Gas-fueled fire gutts Checker Cab garage at Tyson Drive
County fireman Richard Hurley doused the last embers in a taxicab gutted by a natural gas fire at the Checker Cab garage 720 Tyson Drive at 5 55 p m Tuesday. A static spark likely caused the explosion. No injuries reported. Flames threatened a storage area with 253000 cubic feet of gas but did not ignite. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and suppressed the blaze quickly. A large portion of the Checker fleet has been converted to natural gas.
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Richard Hurley
Checker Cab
Tyson Drive
Checker
Jury Deliberates Punitive Damage in Prudential Disability Case
Las Vegas jurors weigh punitive damages against Prudential Insurance Co in the Victor Conner disability claim after a 22 day trial. The case centers on alleged bad faith in handling Conner 47 a Central Telephone Co maintenance mechanic injured Nov 16 1969 and previously awarded 2000 for total disability.
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Las Vegas
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
United States
Kermitt Waters
Waters
Victor P. Conner
Teton St
Central Telephone Co
Conner
Prudential Covering Center
Keith Hayes
Prudential Insurance Co
Claremont
Calif
William Shernoff
Prudential
Shernoff
Wall Street Journal
Mutual of Omaha
Mutual
America
Lightning Strikes Ignite Fires Near Mt Charleston
Lightning in the Mt Charleston area sparked several small fires Tuesday night. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management crews fought the blazes. Two crews were en route to one fire, with patrols set to resume Wednesday morning to locate any additional fires. Extreme fire danger was reported due to hot, dry conditions.
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Mt. Charleston
Dave Young
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Young
One Lamb Count Dropped
The article reports on the Lamb case with claims that Grain and Binion loans would aid Lamb and that the government relied on unreliable information. Hochman attacks the IRS for not verifying gifts or inheritances to Lamb or his ex-wife Fortune Toni Lamb and Beitz notes no indication of such funds was given to the IRS.
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Lamb
Hochman
Foley
IRS
Toni’ Lamb
Beitz
One Dead and 12 Hurt in Dye Plant Blast
An explosion at a Paterson New Jersey dye plant killed one person and injured twelve others, at least three seriously. The blast occurred about 1 30 p m in a five story brick building as about 30 workers soldered two chemical tanks with welding equipment.
LV Car Dealer Indicted On Five Sex Counts
Victor Havas, 55, of Desert Inn Road, won a $20,000 bail on eight sex charges in District Court Tuesday, then was indicted on five counts with bail set at $250,000. The court later scheduled a bail-reduction hearing for 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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Victor Havas
Stephen Stein
Michael Wendell
Havas
Desert Inn Road
Courtesy Motors
Boulder Highway
Paul Goldman
Howard Babcock
Nevada
Babcock
Beatty
Atty
Tom Beatty
Koot
Water Project NLW Committed To 35 Mil Debt
North Las Vegas Mayor Ray Davies signed a contract committing the city to a 35 million debt for the second stage of the Southern Nevada Water Project. The project is estimated at 110 million, with bids as much as 20 percent under the estimate. Construction will start soon, financed by a federal loan repaid over 50 years by five valley governments. Completion is set for January 1981.
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SUN
North
Las Vegas
Ray Davies
Nevada
Don Paff
Colorado River Resources
Bureau of Reclamation
Paff
Ray Schweitzer
North Las Vegas
Colorado River
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Ken Jones
Nevada Industrial Commission
Hang Glide Mutual
Oklahoma City
Willcox
Grand
Bill Koot
State of
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Tyrone
IBM
Hermes
Wendell
NLW
By Bob Palm
Miso
Merrar Are
T Sanam
East Sahara
Village Square
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