Barnum of Las Vegas Robert R. Russell dies at 84
Robert R. Russell a Las Vegas hotelman and civic pillar died after a long illness at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital at 84. He arrived in 1932 and ran the Apache Hotel later Horseshoe Hotel through 1946 and promoted Southern Nevada events. He led Rotary for 36 years and supported Helldorado Days. His wife Matilda Beeman died ten years ago. He lived at 1106 Westwood Drive prior to hospitalization.
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Robert R. Russell
Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
SNMH
Apache Hotel
Horseshoe Hotel
Southern Nevada
Chamber of Commerce
Coastmasters Club
Rotary Club
Las Vegas jests on law and order in Pat Buttram guise
Las Vegas adopts Pat Buttram as host for the Bonanza Hotel while Hank Greenspun is away. Buttram riffs on too many laws, lawyers' loopholes, contracts, and constitutional rights, lampooning the legal system and its impact on daily life. He mocks police terms, schooling prayers, and peeping Tom laws in brisk, satirical humor.
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Las Vegas
Pat Buttram
Pat
Green Acres
The
SUN
Free
West Las Vegas bar shootout leaves one dead and four wounded
A feud flared at a Gilbert Bros liquor store on Bonanza Road where Louis Wallace 50 died after being shot in the throat abdomen and wrist. Azzie Rederford 31 held on murder charges after being wounded while bystanders William Lowe William Ross and Garthen McCullum were also hit. Police say the weapons vanished and a friend may have removed pistols. About 25 customers were present as officers swarmed the scene and a patrol car collided in initial confusion.
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Las Vegas
Louis Wallace
Elliot St
Wilson and
Streets
Azzie Rederford
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
SNMH
Gilbert Bros. Liquor
Bonanza Road
D St
Nixon to name new Supreme Court justice
President Nixon worked on official papers at his San Clemente villa this weekend preparing to reveal tomorrow his choice for a successor to Abe Fortas. Press secretary Ziegler set an early briefing to name the appointee, with speculation centering on Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Supreme Court
Ronald L. Ziegler
Abe Fortas
Clement F. Haynsworth
Camille Heads Toward Florida Panhandle With 160 MPH Winds
Hurricane Camille neared Florida after stalling in the Gulf, driving 160 mph winds near the center and threatening gale to hurricane-force winds from Fort Walton Beach to St. Marks. Forecasters warned tides could exceed 15 feet as the storm bore down on the coast.
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Panama City
Fla
UPI
Camille
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Gulf
Fort Walton Beach
St. Marks
Hurricane Hunter
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Belfast Calm Amid Halted Irish Fighting As Troops Deploy
British forces halted six day Belfast warfare amid an uneasy calm. About 1,050 troops moved in with barbed wire barriers and fixed bayonets to calm Catholic and Protestant sectors. Eight killed, over 300 injured, 300 homeless as Catholics demand guns.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Crumlin Road
Fall Road
Mary Jo Kopechne’s Mother Seeks Kennedy Testimony
The mother of Mary Jo Kopechne says she wants Sen. Edward Kennedy to testify at the Sept. 3 inquest into her daughter's death after an auto accident on Chappaquiddick Island. She opposes an autopsy on the body and notes officials may have performed one before burial in Larksville, Pa.
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Berkeley Heights
N.J
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph A. Kopechne
Mary Jo
Chappaquiddick
Kennedy
Wilkes-Barre
Edmund S. Dinis
Massachuestts
Weather Outlook Sunlit Skies With After Noon Clouds
Mostly sunny today with afternoon cloudiness. High near 106 and a low around 80. Yesterday peaked at 108 with 80 as the low. Noon humidity at 21 percent. Sunrise at 6 09, sunset at 7 29.
Man Dies Four Hurt In I 15 Crash Near Glendale
A two car crash on Interstate 15 North about 10 miles north of Glendale left one man dead and four others with minor injuries. Robert S. Mann 21 of the Bronx died from chest injuries after colliding with a car driven by John F. O'Brien Jr. 43 of Oxnard California. O'Brien and three O'Brien children Kathleen 20 John 15 and Denise 12 were treated at North Las Vegas Hospital and released. Mann died at the scene and was taken to Palm Mortuary.
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Glendale
Robert S. Mann
Bronx
N.Y
John F. O'Brien Jr
Oxnard
Calif
Mann
Palm Mortuary
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Florida
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
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Gilbert's Liquor
D Street
Smfoto
David L. Waite
Ted
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