Prince Charles Survives 1974 Knife Chair Attack
Buckingham Palace confirms a mentally unbalanced officer attacked Prince Charles during an Royal Navy underwater warfare training course in April 1974 in southern England. The heir to the throne suffered minor bruises as a bodyguard intervened before a chair could be wielded. Charles was starting an 11 day US tour at the time.
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UPI
Prince Charles
Royal Navy
Buckingham Palace
Charles
United States
Women’s Realm Magazine
England
Wilson denounces Klan border patrol plan in San Diego
Mayor Pete Wilson blasts a Ku Klux Klan plan to patrol the international border to report illegal aliens. He rebukes INS for being too friendly with the Klan and notes Duke supporters' border visit met by protesters who pelted them with eggs.
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San Diego
UPI
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Ku Klux Klan
Wilson
U.S
Goldwater Says No B-1 Bomber Funding This Year
Senator Barry Goldwater told Air Force officers wives in Omaha that Congress will not appropriate funds this year to continue B-1 bomber development. He noted the House likely to vote to fund two more B-1s and finish one, while the Senate favors diverting the money to other projects.
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Omaha
Judge Denies Writ To Free Suspect In Las Vegas Murder Case
District Court Judge Charles Thompson denied Freddie Martin Walker a writ of habeas corpus seeking release over insufficient evidence linking him to the death of Allen Sharpe. Walker, 29, remains held in the county jail on $100000 bail.
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Las Vegas
District Court
Charles Thompson
McWilliams Ave
Allen
Bill
Death Penalty Favored By Prospective Jurors
All 14 prospective jurors questioned for the District Court trial of Henry Deutscher said they could impose the death penalty in a proper case. Deutscher, 36, is charged with strangling and beating to death Darlene Joyce Miller, 37, of Canyon Lake, Texas, on Aug. 16. The trial before Judge Carl Christensen may last two to four weeks with juror selection continuing.
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Texas
Henry Deutscher
Nellis Blvd
Darlene Joyce Miller
Canyon Lake
Carl Christensen
Herb Ahlswede
Ray Jeffers
Mel Harmon
Artic
Christensen
Ahlswede
Queen Warns Canada on Rising Disunity and Language Tensions
Queen Elizabeth II in Ottawa cautioned Canada faces a new era of potential increasing confrontation or greater unity as linguistic and economic disparities fuel Quebec separatism. Her throne speech outlines constitutional and economic reforms, including language rights, tax cuts, and aid to French language education.
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NY Times
Ottawa
Quebec
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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Senate
Clark County School District Considers Trustee Selection
Trustees meet at 5 p.m. at the education center to choose a new District B trustee. Eleven applicants, all residing in District B, face interviews on Nov. 1 2 3 7 and 8 with a goal to appoint by Nov. 17. Also on the agenda is a homework contract pilot and plans for additions at Rowe Elementary Brinley Dell Robison Eldorado and a possible Boulder City middle school.
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East Flamingo Road
Earl A. Evans Jr
Las Vegas
County Registrar of Voters
Herman van Betten
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Henderson council rejects Eldorado Club parking plan
A 3-2 council vote denied the Eldorado Club’s request to close part of Market Street for private parking to support a $1.5 million expansion. Club owner Bill Boyd cited future parking needs while Rainbow Club opposed the vacation, saying downtown needs public parking. Mayor Lorin Williams and Councilwoman Lorna Kesterson supported the plan, with Stout, Lawrence, and Price dissenting.
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Bill Boyd
Boyd
Lorin Williams
Lorna Kesterson
Phil Stout
Carlton Lawrence
Gary Price
George Rudiak
Rainbow Club
Prince Barber Shop
Junk yard owner fined over trash problem in North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas Municipal Court found Robert Le Caire guilty of storing inoperable vehicles and trash on his property behind city hall. Judge Zane Arbarea ordered cleanup and a report back by October 25 for further action. Councilman Cynthia Baumann had long pushed to address the issue since taking office in 1976.
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SUN
Las Vegas
Cynthia Baumann
Zane Arbarea
Robert le Caire
Carroll St
City Hall
Arbarea
le Caire
Baumann
Phil Carr
Kidnap Victim Backs Desert Abduction Robbery Claim
Alvin D. Glenn reports to Metro Police that he was kidnapped and robbed by three offenders after leaving the Silver Supper. He says he was driven to the desert, held for three days, and forced to lie face down before being released at 11 a.m. Monday. Cash of 350 dollars and jewelry valued above 150 dollars were taken.
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Las Vegas
Alvin D. Glenn
Pecos Way
Metro Police
Glenn
Birthday Celebrated In Hospital In Las Vegas Shooting
A Las Vegas man identified as Abraham Kinsey aged 22 was shot twice by an unknown assailant early Tuesday. He was found between the Colon and Sugar Hill bars on Miller Street at about 2 45 a.m. with a bullet passing through his lung and lodging in his liver. Kinsey was listed in satisfactory condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
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Sugar Hill
Miller Street
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Kinsey
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
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