Fire Chief Quits Amid Fraud Charge Over Travel Claim
Clark County Fire Chief Leroy Hawks, suspended on December 2, retired as criminal charges were readied accusing him of fraudulently presenting a travel claim. District Attorney George Holt said a charge would be filed and arraignment set for Thursday. Hawks reportedly plans to plead guilty in District Court. The case concerns a November 9 trip to upstate New York aboard which Hawks returned with a new fire engine and allegedly pocketed funds.
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Southern Nevada's Only Home Owned Daily Newspaper
Las Vegas daily describes itself as home owned with a local focus in circulation around Las Vegas Nevada during a midweek edition. Includes contact number 385 3111 and notes VOL 28 NO 166 with city dateline LAS VEGAS NEVADA.
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County official suspends Hawks over $1223 transport funds
Comptroller Darrell Davies criticized a $1,223 transportation payment from American LaFrance as irregular since Hawks used county funds to travel to New York. County Manager Richard Bunker suspended Hawks pending investigation as Hawks notes in a retirement letter to Bunker.
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Fire chief Hawks retires amid merger delays in Las Vegas
Clark County fire chief Thalia Dondero Hawks, after over twenty years with the department, announces retirement effective immediately citing personal and broader public concerns. The planned merger of Clark County and Las Vegas fire departments has stalled by a constitutional challenge and Hawks had sought reinstatement after suspension, a move likely moot. About 200 firefighters protested at the December county meeting urging reinstatement, while officials under investigation faced different actions.
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Evansville basketball team killed in DC-3 crash
A chartered DC-3 carrying 31 aboard including the University of Evansville basketball team crashed in a brush ravine near Cress Regional Airport Evansville Indiana in heavy fog. One critically injured survivor reported. pilot did not contact the tower. Officials listed 29 presumed aboard.
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Where I Stand and a Tragic Evansville Plane Crash
Hank Greenspun reflects on errors from a European trip and politics while detailing a deadly Evansville plane crash that killed 7 players and staff from the University of Evansville and left one survivor. The DC-3 crash occurred in fog near Melody Hills, injuring multiple others and triggering a temporary morgue at Evansville Civic Center.
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Notable UFO panel at Hollywood premiere in Las Vegas
SUN columnist Dick Maurice actress Jane Withers and UFO expert J Allen Hynek attended the Las Vegas premiere of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The group discussed unworldly experiences during the Tuesday night event.
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Hollywood Premiere Benefits Abused Kids in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas a star studded screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind raised funds for Children’s Village U.S.A. Beaumont California. Lori Isom and celeb guests attended as Dick Maurice hosted and Prof J Allen Hynek urged witnesses to come forward.
Improbities Charges Draw Unlv Panel Support
UNLV senate special committee backed NCAA charges of improprieties in the basketball program citing irregularities in recruiting testing and management. The NCAA had placed UNLV on two year probation. former coach Bayer chaired the physical education department and ex coaches still hold campus responsibilities.
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UNLV senate backs committee report on athletics policing
The UNLV senate voted to accept a special committee report critical of faculty inaction on policing the athletics department. It urged discussion of recommendations before Christmas with Dec 22 or 23 likely for meetings led by Senate Chairman Clarence Ray. The report says the administration shows little intent to police the program and notes NCAA charges affect the university's overall image.
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UNLV
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