Las Vegas business trio indicted in $281,997 ad promotion scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Mark Parr president of Compass Inc his wife Catherine Parr and Ashley Allen for a 26 count conspiracy to defraud radio and television stations nationwide by selling packaged tours then diverting the funds. The tours covering May 2 1975 to March 31 1976 included air fare hotel and other perks but collapsed.
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Las Vegas
Federal
Grand Jury
Mark Parr
Compass Inc
Catherine Parr
Ashley Allen
Three in Trips to Nowhere Indictment Accuses Trio
Indictment alleges three defendants formed C C M Inc to hide Compass Inc funds used for televised trips. They withdrew vast sums from bank accounts, defrauding radio and TV stations including KVET Austin and WHTV Meridian. Parr and Ashley allegedly redirected Compass assets, with Allen charged in conspiracy and mail fraud counts.
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C.C.M. Inc
Compass Inc
WHTV
Meridian
Mich
Kvet Radio
Austin
Texas
WJCW
Johnson City
Tenn
Kpam Radio
Portland
Ore
Ktvo-Tv
Ottumwa
Iowa
Washington
North Carolina
Utah
Las Vegas
Able-1
Parrs
Ashley
KVET
Ashley Allen
Parr
Compass
Allen
11th Hillside Strangler Victim Found In Los Angeles
The nude body of 17 year old Kimberly Ann Martin, a Hollywood area prostitute, was found on an embankment near Dodger Stadium. Police tie the case to the Hillside Strangler series, noting she was last seen Tuesday night meeting a man and that she appears to have been sexually molested. The discovery escalates the Hillside Strangler investigation as officers cordon the area and review prior victims across Los Angeles County.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Hollywood
Cmdr
William Booth
Martin
Alvarado Street
Elysian Park
Dan Cooke
Edward M. Davis
Warren Wilson
Knbc-Tv
California Associaton For Trollops
CAT
Wilson
Lois Lee
Miss Martin
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Hollywood Public Library
Hillside Strangler Task Force
Fire Department
Lauren Rae Wagner
Sepulveda
Yolanda Washington
Forest Lawn Drive
Griffith Park
Los Angeles County
Evansville DC-3 crash kills 29 including UE basketball team
Investigators say engine trouble likely forced a charter DC-3 to circle back to Dress Regional Airport before crashing in fog and rain, killing 29. University of Evansville mourns the 14 player squad, coach, broadcaster, staff, and fans aboard. Local aviation officials note weather was not deemed the main cause as engines are torn down for analysis.
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Evansville
Ind
UPI
University of Evansville
Robert Buckhorn
National Transportation Safety Board
Philip A. Hogue
Missour
Dress Regional
Buckhorn
Witnesses Testify on Hughes Death and the Mormon Will
Rhoden probes Hughes death evidence focusing on kidney disorder and possible uremic poisoning. Handwriting expert Arnold Etman testifies June 4 1976 as he reviews the Mormon will with projectors and blow-ups to assess authenticity.
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Rhoden
Hughes
Hayes
Arnold Etman
Hague
Holland
Etman
Ministry of Justice Laboratory
Netherlands
Police Academy
Holmes
Mel Stewart
James Dilworth
Bel Air
Thanksgiving Day murder suspect arrested by Metro
Mendes Stanley Brown, 39, of the Monte Marie Motel, Las Vegas, was rearrested and charged with open murder in the Thanksgiving killing of Henry A. Falcon, 55, whose body was found gagged and strangled at the Holiday Inn Strip South. Police say Falcon died by strangulation and that Brown linked to the case through possession of incriminating evidence. Earlier Brown was jailed on rape robbery kidnapping and impersonating a police officer charges from a separate attack on a woman who was robbed of $100. He remains held without bail.
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Mendes Stanley Brown
Monte Marie
Las Vegas Blvd
Metro Police
Brown
Henry A. Falcon
Gretna
Holiday Inn Strip South
Falcon
Clark County
Truck Plunges Over Embankment Near Boulder Dam
A tractor-trailer plunged 300 feet down an embankment near Boulder Dam on US 93. Driver Ben Vasquez, 41, of Phoenix, died at the scene. Passenger Alice Lama, 42, of Phoenix, survived with multiple fractures and was listed in guarded condition at Sunrise Hospital after surgery was planned. The crash occurred at 11 55 a m near the Nevada Arizona border when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and struck a rock wall.
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Boulder Dam
Nevada Highway Patrol
Alice Lama
Phoenix
Ariz
Sunrse Hospital
Ben Vasquez
NHP
U.S. Highway 93
Colorado River
Nevada-Anzona State Line
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Feds Charge
Hughes Airwest
Patrick Alvey
Alvey
Seymour Lazar
Acapulco
Houston
Howard Hughes
Metro
By Jeff Adler
SUN
Louisana
Metro Homicide
Teaks Ree
Staving
Usoe
Cmc
Son
Iar
New Yorker
York
New York
Seaton
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