Parry Thomas Honored With Israel Prime Minister's Medal
Las Vegas banker Parry Thomas, board chairman of Valley Bank, was feted at a Dunes Hotel tribute dinner by hundreds of dignitaries for his support of Israel and Las Vegas development. Notables including Gov. Mike O'Callaghan and Kirk Douglas attended as Totie Fields and Hank Greenspun praised his commitment to Israel and peace.
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U.S. Plans to Admit 10000 Vietnamese Refugees and More Soviet Jews
Representative Joshua Eilberg and Senator Edward Kennedy push for early entry of 5000 more Vietnamese refugees and up to 5000 Soviet Jews and Armenians. Attorney General Griffin Bell to review parole routes, while State Department coordination continues.
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Lysenko Theories Spotlighted By Soviet Wheat Institute
Ukrainian Mironovka Institute officials praise Lysenkoist wheat strains as the basis for 40 plus varieties used in the Soviet Union. Western experts doubt the claim and note the theory’s past failures. Director Vitaly Shebitchenko cites freezing spring wheat sprouts to alter chromosones as producing stable, high yielding winter wheat.
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Obituaries for Corbett Curley Hinton Terry and Robinson
Graveside rites at Palm Memorial Park 10 am Tuesday for Jean L Corbett 58 of Las Vegas born Reno Jan 17 1918 survived by daughter Patricia Jones Private funeral for Ora Faye Curley 78 interment Forest Lawn Hollywood Calif resident of Las Vegas three years real estate broker survived by brother Clyde Butterfield sister Ruby Kay Read Obituaries for Leona Hinton Terry 74 Enterprise Utah died Sunday Las Vegas services at Metcalf Mortuary St George Utah. husband Marion and 31 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren listed Funeral for Joseph Robinson 21 of 1316 Rexford Place 11 am Monday Spaldin Mortuary Carpenter born Oct 3 1956 California survived by parents step mother and siblings
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Merlin Terry
Baldwin Park
Dean Terry
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Utica
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Wayne Terry
Gae Thomas
Midvale
Camilla Brown
Sigurd
Afton Cannon
Alta Alfred
Elva Terry
Hacienda Heights
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Francis Hinton
Hurricane
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Spaldin Mortuary Chapel
Joseph Robinson
Rexford Place
Carpenter Robinson
California
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Angela Moreno
Jo Robinson
Joseph B. Robinson, Jr
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Tamera
Pair Hurt Badly In LV Accidents
Two men suffered serious injuries in separate Las Vegas incidents early Sunday. A 15-year-old motorcyclist, Bill Moss, struck a median on Tropicana Avenue near Palm Street and was placed in guarded condition in the ICU at Sunrise Hospital with head injuries. Minutes later, a North American Van Lines trailer truck driven by Earle W Shofstall rolled over on Desert Inn Road near Las Vegas Boulevard South, also leaving him in guarded condition with head injuries at Sunrise Hospital.
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TV Fault Sparks LV Fire
A faulty television set caused a Las Vegas house fire that damaged the kitchen and living areas and caused smoke damage. The Las Vegas Fire Department reported the $18,000 loss and said four fire trucks responded, the blaze being controlled in under 10 minutes with no injuries.
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Sinatra Opens Six Day Run At Caesars Palace
Frank Sinatra launches a six day engagement at Caesars Palace Circus Maximus venue. The show comes after praise for his Contract On Cherry Street performance with conductor Bill Miller leading the Nat Brandwynne Orchestra.
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