Riviera to Strip Headliner Sparks Quick Rise
Coast to Coast notes David Brenner promoted from Riviera opening act to headliner thanks to Glen Campbell. Pia Zadora shown as a promising yet uneven opener with potential to grow beyond a cute vaudeville image. The column catalogs star demands and nightly eccentricities across Las Vegas venues.
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David Brenner
The
Riviera Hotel
Glen Campbell
David
Show Biz Today
Pia Zadora
Riviera
the Riviera
Ben Vereen
Lola Falana
Chita Rivera
Pia
Liza Minnelli
Charo
Elvis Death Cause Sparks Medical Group Review
Two Memphis medical groups may reexamine county medical examiner Dr. Jerry Francisco's ruling that Elvis Presley died of natural causes. Francisco cited hypertensive heart disease with coronary artery disease, while Baptist Hospital autopsy reports reportedly labeled the death drug related as polypharmacy.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Memphis
Elvis Presley
Jerry Francisco
Presley
Baptist Hospital
Thomas Dorrity
Memphis and
Shelby County Medical Society
Francisco
Memphis Society of Pathologists
Robert Eisabeth
Baptist ‘Hospital
Suspicious Fire Damages Caesars Palace Locker Room
A noon Thursday fire in Caesars Palace locker room caused minor damage to six lockers and personal items. Two hotel employees were hospitalized with smoke inhalation. Patsy Lawler and Lillie Whitaker treated and released. Fire official Ron Leavitt called the blaze suspicious and under investigation with seven units responding.
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Caesars Palace
Battallion
Ron Leavitt
Clark County Fire Department
Patsy Lawler
Sunrise Hospital
Lillie Whitaker
Leavitt
Jury Sentences Wife Killer To Gas Chamber In Mocksville
Daniel R. Webster was sentenced to die in the gas chamber for murdering his wife Gladys Beauchamp Webster, 58. The nonjury confession and Webster's taunts preceded a one hour thirty minute deliberation by three women and nine men. He described the crime in detail, admitting planning and intent while claiming to have loved his wife and seeking death.
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Mocksville
N.C
UPI
Daniel R. Webster
Webster
H.M. Zimmerman Jr
Gladys Beauchamp Webster
Zimmerman
Gerald Ford
Abducted Banker's Release Ends Quebec Kidnapping Ordeal
Charles Marion, 57, a Sherbrooke credit union executive, was released unharmed after a $50,000 ransom paid by his family. He was found safe near an airport and taken to St. Vincent de Paul Hospital for observation. Police plan a nationwide manhunt for the abductors who had threatened decapitation and warned of reprisals against credit unions.
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Sherbrooke
Quebec
UPI
Charles Marion
Canada
Marion
St. Vincent de Paul Hospital
Pierre
Gaudet
Carol Gaudet
Bertrand Scalabrini
Rosaline
Pathologist Questions Surgeries and Cancer Trends
A Philadelphia pathologist discusses the shift from surgery to needle tests, citing costs and hospital limits. He notes heart cancer autopsy findings at Lankenau Hospital show 50 percent of chest cancer victims in earlier autopsies lived shorter, while later autopsies show a drop to 40 percent. chemotherapy may influence spread and survival, though certainty remains.
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America
Kline
Lankenau Hospital
Philadelphia
Parents Seek Safety Crosswalk As School Board Weighs Bus Rules
Clark County School District trustees debated bus eligibility and potential crosswalks for Chaparral High students. Parents argued safety concerns while district officials said under two miles no bus is provided and reviewed policy changes. A crosswalk at Desert Inn Road and Nellis Boulevard was discussed with county officials. The board also renamed plans for Twin Lakes Elementary and approved several construction contracts and a power-rate decision.
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Wrnter
Clark County
Lanny Prigge
Hildage Way
Desert Inn Mobile Estates
Boulder Highway
Chaparral High School
Desert Inn Road
Nellis Boulevard
Prigge
Pueblo del Sol Family
Laura Dearing
Edward Greer
Greer
Chaparral High
Twin Lakes
Oran Gragson
Las Vegas
Kenny Guinn
Gragson
Lake's Crossing Therapy Backed By Mental Board
The Washoe County Medical Society attacks Lake's Crossing Therapy for overreliance on young underqualified paraprofessionals lacking adequate supervision. Lake's Crossing, a 32 bed secure facility, houses inmates charged or tried for crimes who are mentally ill. Gov. O Callaghan orders review of inmate pass policies as an escape case prompts action.
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Washoe County
Lake's Crossing
Diagnosis Of Cancer Leads To Wrong Diagnoses
Ralph Nader's Health Research Group released a list of 19 clinics and hospitals where breast cancer detection programs caused incorrect diagnoses and unnecessary surgery. Dr. Sidney Wolfe urged the National Cancer Institute to tighten its cancer detection project to prevent future cases and called for notifying women who underwent needless mastectomies.
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UPI
Ralph Nader
Sidney Wolfe
National Cancer Institute
Wolfe
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