Hughes Corrigan Made History On Intrepid Flights 30 Years Ago
Los Angeles report recalls Howard Hughes and Douglas Corrigan 30 years after their bold air feats. Hughes circled the globe in 91 hours 14 minutes aboard a Lockheed L14, Corrigan flew solo from the East Coast to Ireland in a home built monoplane. Both later settled in California and pursued film ties as Hughes eyed American Broadcasting Co stock and Corrigan starred in The Flying Irishman.
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Hughes
Corrigan
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Douglas Corrigan
Globe
Ireland
New York City
Las Vegas
American Broadcasting Co
Santa Ana
Calif
California
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Paris
New York
Siberia
San Bernardino
Long Beach Calif
Baldonnell
Dublin
Service Set For Former Follies Girl
Funeral services for Dixie Tracy 62 a former Ziegfeld Girl will be held at Palm Mortuary at 3 p.m. She died Sunday in a local hospital after years with the Hacienda Hotel and as an inspector. A lifelong church member she kept ties with celebrities such as Cary Grant and Carol Burnett. Survived by son Malcome Arthur Stone a Stockton Calif teacher. Born in Richmond Va her father once mayor. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
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Dixie Tracy
Palm Mortuary
Tracy
Malcome Arthur Stone
Stockton
Calif
Richmond
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Robert Reece
James Bunch
Harry Rogers
Harry Ramacciotti
Odel Jordan
Nick Kotov
Ben Seidman
Clem Bernier
James Young
Bill Troy
Lee Paladero
Royal Holford
Jesse Thomas
Obituaries of Claire Petty Curtis Jackson and Ella Pearce
Three local obituaries list Claire Marie Petty 25 of 551 Desert Inn Rd a Boston-born housewife who died at home survivors include Howard Petty and three sons. grave services at Woodlawn Cemetery with Bunker Brothers. Curtis Junior Jackson 23 of 810 Levy Lane died in hospital. services at New Jerusalem Baptist Church with burial at Memory Gardens. survivors include his mother Elzora and father Curtis Jackson Sr. Ella Olive Pearce 54 of 3578 Las Vegas Blvd South died in a local hospital. services at Bunker Brothers Chapel with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. survivors include husband Hubert two sons two daughters and ten grandchildren.
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Claire Marie Petty
Desert Inn Rd
Petty
Boston
Mass
Woodlawn
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Howard Petty
Jamestown
Calif
Theresa
John
Donald Petty
Reseda
Edward McCarron
Roberta
Cynthia McCarron
West Covina
William McCarron
Santa Barbara
Paul McCarron
van Nuys
Arthur McCarron
Arcadia
Curtis Junior Jackson
Levy Lane
Mr. Jackson
New Edinburgh
Ark
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
F. N. Addison
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Elzora Jackson
Warren, Ark
Curtis Jackson, Sr
Fordyce
Ora Lee Crawford
Ella Olive Pearce
Las Vegas Blvd
South
Pearce
Arizona
Bunker Brothers
Laxalt Urges Judicial Caution On Wiretap Authority
Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt urged federal judges to be extremely careful before authorizing wiretaps under the Anti-Crime Bill. He supported the bill overall but urged safeguards and ongoing court supervision to prevent abuse, noting past FBI wiretaps and an IRS probe into Las Vegas casinos. He plans a Las Vegas meeting on a state city complex and remains neutral in the Senate race between Ed Fike and Bill Baggio.
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Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Laxalt
FBI
Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
U.S. Senate
Ed Fike
Bill Baggio
Laxalt Urges Gun Waiting Period and Penalty Increases
Governor Paul Laxalt announced he will push for a 48 to 72 hour waiting period on gun purchases and stiffer penalties for crimes involving firearms. He opposes gun registration and would veto such bills. He cited Las Vegas as an example and plans talks with law enforcement before the 1969 Legislature opens.
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Carson City
UPT
Paul Laxalt
Ence
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Claire Petty
Curtis Jackson
Ella Pearce
UPI
U.S. District Court
Internal Revenue Service
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PS Oeaai
Fine Hardwood Frames Decorator Group
Corner of California and Casino Center
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