Witness Tells Of Nevada Prison Killings
A black inmate testified at a preliminary hearing that whites and Indians attacked and killed two blacks and injured others during a riot at the Nevada Maximum Security Prison on Oct 10. He identified several defendants including Nathan Kimmel James Taylor and Darrell Bender as attackers and described knives and makeshift weapons used in the assault. The hearing continues to decide if capital murder and attempted murder charges will go forward.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
Albert Scott
Scott
Nathan Kimmel
James Taylor
Darrell Bender
Ralph Alfonzo
Gregory Tyus
Bender
Taylor
Kimmel
Tyus
William Burns
Wilson
Justice of the Peace
Tom Davis
Christmas Pay Boost for North Las Vegas Police
North Las Vegas officers will receive retroactive pay from July 1 reflecting a 6.67 percent increase. Acting City Manager Harold Callihan announced the Dec 17 checks will include 300 to 400 dollars per officer, with Dec 10 checks first to reflect the raise and back pay computed over the following week. The total police pay package rises by about 90 thousand dollars annually after Gov. OCallaghan ordered binding arbitration ending protracted negotiations.
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Santa Claus
Las Vegas
Harold Callihan
Callihan
Mike O'Callaghan
Vanishes Into Tenn Woods Missy Sought By Searchers
Nearly 1 000 searchers combed pine woods between Lawrenceburg Tennessee and the Alabama line for a girl calling herself Missy. She appeared at a mobile home then fled into the woods with scratches on her face and described as 3 to 4 feet tall wearing torn denim and a ripped sweater. Authorities tracked her to a road but lost the trail amid efforts by deputies civil defense and two helicopters. Regina Leatherwood said Missy claimed a man dumped her from a car.
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Lawrenceburg
Tenn
UPI
Here
Alabama
Missy
Lawerence
Tennessee
Fred Leatherwood
Leatherwood
Regina
Sheriff's Office
Obituaries from Las Vegas listings include Fargo Taganon Orr Flores
Memorials note James Fargo 76 of Las Vegas died Tuesday. Services at Palm Chapel with Rev. James Stewart. Survived by Anne Fargo Joseph Fargo seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Palm Mausoleum to cremate. Patronilo Taganon 77 also in Las Vegas. Services at Palm Valley View Memorial Park with Rev. Mike Friedman. Retired, survived by nephew Hamilton Burila. Funeral services for Mildred J. Orr 71 of Dayton Ohio. David Allen Flores Sr. 27 of Pima Arizona burial in Inglewood Park Cemetery California.
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Palm Chapel
James Fargo
Las Vegas
James Stewart
Trinity Methodist Church
Mr. Fargo
Chicago
Clark County
Anne Fargo
Joseph Fargo
Illinois
Palm Mausoleum
Palm Mortuary
Palm Valley View Memorial Park
Patronilo Taganon
First St
Mike Friedman
First Baptist Church of
North Las Vegas
Taganon
Philippine Islands
Hamilton Burila
Manteca
Calif
Sabina
Ohio
Mildred J. Orr
Parkchester Place
Dayton
Orr
Bernard Orr
Alan Orr
Thomas Orr
McLean
Los Angeles
David Allen Flores Sr
Pima, Ariz
Safford
Ariz
Mr. Flores
Southgate
Carol Flores
Melissa Flores
Jeanne Flores
David Flores Jr
Compton
Betty and
Norman Nichols
Stephen Flores
San Diego
Robert McLaughlin
Wesley Herring
el Paso
Tex
Mary Allen
Cal
Third Biennial Legislative Art Show Opens in Nevada
Assemblyman Don Mello announces the Third Biennial Legislative Art Show beginning January 17 1977 in Carson City. Nevada artists may enter one original painting any media except photography with no size limit. Entries due January 12 framed ready to hang at the Legislative Building or delivered via University of Nevada Reno if outside Carson City.
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Don Mello
Legislative Art Committee
Nevada
Legislative
Carson City
University of Nevada
Reno
Nevada State Council On the Arts
Council
California milk price controls under scrutiny in hearings
In Sacramento a Department of Food and Agriculture hearing examined claims that state milk controls keep prices higher for consumers. John Kaczor of the Dairy Institute of California testified Californians pay 13.6 cents less for a half gallon than major metros, while farmers receive 4 cents less than the national average.
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Sacramento
UPI
Department of Food and Agriculture
John Kaczor
Dairy Institute of California
Kaczor
California
Agriculture Department
Department
Citizen Action Group
Roy Alper
Sacra
Alper
Schooner to join Nevada State Museum collection
A full size replica prairie schooner from the Bicentennial Wagon Train pilgrimage is added to the Nevada State Museum. Presented to the Nevada Bicentennial Commission by Pennsylvania, the wagon dates from plans by the Smithsonian and traveled from Carson City on July 1, 1975 to Valley Forge. The museum hosts mining wagons and Nevada Indian artifacts alongside free year round access.
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Carson City
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Nevada State
Valley Forge
Diskin Elementary School Elects Student Officers
Elections held Tuesday at P.A. Diskin Elementary School for Spring Valley student government chose Jimmy Gentleman as president Valarie Fujii as vice president and Dana Courtemanche as secretary Registrar Stan Colton supplied the voting machine used in the process.
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P.A. Diskin Elementary School
Spring Valley
Jimmy Gentleman
Valarie Fujii
Dana Courtemanche
Stan Colton
Vegans Saved In Pacific Ocean
San Diego resi dents Ron Komisar Sandy Komisar and Clifford Smith were rescued after four days adrift in the Pacific when a fitting broke on their Dana Point to Hawaii voyage aboard Kasimar's $15,000 sailboat Born Free. The Navy ship Frederick picked them up 720 miles east of Hawaii and delivered them to San Diego where Customs inspected the vessel.
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San Diego
UPI
Las Vegas
Ron Komusar
Sandy
Clifford Smith
Komisar
Arizona
Dana Point
Hawaii
Kasimar
Frederick
Cmdr
Stephen G. Young
Navy
US Customs
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Alfonzo
Chism
Harold Wilson
Sears
Boulevard Mall
The
Energy Research and Development Administration
Nevada Power Co
Nsw
Bunker Mortuary
First Western Savings
Pacific Ocean
Ishop Skaggs
Uae
Skaccs
Ras
Anya Advande Whiskly
Nage
Beam Amis R Ream
Kk Kent
Ren
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