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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1977

Page

8

Five Men Arrested in $1 Million Drug Bust on the Strip

Metro narcotics agents seized drugs with a street value over 1 million dollars after arresting five men two at the White Sands Motel and three at the Marina Hotel. The group included three Scotts Bluff brothers Joe Ronald and Gerald Richter and others Larry Davis and Tony Bradis. Police recovered a .45 caliber rifle and multiple pounds of methamphetamine. Charges include furnishing and sale of a controlled substance and weapons in the commission of a felony.

Metro White Sands Marina Joe Richter Ronald Dean Richter Gerald Lloyd Richter Scotts Bluff Neb Larry Nelson Davis Arvada Colo Tony T Bradis Narcotics Bureau Tommy Park The SUN Joe Ronald Richter Park

Mormon will dispute grows as Nevada counsel added

Las Vegas firm Beckley Singleton De Laney and Jemison joins Harold Rhoden in the challenge to the Howard Hughes will. Rhoden says the will is authentic while an out of court remark sparked Judge Hayes’s disqualification for implied bias. Trial delayed from Aug. 15. Foley Brothers remain in the case and say no one was fired or quit.

Las Vegas Howard Hughes Harold Rhoden Beckley, Singleton de Laney Jemison Nevada Rhoden Beverly Hills Dist Keith Hayes Hayes Nevada Supreme Court Reno William Forman Foley Brothers Law Firm Thomas Foley Foley

Bert Pederson Big Band Trumpeter Dies in Las Vegas

Funeral services are set for Bert Pederson 56 a renowned Las Vegas trumpet star who died at his home. He played with Tommy Dorsey Charlie Barnet Vaughn Monroe the Boston Pops and lead trumpet for Bob Hope Abbott and Costello. He moved to Las Vegas in 1958 and opened with Sinatra Rat Pack Stardust and Sands Hotels. He is survived by wife Evelyn daughter Betty Hurley and a grandson. Burial at Palm Memorial Cemetery.

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