Vegas Casino Holdings Sold Off By Foundation
Washington AP foundation chaired by Supreme Court Justice William Douglas has sold Parvin-Dohrmann Co. stock owning Stardust Fremont and Aladdin casinos for about 2 million dollars. The sale ends a position once described as an irrevocable gift and follows years of congressional scrutiny over Douglas and foundation ties to Las Vegas gambling interests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William
Douglas
Las Vegas
Foundation
Congress
Albert Parvin Foundation
Family Foundation
Louis E. Wolfson
Parvin-Dohrmann Co
Stardust
Fremont
Aladdin
Harvey Silbert
Parvin-Dohrmann
Hart Warren
Albert) Parvin
John J. Williams
R-Del
Warren
Fortas
Wolfson
Pargin-Dohrmann
Silbert
Dei E. Webb Corp
Lake Tahoe
Nev
Parvin
Los Angeles
Jurist
Princeton
UCLA
Chicago
Delbert W. Coleman
SEC
Nevada
University of Vermont
University of Syracuse
Jill St. John
Milwaukee 14 war protest defense fails in court
Twelve defendants including five Catholic clergy face arson theft and burglary charges after burning draft records during an antiwar demonstration. Judge Charles L. Larson rejects a defense based on justified force and bans broad legal arguments about the draft or Vietnam War. Howard Zinn witness testimony is curtailed as tensions rise in the courtroom.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Milwaukee
Charles L. Larson
Vietnam
Larson
Milwaukee i
Wisconsin
Selective Service
James H. Forest
New York
James Harney
Cambridge
Mass
Howard Zinn
Boston University
Zinn
Boston
Time Inc Expands Chicago Suburban Paper Network
Time Inc. agreed to acquire Lloyd Hollister Inc and two affiliates in the North Shore area adding 10 tabloids with 65 000 total circulation. Hollister papers include Wilmette Life Winnetka Talk Northbrook Star Glenview Announcements Glencoe News Evanston Review Highland Park Herald Deerfield Villager Lake Bluff Lamplighter and Lake Forest Lamplighter.
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New York Times
NEW York
Time, Inc
Chicago
Lloyd Hollister, Inc
North Shore
Hollister
Time
Wilmette Life
Winnetka Talk
Northbrook Star
Glenview Anouncements
Glencoe News
Evanston Review
Highland Park Herald
Deerfield Villager
Lake Bluff Lamplighter
Lake Forest Lamplighter
New Hampshire Lawyer Nominated to Lead FPC
President Nixon announced the nomination of John N. Nassikas of New Hampshire to chair the Federal Power Commission, replacing Lee C. White. Nassikas, a Republican and former minority counsel of the Senate Commerce Committee, would require Senate confirmation. the FPC sets interstate natural gas rates, approves pipelines, licenses hydroelectric projects, and oversees reliability standards.
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New York Times
Washington
Nixon
New Hampshire
John N. Nassikas
Federal Power Commission
Lee C. White
Johnson
Senate
Commission
Nassikas
Senate Commerce Committee
Democratic Committee
Coleman Hawkins Dies at 64 Pioneer Jazz Saxophonist
Coleman Hawkins, noted tenor saxophonist who helped shape early jazz alongside Armstrong and Ellington, died yesterday at Wick ersham Hospital from a liver ailment at age 64. His career spanned nearly five decades, evolving from the mid-1920s Fletcher Henderson era to 1950s innovations blending silence with bold solos.
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New York Times News Service
New York
Coleman Hawkins
Louis Armstrong
Duke Eblington
Jelly Roll Morton
Wickersham Hospital
Hawkins
Fletcher Henderson
Roseland Ballroom
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John S. Wilson
Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington
Downbeat
Michael Levin
Levin
Gall Vincent Heavy
Carpet Exchange
Park St. Opp. Pitts. General Hospital
Forrey
Olympia
Precision Portable
Leo Samson
East St
Court House
Berkshire Gas Co
P.S
Berkshire
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