Hughes fires top Hughes Nevada executives amid casino dispute
Frank Gay and Chester Davis announced the firing of Robert Maheu and Jack Hooper in Las Vegas. Maheu, a former FBI agent, claims Hughes did not order the move and obtained a court order to safeguard his role. Gov. Laxalt and gaming officials flew to Las Vegas to mediate and possible Hughes appearance to explain personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gay
Chester Davis
Robert Maheu
Hughes
Nevada
Jack Hooper
Maheu
FBI
Hughes Nevada
Hughes Tool
Cross Freed From Canadian Kidnappers Returns Home
James R Cross British envoy freed after two months held by Canadian extremists spent Sunday with his wife Barbara and daughter Ann at Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s retreat. He arrived home after a Friday release and Saturday flight, plans physicals and a news conference to recount the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James R. Cross
Barbara
Ann
Dorney Wood
Alec Douglas- Home
Britain
Cross
Men in Pacific Northwest Taller on Average Than New England Natives
A brief note reports that men in the Pacific Northwest are slightly taller on average than natives of New England, suggesting regional variation in stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
New England
Harvest Weather Shapes Early Texas Crop Finish
Texas farmers keep busy as good weather accelerates an early harvest across the state. Soil moisture is sparse in many areas, hindering small grain growth while irrigated wheat and grazing continue. Livestock stay in fair to good condition amid high winds, drought stress, and ongoing harvesting of cotton, pecans, and peanuts with markets steady but labor tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
John E. Hutchinson
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
High Plains
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Clay
Jack Jonson
Wise
Menard
Upper
Gulf Coast District
South Texas
Pearl Harbor Day Observances Mark 1941 Attacks
The Associated Press notes Pearl Harbor Day observed nationwide with services led by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. About 4 000 members recall the attack that killed 2 008 sailors, 109 marines, 218 soldiers and 68 civilians. The Oglala's crew member Joseph Rahiya reflects on the event and the group’s purpose. The 75 chapters meet monthly, with a national convention held during the week of December 7, this year in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatica City
Paul VI
Manila
Italy
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Rahiya
Northrup Corp
Oglala
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Cambodian Battalion Wiped Out by Viet Cong
Cambodian command said a battalion defending Peam Chikang, 37 miles northeast of Phnom Penh, was decimated by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. Helicopter resupply and evacuations were blocked by mechanical failures as air support could not contact the garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Peam Chikang
Penm Chikang
South Vietnam
Highway 4
Kompong Som
Gulf of Siam
Prek Thaot Dam
Thaot River
U.S
Thailand
Hospital News December 1970 Admissions and Discharges
Daily hospital list of admissions and discharges from December 1 to December 5 1970. Names include Eusebia Lopez Virginia Martinez Midge King Diana Rodriguez Leeta Gray Virgie Mount Mary Matta Maria Mira montes baby Gloria Lara Kay Idol Concepcion Cazares Maria Rodriguez Doug Wetzig Jessie Pratt Alice Z Tinnin Jose G Bustamante Diana Rodriguez baby Jerry Dominguez George Salgado Dolores Muniz Gloria Lara baby and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eusebia Lopez
Virginia Martinez
Midge King
Diana Rodriguez
Leeta Gray
Virgie Mount
Mary Matta
Maria Miramontes
Baby
Gloria Lara
Kay Idol
Concepcion Cazares
Maria Rodriguez
Doug Wetzig
Jessie Pratt
Jerry Dominguez
George Salgado
Dolores Muniz
Jordanian Army retakes Jerash police station amid clashes
The Jordanian Army says it retook Jerash police station from Palestinian guerrillas who had seized it on Sunday. Tanks and artillery targeted guerrilla positions in Jerash and Ajlun as fighting continued beyond dawn, with routes to the Syrian border reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Jerash
Hussein
Jordan River
Israel
Amman
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Ajlun
al Fatah
Jordan
Syria
Bahi Sadham
Tunis
Births
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Rodriguez of 1307 Boatright Odessa on December 3. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Idol of 517 South Alberta Pecos on December 3. A baby boy was born to Mrs. Faustino ara of 1306 South Oak on December 3. A baby girl was born to Mrs. Hal Pratt of Box 1931 Pecos on December 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Rodriguez
Boatright, Odessa
Faustino ‘Ara
Oak
Mrs
Bobby Idol
Alberta
Pecos
Hal Pratt
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Pecos Enterprise
ROM
Vittorio Gassman
Shelly Winters
Diletta D’andrea
New York
Rip Torn
Stockholm
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samuelson
Marian
Dorothy Squires
Roger
Saint” Moore
London Palladium
Miss Squires
Pegos Enterprise
Reeves County
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South
Cedar Street
Ford Love
Joyee Miller
Dan Dominguez
Joseph J. Rahiya
Los Angeles
Cadillac
ImMance
Eldorado
America
Otwunhor
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Vietnam
Nixon
Highlands
Qui Nhon
Hospital News
Alice Z
Tinnin
Jose G. Bustamante
Gloria G
Lara and
Switzerland
Swiss Human Rights League
Bucher
Brazil
Nigeria
Swiss Foreign Service
East Africa
India
Milan
Brasilia
Bern
National Liberation Alliance
Joaquim Camara Ferreira
Juarez Gimaraes de Brito
Gaza Strip
Karni
Bobq Carol
Ene Magee’ Beas
Panavision
Metrocolor
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