Dope dealer known as Fat Rat gets 25 years in Las Vegas
Ralph Cooper operator of the Big 8 Bar-B-Q was sentenced to 20 years for heroin sales and 5 years for cocaine possession. Prosecutors framed him as a major narcotics trafficker while defense argued he was a local resident with health issues and no prior felonies. Coleman, his employee, received 40 years for four heroin sales. Cooper admitted guilt after pleading last month. Three related charges were dismissed.
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Ralph
Fat Rat" Cooper
Dist
Charles Thompson
Las Vegas
Thompson
Cooper
Adams Ave
H”’ St
Henry
Henry ‘‘Slim
Coleman
Michael Wendell
Steve Parsons
Parsons
John Moran
Frontier
Moran
Vegetable oil engine promises pollution free motion
Richard Clem of Dallas claims a prototype engine runs on vegetable oil with no gasoline and no pollution. He says cars would burn only vegetable oil for up to 150000 miles and rely on a 12 volt battery, but the 1970s effort collapsed after a 600 mile El Paso test trip.
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Flower Mound
Tex
UPI
Richard Clem
Clem
Dallas
el Paso
Indonesia Quake Toll May Surpass Reported Deaths
Indonesian officials warned the death toll from Friday’s undersea earthquake and tsunami could be far higher than the 153 reported dead or missing. Rescue teams worked on Sumbawa and Lombok as 400 tons of rice arrived. Bali suffered landslides and damage to landmarks while relief efforts faced terrain delays.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Suharto
H.M. Minteraja
Sunda Islands
Bali
Sumbawa
Lombok
Northwest Australia
Indian Ocean
Germ warfare eyed to curb disease carrying bugs
East Lansing report says scientists may use germ-based methods against mosquitoes. Western Illinois University biologist Sam Singer told a Michigan State University conference that sickening pests could advance disease control. Singer collaborates with the World Health Organization and collects insect samples that died from diseases for study.
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East Lansing, Mich
UPI
Singer
Michigan State University
World Health Organization
Drug Child Sentencing Postponed in Hammer Slaying Case
Brian Scott Pickworth was convicted by a jury of killing his 75-year-old ex-landlady with a hammer and a knife. Judge Charles Thompson postponed sentencing for two days to receive pre-sentencing information. Pickworth, arrested in Santa Barbara, claimed drug influence at the time and faces a life prison term with or without parole.
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Brian Scott Pickworth
Dist
Charles Thompson
Pickworth
Santa Barbara
Forest Blaze Rages Through Northern California Wilderness
A massive fire burning since August 10 has charred 47 400 acres in Northern California near the Salmon River and Marble Mountain Wilderness. Crews race fire lines while officials hope to halt spread as vast timber and brush burn.
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United Press International
California
North Fork
Salmon River
Marble Mountain
Los Padres National Forest
Ventana
Israel To Honor Thomas Parry At Dinner In Las Vegas
Thomas E Parry will receive one of Israel's highest honors at a dinner at the Dunes Hotel on December 4 according to Las Vegas Sun Publisher Hank Greenspun. The award's nature will be announced later as plans are formed for a significant affair honoring a friend and supporter of Israel and the Jewish people.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
Greenspun
David Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Green
Burt Buy
AL Kolber
Bob Banes
Chris Chrystal
Dave Hopkins
AL Guthrie
Ver. Siellen
Les Ritchie
AL Smith
Douglas Ritchie
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Audit Bureau of
Sosyay
E. Parry Thomas
Israel
Dunes Hotel
SUN
Hank Greenspun
State of Israel
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Mester
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Henderson
Boulder City
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de Servces
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Judy Kahn
Palm Mausoleum
Thomas P Foote
James Croft
Palm Memorial Park
Elizabeth Ferguson
Yuma
Arizona
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Joe Burshir
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