Man Tells Sister He Was Target of Death in Casino Case
Alphonse Bass warned his sister he faced death threats tied to a deposed casino union chief in the Alsup murder inquiry. Bass died from a staged fire at Lake Mead Blvd. The case links Hanley and Marsh to the murder plan and Dreyer to conspiracy, with Dreyer jailed after disappearing before the blaze.
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Alphonse Bass
Bass
Asup
FE Lake Mead Blvd
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hanley
Leroy Allen Marsh
Albert Dreyer
Marsh
Dreyer
Murde
Bos
Justice Court
Alsup Bas
Witnes
Florida
County
Azbill Lawyer Moves for a Mistrial in Murder Trial
Louis Wiener, chief defense counsel for Sylvester J. Azbill, filed a fifth mistrial motion after questioning of a Santa Monica toxicologist. Judge Wartman denied the motion. Azbill is charged with the December 27 1987 murder of his bride Rose Mapel Azbill. The trial continued with a continuance granted to study the doctor’s direct testimony. Melvin Belli witnesses as associate counsel for Donna Kelloy, heir to the Azbill estate valued above $600 900 with stock holdings.
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Louis Wiener
Sylvester J. Azbill
Wiener
Asst
Ray Jeffers
George Stevenson
Santa Monica
Jeffers
Alvin N. Wartman
Azbill
Rose Mapel Azbill
Stevenson Wartman
San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Belli
Jack Ruby
James Earl Ray
Donna Kelloy
Sentences Handed Down For Mutineers At Army Court Martial
The court martial board sentenced 12 GIS personnel to hard labor and forfeiture of pay for mutiny. Danny R. Seals of Orangeville California drew six months. Richard L. Gentile of Hampton Virginia received a bad conduct discharge and six months. Lt Col Richard Potte read the verdict with Chief defense attorney Terence Halliman criticizing it. Spokesmen said U S losses were two wounded at the American artillery base. In Tay Ninh the Communist battalion dressed in civilians infiltrated the village but Allied forces later advanced behind air strikes. Over 26 Communist troops were slain as rain fell.
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Danny R. Seals
Orangeville
Calif
Richard L. Gentile
Hampton
Gentile
Court Martial Board
Richard Potte
Terence Halliman
Tay Ninh
Brezhnev Warns of Atom War and Socialist Solidarity
The Australian Communists refuse to sign the Moscow document citing missing issues. Brezhnev affirms peaceful coexistence while strengthening the socialist camp and warns that any weakening of socialist positions harms Communist parties. He denounces Maoist propaganda and China’s global influence.
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Brezhnev
Kremlin
Mao
China
Top Level Meet Sets Stage For Talks At Midway
President and family arrive in Hawaii receiving a bipartisan welcome. Nixon thanks Hawaii for its warm reception and notes the importance of peace in the Pacific. He travels toward Midway Island for discussions with Thieu as developments hint at serious negotiations between Allies and Communists.
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Pacific
Hawaii
America
Midway Island
Thieu
Indianapolis Panthers raid sparks gunfire and arrests
Indianapolis police arrest 40 after a raid on the Panther headquarters triggers exchange of gunfire with snipers. Injuries include Martin with a leg wound and Watkins a head wound. Officers Sheehan and Tandy suffer injuries as windows and a cruiser are damaged. Disturbances centered near Monument Circle and at Illinois and 30th streets following store loot and arson. Police lock down streets and plan arrests.
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Indianapolis
Panther
Martin
Watkins
Monument Circle
Illinois and
30Th Streets
Maron County
Eban to demand total peace deal amid Mideast clashes
Abba Eban warned against a fragmentary settlement as Arab guerrilla raids marked the war's second anniversary. He urged a total negotiated peace and secure boundaries while reports described attacks on Israeli police posts, border settlements, a Suez Canal clash, and shelling of a kibbutz with no casualties.
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Israel
Middle East
Radio
Cairo
Suez Canal
Port Said
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Eban
Tel Aviv
Guerrllas
Lebanon
Shetula
Zarit
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Syria
Jordan
Egypt
Sammy Davis Jr Finds New Home in Bahamas
The entertainer plans to sell his Beverly Hills house and relocate to the Bahamas after performing at the Playboy Club in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Davis says the Bahamas offers peace of mind and less racial pressure, citing Sidney Poitier’s visit and the civil rights movement as positive there.
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Sammy Davis JR
Lake Geneva, Wis
Davis
Milwaukee Journal
Michael Drew
Lake Geneva
Sidney Poitier
Bahamas
Wanda Hendrix Weds Century Oil Executive in Las Vegas
Actress Wanda Hendrix, 35, married Century Oil Co. executive Steve La Mont, 35, in a 10 minute Las Vegas ceremony at Star Dust Hotel. Rev. Robert Truesdell officiated. Walker, a vice president of the company, served as best man. They plan a Hawaii honeymoon after a brief stay in Las Vegas.
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Wanda Hendrix
Steve la Mont
Beverly Hills, Califoil
Zoran
Twentieth Century Oi] Co
Penthouse
Robert Truesdell
Miss Hendrix
Sherman Oaks
Calif
William Walker
Walker
Carolyn
van Heflin
Italy
Udie Murphy
James Stack
Robert Stack
Mont
Thieves Net $6,000 From Jewel Salesman
Las Vegas police reported burglars stole nearly six thousand dollars in jewelry from the car of Cortez Coleman near the Lariat Club at 2112 Western Ave. The jewelry salesman Kenny Wayne Baxstron said the thieves escaped with numerous pieces including earrings and tie tacks valued at three thousand five hundred dollars. Baxstron had been in the club about two hours.
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Cortez. Coleman
Lariat Club
Western Ave
Las Vegas
Kenny Wayne Baxstron
Baxstron
Poor LV painter robbed after being beaten on street
Two young men attacked and beat Svetomir Riscic a Las Vegas painter claiming he had no money. They grabbed his wallet containing only identification as he walked on South 4th Street near Lewis Avenue and fled.
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Las Vegas
Svetomir Riscic
South 4Th St
South 4Th Street
Lewis Avenue
Reign of Terror at Hospital Sparks Board Turmoil
Tension erupts as Adams defies administrator hire Crucilla leaves office amid clashes with Purser and Lamb moves to terminate Adams contract but tabled after missing two board members Press likely barred from Monday meeting under open meetings law DA probes December purchase of 51529 bed order from Borg-Warner Corp linked to a consulting firm listing Dr Adams as director Minutes show beds bought in secret after old ones collapsed at hospital premises
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Lamb
Adams
Nevada
Borg-Warner Corporation
SNMH Bed Purchase Sparks Panic and Controversy
Officials rushed to replace deficient SNMH beds after patient threats of suit, bypassing public bidding. Adams chose Borg-Warner from four proposals amid undisclosed delivery dates and possible conflicts of interest. Critics call session illegal and claim improprieties surface tomorrow with names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Tragedy in Cass County Ends in Murder Suicide
Cass County coroner says Dick shot his wife one child and himself after a noon family gathering with a neighbor. The victims include his wife, a daughter and a son found in separate rooms as the killer reportedly confessed to a friend and then killed himself. The pastor notes a deep mood and paranoia. the family had discussed further treatment.
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Cass County
Richard Pugh
Pugh
Wayne Gatzke
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Jacksonville State Mental Hospital
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Burns
Kahala Hilton
Nixon
Hawaiii
David Eisenhower
Michael Sheehan
Louis Tandy
Mideast
United Press International
Star Wedn Vegas
Century Oil Film Exec
Stardust
Newport Beach
Crucilla
Purser
Borg-Warner
Borg Warner
Richard Thompson
the Sun
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
Tex
Franklin
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