Farallones Underground Nuclear Test Notifies Las Vegas Echo
The 12th underground device of the year, code named Farallones, yielded 20 to 150 kilotons and was detonated 2,190 feet underground at 10 30 am EST. No atmospheric radiation occurred, but Las Vegas felt a sharp jolt and slight ground movement as chandeliers swayed.
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Las Vegas
Department of Energy
United States
Nevada
South Pacific
Ten Million Dollar Marijuana Bust Sparks Yacht Shootout
Coral Gables police seized a $10 million marijuana operation in a dawn raid at a waterfront Old Cutler Bay home owned by Felix B. Vicknair, owner of Felix the Cat Day Nursery. Eleven others, including three of Vicknair's sons and a juvenile, were arrested after an extended stakeout and a gunfight with crewmembers aboard a 66 foot yacht.
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Coral Gables
Miami
Toys for Tots Drives Plea for Las Vegas Gifts This Christmas
Las Vegas residents are urged to donate toys to the Toys for Tots drive as a shortage looms for needy children. Sgt. Mike Rawson notes lagging donations and sets a Dec. 22 deadline, with drop-offs at fire stations Shell stations and the Marine Corps Reserve Center. Events include a Dane Theatre West show with 150 children, a Maxim Hotel ballroom dance, and a UNLV event with local media figures, all requiring one new toy per attendee.
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Marine Corps Reserves
Marine Corps
Reserve Training Center
Boulder Highway
Clark County
Rawson
Dane Theatre West
Boulder City
Maxim
UNLV
Tricky Dancer Receives Four-Year Prison Term
A dancer once too short for Las Vegas work turned to prostitution and trick rolling. Pamela Denise Dual, 23, of 3890 Swenson Street, was sentenced to four years after a jury found her guilty of grand larceny for stealing $3,000 from a visitor at the Frontier Hotel. She credited with 32 days in jail. Dual faces another sentencing for an attempted grand larceny charge related to a separate theft of $2,000 from her trick.
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Las Vegas
Pamela Denise Dual
Swenson St
John Mendoza Dual
Frontier Hotel
Bill Hammer
Department of Parole and Probation
James Buchanan
Mendoza
Dual
Kelso
Wash
Charles Thompson
Tick
Sands Hotel Dealer Wins Bail Reduction
Charles Don Lucas, 67, a Sands Hotel dealer indicted by the Clark County Grand Jury on sex and drug charges, had bail cut from 130000 to 40000 after a bail reduction hearing. Lucas, of the Vegas Tower Apartments, appeared with lawyers who urged release on recognizance. prosecutors argued possible life sentences if convicted.
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Sands Hotel
Clark County
Grand Jury
Charles Don Lucas
Vegas Tower
Flamingo Road
Metro
Ken Clifford
Charles Thompson
William Root
Lucas
Herb Waldman
Stephen Stein
Thompson
Red Cross Delivers Aid To Tropicana Village Families
Clark County Red Cross assists 113 households at Tropicana Village East Mobile Home Park 5900 West Tropicana Ave with heaters hot plates and blankets after a gas outage since December 4. The park faced a similar outage last year and received aid from the Red Cross again.
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Red Cross
Tropicana Village
Mobile Home Park
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Tropicana Ave
Clark County
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Tourist Innocent in Guard Death
Ioan Ciocan a 32 year old immigrant from Romania was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Henry Luis a Union Plaza Hotel guard. The jury deliberated six hours after the case was submitted to District Court Judge Charles Thompson.
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Charles Thompson
Ciocan
Romania
Henry Luis
Boulder Highway
Luis
Union Plaza
Hotel Securty
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