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Bridges Marriage Snag Delays Nevada Interracial Wedding
West Coast union leader Harry Bridges and Noriko Nickey Sawada, a Japanese American secretary, faced Nevada marriage-law hurdles as they attempted to wed in Reno. Nevada officials said Caucasian with Orientals marriage is forbidden, delaying plans after flight was canceled and a license was not sought. Bridges, 58, had prior marriages, including to Agnes in 1923, with divorces following.
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