Woman Dies After Las Vegas Auto Crash
Dorothy Felton, 78, of 1701 Seales Ave, died at North Las Vegas Hospital after a two car collision at Maryland Parkway and Mesquite Avenue. Her husband Leslie Felton, cited for failure to yield, was treated for injuries. The other driver was Shawn Driscoll, 22.
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Las Vegas
Dorothy Felton
Seales Ave
North Las Vegas
Maryland Parkway
Mesquite Avenue
Metro
Leslie Felton
North Las Vegas Hospital
Shawn Driscoll
Coral Reef Ave
Santa brings Christmas greetings to Clark County commissioners
Santa Claus attended the Clark County commission meeting with bells, delivering holiday wishes on behalf of the Silver Bird Hotel and Major Riddle Enterprises. He said he had no gifts due to a county policy restricting gifts to flowers or candy. The briefing recalls last year’s gift controversy involving Jim Joyce and a television gift.
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Santa Claus
Clark County
Silver Bird Hotel
Major Riddle Enterprises
Richard Bunker
Jim Joyce
Joyce and Martin Advertising
Joyce
McCarran International
Odds Against White Christmas in Las Vegas Weather Odds
The Las Vegas area shows long odds of a white Christmas with only one snowfall on record since 1941. The forecast notes snow is exceedingly rare, while crimes and local notices follow in the edition. A North Las Vegas kidnapping report details a knife threat and coercion, with a victim held and later released. City and fire news cover a space study briefing and a residential fire on Ivy Lane that damaged two bedrooms and prompted warnings about heater placement.
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Las Vegas
National Weather Service
Nsw
Ray Schweitzer
Helen Pivoda
Schweitzer
Ivy Lane
Colorado River Commission approves four party hydro rights transfer
The Colorado River Advisory Commission voted to sign a four party deal transferring hydroelectric rights from Cal-Pac Utilities to Henderson Nevada Power Co. The pact involves Henderson City, Cal-Pac, and Nevada Power with a formal amendment and Dec 31 signing goal. The Federal Power Commission approved the exchange. In a separate item Boyle Carollo Engineers reported 49 percent completion of the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility expansion design as part of the southern Nevada Water System stage two.
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Colorado River Advisory Commission
California-Pacific Utilities
Nevada Power Co
Henderson
Cal-Pac
Nevada Power
Colorado River Commission
Kent Dawson
Dawson
The
River Commission
Don Paff
State Division of
Colorado River Resources
Cai-Pac
Federal Power Commission
Boyle- Carollo Engineers
Alfred Merritt
Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Two Boating Safety Courses
The U S Coast Guard Auxiliary lists two 12 lesson boating safety and seamanship courses in Las Vegas and Boulder City. In Las Vegas the class starts Jan 4 at 7 30 p m in Room 222A at the Southern Nevada Vocational Center 5710 Mountain Vista. In Boulder City the class starts Jan 5 at 7 30 p m in Room 405 at Boulder City High School. An exam follows the 12 one hour lessons and certificates are awarded to successful students.
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Vocational Center
Mountain Vista
Boulder City
Carson City Santa in Sheriff Car Rides Again
In Carson City the sheriff's office repeats a Christmas Eve program with three Santas riding squad cars to deliver gifts. Local parents call in names and addresses. Santa visits homes, hands out presents, and delights children who react with joy or surprise. The program served over 500 children this year, expanding from 350 in 1976.
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Carson City
UPS
Santa Claus
Sheriff's Office
Pete Rasner
Raw
Santa
Rasner
Christmas robberies hit Las Vegas residents hard
Las Vegas faces a December surge in robberies with 128 incidents this year and 30 to 50 more expected. Metro Detective Sgt. Jack Phillips cites Christmas shopping as a likely cause and notes robberies occur citywide day and night. Police advise staying in numbers, avoiding lone outings, and securing homes and doors to deter attackers.
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SUN
Las Vegas
Metro
Jack Phillips
Stardust
Mail Planes Crash Probe Deepens With Recorders Search
More than 100 investigators hunted snowy Wasatch mountains for an automatic flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from a United Airlines DC-8 cargo jet that crashed after gear trouble. Victims were three Chicago area residents: pilot John Fender 49 co pilot Philip Modfitt 46 and second officer Stephen Simpson 34. The plane was en route from San Francisco to Chicago with a light freight load including Christmas mail. Autopsies were performed as the cause remained under study by the National Transportation Safety Board and allied groups.
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Fruit Heights
Utah
UPI
United Airlines
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Leslie Kampschrer
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Airline Pilots Association
McDonnell-Douglas
Kampschror
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Baer Canyon
John R. Fender
Philip F. Modfitt
Stephen R. Simpson
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Cal-Pac Electricity
By Mike Donahue
Phillips
Winnonh
Union Plaza
Live It Up
Zwice
Peg’s
Spring Mountain
XEROX
S.W. Blvd
KIRBY
Kirby, ‘Vacuum Cleaner CO
E. Charleston
Waln
Valley Bank
IRS
FDIC
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