Judge Rejects Mercy in Mirin Murder Case
Cabbie Bill Mirin, owner of Strip Cab Company, was sentenced to life in Nevada State Prison for second degree murder in the Sept 25 1974 shooting of Mel Wolford 39 inside Charlie's Bar. Judge Goldman imposed a minimum of five years before parole and rejected self defense at trial.
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Bill Mirin
Strip Cab Company
Nevada
Mirin
Mel Wolford
Charlie’s Bar
S. Main St
Paul Goldman
Oscar Goodman
Goodman
Goldman
Ed Mirin
Wolford
Paul Laxalt
Jack Petitt
Department of Probation and Parole
Las Vegas Crime Rate Surges 18 Percent in 1975 Nine Months
National crime rose 11 percent in the first nine months of 1975, with Las Vegas up 18 percent. FBI data show 19,940 serious crimes in Las Vegas area versus 16,837 year earlier, including 205 more robberies and 27 percent more forcible rapes.
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United States
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Metro
FBI
North Central
Four Nevadans Missing In Plane
A single engine Beech Bonanza carrying four Nevadan residents vanished on a return flight from Stockton California to Fallon Nevada. Pilot Roy Rose of Fallon and passengers Gerald Clark Reno Ronald Wills and Linda Williamson all in their 20s or 30s. CAP search planes comb rugged terrain about 50 miles east of Sacramento after a weak signal was detected along the route.
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Carson City
Fallon
Warrell
Sacramento
CAP
Impact Report Complete for Red Rock Canyon
UPI reports the final environmental impact statement for Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas is complete. State Director Ed Rowland said it covers environmental impacts of various recreational development levels on 62 000 acres and a new master plan will be developed with Nevada Division of State Parks, aiming for completion by mid next year.
Yule Spirit Found In White Pages
A 1975 Las Vegas telephone directory shows Christmas names and symbols as listings. Claus appears six times with one S initial, Kringes and Spriggs noted, Nicks and Wisemens sprinkled through, Mangers and Shepherds listed, Angels, Peace and Goodwill named, reflecting holiday whimsy in a city phone book.
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Tinseltown
Las Vegas
Claus
California youth sentenced to nine years in Nevada prison
Anthony M. Marion a 19 year old from Compton California pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of stolen property for a gas station holdup at Auto Flight Oil Co 329 Las Vegas Blvd on Aug 11 In Clark County District Court Judge Joseph Pawlikowski sentenced him to nine years Marion and an accomplice allegedly robbed the attendant of about 100 dollars and the cash drawer before a high speed chase ended near the Silver Nugget Casino where Marion was captured police recovered the money and drawer.
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California
Nevada
Clark County
Joseph Pawlikowski
Anthony M. Marion
Compton
Calif
Marion
Auto Flight Oil Co
Las Vegas Blvd
Silver Nugget Casino
Yonkers Proposes Bid for Cross Country Good Will
Two Yonkers representatives gave Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare a Yonkers city key while Briare presented a Las Vegas key a flag and a city book. The visit spotlights Yonkers Bicentennial good will efforts between eastern and western cities and outlines plans for future exchanges and proclamations.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Las Vegas
Bill Briare
Marvin Edelman
Chappaqua Public Schools
Eunice
Edelmans
Edelman
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Internal Revenue Service
SUN
LAS Vegas Sun
Josephine Powell
H. M. Gree
the Sun
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Elks Lodge
Greenspuns
Josephine
Sunfoto
Edward Levi
Levi
Red Rock Canyon
Angelo R. Martinelli
New York
Briare
Martinelli
Washington D.C
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