Car Plows Into Elvis Mourners Killing Two Teens
A drunken driver plowed into a vigil outside Graceland killing two teenagers and injuring a third. The driver, Treatsie Wheeler, 18, was arrested after a block long chase and faced murder charges with bond set at 10,000 dollars on two counts.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Elvis Presley
Graceland Mansion
Treatsie Wheeler
Memphis
Robert Love
Wheeler
W. W. Marlar
Juanita Joanne Johnson
Alice Marie Hovartar
Monroe
Tammy Bauer
St. Clair
F. M. McCann
McCann
W. C. Greenwood
Greenwood
Hessians Motorcycle Club Members Face November Trial
Twelve Hessians Club members appeared in District Court as jury trial set for Nov 28 on charges of kidnapping and torturing a member who tried to quit. Bail was $5,000 each after initial $40,000 bail. Attorney Stewart Bell said he will file a writ for their release after reviewing grand jury transcripts. The group, among those arrested in a dawn raid July, included Donald Wood and William Moncrief among others living in North Las Vegas and surrounding areas.
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Hessians Motorcycle Club
Stewart Bell
Bell
Dist
Michael Wendell
Oe Greray
Theodore Hassell
Metro
North
Peter Caveness Saldana
E. Charleston Blvd
Bobby Donald Labanski
Stanley Ave
North Las Vegas
Mario Garcia Vargas
Webster St
Gary Madison Carroll
Carroll St
Thomas Everett Cole
E. Lake Mead Blvd
Gary Lundy Long
Walter Andrew Saldana
Las Vegas
Kenneth Anderson
Suspected Kidnapper Remains Free After Bail
Michael D Ambrosio, 20, of New York City, posted bail of 40 000 and was released from Clark County jail Thursday. He faces a September 12 jury trial on kidnaping robbery and attempted murder charges after an assault on two prostitutes May 27.
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Michael D'ambrosio
Clark County
D'ambrosio
New York City
Nevada Gaming Commission approves full license for Jolly Trolley Casino
The Nevada Gaming Commission granted a full license to the Jolly Trolley Casino in Las Vegas despite concerns by Commissioner Clair Haycock about a reputed Chicago underworld figure visiting the club. The panel voted 3-2 to return the owners Bendetti and DeLamos to probation and seek further review.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Commission
Jolly Trolley
Las Vegas
Chicago
Paul Bendetti
Peter DeLamos
Clair Haycock
Tony Spilotro
Spilotro
Las
Card Game Fight Among Jail Trustees Over Cheating
Eight Clark County Jail trustees clashed Wednesday night after a trustee was accused of cheating. No injuries were reported though four to five corrections officers needed to break up the unusual scuffle. Trustees, hand-picked inmates, were playing for match sticks as a substitute for money.
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Clark County
William Conger
Conger
Addict Receives Additional Prison Terms in Fraud Case
A heroin addict already sentenced to 10 years for robbing a federal credit union received three concurrent five year terms in district court. Curtis Gordon, 24, of 1120 W Washington Ave, pleaded guilty to robbing the Westside Federal Credit Union at 418 Madison Ave of $550 on Feb 8 and to related theft and unauthorized signing.
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Curtis Gordon
Washington Ave
Dist
Carl Christensen
Gordon
Westside Federal Credit Union
Madison Ave
Thrifty Bridge Player Uses Calculated Tricks
Alfred Sheinwold notes a thrifty approach in bridge where a player spends tricks to avoid danger and still makes nine. Harold Ogust demonstrates a conservative plan, cashing top cards, avoiding avarice, and using a precise setup to secure nine tricks.
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Harold Ogust
Secretaries Rally to Unionize At Carpenters Local Hall
Members of Carpenters Local 1780 debated whether four union hall secretaries should be allowed to unionize after a July 1 strike over working conditions. The women, earning 7.10 dollars an hour, lost their jobs when replacements were hired. only one returned after a settlement, while interim hires stayed on. Judy Treinkel urged the general membership to grant a union contract.
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Carpenters Local
Judy Treinkel
Treinhel
Investment Bad Snack Witness Testifies in Mail Fraud Case
Fond du Lac witness says General Products Corp president sold him a bad $3,000 sip and snack investment. Wilbur Kolberg of Los Alamos faces nine counts of mail fraud for a nationwide scheme with distributors selling cookies coffee and cocoa and promising $300 to $600 monthly profit on a $2,800 start.
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Fond du Lac
Wisc
General Products Corp
Wilbur Kolberg
Los Alamos
Calif
Kolberg
Ronald Steffes
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G. L. Utley
Utley
Nancy Mendola
Pittsburgh
Methodist Central Hospital
Missouri
Elvis
Diane Steele
Sondra Vanlendingham
Tammy
Mrs. Steele
Upifoto
Tenn
DeLamos
Rumson, N. J
Sawyer
Commission
Haycock
Dennis Maetros
Maetros
State Gaming Control Board
Alfred Sheinwold
Ogust
East
Sheinwold
P.O. Box
McCarran International
UNLV
Nevada
Walt & Mary Carrico
Maryland Phny
Specialty World
Naso Pe Present
Rendezvous
Cenieh
Ogden
Roland Bartlett
Vincent Siragusa, M.D
Burnham Avenue
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Unlv Athletic Fund
Aladdin’s Great Theatre
Aladdin Theatre
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