Hughes Investments Boost Clark County Boom Profits
Hughes, who turned 63 before Christmas, eyed Air West for over 90 million and spurred Las Vegas growth. Real estate volumes rose from 1965 to 1968 with cash purchases and new residents driving higher rents, utilities, licenses, and tourism revenue. The ERP era shift fueled population gains from 265,421 in 1965 to 302,300 and school enrollment up more than 10,000 to 67,695.
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Hughes
Air West
Canada
Mexico
Hughes Tool Co
Las Vegas Strip
Sands
Las Vegas
Nevada
Boston
Title Insurance and Trust Co
al Levy
Levy
Clark County
Norman Kaye
Greenback Forest
Clark County Bureau of the Budget
Harvey Dondero
Dondero
Frank Rogers
Central Telephone Co
Nevadans
Southwest Gas Corp
John Debois
Dubois
Zei Lowman
Nevada Power Co
Clark County Business License Bureau
Ken O'Connell
Greater
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Warehouse Blaze Destroys Western Petroleum Facility on Commerce St
Fire at 1034 Commerce St. destroyed a warehouse used by Western Petroleum Distributors for oil products. Discovered at 2 15 p m by Leonard Forest, the fire, driven by strong winds, took about an hour to control and threatened an adjacent building. No injuries reported and owner Hazel Stoddard unavailable for damage estimate. former owner values the loss above 50 000.
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Western Petroleum Distributors
Commerce St
Leonard Forest
Las Vegas Blvd. North
Hazel Stoddard
Kishner Dr
REECo Wins Five Year Test Site Support Contract
The Atomic Energy Commission awards Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company a five year contract to provide test support at Nevada Test Site with estimated annual cost about 115 million dollars. REECo, EG&G subsidiary based in Las Vegas, has held the contract since December 1952 and will cover drilling tunneling mining construction maintenance health safety services and housing utilities and recreation for employees. Seven bidders competed with Atkinson Blume Aerojet General and Kaiser Engineers Trans World Airlines reaching final rounds.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company
Reeco
Las Vegas
Nevada Test
AEC
the Sun
Eg&g Inc
AEECO
Atkinson-Blume-Aerojet General
Kaiser Engineers
Trans World Airlines
Where I Stand on Marijuana Law Reform
A group debate shows a split view on legalizing marijuana with a decisive majority supporting current law. Participants agree police cannot solve the drug problem alone and urge public cooperation and parental firmness as essential to progress.
Bones Found In Paradise Valley Remote Desert Skeleton
A skull and multiple bones from one skeleton were discovered in Paradise Valley near Paradise Country Club. Deputies tentatively identified the skull as a man missing earlier this year and will withhold identification until dental records confirm the match. A Clark County School District employee found the skull while testing a Christmas bow and arrow set. vertebrae ribs and leg bones were reported as well.
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Paradise Valley
Paradise Country Club
Donald Long
Clark County
City declares peril over flu outbreak in New York
Officials announced a state of peril as flu cases surged in New York City and ordered fuel oil dealers to follow a priority delivery list for apartments with ill residents. Deputy Mayor Costello, acting for vacationing Mayor Lindsay, called the situation more perilous than the nine day garbage strike last February.
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New York
UPI
Three Killed in Greyhound Bus Crash on Turnpike
A chartered Greyhound carrying 39 people from Washington to a church convention ran off the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Beaver Flats. Three were killed and 35 injured along with the driver as the bus tipped into a 10 foot ditch after leaving the road at 2:45 a.m. EST. The victims were Bruce Blackman 14 of Chicago Mary Owen 58 Evanston Ill and Virgie Evans 76 Chicago. Police say the bus veered after hitting a guard rail opening and tried to reenter the highway.
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Beaver Flats
Chicago
Ohio Line
Pittsburgh
Church of God
Washington
Bruce Blackman
Mary Owen
Evanston
Ill
Virgie Evans
Blackman
Rochester Hospital
Holiday Inn
Here
Greyhound
Angela Bennett
Body found of 10 year old abducted in Des Moines area
Des Moines officers found Pamela Powers’s naked body in a ditch near Mitchellville after Robert Williams, a 24 year old self described preacher, led police to the scene following his surrender from Davenport. Williams had escaped a Missouri mental institution on a rape charge.
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Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Des Moines
Pamela Powers
Mitchellville
Iowa
Robert Anthony Williams
Floyd Smith
Pamela
Williams
Davenport
Missouri
Wiebool
Cletus Versa
Wilkes
Des Mines
Rock Island
Ill
Hughes Bid Faces Delays in Air West Sale Clash
The Air West sale to Howard Hughes faces delays as Robert Henry fights adjournment and stockholder votes. Henry and allies threaten to stall for up to two years, while Northwest’s condition hinges on 50 percent shareholder support and CAB approval.
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Air West
Hughes
Robert Henry
Henry
Edmund Converse
Mallory Randall Corp
Brooklyn
Bez
Converse
Northwest
Minnesota
CAB
Howard Hughes
Apollo Home Today From Historic Flight To Moon
Apollo 8 faces perilous re entry as it must strike a narrow corridor over the western Pacific at 7000 mph without retro rockets. The crew must endure darkness and heavy atmosphere while tests and mock pickups have guided them through rough seas of space.
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Lunar
Pacific Ocean
UPI
Apollo
Moon
Western Pacific
Azbill Heirs Get $50,000 Apiece Partial Payment
District Judge Alvin Wartman approved a $50,000 partial distribution of Rose Mapel Azbill's estate to her brother George Brundige and sister Mildred Brundige Self. The Bank of Nevada, special administrator, also ordered sale of Azbill's 1968 Cadillac for $5,475. Azbill, 39, faces open murder charges in his wife’s Dec. 27 torch murder.
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Rose Mapel Azbill
George DeWitt Brundige
Mildred Rosalie Brundige Self
Dist
Alvin N. Wartman
Bank of Nevada
Wartman
Azbill
Florence Kifer
Harmon
John Kifer
Justice of Peace
Herman Fisher
Kifer
Tad Porter
Mystery Witness Delays in Black Murder Trial
In Elko area snow storms hinder key witness Farney as district court continues the Alsup murder case against Carl Black. Prosecutors seek to place Farney next to Mrs. Simmons and the jailed Hanley while defense cites absence and incompetence rulings amid ongoing continuances.
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Earl Gripentrog
Elko
Carl Black
Ralph Alsup
Justice of the Peace
Herman Fisher
Alphonse Bass
Simmons
Clyde Wright
Las Vegas
Louis Wiener
Wiener
Farney
Gripentrog
Sherif
Edwin McCullough
Wright
Hanley
Black
Alsup
San Francisco
Norman Call
Harry Claiborne
Las Vegas Man Dies In Auto
Donald Igene Lamy a 48 year old Clark County School District employee was found dead in his parked car on a dirt road off Lamb Boulevard. Police say the death appears self inflicted by carbon monoxide poisoning from exhaust routed into the passenger compartment. Neighbors recalled speaking with him the night before and finding him in the vehicle yesterday morning.
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Las Vegas
Donald Igene Lamy
Lamb Boulevard
Lamy
Walnut Ave
Tomy
Clark County
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