Firefighters accuse county leaders of breaking merger pledge
Clark County firemen and union leaders blast county commissioners as they oppose the Las Vegas Clark County merged fire department bill. They say officials promised support in Carson City and later reversed course citing political expediency.
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Carson City
Bill Bunker
Bunker
County Fire Fighters Union Local
Charles Seigal
SUN Friday
Las Vegas
Seigal
Los Angeles
Condero
Broadbent
County Commission
Paradise
Winchester
Sunrise Manor
East
Four Gaming Figures Kept From Sentencing Await Hearing
Four men Maurice Dodson Michael Canon Raymond Vara and Irwin Gordon convicts in a 1975 illegal sports book operation face postponed sentencing to July 11 after defense lawyers allege government attorney improprieties. A clandestine meeting claim and trial mistrust sparked the delay as judges and attorneys clash over involvement of hotel owner Jackie Gaughan and other legal maneuvers.
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Maurice Dodson
Michael Irvin Canon
Raymond Paul Vara
Irwin Gordon
Dunes
Regency Towers
Canon
Alabama
Dodson
Gary Logan
Gordon
Kevin O'Malley
Roger Foley
Logan
O'Malley
Jackie Gaughan
Gaughan
Gun Carrying Woman Jailed in Courthouse Incident
Dana K. German, 2511 Stratford St, arrested Friday on a concealed weapon charge after being found with a gun at a courthouse metal detector. She was jailed in Clark County Jail and released on $1,000 bail as a preliminary hearing for Tom Hanley, charged in the killing of union boss Al Bramlet, unfolds nearby.
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Tom Hanley
Baliff
Dana K. German
Stratford St
Clark County
German
Hanley
al Bramlet
Sailboat Explosion Deepens Rhode Island Coast Guard Rescue Efforts
A 35 foot sailboat Second Wind exploded aboard by an alcohol stove killing John J. McDermott and injuring nine others during a Rhode Island harbor cruise. Coast Guard crews towed the burning vessel and treated several responders while a fishing boat Katherine aided in the rescue.
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Galilee, RI
UPI
New York
Coast Guard
Rhode Island
Galilee Harbor
Emmanuel Lorras
Coast
Point Judith
Southwest Gas asks approval to loop Nevada pipeline
Southwest Gas Corp filed with the Federal Power Commission on a 3.4 million dollar plan to build 26 miles of pipeline near Carson City. The project includes 14 miles of 10 inch pipe from Silver Spring to Carson City and 12 miles of eight inch pipe from Carson City to Genoa to loop transmission lines and boost gas flow. Bob Muirhead said looping and compressor upgrades will help meet peak day demands in Northern Nevada and California.
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Southwest Gas Corp
Federal Power Commission
Carson City
Silver Spring
Genoa
Bob Muirhead
Nevada
California
George Kirby Indicted on Five Narcotics Counts
Comedian George Kirby, 52, indicted by a Clark County Grand Jury on five narcotics charges for selling cocaine and distributing heroin. The indictment cites purchases and samples at Kirby's residence, part of ongoing undercover negotiations. Mary Clay, 40, of 3716 Orr Ave, is also charged with two counts of selling cocaine.
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George Kirby
Clark County
Kirby
Willehaven Ave
Iif
Joel Cooper
Mary Clay
Orr Ave
Wand
Vesco to Leave Costa Rica on Conditions
UPI reports fugitive financier Robert Vesco agreed to depart Costa Rica after President Oduber demanded a full account of Costa Rican investments and settlement of a local architect’s $200 000 lawsuit. Vesco, 41, has lived in San Jose for about five years amid extradition disputes with the United States.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
U.S
Robert Vesco
Daniel Oduber
Oduber
Rodrigo Furnier
Vesco
State Department
Furnier
United States
Overseas Services Mutual Fund
Carlos Rechnitzer
Richard M. Nixon
IOS
Nixon
John Mitchell
Bally to convert Marlborough-Blenheim into Atlantic City hotel casino
Bally Manufacturing Corp has completed plans to buy the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey and convert it into a hotel casino complex. William S. Weinberger will oversee operations as Bally's New Jersey subsidiary president. Estimated reconstruction costs exceed 50 million dollars with a late 1978 or early 1979 opening, pending regulatory approvals.
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Chicago
UPI
Bally Manufacturing Corp
Atlantic City
N.J
Bally
William T. O'Donnell
William S. Weinberger
Caesar's Palace
Las Vegas
Weinberger
New Jersey
O'Donnell
No Room At Inn For Gays Mormon Hotel Refuses
Organizers of a gay rights convention fail to secure venues in Salt Lake City. After the Hotel Utah balks, they face rejections from seven properties and move to the International Dunes Motel for the event. A restraining order request against Hotel Utah was denied.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
International Dunes
Utah
Ken Klein
Royal Inn
Third District Court
Hotel Utah
Dean Conder
Kendall Perkins
Howard Johnson Motor Inn
Perkins
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