Gambino, Mafia Boss of Bosses, Dies at 74 in Massapequa
Carlo Gambino long alleged to be the nation’s crime chief died of natural causes at his Long Island home at dawn. He led the Gambino family since 1969 after a career spanning bootlegging, labor racketeering and extortion and was linked to the Apalachin convention. Survived by a wife, a daughter and three sons. his death ends a five decade underworld prominence.
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Gambino
Mafia
Vito Genovese
Albert Anastasia
Anastasia
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Appalachia
N.Y
Justice Department
National Commission
Palermo
United States
Federal
Lewisburg
Philadelphia
Joseph Valachi
Senate
New York
Albert
Genovese
Capo di
Gaetano
Lucchese
Castro Blames CIA for Barbados Airliner Crash
Cuban Premier Fidel Castro accused the CIA of causing the Oct. 6 DC8 crash that killed 73 near Barbados and moved to cancel the US Cuban hijacking pact. He warned Cuba will end cooperation after April 15 1977 if the United States does not halt terrorist acts. Castro cited prior attacks and said Cuba will honor other agreements but not unilateral compromises.
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Miami
UPI
Fidel Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
Barbados
United States
Castro
Jamaica
Havana
CIA
Latin America
U.S
Washington
State Department
Robert L. Funseth
Funseth
Cuba
FLNC
Teachers to meet LV trustees on salary dispute Saturday
Clark County School Board trustees will meet informally with teachers Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Education Center board conference room. The closed session follows months of stalled negotiations after rejected offers of 2.5 and 3.5 percent raises.
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Clark County School Board
Clark County Classroom Teachers Association
Tom Hood
Association
Earl Evans Jr
Las Vegas union signs contracts with some restaurants
Two of six Las Vegas eateries struck by the Culinary and Bartenders Union ink new deals. Union president Al Bramlet says he will bargain individually with restaurants, not as a bloc, and cites a four year contract with no first year wage increase. Pickets remain at other sites as talks continue with Jacqui Glasby representing some owners.
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Las Vegas
Culinary and Bartenders Union
al Bramlet
Federated Employers of
Nevada
Bramlet
Larry LaPenta
Larry
Jacqui Glasby
LaPenta
Glasby
Graves Robbed In LV Vets Cemetery
A derelict veterans cemetery at 110 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas suffered break ins with a casket pried open and a body found disarranged. Vaults were damaged others empty and nameplates chipped. Coroner seized the body while families decide next steps amid years of vandalism and neglect by owners Ned Morehouse Trust.
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Old Cemetery
Foremaster Lane
Spalding Mortuary
Sunrise Mortuary
Garden of Memories
Ned Morehouse Trust
Lohse & Lohse
Reno
Clark County
Arson Suspects Bounce to High Bail in Las Vegas Fires
Justice of the Peace Robert Legakes set bail at 100000 dollars for three suspects charged with first degree arson in the fire bombing of West Las Vegas churches. Arraignments were postponed as attorney Gary Alexander White represents Charles Edward Neal only. Prosecutor George Holt cited danger to lives and noted normal bail runs about 4000 dollars. Six churches have burned, with no comment on involvement in the other three.
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Justice of the
Robert Legakes
Dist. Atty
George Holt
Holt
Cox Upper Room
Church of God and Christ
True Love Missionary Baptist Church
Logan’s
Temple Power House
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Evans
By Rick Hackman
SUN
Tonopah
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Aeeeeeneenes
Ralph Pearl
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Pannene
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Ann Ehrenburg
SUN Staff
Eddie Shields
Clark County District Attorney’s Office
State Attorney General’s Office
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