Las Vegas Sheriff Decries Cosa Nostra Grip
Sheriff Ralph Lamb and Clark County officials deny any Cosa Nostra presence in Las Vegas. Lamb claims to have driven out many mob figures and urges press caution while noting ongoing arrests. The three part series begins with this strong stance from law to curb organized crime.
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Cosa Nostra
Las Vegas
Ralph Lamb
Boston
Los Angeles
Clark County
Lamb
Law and Order
Lloyd Bell
Nevada
George Franklin
Paul Laxalt
Truce Declared At Bonanza Hotel After Licensing Threat
CHRIS CHRYSTAL SUN reports Nathan S. Jacobson hotel president and Howard S. Levin of Levin Townsend Computer Corp reached a settlement after a summit call from the Gaming Control Board warned them to end the dispute or lose a corporate gaming license. Both sides describe the agreement as equitable and are drafting a definitive pact. The two had not met since July 10 when Levin Townsend voted to remove Jacobson as hotel president amid a two month dispute linked to ownership and funding of the Bonanza Hotel and casino operations.
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Chris Chrystal
SUN
Bonanza
State Gaming Control Board
Nathan S. Jacobson
the Sun
Howard S. Levin
Levin-Townsend Computer Corp
Jacobson
Levin
Levin-Townsend
J and J Enterprises
J and J
Levin-Townsend Enterprises
L-T Enterprises
U.S. Thai pullback talks and Nevada crash toll
Washington and Bangkok discuss gradual U.S. troop withdrawal from Thailand amid Vietnam war concerns. In Nevada a Phantom F4E jet from Nellis AFB crashed near Las Vegas killing Maj. William Gant and Capt. Karel Dekock during a training flight. The incident followed a separate briefing on regional water rights and state funds debates centered on Clark County.
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Nellis Air Force Base
Indian Springs
Las Vegas
William D. Gant
Denton
Tex
Karel
McCloskey
Thailand
U.S
South Vietnam
Congress
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
State Department
Thanat Khoman
Grim search parties scour wreckage for storm victims
Haggard search parties combed Virginia mountains for survivors and Mississippi swamps for the dead after Hurricane Camille. In Mississippi the coast lay in ruins as rain and lightning hampered communications. The four state death toll reached 168 with 46 confirmed in Virginia floods, per Civil Defense officials in Richmond.
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Gulfport
Miss
UPS
Virginia
Mississippi
Camille
Richmond
Nevada professor and showgirl arrested on narcotics charges
A 31 year old University of Nevada Las Vegas professor and the lead showgirl at a Strip hotel were arrested on narcotics charges last night when sheriffs raided a Las Vegas area location. Two suspects were detained and are aiding investigators. The incident prompted an ongoing probe into illegal drug activity.
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University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Sher
Raids Hit Ramshackle Paradise Valley Home
SM Iffs deputies arrested William Bradford an art instructor at the university and Michele Monay 26 showgirl after a two month narcotics probe. Nearly a pound and a half of marijuana plus several narcotic pills were found in a Shamrock Avenue shack near Pecos Avenue. An automatic pistol and antique firearms were also recovered.
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Iff
Paradise Valley
William Bradford
Michele Monay
Shamrock Avenue
Pecos Avenue
Weather Notes: Variable Cloudiness and Heat
A hot day with variable cloudiness and a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Today high 110 and low 80, yesterday high 109 and low 80. Noontime humidity is II percent with sunrise at 6 05 and sunset at 7 21.
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Larrie Schmidt
SUN City
U.S. Marines
Bonanza Hotel
Hank Greenspun
Walter Cox
Pizen Switch
Cox
Mason Valley News
By Walter Cox
Hank
Colorado
Tim Hatten
Nye County
Carson City
Assembly
Tim
Thomas R. Rice
Colorado Commission
Washington
UPI
United States
Laos
Nellis
Robert J. McCloskey
Bangkok
Air
Las Vegas Water District
Henderson
North
Boulder City
Mead
Boulder Another
Haggard
Gulf Coast
Charline Isman
Bill Gang Sun
Ann Landers
Church
Editorial
Entertainment
Paul Price
Jimmy Snyder
Peete
Aero E
Lianas Oewesee
Cindy
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