Hawaii Syndicate Killed Men Shipped Bodies in Trunk
An LA Times report on Honolulu organized crime notes a syndicate nicknamed The Company sent two Las Vegas associates to rough up a Hawaii crime figure. The bodies were returned to the mainland in a trunk with a note saying Delicious send more. Local detectives react with skepticism and dark humor about such shipments.
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Islands
Las Vegas
L.A. Times
Hawaii
Metro P.D
John Moran
Honolulu
Walter Earp
Lieut
Beacher Avants
Pacific Ocean
Waikiki
Air Express
Metro High
Times
Santini Bill Aims to End Government Limousine Use
Rep. James Santini seeks to ban chauffeured limousines for officials, pressing for a quick House hearing. He claims 87 cosponsors and cites Sen. William Proxmire’s similar measure. Proxmire estimates up to 600 limousines are used by federal and military officials at over 3 million dollars a year.
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Washington
UPI
James Santini
D-Nev
Jack Brooks
D-Texas
Government Operations Committee
Santini
William Proxmire
Dwis
Park Improvement Contracts Okayed
The State Board of Examiners approved over 20 contracts totaling 2.2 million for park improvements across Nevada. Funding includes 130,000 at Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park Nye County 350,000 at Cave Rock Lake Tahoe 650,000 at Silver Springs Beach Lake Lahontan Lyon County and 80,000 at Mormon Staten Monument Douglas County.
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Carson City
UPI
State Board of Examiners
Nevada
State Parks Division
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
Nye County
Cave Rock
Lake Tahoe
Sand Harbor
Spooner Lake
Rye Patch Reservoir
Silver Springs Beach
Lake Lahontan Recreation Area
Lyon County
Mormon Staten Monument
Douglas County
Bryn Armstrong Honored By Las Vegas Press Club
Bryn Armstrong, veteran Nevada newspaperman and SUN former editor, received the Las Vegas Press Club Distinguished Service Award during a Tuesday ceremony. He becomes chairman of the Nevada Parole Board on July 1, with tributes noting his 14 years at the SUN and his legislative influence.
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Bryn Armstrong
Nevada
the Sun
Las Vegas Press Club
Charles Fleming
Armstrong
Nevada Parole Board
Carson City
SUN
Las Vegas
Press Club
Damm
The
West
Horace Greely
State Parole Board
Charlie Fleming
John Mendoza
Clark County
Keith Ashworth
Darrel Dreyer
Ashworth
Bryn
Bob Robinson
Solon
Joy Hammond
Back of the Sun
Carson City Press Club
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Happy Happy Land
Paul Price
Lake Mead
Friendly Isles
Flamingo Capri Hotel
Jake
Smnfoto
Ken Jones
Bill
By Wade Cavanaugh
Fleming
LVPC
Service
Don Stubbs
Walt Reno
Clark Bounty
American Cancer Society
Las Vegas Convention Center
Sufoto
David Lee Waite
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