Rockhounds Gather for Veras Convention in Las Vegas
Las Vegas hosts the AFMS show with 20 000 to 50 000 rockhounds and gem cutters at the Convention Center. Opening events begin Thursday with Gov. Grant Sawyer and AFMS meetings at Stardust Hotel. Exhibits include the Rosser Reeves ruby and other large minerals from Brazil Uruguay India Mozambique and Australia.
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Las Vegas
California Federations of Mineralogical Societies
Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc
Convention Center
Grant Sawyer
Fiks Lodge
Clark County
Paul E. Desautels
Smithsonian Institute
Division of Mineralogy
Rosser Reeves
Brazil
Uruguay
International Rock Club of
Tokyo
Jaipur
India
Mozambique
Australia
Republic of China
Alaska
California
Rich ardson to Join Silver Slipper Ownership Board
Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing board approved T W Richardson to acquire 1 percent of Silver Slipper stock and assume executive vice president duties. The panel also granted bar licenses to the Alibi Room and Colonial House with their listed officers. Additional tavern and package licenses went to Rocking Horse Ranch Bar Virginia Millspaugh Sahara Liquors and Driftwood Lounge owners.
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Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Boards
T. W. Richardson
Richardson
Louis Friedman
Alibi Room
Rudolph Spinosa
Lloyd Speer
Walter Graham
Colonial House
Irwin Molasky
Merv Adelson
Nathan Adelson
Charles Day
Robert Montgomery
Rocking Horse Ranch
Virginia Millspaugh
Sahara Liquors
Stanley
Carson Kowalczyk
Driftwood
Paper Thieves Target Newspaper Racks in Las Vegas
News dealer Fred Jacoby complained to police about rack thefts at 5125 Holmby Ave. Racks disappeared last month, some recovered with coin boxes stopped. Thieves now cut locks to steal coin boxes but leave the racks.
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Fred Jacoby
Las Vegas
Ms. Jacoby
Holmby Ave
NLV Seeks Ambulance Solution
North Las Vegas officials negotiate with AA Ambulance president Ernest H. Moore Jr. over indigent patient billing definitions. City consent would pay $15 per indigent call up to $180 monthly, while the service weighs withdrawal if no compromise is reached.
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Ernest H. Moore Jr
AA Ambulance
Moore
Las Vegas
Western High P T A Meeting and Career Night
The Western High School P T A will hold a meeting and a Career Night in the Little Theatre at 7 30 tonight. New officers will be installed before discussion groups where students and parents meet professionals to learn about careers.
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Western High School
Little Theatre
Stolen Coin Collection From North Las Vegas Home
Authorities report a theft at Judith Marie Reinhardt's residence on 2800 FE Hickey St North Las Vegas. A gold watch and coin collection valued at 125 dollars were taken after thieves entered via a bedroom window. Contents include Kennedy half dollars silver dollars Indian head pennies a Lincoln penny and a Canadian dime.
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Reinhardt
Hickey St
Las Vegas
Kennedy
Federal Court Reverses Strip Dealer's Conviction
The Ninth Circuit reversed the conviction of James Cass, a 38 year old strip hotel dealer, jailed five years on two counts of marijuana possession. The appeals court ruled that allowing the jury to weigh evidence from a dismissed third count during deliberations prejudiced Cass. The original indictment included arrests on August 19, 1984 and September 22, 1966.
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
James Cass
Harry Claiborne
Cass
Court of Appeals
Indonesia’s 100 Million Speak 200 Dialects
The National Geographic Society reports Indonesia’s population around 100 million with about 200 dialects. The nation's motto is Unity in Diversity.
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Washington
Indonesia
National Geographic Society
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Rockhounds
AFMS
Stardust Hotel
Gem
Col
Daniel L. Mullaly
Tom Amundsen
Pete Patterson
NLV
North Las
RCA Victor
Ontario
RCA
Charter Oak
Charter
Oba Sreert Pourbon Wes “Tt
Yehyi
Brantly
Park & Tilford
Peter Datwson
Dawson
Barclay’s
Barclays Bourbon
Kruse Mo
Senor Chavez
Park & Tittard
Japworse
Glenmore
10Th & Charleston
Quart Park
Tilford
Schenley Gin
Grommes & Alsrich
Irca Victor Neon
Liste
Ron Morro
Liquor Centers
College Park Center
Charleston
E. Lake Mead
10Th
Felton
RADIO
Mac
Victor
Aldrich
Stan Baldwin
Sun
Neon
Va Aariny
Ernest Zimring
Valley of Fire
Zimring
Judith Marie
Captains Cabin
Flamingo Capri
Flamingo Hotel
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi
Paensi-Cola Bottling Company
Les Vegas
Pension, Inc
New York, N.Y
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