Melvin Dummar case linked to Mormon will found in Salt Lake
A handwritten will supposedly drawn by or for Howard Hughes is at issue after being found April 27 in the Mormon Church headquarters in Salt Lake City. The envelope stayed there until October before transfer to the Nevada attorney general. Evidence includes fingerprints on the envelope and related documents, with a trial on the document’s validity pending.
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Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Nevada
Hughes
Sif
William Morse
Fortion
Hughe
Hayes
Robert List
SUN
Dummar
Keith Hayes
Howard Hughes
Durnmar
Frozen Fish Can't Swim Says City Crackdown Hits Menu Claims
In Los Angeles David Wong owner of La Place restaurant paid a $750 fine after pleading no contest to false advertising. City inspectors target menu wording to prove claims like Louisiana shrimp originate there and salmon were swimming this morning.
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Los Angeles
UPI
David Wong
Wong
Louisiana
la Place Restaurant
Explosion at Baghdad Airport Kills and Injures Dozens
Tokyo reports say a timed blast hit Baghdad International Airport killing or injuring at least 40. JAL staff witnessed the explosion at the terminal as windows shattered and travelers were knocked down. Three Japanese injured include Nobue Yamamura, 51, of Nippon Electric Co, with about 100 people in the lobby at the blast. Unclear who set the device.
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Tokyo
UPI
Baghdad
Japan Air Lines
Tehran
JAL
Nobué Yamamura
Nippon Electric Co
Fragmentary Alarm Sparks Panic and Crowds
Eyewitnesses describe panic as people fled amid shouts and cries with some injured or bleeding in a chaotic scene. No official details yet on cause or casualties.
Possible Paralysis Link Doctors Probe Swine Vaccine
Health departments nationwide probe a possible link between swine flu vaccine and Guillain Barré syndrome, an ascending paralysis affecting at least 30 vaccine recipients. Reports cite 54 cases across 10 states, as officials examine potential connections and gather data.
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Atlanta
UPS
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Colorado
New Jersey
Alabama
Minnesota
Ohio
Maryland
Oklahoma
Michigan
Virginia
Connecticut
Where I Stand on Nevada Gaming Commission Controversy
Hank Greenspun discusses the Nevada Gaming Commission with criticism of secrecy and licensing disputes. He cites Peter Echeverria, Ralph Winte, Frank Rosenthal, and references Watergate figures, tying the issues to Desert Inn security and the Silver Slipper acquisition. The column also shifts to a CDC briefing on Guillain Barré syndrome linked to flu vaccination and the broader immunization program challenges.
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Echeverria
Commission
Ralph Winte
Winte
Watergate
Robert Bennett
Hughes
Howard Hunt
Gordon Liddy
Desert Inn
The
Gaming Commission
Exiled Lab Asserted as Kids Protector Not Killer Dog
Donna Williams defends Pup a year old black labrador exiled from Las Vegas by court saying the animal is a hero. She recalls Pup protecting her children on desert trips, chasing a pack of stray dogs and even saving two kids from danger before being bitten. The dog later killed a neighbor's dog during a tense meadow incident before returning home.
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Pup
Las Vegas
Donna Williams
Donald
Susie
Litt
Joe
Williams
Little Joe
Williams Yard
Nevada Prison Brass Shakeup Aims to Boost Security and Programs
Warden Charles Wolff Jr. outlined a major administrative overhaul at Nevada prisons with demotions promotions and transfers to place staff in roles better suited to training and program duties The shakeup includes Norman Snellgrove dropping to administrative work Lt Pete Larson to an acting captain and Clyde Spraggins assisting in training and operations An Ombudsman position funded by a federal grant will report to the warden to settle inmate grievances The changes follow riots and inmate complaints during the lockdown period.
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Carson City
APS
Charles Wolff Jr
Wolff
Norman Snellgrove
Boyd Marsing
Snellgrove
William Pacatte
Pacuatte
Pete Larson
Gene Coughlin
Ray Stanley
Stanley
Clyde Spraggins
Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ed Pogue
Jean
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