Calls for Resignation Over Hospital Administrator Controversy
LAS VEGAS voices demand that Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital chief Samuel Crucilla step aside until a full, objective probe clears his education and background. Critics cite alleged falsifications, including claims of a non existent administrator post and a disputed degree, amid calls for accountability and transparency.
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Samuel Crucilla
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Crucilla
Double Marriage Exposed By SUN Missouri Senate Leader
Missouri Senate president pro tem Earl Blackwell 46, Democrat from Hillsboro, faces scrutiny after Las Vegas SUN uncovered a claimed double marriage and possible Nevada residency. He denied divorce details, criticized papers, while Missouri officials probe residency and potential vacancy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for resignation. Danforth cautioned, pending court records. Meanwhile Nevada children visit Circus Circus.
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Missouri Senate
Earl Blackwell
Las Vegas Sun
Blackwell
Hillsboro
Carolyn Sue Ravenscroft
Herculaneum
Dorothy
Nevada
Senate
The
SUN
Las Vegas
Reno
Carson City
News
William Waters
Liberty
A. Clifford Jones
Ladue
Jones
Missouri
John C. Danforth
Danforth
William St. Morris
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Baloney
Warren Hearnes
Flower Drum Song Returns Soon To Thunderbird Hotel
Flower Drum Song the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical returns to the Thunderbird Hotel Las Vegas with Jack Soo again starring as Sammy Fong. The cast, led by Soo, will begin rehearsals next week after signing a return contract by T Bird GM Jess Hinkle. The show debuted at the Thunderbird in 1961 and 1963 and ran for extended periods, drawing large crowds on the Strip.
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Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Thunderbird Hotel
Las Vegas
Jess Hinkle
T-Bird
Jack Soo
Soo
Sammy Fong
Hinkle
Los Angeles
Vegas
County Takes No Action On Higher Garbage Rates
County commissioners took no action on higher garbage collection rates and a 20 year minibus franchise for a Strip shuttle. They referred Clark Sanitation, Inc. request to the county administrator for a report and a public hearing before any ordinance.
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Clark Sanitation, Inc
Clark Sanitation
New Airline To Salt Lake City Sought
Clark County Director of Aviation Erie Taylor supported a competitive air line franchise in Utah saying it would ease travel to Las Vegas. Utah Governor Rampton called Salt Lake City a regional hub and urged major competition, with Idaho's Governor Samuelson noting benefits for eastern markets. Officials from Missoula and Johnson-Bell Field backed CAB improvements to long-haul and regional service.
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Utah
Las Vegas
Clark County
Aviation
Erie Taylor
Taylor
Salt Lake City
James Kieth
United Airlines
Calvin L. Rampton
Kenneth J. Rolle
Johnson-Bell Field
CAB
Points
Montana
Missoula
Television and Violence in the Home
About a year ago a campaign aimed to curb TV violence led to strict rules that even blocked harmless actions. Viewers recall that real misery came only with monthly payments while animated shows masked the on screen harm. The piece argues TV can put viewers in a violent state of mind.
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Ralph Williams
County Fathers Act to Boost Mesquite Power Service
County commissioners moved to alleviate Mesquite electric shortages by appointing two local men to the three member Overton Power District board. George Harmon and Michael Burns will join existing reps from Mesquite, Overton, and Logandale. Mitchell cited aging wiring and a faulty ball field switch as key faults. The district seeks a loan to extend transmission lines and add a part time troubleshooter for Mesquite and Bunkerville areas.
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Mesquite
Overton
Logandale
Ben Mitchell
Bunkerhill
Supreme Court Gets Notice In Linn Case
The Nevada Supreme Court has received the notice of appeal from the Clark County district attorney in the Linn case as he seeks to overturn a new trial grant for Ted Linn. A hearing date awaits lower court records from Las Vegas to Carson City. Linn, 35, was convicted of first degree murder in the 1967 killings of Larry Olinger and Robert Stucker near Carson City.
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Crucilla
St. Bonaventure College
New York
A. Jerome Miller
SUN
St. Bonaventure
Darrell Davies
Clark Sanitation
Supreme Court
Linn
Nevada Supreme Court
Clark County District Attorney’s Office
Ted Linn
Carson City
Las Vegas
Jackson
Wyo
Larry Olinger
Robert Stucker
Dist
Atty
George Franklin
Questionable Doctorate Claims Stir Hospital Leadership Debate
The piece examines Crucilla's medical credentials from the unaccredited Mid-West Medical College, noting repeated board exam failures from 1948 to 1956 and AMA records denying his status as a doctor. Critics urge hospital leadership to meet high professional standards and question his fitness for administration.
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Crucilla
Mid-West Medical College
Massachusetts
Board of Registration In Medicine
American Medical Association
AMA
AMA Department of Investigation
AMA Investigation Board
Commissioners Clash Over Alleged Inquiry Into Cru
The letter questions Brennan and Lamb over their claimed investigation into Cru investigation and criticizes their methods. It challenges whom they spoke to and whether they consulted St Bonaventure or the AMA. The writer labels the officials as playing politics and warns about potential public harm.
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Brennan
Lamb
The
SUN
Fortier
St. Bonaventure
AMA
Crucilla
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Darwin Lamb
SNMH
Quincy Fortier
Ralph Adams
Adams
Dave McGinty
Roslindale General Hospital
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Mass
Dante Colitti
Frank Romano
Gram
St. Louis
Kmox-Tv
Circus Circus
Hoover Dam
Jan Brennar
Bob Broadbent
George Harmon
Michael Burns
Harmon
Mitchell
William Compton
Glen Lucas
David Goldsmith
Robert Lindblad
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