Driver 17 Year Old Student Kills Two Girls on Bike
Two 13 year old Roy Martin Junior High pupils Debbie Houston and Debbie Dawson were struck by a speeding car driven by 17 year old Las Vegas High student Steve Taylor in the 3600 block of East Stewart Avenue. The car skidded over 350 feet after colliding with the bicycle, which had one rider on the top bar. Police noted negligence by both driver and cyclist and said the case would be sent to the Clark County District Attorney for disposition.
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SNMH Selects Bonding Team Amid Nevada Defaults Questioned
SNMH trustees approve Miller and Schroeder Municipals to market a 13 million bond issue with bonding attorneys Wilson Jones Morton Lynch of California. The firm previously connected to four Nevada districts that defaulted in the 1960s. Broadbent questions the tie while Hyatt recommends the firm for low risk fees and a top line 1 percent commission.
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Caesars Palace tests cocktail shows with no dinner
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas announces a two week experiment with cocktail shows at 9 p.m. and 12 30 a.m. from May 6 to May 19 during Diana Ross appearances. The shift drops dinner service and reduces kitchen staff to gauge public and labor response amid prior union strikes.
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Police Probe Computer Use By TOM KINSEY
North Las Vegas Police Chief C A Slim Davison orders an internal affairs investigation into possible misuse of the SCOPE computer to check recall petition names. District Court hearings on petition validity triggered the probe. Davison says three staff checked addresses via drivers license data not available on SCOPE.
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Slim” Davison
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Accused Slayer Refuses Defense in Capital Murder Trial
Andrew Gates on trial for capital murder in the slaying of a mother and her young son rested his case Wednesday without calling any defense witnesses. The eight man four woman jury will begin deliberations Thursday in Judge Joseph Pawlikowski’s courtroom. If convicted he faces a mandatory sentence.
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Las Vegas man faces death in Burnett murders
A man identified as Gates faces a death sentence for the Sept 10, 1974 killing of Alma Burnett and her three year old son Jimmy. Prosecution says Gates strangled Alma with a vacuum cord and cut the children's throats. Witnesses testified Burnett’s daughters Shirly and Virginia survived and testified against him. Gates represented himself and declined to present evidence. Police Detective Joe McGuckin said Gates confessed to killing Terry Burnett and described the bloody scene. No motive was revealed.
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Al's Liquor casino shuttered after cheating findings
The Nevada Gaming Control Board closed Al's Liquor casino Wednesday after investigators observed dealing seconds in a blackjack game. An emergency closure order was approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission, with a formal complaint to be filed within five days. Emmit McHilheny holds licenses to operate multiple slot machines and blackjack games at the site.
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