National Investigative Team To Probe Murder
A national task force of 18 investigative reporters from the Investigative Reporters and Editors association arrives in Phoenix to probe the murder of Don Bolles, a veteran Arizona Republic reporter. Pulitzer winner Bob Greene of Newsday leads the group aiming to publish a crime series in three months. A suspect, John Harvey Adamson, 32, faces trial. officials doubt Bolles was killed for a known lead, suggesting a broader warning linked to land frauds and organized crime.
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Ariz
UPI
Arizo
United
Reene
Newsday
Long Island
N.Y
Investigative Reporters and Editors Association
Bolles
John Harvey Adamson
Frederic Heineman
Greene
Arizona
The
Arizona Republic
Adamson
State Capitol
Maricopa County
Don Harris
Focus yard sale and poetry sale plus Las Vegas homecoming notes
Community items and notices from Tucson and Las Vegas. Donations sought for a Focus youth program yard sale on Oct 23 24. Las Vegas Bicentennial poetry contest winners available at the Bicentennial office for a dollar. Bill Byrne returns to Las Vegas after 33 years away, missing football. Female drivers reportedly avoid admitting speeds over 55 percent.
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Eve
Focus
Las Vegas
Condemned Texans Await Executions Delayed
Texas A G John Hill said appeals will push any death row executions at least a year to two years. The Supreme Court refused to revisit July upholding death penalty laws in Texas Georgia and Florida. Hill noted two of five capital cases reversed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals as 48 inmates remain on death row.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
John Hill
Texas
Supreme Court
Georgia
Florida
Lewis F. Powell
Hill
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Federal
Death Course Gains Popularity At Tulane Social Work School
Tulane University professor Luis Martorell leads a highly enrolled death studies course urging death education from elementary years. Students write papers on personal trauma, a method Martorell used with his daughter after her pet gerbil died, to confront grief and fear of death. The program emphasizes experiential learning and practical handling of grief for future social workers. Navajo County unveils a $4.5 million government complex near Holbrook, with three buildings on a 640 acre site and future plans for a county fairgrounds and related facilities.
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New Orleans
UPI
Tulane University
School of Social Work
Luis Martorell
Martorell
Holbrook, Ariz
Navajo County
Holbrook
Foster's Shoes Ad Promotes Style and Comfort
A local advertising notice for Foster's Shoes at 119 North 3rd highlights fashionable footwear for men women and children. The short copy emphasizes comfort and fit across a range of famous shoe styles.
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Foster’s Shoes
North 3Rd
EPA Grant To Douglas County Sewer Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a 36750 grant to the Douglas County Sewer Improvement District for preparing a wastewater treatment facilities plan. Sens. Howard Cannon and Paul Laxalt announced the news on Monday.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Douglas County Sewer Improvement District
Howard Cannon
Paul Laxalt
Gambling Seminar Off Limits
Donald Harris, interim Maricopa County attorney, challenged county payment of a Florida organized crime gambling seminar trip. Judge Charles R. Hardy twice denied Harris's request as the county had already paid a $210 tuition and faced travel and lodging costs totaling about $727.
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Phoenix
UPI
Maricopa
Donald Harris
Florida
Harris
Superior Court
Charles R. Hardy
Hardy
Nevadan Unemployment Benefits Cut After Jobless Rate Drop
About 1 200 to 1 500 Nevadans will lose weekly unemployment benefits immediately as the insured unemployment rate falls to 5.92 percent, triggering the federal 13 week supplemental benefits cutoff for those already drawing extended benefits beyond the 39 week base period. Lawrence McCracken, director of the state Employment Security Department, cited federal law. The action reflects Nevada's lower jobless rate and affects extended benefit recipients.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Lawrence McCracken
State Employment Security Department
Vegas Forecast Keeps Sunny, Warm Outlook Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for sunny days and clear nights in Las Vegas with northerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Daytime highs reach 80s to 90s, and overnight lows around mid 50s to mid 40s. Humidity steady around moderate levels. compare to last year’s 9 to 60 degree swing.
Nation weather table reports UPI 24 hour temps and rain
The 24 hour period ending 4.4 m Pacific time shows temperature and precipitation forecasts from the National Weather Service in San Francisco. Data indicate regional variations with measurable rainfall and varied highs and lows across locales traded by local observers.
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National Weather Service
San Francisco
Release of Long Held Kidnap Victim Sparks Questions
Eric Leupin the Dutch honorary consul said his captors the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia released him after more than 20 months in the Andes. He described the nine day walk home and said his guards acted ruthlessly yet provided food and clothes.
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Cali
Colombia
UPI
Eric Leupin
Andes
Leupin
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FARC
Inmate Vesta Jones enters insanity plea in battery case
Vesta Jones, an inmate at Nevada State Prison, pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to a June 11 battery on a correctional officer. District Judge Frank Gregory set February 23, 1977 for trial and noted a possible insanity defense. Two psychiatrists found her competent to stand trial. The judge allowed the insanity question to be raised if applicable. Also, Benjamin Jones received six years for marijuana possession with possible intent to sell.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Vesta Jones
State Women’s Prison
Frank Gregory
Miss Jones
Gregory
Benjamin Jones
Jones
Bribery Sentence Given for VA Appraiser in Los Angeles
Pierre Meuris a 40 year old Veterans Administration fee appraiser was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for accepting a $90 bribe from a local real estate broker. He pleaded guilty to one count of bribery. A grand jury had indicted him last June on seven counts and he allegedly received $1 450 in bribes mainly in Altadena.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pierre Meuris
Veterans Administration
Meuris
Mearis
Altadena
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