Nevada Supreme Court blocks mandatory death penalty ruling
Nevada Supreme Court declares part of the capital punishment law unconstitutional granting controlled discretion in death penalty cases. The ruling commuted Messiah Killer Edward LeRoy Smith to life without parole after a fanatical shooting of his ex wife and her new husband in Reno. The decision cites U S Supreme Court guidance on mitigating factors and separate penalty hearings.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Supreme Court
Edward LeRoy Smith
Bonnie
Paul Higaki
Reno
David Zenoff
Nevada
U.S. Supreme Court
Zenoff
Georgia
Texas
Florida
U.S
Smith
State Mental Health Institute
Pioneer Theater
Washoe County District Attorney's
Lyndon Orren Kelso
Peter I. Breen
High Court
Kreen
Raymond Shuman
Louisiana
Tropicana owner fined $50,000. $500,000 to investors
The Nevada Gaming Commission fined Edward Doumani $50,000 and ordered repayment of $500,000 to investors who funded Tropicana casino holdings, following a 3-2 vote. Some investors, including William Blatty and Norman Lutz, were denied licensing and may pursue civil action. payments to others begin June 30, 1977.
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Harold Hyman
SUN
State Gaming Commission
Tropicana Hotel
Edward Doumani
Las Vegas Mn
Doumani
Tropicana
State Gaming Control Board
Las Vegas
Mitzi Stauffer Briggs
Clair Haycock
George Swartz
Control Board
William Peter Blatty
Norman Lutz
Edward Rosenberg
Leonard Hyman
Sam Kovacevich
Sam Pearlman
James Hammil
Hugh Stone
The
Gaming Commission
Cedric Jansen
Kaku Akagi
Sam Tucker
State Energy Plan Seeks Strip Blackout and Lighting Cuts
Nevada Governor Mike O'Callaghan announced an energy saving plan calling for executive orders and PSC regulations to curb nonessential lighting and natural gas use. The proposal cites a potential repeat of the 1973 Las Vegas Strip blackout and aims for 120 day emergency rules with hearings for permanent rules.
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Las Vegas Strip
Mike O'Callaghan
Public Service Commission
O'Callaghan
Las Vegas
Glitter Gulch
Reno
Carson City
Nevada Power Co
Exporting From Israel Encouraged At Pacific Automotive Show
A delegation from Israel's Ministry of Commerce and Industry visited Las Vegas to boost Israel US exports. Director General Dr. Moshe Mandelbaum cited 1976 exports of 440 million to the U.S. and a 1977 target of 550 million. He spoke during a tour of the Pacific Automotive Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Six Israeli exhibitors participated.
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Israel Ministry of Commerce and
Ind
Las Vegas
Israel
United States
Moshe Mandelbaum
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
U.S
Mandelbaum
Las Vegas Convention Center
Argent Corp Officials to Testify on Duties and Supplier Ties
Allen Glick's Argent Corp executives must appear before the state Gaming Commission in a public hearing next month to explain duties of certain employees and the company's relations with suppliers. Pete Echeverria, commission chairman, said a Wednesday closed-door investigative hearing by the Gaming Control Board was unsuccessful. Glick and Argent president attended with attorney Morton Galane.
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Allen Glick
Argent Corp
State Gaming Commission
Pete Echeverria
State Gaming Control Board and Commissioners
Glick
Argent
Morton Galane
Michael
Mistrial Declared in Greenspun Summa Suit in Los Angeles
U S District Judge Warren Ferguson granted a mistrial in the antitrust case brought by Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, against Summa Corp led by Howard Hughes. The judge asked for a new trial and noted material letters and editorials about McCarthyism referenced during the proceedings.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Warren Ferguson
Las Vegas Sun
Hank Greenspun
Howard Hughes
Summa Corp
Ferguson
Circuit
Greenspun
Greenspun case looms as judge weighs Hughes documents
Alioto pledged to press the free press principle amid a Sun v Summa Corp antitrust suit over hundred thousand dollars in ad cancellations. Ferguson defended Greenspun as a vocal advocate, while the judge ponders status of Hughes papers found in Mexico after the billionaire’s death. The trial timetable targets March 29.
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Hughes
Mexico
Ferguson
The
SUN
Summa
Hugbes
F. William Gay
Harry Reid
Las Vegas
Alioto
Greenspun
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Brian
Tam
Landers
Paul Price
Pearl Seeeeenenes
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