Thunderbird Hotel Change Back to Webb as Lance Faces Cash Crunch
Reports say Lance Inc. may lose control of the Thunderbird Hotel to Del Webb after Lance ran out of funds. The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the transfer at midnight, citing creditor repayment as a condition. Governors and officials debate timing and transparency of the action.
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Thunderbird
Lance, Inc
del Webb
Lance
Nevada Gaming Commission
Webb
Nevada debates on school discipline and state policy
Atty. Gen. Dickerson said schools cannot discipline students for off campus offenses. Nevada officials discuss suspensions, inquest delays, medical education plans, and meat inspection alignment with federal law. The state prepares for a special legislative session on Lake Tahoe cooperation, irrigation district liability, and Medicaid funding.
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Carson
Carson City
UPI
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
North
Las Vegas
Laxalt
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Las Vegas Air Terminal
California
Lake Tahoe
The Fall of SNMH Board and the Staggs Saga
A town hospital staff revolt against the Southern Nevada Memorial Board highlights distrust and closed governance. Jack Staggs, typified as a powerful figure, battles critics while battling persistent staff shortages. Bill Purser’s clashes with dissent reveal ongoing tensions. A physician friend confirms a “no confidence” rumor was false, exposing rivalries and media dynamics.
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Jack Staggs
Bill Purser
Harry Reid
Staggs
Medical Society
Southern Nevada Memorial
Board of Trustees
Harry
Olympus
SNMH
Jack
The Rise and Fall of Jack Staggs at the Hospital
A narrative portrait of Jack Staggs and a troubled hospital board. The piece traces exhausted staff, scandals, reforms, and broken promises including a distant parking lot fix, highlighting the era’s turmoil and the clinician who stayed to the end.
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Staggs
Fred Moriedge
Jack
Jack Staggs
Flamingo appoints Bill Miller as entertainment director
Bill Miller veteran resort hotel executive named director of entertainment for the Flamingo Hotel and the forthcoming Las Vegas International Hotel. His return aims to revitalize Las Vegas show business, with a career spanning Riviera Club Sahara Dunes and pioneering nightly revues.
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Bill Miller
Las Vegas
Las Vegas International Hotel
Alex Shoofey
Flamingo
Forrester Mashbir
Miller
Shoofey
Bill
The
Sahara
Japan
Steve Parker
Bal Harbour
Miami Beach
Bonaire
Caribbean
Rumors and rulings swirl in Nevada politics and justice
A column riffs on local rumors about a murder case and estate inheritance, a private call between Governor Laxalt and Howard Hughes, and Nevada political intrigues. It notes potential candidates, alleged political pressures, a radio owner unhappy with coverage, and a governor booed at a basketball game, all reflecting a turbulent Sunday morning milieu.
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Gov. Laxalt
Howard Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Carson City
Laxalt
Hughes
Holiday
Reno
Robert Maheu
Nevada
Maheu
Vera Re Ranch
Ted Oberfelder
Oberfelder
T.O
Price
Algiers
Ted
Darwin Lamb
Ryan
Bill Briare
Paul Pry
March of Dimes Marks 30 Years in Health Field
Brig. Gen. Boyd Hubbard chairs Clark County campaign for the National Foundation March of Dimes as it marks three decades since its 1938 founding to fight polio and birth defects. He notes early 1949 poliovirus growth breakthroughs, 1954 Salk vaccine field trials, and 1955 vaccine approval, along with birth defect centers starting in 1960 and ongoing prevention efforts.
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National Foundation
March of Dimes
Boyd Hubbard
Clark County
Roosevelt
John Enders
Thomas Weller
Frederick Robbins
Gen. Hubbard
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Mal Price
Gaming Commission
George Dickerson
Jeanne Maxwell Williams
Barclay Johnson
Religious Science
David Howe
Jeanne Maxwell
Dr. Johnson
J. Florian Mitchell
Nevaidas Briers
Gene Scarselli
Gezelin
State of
State of Nevada
University of Nevada
Nevada State Hospital
Martin Glenn
Cle Georgetta
Len Harris
Senate
James Bailey
C. W. Lingenfelter
Harris
Angelo Petrini
Virginia City
Clinton Wooster
Assembly
Petrini
Washoe
Jack Cunningham
James Guinan
Washoe County
Democratic Committee
Leo Sauer
Lingenfelter
Snpezes
Herbert Stout
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Judy Bayley
Hacienda Hotel
Doc’ Bayley
Sylvester Arbill
Mike Hines
Syl
Bob Raskin
Jimmy Jones
Dick Taylor
Sunset Appliances
George
Bud’ Albright
Convention Center
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