Bellow Wins Nobel Prize in 1976 Literature
American novelist Saul Bellow won the 1976 Nobel prize for literature in Stockholm in a Bicentennial year sweep for the United States. The Chicago professor and author of Humboldt's Gift and Mr Sammler's Planet was praised for his human understanding and analysis of contemporary culture. He will receive the prize alongside six other Americans in December at City Hall.
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Henderson
Humboldt
Chicago
Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
United States
Bellow
Mr. Sammler
Swedish Academy
University of Chicago
Academy
Nobel
Augie March
Herzog
Alfred Nobel
UNLV Student Housing Complex Approved by County Plan Panel
Clark County Planning Commission approved a 51 unit apartment complex at Maryland Parkway and Hacienda Avenue to house UNLV students. The Rebel Athletic Foundation plans a five acre site with four bedroom units and community spaces, priced for students though open to others. A separate use permit was sought for a private recreation center on the 160 acre Spring Mountain site until flood control studies are completed.
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Clark County Planning Commission
Spring Mountain
Maryland Parkway
Hacienda Avenue
Rebel Athletic Foundation
William Morris
Foundation
Morris
Jay Downey
County Planning Department
University Board of Regents
Harmon Street
Las Vegas
Myron Leavitt
Nevada Lodging Magnate Plans Big Strip Expansions
Glick, Nevada resort owner and the largest single resort holder since Hughes, expects loan approvals to fund early 1977 expansions. The Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas will gain a $20 million expansion with 450 rooms renovated and a new restaurant lounge and race book. A second high rise with 300 rooms and extra parking is planned with completion targeted for January 1979. The Hacienda, redeveloped at $10 million, shows improvement and may add a 70 lane bowling alley and expanded public areas. Current occupancy is about 80 percent, up from 60 percent at first. The three hotels employ about 5,000 people.
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Glick
Nevada Resorts
Howard Hughes
Fremont
Hacienda
Rare disease swap after child appendectomies in New York
In Holland Patent New York doctors say about a dozen children were operated on for presumed appendicitis but the illness was a rare intestinal disease likely from polluted water. Investigators link cases to a contaminated water supply, with 32 pupils affected and 12 unnecessary appendectomies reported.
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Utica
N.Y
Upi
National Center For Disease Control
Holland Patent
New York
Jackson
Rome City Hospital
Ferry disaster death toll passes 100 after Mississippi collision
In Destrahan Louisiana a ferry the George Prince carrying workers collided with the tanker Frosta and sank in 90 feet of water. Twenty two bodies were recovered with 56 missing and 18 survivors. divers search submerged cars and autos while a Coast Guard inquiry is planned in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
George Prince
St. Charles Parish
John O. St. Amant
Mark Twain
Memphis
Tenn
Destrehan
Luling
Ford
Fred Hart
Wallace Friloux
Coast Guard
LV Woman Shot In Arm Near Henry's Liquors
Annie Freeman, 26, of 824 Levi Lane, was shot in the left forearm in front of Henry's Liquors at H and Bonanza Street and Bonanza Road. Police say a man threatened her and hit her head with a rifle before firing. She was treated and released and investigators pursue leads.
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Annie Freeman
Levi Lane
Henry
Bonanza
H” Street
Bonanza Road
Blood needed for Western High freshman after stabbing
Vincent Aulicino, a Western High School freshman, was stabbed in a post game fight last Friday night and remains in satisfactory condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Blood donations are requested at the Blood Bank 810 Casino Center Blvd and can be given at any time to replace the five pints already used.
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Vincent Aulicino
Western High School
Western High
Casino Center Blvd
Vincent
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
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Waste King
Frididaire
National
W. Oakey
W. Sahara
Broan
South Highland
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