Air West board weighs Mallory Randall bid and Hughes offer
Air West directors meet to decide what Mallory Randall bid details to share with stockholders ahead of the December 27 vote. Robert G. Henry defends the process, while Bez criticizes Mallory Randall as a weak buyer with about 1 to 2 million net assets and a claimed offer over 90 million.
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Converse
Mallory Randall
Robert G. Henry
Air West
Bez
Goldsmith
Hughes
Henry
Mallory Randall Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
David R. Grace
Winds Slow Search For Plane Dead
Venezuelan authorities and naval units hunted for 50 missing aboard Pan American 217 after a Boeing 707 crashed near Maiquetía airport. Early recovery efforts yielded 23 bodies as search teams faced high winds and shark-infested waters. Officials called the crash a large explosion with debris found as helicopters and boats scoured the coast through the night.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Pan American World Airways
Marquetia
Las Vegas Marine Dies In Vietnam
Las Vegas Marine Brewer dies in Vietnam after a seven year Marine career. He leaves a wife Jennifer and a family in Las Vegas and Indiana, with memorial services held at Lake Mead Base chapel and burial planned in his Indiana hometown.
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Lake Mead Base Chapel
Brewer
Indiana
Jennifer
Lake Mead Base
Marine Corps
Thailand
Wisconsin
Communists Hit Saigon Area With Major Attacks
Communist forces attacked Loc Ninh and Khanh Hung near Loc Tan and shelled Sa Dec in the Mekong Delta as U S Air Force B52s carried out heavy saturation raids. Casualties included several civilians and damage to homes in Cholon.
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UPS
Gouad
Loc Ninh
Loc Tan
Khanh Hung
Mekong Delta
Sa Dec
Scranton Calls Middle East Explosive Part of World
Former Pennsylvania governor urges U S to mend fences in Middle East during nine day tour. He cites deep animosities and Arab belief that U S favors Israel, says Arabs want pressure on Israel to withdraw from conquered borders. He links shifts to Phantom jet talks and U S conciliatory gestures with Israel.
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Middle East
Scranton
United States
Israel
Nixon
U.S
Egypt
Jordan
U. S
Confiscated Drugs Sold. Cash Stolen In Narcotics Probe
Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark said 32 federal narcotics agents resigned after a 16 month probe into contraband seizure handling. The inquiry found significant corruption in the New York Bureau of Narcotics with agents selling seized drugs and using others, taking informant funds, and illegal drug trade. Five agents have been indicted. two arrested for counterfeiting. one convicted of bribery. Clark noted most agents were of high integrity and that more resignations and prosecutions will follow. The NY office previously housed both the Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control before their merger.
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UPI
Ramsey Clark
Clark
New York
Bureau of Narcotics
The
Bureau
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
FCC Approves Pay TV Rules for CATV Expansion
The FCC approves pay TV rules for CATV systems in communities with four or more TV stations. Systems may import distant signals with station permission and must originate some programming themselves to expand public access to varied content. FCC chair Rosel Hyde says CATV will enter the program market.
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Rosel H. Hyde
CATV
Hyde
Two Suspects Plead No Contest In Federal Case
Two New Jersey men Andrew Joseph Jackson and Sylvester S. Shapiro pleaded no contest in U S District Court to possessing stolen travelers checks worth 24000 found in a Strip hotel last Nov 5. They await sentencing Jan 21 and remain free on 7500 bond each.
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U. S
Andrew Joseph Jackson
Sylvester S. Shapiro
Federal Savings and Loan Company
Delaware
U.S
Roger D. Foley
Victor Sayre
Hollywood
Calif
Nevada
Cliff Jones
Las Vegas
Jim Rogers
Unified policing plan eyed by Las Vegas officials
Las Vegas officials push consolidation with Clark County agencies to share jail, lab, and training resources. Henderson cautious. plan aims to streamline five agencies, with $6.1 million combined police and sheriff budget and grants from Commonwealth Fund and Howard Hughes.
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Henderson
North Las Vegas
Boulder City
Clark County
Clark County Law Enforcement
Pal
Las Vegas City
Five Negroes Attend County Vo Tech School Briefing
Discussion over transportation to the county Vo Tech at 5710 Maple Rd. cites $70 000 annual bus costs and expands to outlying areas Moapa Overton Virgin Valley Henderson and Boulder City. NAACP leader calls the situation outrageous while students push for broader access and responsibility.
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Helen Cannon
County Board of School Trustees
Moapa
Overton
Virgin Valley
Henderson
Boulder City
Vo-Tech
Moapa-Overton
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