Tropicana Plans $20 Million Tiffany Tower High Rise
Mitzi Stauffer Briggs announces a $20 million plan to add a 1100 room high rise and convention facility at the Tropicana Hotel. Groundbreaking is set for October with completion targeted for New Year’s Eve 1977, doubling hotel capacity and expanding the Strip landmark known as The Tiffany of the Strip.
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Jafee
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Tarkanian Lakers Talk Near Midnight Contract Deal
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke and UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian wereclose to a multiyear deal within 48 hours with a five year 350000 offer. Tarkanian weighs college loyalty against NBA prospects amid NCAA probe concerns.
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USC
Roselli Case Expands From Florida To Las Vegas Probe
Las Vegas police are contacted as Florida investigators expand the Roselli slaying probe. Roselli, a Las Vegas figure tied to casino interests, disappeared July 28 and was found suffocated in a Biscayne Bay drum. Authorities study ties to Maheu and Friedman while reviewing prior associations with Giancana and Siegel.
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Los Angeles
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Maheu
Dade County Public Safety Department
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Havana
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R-Pa
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Fratianno
Santa Monica
Malibu
Mike Rizzi
New York
Allen Smiley
Benjamin
Bugsy
Siegel
Beverly Hills
Dade
Broward
Clark County School District profile argues for strong education system
A guest columnist defends Clark County's schools by comparing them to national standards. The piece outlines aims in reading, writing, math, sciences, arts, and civic development, stressing community support to avoid troubles seen in other metropolitan districts.
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Board of School Trustees
Clark County
Gaming funds set new peak in Nevada revenue
Nevada's gambling industry posted a record 1.18 billion dollars in revenue for the year ending June 30, despite a strike that shut down the Las Vegas Strip. The Gaming Control Board announced the figures today.
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If You Can See The Way Camp Fund Appeals
The letter seeks help for a camp for a child while a parent is unemployed. It notes donors like Welashes Siapahtosneio Meter and Clara & Charles Romanelli and lists various contributions. A Nevada gaming revenue report quotes Executive Secretary Ed Ward Bowers noting growth, effects of a Strip strike, and quarterly earnings by county.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
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Aarsis
Clara
Charles Romanelli
Prince Hall Military Lodge
Las Vega
Seccesssesererseeesenns Stardust Hotel
Allison Frank
Newport Beach
Ik Aig Cee Cotta
Charles
Sons of Etin
William H. Nellis
W.F.W. Ga
Voters urged to register before Saturday deadline
The Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce calls on citizens to register by 9 p.m. Saturday for the September primaries. About 110,000 Clark County residents have registered, roughly 9,000 short of the predicted total. Registration is available at the Stan Colton office on Las Vegas Boulevard and at city clerk offices in North Las Vegas Henderson and Boulder City, plus several shopping centers.
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Albertsons
Newlywed Hunt Ends Halloran Suspects Held
Las Vegas police arrest Robert Portune and Christina Arlene Grant Portune at a Maryland Parkway Tropicana service station for the Halloran Summit murder during a Monday holdup. Mansfield, 30, a Halloran Summit attendant, was shot dead at Baker Grade I-15. The couple, from Bell Gardens California, had just married that day.
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Tropicana
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Christina Arlene Grant Portune
Halloran
Bell Gardens
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Suspect Couple Held After Station Slaying in Las Vegas
Police took the couple into custody after a station slaying in Las Vegas. A pistol found in Portune's waistband and over $1,000 were recovered. San Bernardino detectives planned to question them, while Albritton described hearing shots. A lineup was planned for Albritton to view suspects.
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San Bernardino County
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Las Vegas
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