Hotel consultant chosen as Hughes inks Milton Prell
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
1
Nixon Announces Cabinet Picks By President-Elect
President-elect Richard Nixon revealed his cabinet choices to Republican leaders before a national address. William P. Rogers and Melvin Laird named secretary of state and defense, with David Kennedy as treasury secretary and John Mitchell as attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Federal Reserve System
Board of Governors
John M. Mitchell
New York City
Apollo 8 faces potential Saturn V fuel leak delay
Engineers found a possible fuel seepage in one of the five first stage engines of the Saturn V on Apollo 8. Officials said the December 21 launch may not be affected, but a severe leak could force removal of the engine and push the mission to January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Starr
Adele Simpson
Luis Estevez
Jean Louis
Oscar de la Renta
Roger
Acapulco
Christian Dior
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Space Agency
Apollo Launch Control Center
Pioneer Las Vegas Resort Builder To Push City's Growth
Delbert W. Coleman won preliminary approval from Nevada State Gaming authorities to acquire control of the Fremont Casino and the Aladdin Casino in a 10.8 million deal. He would buy 10.5 million dollars of Parvin Dohrmann stock and pay 300 thousand dollars for casino control. Milton Prell, famed Las Vegas hotelman, becomes a Hughes Resorts consultant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Carson City
UPI
Nevada
The
State Gaming Control Board
Delbert W. Coleman
Fremont
Aladdin
Parvin-Dohrmann Co
Los Angeles
Coleman
Parvin Dohrmann
Milton Prell
Hughes Resort Hotels
Robert A. Maheu
Hughes-Nevada Operations
First Alaska Senator Dies
Senator E. L. Bob Bartlett, Alaska's first senator, died in a Cleveland hospital at age 64. He passed away at 8:25 p.m. EST from cardiac arrest after arterial surgery, following years of illness marked by heart problems and arterial blockage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Sen
E. L
Bob Barlett
Alaska
Cleveland
Ohio
Bartlett
Vegas Youth Near Death In Shooting
A Las Vegas youth identified as James Bogan, 21, was critically wounded while trying to intervene in a dispute outside a West Las Vegas housing project. He underwent two hours of surgery at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and remained in critical condition. Suspect Melvin Reese, 18, surrendered to police after the 7:30 p.m. shooting and was booked for attempted murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
James Bogan
W. Jefferson
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Melvin Reese
Annual Youth Forum Draws Despite Winds
Despite high winds a large crowd attended the 13th SUN Youth Forum at the Thunderbird hotel. Fourteen finalists from public high schools Bishop Gorman and SNV Technical Center spoke on seven topics including Teenage Dilemma National Affairs and Crime and Law Enforcement. Audience applause showed agreement on several issues and the 14 summaries air on Channel 8 Sunday at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Forum
Thunderbird Hotel
SUN Youth Forum
the Sun
Bishop Gorman School
Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center
SNMH Urges Change to Non-Profit Status
Clark County legislators were urged to transfer title of Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital’s 4.6 million plant to a private non profit for 1. An invitation only dinner at Desert Inn Country Club featured hospital trustees and Herman Smith Associates representatives who argued the change would stabilize a current unstable board and set three year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Swank Desert Inn Country Club
Herman Smith Associates
Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Weather clear with northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 55 and low 35. Yesterday reached 59/53. Noontime humidity 26 percent. Sunrise 6 42, sunset 4 27.
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Phil Aurbach
Russ Colletta
Scott Blackmer
Fred Gibson
Danny Morris
Louise Grimes
Bob Dickerson
Jeff Eshin
Mark Tratos
Dave Harrington
Jim Whitney
Gregg Carter
Tom Collins
Althea Hill
Klas-Tv
Channel 8
Sunfoto
Tropicana Hotel
Los Angeles Rams
Art Ham, Jr
Patty Ham
Eleanor Lambert
Women’s Wear Daily
Miss Lambert
Barbara
Patty
Art
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Princess Lee Radziwill
Tom Douglas
Flamingo
Tom
New York
Rogers
Laird
Congressional
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Prell
Sahara
Mint
Lucky Strike
del Webb Corporation
Tally Ho
Pioneer
Vegas
Reese
SNMH
Inulhe Sun
Ann Landers
Byimse
Ieeeekednabcdadts
Entertainment
Henderson
Joe Delaney
Paul Price
Society
Aare
Jimmy Snyder
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