Nevada Senators oppose Udall plan on Lower Colorado River project
Nevada Senators Howard Cannon and Alan Bible plan to press President Kennedy to oppose lumping local Colorado River water development plans into a broader Lower Colorado basin project. Cannon argued the move would delay needed Southern Nevada projects and trigger a new California Arizona water dispute.
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Interior
Stewart Udall
Nevada
Howard Cannon
Sands Hotel
Alan Bible
Kennedy
Redding
Calif
Las Vegas
Cannon
Udall
Murder case moves forward as severance bids fail
Dist. Judge David Zenoff denied motions by six of seven defense attorneys to sever four defendants in the Beasley murder case and to bar Foley from defending Patterson. The four men are charged with the fatal shooting of an undercover Federal Narcotics Bureau agent William Green in Las Vegas. The trial, set for Monday after more than two years, also saw requests for travel expenses for witnesses denied or postponed. The defense argued speedy trial rights were violated. the judge rejected those motions and kept the case on track for trial.
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Dist
David Zenoff
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Attys
Robert Santa Cruz
Drake DeLaney
Nathan Beasley
Foley
Patterson
William T. Green
Las Vegas
Green
Nevada Supreme Court
High
Social Security May Owe You Money After Age 65
Las Vegas district manager Edgar H. Cocks explains many Americans over 65 may qualify for social security payments if they apply. Rules include the $1200 earnings threshold and the retirement test with phased withholding, plus entitlement from age 72 onward.
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Social Security Administration
Edgar H. Cocks
Social Security
Las Vegas
Fiery Harry Will Visit Vegas Again
Former President Harry S. Truman will return to Las Vegas to deliver the principal address at the annual anti Defamation League dinner on October 25. Sen. Howard Cannon of Las Vegas will receive the league’s top award at the event.
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Vegas
Harry S. Truman
Las Vegas
Anti- Defamation League
Truman
National American Legion
Nevada
League
Sen
Howard Cannon
Federal Prisons Study Synanon Trial Program
Los Angeles psychologist Dr. Robert Ziegler reported for the SUN that he conferred with James Bennett federal director of prisoners and outlined a pilot Synanon rehabilitation program at a Nevada prison. He cited successful reforms, transfers to an honor camp, and proposals to expand to all federal prisons after evaluation.
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Los Angeles
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Ziegler
Synanon Foundation
Nevada
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Reno
Synanon
Bennett
Terminal Island Federal Prison
Veterans Administration
Terminal Island
Carson City
American Legion
Legion
California
Owners Seek Reversal of Gaming License Revocation
Lamar Bergen and Henry Remolis, co partners in the downtown Saratoga Race and Sportsbook, filed a Clark County District Court petition to overturn the Nevada Gaming Commission and Nevada Control Board decision revoking their gaming license. They allege Fourth Amendment rights violations.
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Clark County District Court
Lamar Bergen
Henry Remolis
Nevada Gaming Commission
Nevada Control Board
Senator Bible Secures 400000 For Las Vegas Health Center
Senator Alan Bible announced success in convincing conferees to provide 400000 for equipment at the Las Vegas Radiological Health Center Nevada Southern. As member of the Appropriations Committee he urged a modern facility under the health and welfare bill. The center hosts the nation’s first radiological lab in 1959 and has since become a key regional monitoring site.
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Alan Bible
Senate House
Las Vegas Radiological Health Center
Nevada Southern
Bible
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States
Irregular Petition Challenges Gaming Authority Action
Attorney Al Stewart files a petition claiming irregularities in the state gaming authorities move to revoke licenses for Saratoga Race Book at 114 1st St and Vegas Turf at 19 E Ogden St. The complaint argues process flaws, insufficient evidence, and seeks court review and reversal of the gambling commission decision. The Saratoga operation reportedly altered betting slips to dodge taxes. Specht owns Vegas Turf. Norman Samuelson, deputy AG, states both establishments underreported wagering and kept poor records.
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al Stewart
1St St
Vegas Turf
E. Ogden St
George Milton Specht
Norman Samuelson
Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission
Remolis
Bergen
Nevada water session urges full development for future needs
Delegates at the Nevada water conference in Carson City heard Gov. Grant Sawyer urge maximum use of land and water resources to serve a growing population. He emphasized passing on benefits to future generations and the need to satisfy mind and soul through resources including recreational and spiritual needs. Brig. Gen. Arthur H. Frye Jr. of the U S Corps of Engineers endorsed comprehensive statewide water resources planning.
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Carson City
UPS
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Arthur H. Frye, Jr
U. S, Corps of Engineers
Welfare Board Head Will Retire From Service Here
Mrs. Jeane Boman, chairman of the Las Vegas Child Welfare Board, will retire next month after 10 years of service. She led a seven member advisory group that improved child care facilities and influenced local legislation. Al Becker praised her extensive work including personal nursery inspections and noted the board’s advisory role to Becker on child welfare matters.
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Jeane Boman
Las Vegas
C. D. Baker
City Commission
Idaho Motorist Killed in Crash
Lonnie E. Smith, 56, of Twin Falls Idaho was killed when his car ran off US Route 93 about 49 miles north of here. The vehicle left the road, vaulted an embankment and struck a boulder.
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UPI
Lonnie E. Smith
Twin Falls
Idaho
Here
Highway Patrol
Smith
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