Mindset of Son of Sam Suspect Revealed in NYC Slay Case
David Berkowitz, 24, a postal worker and former auxiliary officer, confessed to the six Son of Sam killings and was ordered to undergo psychiatric exams. Police say he detailed 13 attacks, planned a final bloodbath, and anticipated killing at a Long Island discotheque. He was caught in Yonkers after starting his car, with a signed Son of Sam letter found in the vehicle. He faces second degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons charges as psychiatric evaluation proceeds.
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Yonkers
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Long Island
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Brooklyn
Las Vegas Shooting Claims Life of Man and Injures Woman
Larry Pong 26 surrendered after confessing he shot his wife Susan S Pong and her companion at Cardiff Lane apartment C. One man died, Susan Pong in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Police found a .45 pistol left in the car.
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SUN
Las Vegas
Susan S. Pong
Cardiff Lane
Morris Guyer
Larry Pong
Clark County
Guyer
Mobil
Washington Avenue
Decatur Boulevard
Pong
Susan Pong
Southen Nevada Memorial Hospital
Las Vegas murder suspect arrested after fatal shooting
A man named Pong, believed to be the woman's former husband, was arrested and handcuffed in a Las Vegas case. He awaited homicide detectives as officers guarded the scene. A nearby apartment neighbor reportedly found the shootings and was taken to headquarters for questioning.
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Pong
Guyer
Judge Hayes faces hearing on Mormon Will case
Dist Court Judge Keith Hayes will be at a hearing to decide which judge will preside over the trial of the purported Mormon Will linked to Howard Hughes. Visiting Judge William Forman ruled there was an appearance of impropriety from remarks by executor Harold Rhoden, while affirming Hayes’s impartiality.
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Keith Hayes
Howard Hughes
William Forman
Reno
Hayes
LDS
Salt Lake City
Harold Rhoden
Forman
Rhoden
Castro to Permit Families of Americans to Leave Cuba
Sen Frank Church said Fidel Castro agreed as a goodwill gesture to allow Cuban families of 80 to 100 American citizens to depart Cuba. Church also announced Castro has further agreed to discuss the matter with U.S. officials.
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Fidel Castro
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U S Cuban agreement eases family travel and boats released
At Jose Marti airport a joint news conference with Cuban president Fidel Castro, Representative Frank Church said Cuba will allow American families to travel to the United States. Castro said the decision was humanitarian and noted two U S boats were freed, including the Nita Sue seized with marijuana. The crews were Donnie Rebozo and Byron Moore. Monica Moore suffers cancer. Betsy Church pressed Castro.
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Cuba
Castro
Island
Ment
United States
Washington
U.S
Nita Sue
Donnie Rebozo
Richard Nixon
Bebe Rebozo
Byron Moore
Miami
Church Moore
Monica
Bettina
SUN Looks At Complex In Series
In a five part SUN series staff writer Penny Levin traces events behind the state mandate for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to build the multmillion dollar downtown sports complex and examines potential consequences for the Las Vegas economy.
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Las Vegas
Camp Fund Seeks Donations as Campership Gap Quietly Grows
Sun Camp Fund reports a shortfall toward the $60,000 goal though no child is turned away. Chairman Charlotte Hill vows to meet obligations as donors from Las Vegas and beyond contribute, including gifts from William Damus Kellie Goodman and many others to support Clark County youths.
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Charlotte Hill
Las Vegas
Clark County
SUN
P.O
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Kellie Goodman
Billie Wanger
Ann Riddle
L. E. Mayfield
Henderson
Dorothy A Pecchinenda
Grand Hotel
Stacey Lee Dandy
Valerie Johnson
Louise Paul
Jo Pan
Bill
Aubrey Wardlaw
Richard and
Howard Reynolds
F.M. Pinjuy
Sky Harbor Airport
Joseph Prewett
M.C. Deem
Johann Realty
William E. Griffin
Frontier Hearing Details unionization at Frontier Hotel
The Frontier Hotel faces a National Labor Relations Board hearing over alleged harassment of casino workers after they voted 120 to 94 in January for Teamsters Local 14. Testimony cites a fired dealer overhearing a manager claim 3.5 million dollars in July winnings. The probe, led by ALJ Earidean V.S. Robbins, continues into its fourth day.
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Frontier Hotel
Paul Paxton
Teamster Local 14
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Jack Cromar
Earidean V.S. Robbins
Teamsters
Frontier
Desert Inn
Craps
Jane Minkler
Las Vegas mother murdered by son in dining room stabbing
Barbara Douthett, 55, was found dead in her home on Bolero Ave after allegedly being stabbed by her son who then attacked himself. Her 13-year-old daughter Ellen alerted police as medics confronted the suspect, who fled outside and then reportedly wounded himself. Walter, the 2-year-old, was restrained by officers and is in custody at SNMH.
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Barbara Douthett
Bolero Ave
Walter
Metro
Doubhett
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
SNMH
Ellen
Clark County Fire
Mercy
Dennis Tate
Jerry Fairweather
Fairweather
Tate
Douthett
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