Bill Mirin Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
In Clark County, Bill Mirin, owner of Strip Cab Company, was found guilty of second degree murder in the Sept. 25, 1974, killing of Mel Wolford at Charlie’s Bar. The 60-year-old showed no emotion at verdict. sentencing set for Nov. 24 with a potential five years to life.
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Bill Mirin
Clark County
Mirin
Oscar Goodman
Goodman
Mel Wolford
Charlie’s
S. Main St
Wolford
Sun Chuckle Message on Staying Young and Honest
A humorous line asserts that remaining youthful comes from living honestly sleeping enough and working diligently while avoiding lying about age. It blends wit with a reminder to uphold virtue in daily life.
March of Dimes 20 Mile Walkathon Raises Big Pledges
About 6 000 participants including youngsters and seniors joined a grueling 20 mile walkathon. Pledges topped 150000 dollars to aid local medical aid costs. The writer notes the emotional impact of the event and recounts supporting a companion and the checkpoints along the route.
Runaway 15 admits LV motel slaying and Utah murder
A 15 year old runaway from upstate New York confessed to killing Las Vegas motel manager Walter Bannister during a robbery Sept 16. He also confessed to shooting a cowboy hitchhiker on Interstate 15 near Cedar City Utah on Sept 14. The youth said the pair planned a robbery spree across several states. The companion William Broderick 23 was arrested in Bend Oregon Sept 23. The cowboy victim remains unidentified.
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Upstate
New York
Las Vegas
Walter Bannister
Interstate 15
Cedar City
Utah
Lion County Sheriff's Office
Kingston
N.Y
Bend
Ore
William Broderick
Wyoming
Los Angeles
Broderick
Bannister
Ye Kings Rest
Las Vegas Boulevard
State Agricultural and Industrial School
City of Industry
Rochester
New York State
Andlsesh Ln
Jerry Brainard
Oswald Letter Destroyed After JFK Assassination
FBI deputy director James B. Adams told a House subcommittee that a note from Lee Harvey Oswald to a Dallas agent, found before the Kennedy assassination, was destroyed two hours after Oswald’s murder. He said the note had no forewarning of the President’s death and that disciplinary action may follow.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Oswald
James B. Adams
House Judiciary
Adams
FBI Bureau
Slaying Victim Found On Mount Charleston
Police recovered the body of a young white male halfway up Mount Charleston near Lee Canyon Road. The victim lay in a shallow grave with an arm bone exposed, discovery made after a Monday night alert and 8 a.m. search. Autopsy planned to determine cause of death.
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Mount Charleston
Lee Canyon Road
Beecher Avants
Avants
City Commissioners Refuse To Attend Consolidation Talks
Two more city commissioners join in boycotting further consolidation meetings until an interlocal agreement is signed or a court rules. Ron Lurie warns of canceling the Oct. 29 Parks and Recreation Subcommittee meeting if no pact by then.
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Ken Langbell
SUN
Ron Lurie
Parks and Recreation
Roy Wooster
Cincinnati
Clark County
Myron Leavitt
Consolidation
Bill Briare
Paul Christensen
Wooster
Clark County Een
Nevada Supreme Court
Fisk's 12th inning homer wins dramatic World Series game
Carlton Fisk hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 12th to lift Boston over Cincinnati 7 6 in game six. Bernie Carbo earlier tied it with a three run shot in the eighth, forcing extras and setting up a winner for Fenway Wednesday with Bill Lee to face Don Gullett. Dwight Evans made a key 11th inning catch to prevent a Reds rally.
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Boston
UPI
Red Sox
Carlton Fisk
Cincinnati Reds
Fenway Park
Bill Lee
Don Gullett
Reds
Bernie Carbo
Fisk
Pat Darcy
Dwight Evans
Joe Morgan
Ken Griffey
Morgan
Evans
Carl Yastrzemski
Rick Burleson
Griffey
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Nevada
By Rick Hackman
Leat
Mel
Paul Goldman
Goldman
Strip Cab
Howard Miller
Suhoto
David Lee Waite
Boston Beans
By Barbara Greenspun
Ruthe D
James Santini
Number Nine
Santini
Harold Hyman
Edita Perez
Paul Price
Boulder City Bridge
Showtime
Classified
Society
Editorial
Ann Landers
Johannes Steel
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Dr. Thestes
Joe McClain
Ralph Pearl
E. Fremont
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