▁Nev ada ▁in ▁Ren o , ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁L ambda ▁Chi ▁Al pha ▁frat ern ity ▁in ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁and ▁became ▁class ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁assistant ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁S age br ush ▁in ▁his ▁junior ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Bible ▁earned ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁While ▁studying ▁in ▁Washington , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁elev ator ▁operator ▁in ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Building ▁by ▁Senator ▁Pat ▁Mc Car ran . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Bible ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁joined ▁Senator ▁Mc Car ran ' s ▁law ▁firm ▁in ▁Ren o . ▁Six ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁Store y ▁County , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁He ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁organ izing ▁a ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁helping ▁select ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁Democratic ▁Committee . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁machine ▁run ▁by ▁Senator ▁Mc Car ran . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3