Service
Denver
Colorado
Joseph S. Minnis
Diocese of
House of Bishops Court
UN General Assembly opens 23rd session with new president
The United Nations opened its 23rd annual session admitting its 125th member and naming a new president as a debate raged between Secretary General Thant and U S ambassador George Ball over the United States bombing of North Vietnam a shadow over the session.
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United Nations
UPI
U.N. General Assembly
Thant
U.S
George W. Ball
North Vietnam
Castro not aiding hijackings, U.S. officials say
State Department officials told Congress there is no evidence Fidel Castro is encouraging airline hijackings to Cuba. They said Cuba has indicated willingness to sign an international compact on returning aircraft and passengers.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Congress
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Ventura County Brush Fire Threatens Oil Facilities
A fourth Ventura County brush fire burned about 150 acres in School Canyon and threatened two gasoline plants and multiple oil wells before containment.
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Ventura, Calif
Theft Reported At Residence And Local Business
Mrs Olga Willoughby of 3390 Athens reported cash missing from a purse in her bedroom closet and change from a china cabinet after returning from work. Loss listed at 500 dollars. Star Cab Co reported 525 dollars vanished from a steel cash box. spokesman says 1200 in the box Sunday, 675 found yesterday.
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Olga Willoughby
Athens
Star Cab Co
U.S. Faces Risk of Losing Lead in Air Travel
Acting space chief Thomas O Paine warned that U S efforts risk falling behind in conventional air travel as the United States may not be first or even second to fly a supersonic transport The Concorde is expected to reach the world market before U S entry Russia is also advancing on advanced aircraft.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
United States
Thomas O
Paine
Corde
Russia
House
Ken Hechter
D-W.va
Moon
Thomas M. Pelly
Rash
GOP
Astronautics
Lindsay Could Settle School Strike, UFT Leader Says
Albert Shanker said Mayor John Lindsay could end the eight day walkout by intervening. He spoke as schools supt. Bernard Donovan held a midtown meeting with Ocean Hill Brownsville district leaders absent from the talks.
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New York
UPS
John V. Lindsay
Albert Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Bernard E. Donovan
Shanker
Lindsay
Red Scientists Claim Zond Water Landing Precision
Soviet science press Red Star states Zond-5 splashdown in the Indian Ocean was timed to the exact hour minute and second. It says water landings will be used again and credits preplanned coordinates and a coordinated computer center for the recovery and added confidence.
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UPI
Indian Ocean
Red Star
United States
Soviet Union
Zond
Johnson orders labor official to head off longshore strike
President Johnson directed Undersecretary James Reynolds to travel to New York to avert a threatened ILA coast strike that could halt two thirds of U S cargo. The dispute involves 53000 longshoremen over wages fringe benefits and work rules and could affect Gulf and Atlantic coast shipping from Searsport Maine to Brownsville Texas by the Monday midnight deadline. Califano called the dispute of major national importance and noted 21000 union members are in New York. Neither side requested federal intervention but the move is described as fully appropriate.
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UPS
Johnson
James Reynolds
New York
White House
Joseph Califano
International Longshoreman’s Association
ILA
Gulf and Atlantic Coast
Searsport
Maine
Brownsville
Tex
Reynolds
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