Four Las Vegas men dead in U.S. 93 crash near I-15
A two car collision on U.S. 93, three miles north of I-15, left four men dead and one man critically injured. Victims identified as Juan Bustos, Daniel Pascueira, George Flores, and Rudy Valdez. The critically injured was John Tapia undergoing surgery. A Canadian couple in the other vehicle survived.
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U.S 93
Interstate 15
Juan Bustos
Walnut St
Daniel Pascueira
Sandy Lane
George Flores
Rita
Rudy Valdez
Stewart St
John Tapia
N. Pecos
Nevada Gaming Commission faces public trust test as meetings draw scrutiny
A columnist recalls 1973 criticism of the Nevada Gaming Commission and urges officials to avoid appearances of impropriety after a closed Hughes case session draws attorney general questions. The piece cites DeVoe Heaton and U.S. attorney standards for public trust amid a deadly two-vehicle desert crash later reported.
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Nevada
Gaming Commission
U.S
Nevada Gaming Commission
Hughes’ Nevada
Bob Lister
Pete Echeverria
Apartment Fire Claims Cassidy at West Hollywood Penthouse
Broadway star Jack Cassidy died in a fourth floor West Hollywood fire that wrecked his penthouse after a party. Coroner data confirms identity via dental records signet ring and religious bracelet. Evacuation affected about 100 tenants as the building burned through early morning hours. Cassidy’s ex wife Shirley Jones reacted emotionally to the news.
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UPI
Jack Cassidy
Los Angeles
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Roland Perkins
Ravenholt tops Nevada pay at over fifty thousand a year
Clark County Health Officer Dr Otto Ravenholt earns more than $50,000 annually, followed by Clark County School Superintendent Kenny Guinn at 347,000. Governor Mike O Callaghan pockets about $40,000 salary plus 5,000 living expenses, as a 1977 study urges legislatures to boost pay for elected officials starting in 1979.
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UPI
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Clark County
Otto Ravenholt
Kenny Guinn
Mike O'Callaghan
James Wittenberg
Mike Brown
Veteran actor Jack Cassidy dies in Hollywood penthouse
Veteran actor Jack Cassidy, 49, known for musical comedies, movies, TV and Broadway, died Sunday morning in a Hollywood penthouse. He was married to singer Shirley Jones. The report also notes a pay-raise survey for Nevada officials, recommending higher salaries for governor, justices, district judges, attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer.
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Jack Cassidy
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Cassidy
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Supreme Court
Nevada
West
Otto
Secret Testimony on China War Reveals US Invasion Considerations
Maj. Gen. David G. Barr testified in secret in 1949 that Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces were doomed without a mainland invasion or arming a million more troops. He argued U.S. intervention could have saved China, but stated the Nationalists had lost the will to fight and endured dire conditions.
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UPI
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United States
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U.S
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Chiang
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Peking
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Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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