Lake Marina Drifts After Mooring Break at Lake Mead
Chief Ranger James W. Packard reports the Las Vegas Marina floated loose from its moorings at 5 p.m. amid 60 mph winds, drifting a quarter mile and damaging 10 to 12 private boats as it struck shore. Two National Park Service craft and one Coast Guard boat rescued a dozen people aboard. An early tow attempt is planned to return the marina to its original mooring.
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Lake Mead
Packard
National Park Service
Auxiliary Coast Guard
Henderson Man Critically Hurt In Auto Crash
A 32 year old Henderson man, Robert Shorts of 301 Atlantic, was listed in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after his car went out of control and rolled four times six miles north of Searchlight yesterday morning. He was thrown about 50 feet from the vehicle when it landed upright.
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Henderson
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada Highway Patrol
Robert Shorts
Atlantic
Gale Winds Rattle Las Vegas Valley In Storm Damage
A severe wind event from Las Vegas to Bar Stow Calif disrupted traffic and caused property damage. Winds peaked near 60 mph with 40 mph sustained speeds. Firemen reported minor blazes, downed powerlines, and temporary blackouts. Marquees, highway signs, and barriers suffered damage across the Strip and downtown areas.
World leaders honor Churchill in global tributes
Messages from Vatican City France Australia the United States and West Germany praise Sir Winston Churchill as a wartime leader and defender of liberty. Charles de Gaulle Lester Pearson Willi Brandt Rainer Barzel Adlai Stevenson Richard Nixon Omar Bradley and others laud his courage eloquence and role in shaping postwar Europe and the free world.
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Winston Churchill
Vatican City
France
Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Queen Elizabeth
de Gaulle
Robert Menzies
Arcadia
Los Angeles
New York
Menzies
Winston
Franklin Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Omar N. Bradley
West Berlin
Willi Brandt
Free World
Germany
Europe
Rainer Barzel
Christian Democratic Union
Lester Pearson
Funeral Marked Churchill’s Death With Nationwide Mourning
Somber Sunday morning as Sir Winston Churchill dies after a long illness. BBC interrupts programming with wartime classics and a Beethoven symphony while flowers and tributes flow to Woodford Green and St. Paul’s cathedral. Churchill’s family gathers, with Lady Churchill and descendants nearby, as the “greatest Englishman” is laid to rest.
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St. Paul's
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Churchill
Winston
Duke of Wellington
Jasmine
Lord Moran
Lillian Hill obituary in Las Vegas details
Rosary for Lillian Hill age 49 of Las Vegas recited tonight at Palm Mortuary. Mass tomorrow at St Christopher's Catholic Church with Father Henry Grupa officiating. Born June 14 1916 in Des Moines Iowa she lived in Clark County 16 years and worked at First National Bank. Survived by husband Jay a daughter Gerladine Trousdale and son Jerry B West all of Las Vegas along with siblings and mother. Entombment at Palm Mausoleum.
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Lillian Hill
Crawford
Las Vegas
Palm Mortuary
St. Christopher's Catholic Church
Father Henry Grupa
Jay
Geraldine Trousdale
Jerry B. West
Velma White
Mildred Stafford
Phoenix
John V. Payne
Francis B. Payne
Iowa
Susan C. Payne
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Las Vegas Marina
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Sahara Ave
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Lucky Joe’s
E. Bonneville
R. V. Sheen & Associates
Automated Services, Inc
IBM Data Processing
Bar Stow
Calif
Nellis Boulevard
Nevada Power Company
Flamingo
Tropicana
Imacinatca
Wewswe
Dunes
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Elizabeth
Gate
Woodford Green
Lady Churchill
Randolph
Sarah
Mary Soames
Christopher Soames
Winston III
Sir Winston
Sir Winston Churchill
Palm Mausoleum
Highland
Mayfair Market
Paradise Rd
Paradise
Masons
S. Main
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