South and West drive U.S. population surge to 213 million
Census data show mid decade totals at 213,121,000, up 4.8 percent since 1970. Growth concentrates in the South and West, which account for 85 percent of the national increase, with Arizona and Florida rising fastest. Rhode Island and New York shed residents while Washington D.C. fell over 5 percent.
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United States
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Arizona
Florida
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Alaska
Idaho
Colorado
Utah
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsyyvania
Illinois
Kansas
North Central States
Western States
Flag display woes grow as Nevada flag flown upside down
City of North Las Vegas faced ongoing flag display issues at the police station with both U S and Nevada flags. The latest incident saw the Nevada flag inverted, noted by Fire Captain Robert Mills in the station lobby amid tensions over a layoff of 23 employees.
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Las Vegas
U.S
Nevada
Robert Mills
John Sprake
Robbery Verdict: 15 Years in Nevada Prison
George Lee Taylor 38 of Houston Texas received a 15 year maximum sentence in Clark County District Court after pleading guilty to robbery in a case where he and an accomplice tied a Las Vegas man and looted more than $2 000 in valuables. The DA dropped a conspiracy to possess stolen property charge. Walter Johnson, the victim, described the July 31 home invasion and car parking incident.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Clark County
James Brennan
George Lee Taylor
Houston
Texas
Taylor
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Brennan
Las Vegas Man Surrenders After Federal Indictment
Gerald Arthur Cohan of Las Vegas turned himself in to U S authorities after a Reno grand jury indicted him on drug smuggling charges. He posted 20000 bail as a bench warrant had been issued on November 20 for importation of marijuana possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy.
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Gerald Arthur Cohan
Las Vegas
U.S
Reno
Cohan
Hun
Supermarket Heist Nets Eight Year Term
Richard E. Dyer 24 pleaded guilty to robbery after holding up Rancho Market in Las Vegas North with a gun and fleeing with 331 dollars. Clark County District Court Judge James Brennan imposed an eight year sentence dropping a deadly weapon charge. A Parole and Probation report had urged probation, which the judge rejected.
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Nevada
Prion Faday
Clark County
James Brennan
Richard E. Dyer
Dyer
Rancho Market
Las Vegas Blvd
Clark County Grand Jury
Department of Parole and Probation
Brennan
Eight Seamen Lost In Triangle Sinking
Cape Hatteras N C Aug 9 UPI Rescue efforts continue for eight missing crewmen from the Liberian freighter Drosia after it sank in the Bermuda Triangle 90 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Sixteen crew members survived including three rescued by USS California and 13 by a passing ship and helicopter. The ship sank in four minutes after a hatch rupture in good weather. The master V Theodoru and 11 others spent about 10 hours in the water before reaching a life boat. The distress flare was sighted by USNS Hayes which picked up 12 men.
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UPI
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Atlantic
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