High Stakes Nevada Slander Case Plays Out In Elko Court
Las Vegas publisher Hank Greenspun and Summa Corp clash in a 142 million dollar slander of title suit in Elko District Court. Howard Hughes is dead but his influence looms as judges, lawyers and reporters track months of testimony and complex loans tied to Las Vegas properties and the Paradise Golf Club. The case likely heads to the Nevada Supreme Court after more than 400 attend an Israel Bonds dinner at Caesars Palace.
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ELKO
UPI
Las Vegas
Hank Greenspun
Summa Corp
Greenspun
Summa
Joseph McDaniel
Barbara
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Nevada
Robert Maheu
Hughes-Greenspun
Donald Reynolds
Hughes First
Hughes Tool Co
the Sun
Paradise Golf Club
the Tool Company
Lionel
John Squire Drendel
Reno
Ralph Denton
Boulder City
Nevada Supreme Court
Israel Bonds
Caesars Palace
Art Marshall
Herb Rousso
State of Israel
Las Vegas Man Arrested For Two 7-Eleven Robberies
Las Vegas police charged Steven Carr Foster, 27, of Charleston Heights, after he robbed a 7-Eleven at Vegas Drive and Sunset at 4 15 a.m. and another 7-Eleven on Washington and Decatur within ten minutes. A second holdup at Sugar Hill supper club followed at 2 a.m. with a pistol taken. Foster linked to prior robbery and drug arrests.
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Vegas Drive
Sunset
Washington
Decatur
Foster
Sugar Hill
Miller Ave
Middleton Was Patriot General and LSU Leader
Lt Gen. Troy Middleton, WWII Bulge hero and former LSU president, died at 87 after a brief illness. He commanded VIII Corps in Europe and later became LSU president from 1930s into the desegregation era, with a legacy of defense of campus projects and resistance to legislative takeover. He is survived by his widow Jerusha, a son Troy H. Middleton Jr., a daughter Bernice Steward, four sisters and four grandchildren.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Troy Middleton
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge National Cemetery
Middleton
Viii Corps
Brest
LSU
Paul Murrill
Tiger Stadium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
England
George Marshall
Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Ike
Jerusha
Troy H. Middleton, Jr
DeRidder
Bernice Steward
Sukkos Celebration at Temple with City Leaders and Clergy
A photograph shows attendees celebrating Sukkos including Bernie Organ cantor Joseph Cohn Sidney Peirie with torah scroll temple president Oscar Goodman Rabbi Phillip Schnabson Dr. Harry Goldberg and Max Waldman gathered together for the festival remarks and rituals.
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Bernie Organ
Joseph Cohn
Sidney Peirie
Temple
Oscar Goodman
Phillip Schnabson
Harry Goldberg
Max Waldman
Study Says Most Tonsillectomies Unnecessary for Children
A Pittsburgh study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology meeting found about three of four children submitted for tonsillectomies may not need the operation. The study set strict illness criteria and emphasized documented cases, parental pressure, and inconsistent medical records as factors in overuse.
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Children’s Hospital of
Children’s Hospital
National Institute of Health
Paradise
Charles D. Bluestone
Pittsburgh
Betty Ford slips up naming Carter during parade
At a Pulaski Day parade in Buffalo New York Betty Ford twice called Jimmy Carter President Carter and once Senator Carter during a light moment with reporters. The remarks followed Carter being promoted to president and senator in the day’s chatter.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Betty Ford
Casimir Pulaski
Ford
Carter
Senator Carter
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Elko Court
Samuel Lionel
Supreme Court
David Zenoff
SUN
Hasen Shavit
Aharon Shavit
Israel
Sufoto
Stan Clawson
Metro Police
Steven Carr Foster
McDermot St
Charleston Heights
Bulge
Murrill
Beth Shalom
Can-Tos
Betty Booboos
TY W
Norelco
Electric Lighted World Globe
Cherater Ae Price
Ao Trey
Gale
Bradley Sount
Spartus Childrens
Samsonite
Escort
Parker
Electric Sunbeam
BARIS
Baris Jewelers Inc
East Sahara Commercial Center
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