Miner seeks to alter plea in hippie girlfriend killing
Dennis Lee Miner 21 of 156 Albert Street may change his July guilty plea to murder in the death of Paula Nikki Nichols 19 or be sentenced on a reduced voluntary manslaughter charge. The body was found nude and battered in their psychedelic apartment with autopsy showing a cerebral hemorrhage. The judge postponed ruling, noting a negative parole report, while public defenders dispute its existence.
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Albert St
Paula
Nikki” Nichols
Miss Nichols
Mike Hines
Miner
John Mendoza
Inmates Placed In Solitary After Prison Escape Plan
Carson City prison guards uncovered an escape plot by four inmates. Lt Elmer Davis found tools in the upholstery shop during a routine check. Investigators found a hole through a wall from the laundry center into the shop and a hacksaw used to cut a screen.
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Carson City
UPI
Carl Hocker
Elmer Davis
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Staff Roster
The Las Vegas Sun lists editor and publisher H M Greenspun and staff including executive editor Bryn Armstrong managing editor Vince Anselmo city editor Jim Barrows sports editor Tom Diskin and others. It details offices at 1271 S Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada 89106 and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions.
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Nevario
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Ray Germain
Ruthe Deskin
Barbara Greenspun
Haney Womack
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Jim Barrows
Tom Diskin
Gerry Appleby
Douglas Ritchie
John Cavaness
Whitmore To File Against Firemen
City attorney plans to file a complaint in state district court this month over the firemen pay raise petition. Key issues include whether salary raises can be voted, retroactive pay to July 1, and who qualifies as a firefighter. The exact hearing date remains uncertain, with potential delays of at least two weeks.
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State
George Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Hilbrecht Sues After Alleged Beating Incident
Assemblyman Norman Ty Hilbrecht of Las Vegas files a $120,000 plus lawsuit in District Court against James M. Morse over injuries from an attack alleged to have occurred when Hilbrecht returned a man's wife home from a dinner date. Hilbrecht was hospitalized with a broken jaw and facial injuries.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
James M
Jim) Morse
Mason Ave
Helicopter Pad Plans Considered at Las Vegas Convention Center
Geana Marina Inc plans a movable 20 ft square heliport on Paradise Road near the northwest entrance, needing a 60 ft square portion of the Convention Center parking lot. The hearing also covers a $60,000 request by the State Fish and Game Commission for restocking streams and other recreation programs and aid to the Nevada Southern University Senior Citizens Resource Center.
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Geana Marina Inc
Paradise Road
Clark County
Las Vegas
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Nevada Southern University Senior Citizens Resource Center
Man Pleads Guilty to Over-the-Counter Marijuana Sale
James Lee Harvey, 23, of 4529 Amhurst Lane, pleaded guilty yesterday in District Court to selling marijuana over the counter at the 7-Eleven Food Store on Las Verdes Street where he worked as a clerk. Deputies seized marijuana from Harvey’s car, home, and the store after raids prompted by parents’ complaints. Sentencing set for January 7. attorney De Voe Heaton represented Harvey.
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de Voe Heaton
Crane Delays Stage at Four Queens Hotel Addition
Weather snarled work on Las Vegas Four Queens eleven story addition as crane arrival delays push start date to next week. Sierra Construction official says crane remains perched atop San Francisco site awaiting dismantling before gradual transport to Fremont Street for rooftop assembly.
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Sierra Construction
City Accepts Bids For Tow Franchise
Las Vegas to begin accepting bids for a new exclusive tow franchise after a city meeting with officials and bidders. City Manager Art Trelease says the two year contract with Downtown Vegas Garage and Ewing Bros. Towing ends Saturday and bids must meet yard, bond, insurance, and vehicle requirements plus advance lump sum payment.
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Art Trelease
Vegas
Ewing Bros. Towing
Extradited Black Faces Delayed Las Vegas Arraignment
Carl M. Black, 48, former California union accountant, awaiting a Justice Court arraignment for the 1966 shotgun slaying of Ralph Alsup. Conflict of interest blocks public defender handling. Black to be assigned court-appointed counsel. Co-defendant Tom Hanley and Norman Call also charged. Call extradition pending. Barbara Simmons, key witness, faces forgery and related charges. Simmons’ case continued to Jan. 22.
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Public Defender’s Office
Carl M. Black
Barbara Simmons
Tom Hanley
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Black
Hanley
Norman Call
Ralph Alsup
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Call
Conger seeks change of venue in bank robbery case
Terry Lynn Conger, a convicted triple murderer and two time Las Vegas jail escapee, asked federal court here for a venue change. His motion cites pretrial publicity calling him escaped or mad killer as a reason he cannot receive a fair trial in Las Vegas.
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Terry Lynn Conger
Conger
Overton
Bank of Las Vegas
Ralph L. Denton
Clark County
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