Las Vegas bride mourns as newlywed husband shot during casino heist
Maryland couple David Ballard and Kathy Ballard planned a Las Vegas wedding night tour. David was wounded while trying to stop a robbery at the El Morrocco Motel casino on the Strip. Kathy waited in Sunrise Hospital as police pursued suspect Jesse Walter Bishop.
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David Ballard
Kathy
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David
Sunrise Hospital
Maryland
el Morrocco
Las Vegas Strip
Jesse Walter Bishop
Garden Grove
Calif
Boulder City
Ed Doumani
el Morocco
Doumani
Kathy Ballard
Holly Thompson
Frank Thompson
Holly
Bishop
Larry B. Thompson
David A Ballard
Ballard
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Thompson
Union Plaza Hotel
Chicago Title Insurance Co
South Third Street
Michael D. White
W. Meadow Vista
White
Harold Sedlinger
Manhunt ends as fugitive captured after long chase
Bishop eluded police for days, hiding under a trailer in Boulder City. A SWAT breakout at daybreak led to his arrest after a 911 tip. Police say the suspect, tied to a casino robbery and a wave of hijackings, faced kidnapping with a weapon charges and is held without bail.
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Las Vegas
Carol Rozich
Denver St
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Denver
Colorado
Rozich
Frankie Newman
Frankie
Newman
SWAT
Ken Boyce
FBI raids target Union Plaza oddsmakers in nationwide probe
Investigators raid Plaza race and sports book cages in Las Vegas and arrest linked associates as FBI questions confiscated items. The operation, tied to a nationwide layoff betting ring, spans Providence New York Niles Ohio and Lafayette with estimates of tens of thousands of dollars weekly in illegal wagers.
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Union Plaza
Banker
Plaza
Phoenix
Ariz
Gabby Bergman
Goodman
Dent
Frank Scott
Scott
FBI
the Plaza
Johnny Quinn
Las Vegas
Providence
Almond
Newland
Raymond L. C. Patriarca
New York City
Niles
Ohio
Lafayette
East Side
Moses
Joe’ Najarian
Patriarca
Najarian
John Barbarian
Bad Prison Conditions Outlined at Subcommittee Hearing
Ralph Carr testified at a subcommittee hearing about alleged prison abuse and delays in medical care after an assault at Medium Security Prison. James Taylor described cell block damage, lockdowns, and denied access to library and showers while criticizing administration. Officer Jerne noted training gaps and lack of written information for new staff.
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Ralph Carr
James Taylor
Convention Halts December Layoffs in Las Vegas Growth
Hilton official Ted Nelson says a major convention will run three consecutive weeks in December for seven years, with another event in the fourth week from next year. If correct, Las Vegas becomes a 52 week city as hotels like Hilton MGM Grand Caesars Palace Aladdin and Flamingo book large shows and rooms for over 10,000 attendees.
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Nelson
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Stardust
Consumer Electronics Association
New Caliente Bank Wins Conditional Nevada Approval
State Banking Examiner Joseph Sevigny granted conditional approval for Security State Bank in Caliente. Wesley Holt will serve as president with a Las Vegas based director, Idaho and Caliente residents among the executive team. Bank to open with 455 000 dollars capital and must join FDIC before operations start. Local residents currently use a Utah bank.
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Caliente
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Nevada
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James H. Gottfredson, Jr
Las Vegas
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Soda Springs
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Grace
Ross Harrison
Sevigny
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Tower Price
Supreme Artistry Diamonds
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