Firemen Save Girl From Paradise Valley House Fire
Three year old Cherri Martin was rescued unconscious from a burning house at 5810 Anniversary St by Clark County firefighters. She was critical with smoke inhalation and transported to Sunrise Hospital where she remains in respiratory ICU. The blaze began from a candle toppled by an older child. neighbors helped contain the fire until crews arrived.
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Clark County
Anniversary St
Paradise Valley
Cherri Martin
Eddie
Letelier Describes Torture While Prisoner of Chilean Regime
Former Chilean Defense Minister Orland Letelier told Playboy of his torture and imprisonment after the 1973 coup. He described confinement on Dawson Island with forced labor, electric shocks, and assaults, and noted women on the Esmaralda were tormented as well. The FBI sought an advance copy of the interview for its Washington murder investigation.
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UPI
Washington
Orland Letelier
Playboy Magazine
Letelier
Salvador Allende
Allende
Playboy
Tad Szulc
DINA
Antarctic
Chile
FBI
Dawson Island
Straits of Magellan
Wettest Las Vegas Year Since 1965 Sudden Rainfall
Las Vegas records 6.27 inches of rain this year with late Thursday night showers pushing toward a flash flood watch through Saturday. Don Williams of NWS Las Vegas notes Hurricane Lisa and a California coastal storm drive the wet pattern.
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Las Vegas
Don Williams
National Weather Service
Lisa
Mexico
California
Williams
Stardust Opens Finest Lounge With Star-Studded Lineup
Stardust launches its Finest Lounge in Las Vegas led by Fats Domino in a two slot show at 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. with an extra Friday Saturday midnight. Kenny Davis Road Show and Strutt join Domino, followed by The Treniers and acts like B B King Fabian Mickey Finn Slappy White Gloria Lynne. Frank Bella serves as Maitre d. Two drink minimum.
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Glick
Argent
Las Vegas
Stardust Lounge
Fats Domino
Star
Kenny Davis
Strutt
Mac Davis
Domino
Treniers
B. B. King
Fabian
Mickey Finn
Gloria Lynne
Frank Bella
Stardust
Americans To Build Russian Automobile In Georgia Plant
An American owned firm plans a 2.1 million assembly plant near Savannah Georgia to build Lada cars for the Soviet Union. The Satra Motors project aims to employ about 300 Americans with first cars due in 1978, hoping to sell 10 000 in the first year. A separate robbery in Savannah involved a Nevada Beverage driver at Sugar Hill lounge with two gunmen. police noted a Las Vegas robbery pattern.
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Metro
Sugar Hill
Miller Ave
Las Vegas
Savannah
Georgia Port Authority
Agop Chalekian
Satra Motors
Satra Group
New York
U.S.S.R
Chalekian
Russia
Nevada Supreme Court Denies Adler Appeal
The Nevada Supreme Court Friday dismissed Clark County Public Administrator Nat Adler’s appeal challenging a grand jury indictment as invalid. Adler and co defendant Thomas F. Zack argued unconstitutional selection methods but the court found no basis. Also noted: Bernard Ybarra’s life sentence for a 1974 Reno area murder, James Myles’ 20 year plea for second degree murder, and Jack Tupler’s request to block viewing of Behind the Green Door, with Breen to decide obscenity status after viewing.
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Carson City
API
Nevada Supreme Court
Clark County
Nat Adler
James Myles
Las Vegas
Jack K. Tupler
Reno
Peter I. Breen
Green Door
Breen
Virginia Germain 66 Dies in Las Vegas and Los Angeles
Virginia Germain died at 66 with survivors including son James F. Germain of Las Vegas and daughters Jerrie Ann Goble and Mary Frances Germain of Los Angeles. The family requests memorial donations to the UNLV library fund. Also mentioned are affiliations with Revolution PEO, a women’s organization, and a local sewing club.
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Revolution, Peo
Unlv Library Fund
James F. Germain
Las Vegas
Jerrie Ann Goble
Mary
Frances Germain
Los Angeles
Mother pleads innocent in death of 3 year old Kevin
Carol Diane Davis, 20, pleads innocent to contributory neglect in the death of her 3 year old son Kevin. An autopsy found the child beaten tortured and burned by scalding water. Judge Spahin set Oct 20 for trial. bail $500. Davis had custody over relatives objection. Terry Hill, 20, friend of the family, is held on open murder charge in Clark County jail awaiting court.
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Carol Diane Davis
Kevin
John Spahin
Davis
Terry Hill
Clark County
Hill
Music Teachers Petition Over Elementary Music Program
Clark County elementary teachers collected about 100 signatures objecting to mandatory music instruction with little formal training. The petition cites humiliating experiences teaching autoharp and singing and asks district administrators for relief while district officials say the program is improving with more students joining bands and music specialists supporting teachers.
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Clark County
Clark County Classroom Teachers Association
Bob Hilleman
Hilleman
Robert Dunsheath
Dunsheath
Strike Talks Seen as Encouraging by Teamsters
LOS ANGELES UPI The Teamsters chief negotiator for about 10 000 members says the latest food industry proposal is encouraging It would raise pay by 1 65 per hour and keep fringe benefits at current levels despite higher employer costs Veracruz says the offer also has serious unresolved problems such as strict production standards and wage cuts for some new hires He noted no comment on Robert Fox president of the Food Employers Council declaring the proposal a final offer and to be voted on by members.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Teamsters
California
Jerry Veracruse
Ttink
Veracruz
Robert Fox
The
Food Employers Council
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