Nevada Fast Tracks Prison Upgrades to 1450 Capacity
Nevada state officials announced more than 24 million dollars in construction to modernize prisons, aiming for 1450 inmate capacity by 1980. Phases include a Jean facility with 250 beds, a 7.2 million first phase, and a 7.7 million overhaul at the century-old maximum security prison adding 288 cells and new training spaces.
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State Prison Board
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Charles Zeh
Washoe Legal Services
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Robert List
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Leon Hardeson
Wolff
Southern Nevada
Hughes Will Case Focuses On Executor and Handwriting Experts
In the Mormon will dispute, lawyers argue why Howard Hughes named Noah Dietrich as executor after years apart. Handwriting experts and testimony about Hughes lifestyle, isolation at the Desert Inn, and the 1961 Bel Aire residence are expected to shape the case. Noah Dietrich to testify Friday as the first witness.
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Melvin Dummar
Las Vegas
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Mr. Rhode
Bel Aire
California
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Robert Maheu
Nevada
Nevada Aide) Didn't — and He Was Closest To Him of All.’ Dr. Feikes
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Friends Offer 10000 Cash to Free LV's "Silver King"
Fadgen said Houston would not flee and seeks release on personal recognizance to stay with his ex wife. U S Attorney Leland Lutfy argued overwhelming evidence and lack of community ties, noting Houston has hidden since 1975 under an assumed name. A change of venue is requested due to Nevada notoriety.
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Leland Lutfy
Lutfy
Robert Cloud
Kansas City
Kan
Florida
Nevada
Gunman sought after Las Vegas bar double shooting killing
A 26 year old man Alfredo B. Geraldo died after a downtown Las Vegas bar shooting at Dan and Rays Bar 18 East Garces. Police say a Latin man in his 30s fired once from a distance. Witnesses described a brief confrontation outside before the shot. Five bullets and casings were found near a laundromat nearby.
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Prison Inmates Charged With Attempted Murder In Nevada
Two state prison inmates Danny Ross and Claude Theriault face charges of attempted murder and battery with a deadly weapon for stabbing fellow inmate Marvin Ellington who survived with over 30 wounds. Ellington and others are among 17 convicts charged in last year’s double murder at the prison. Bowman, another inmate, faces similar charges for stabbing Frank Napolitano in the mess hall. Arraignment is set for Friday before Justice of the Peace Tom Davis.
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Lyon County
Claude Theriault
Clark County
State Attorney General's Office
Marvin Ellington
Samuel Lee Bowman
Bowman
Frank Napolitano
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