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Kerkorian, Kirk, 1917-2015
Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917. He was highly influential in the building of Las Vegas, Nevada, especially the Las Vegas Strip area. He helped build Bally's, The International, and the MGM Grand. Kerkorian died on June 15, 2015.
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Kerr, Kenny, 1952-2013
Kenny Kerr was born in Camden, New Jersey. Kerr worked as a female impersonator in New Jersey, and Las Vegas.
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Kiel, Conrad
Conrad Kiel was an early settler of southern Nevada who moved to the state in 1871 and owned Kyle Ranch (an alternate spelling of his surname) in modern day North Las Vegas, Nevada. Conrad Kiel was born February 26, 1907 in Union City, Pennsylvannia and migrated to southern Nevada to operate a saw mill in Kyle Canyon near Mount Charleston and a ranch in North Las Vegas, Nevada that sold goods to the miners in the area. Conrad Kiel passed away at his ranch on January 3, 1894 at the age of 86.
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Killian, Barbara Germain
Barbara "Barb" Germain Killian was born on November 25, 1935 in San Diego, California. Barbara married Lawrence S. Germain in June of 1975.
Killian obtained a bachelor of art degree in physics and has the occupation of being a physicist. Killian also took graduate level mathematics and engineering courses. Killian has a masters degree in management.
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Klein, Jeffery B.
Jeffery Klein is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Senior Services- Adult Day Care Centers of Las Vegas and Henderson. He is a graduate of Temple University where he earned his MBA before starting his career in health care. Klein has worked as a founder and principal of both Altila and Klein Associates where he conducted and supervised engagements for hospitals, medical groups, and academic centers. He is the former president and CEO of Premier Hospital Alliance of New York.
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Knack, Martha C.
Martha Carol Knack is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) whose research focus was cultural anthropology of the indigenous tribes of North America. After receiving her PhD from the University of Michigan in 1975, Knack moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and began teaching in the Department of Anthropology at UNLV. Martha and her husband, Omer Knack co-authored numerous books and articles on the Northern and Southern Paiute.
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