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Acres, John F., 1953-
John Acres was born in Elwood, Indiana. Acres owns Acres 4.0 and Gen Seven.
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Anthony, Stavros S.
Stavros Anthony was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Wayne State University in Michigan. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980 when he was hired as a police officer. He worked for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for twenty-nine years, and served seven years on the Board of Regents at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Kane, Roberta Gordon, 1932-
Roberta “Bobbie” Kane (1932 - ) is the first known Jewish child born in Las Vegas. Her parents, Sallie and Mike Gordon, owned liquor stores and are among the founders of the first Jewish congregation in Las Vegas.
Bobbie is a 1950 graduate of Las Vegas High School and briefly attended Southern California. When she returned several years later, she pursued a career with the Desert Inn group of hotels and helped open the Stardust in 1957.
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Nelson, Brad, 1944-
Brad Nelson was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Nelson attended Iowa State University. He worked on the developments of Green Valley, and Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada.
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Hicks, Pamela Calos, 1946-
On February 16, 1979, collector Elaine Broniecki, interviewed local Clark County School District teacher, Pamela Calos Hicks, (born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 23rd, 1946) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hicks moved from Ohio to Southern Nevada in 1947. This interview covers Hicks’ recollections of Las Vegas from 1955 to 1979. Hicks’ also lists the addresses of where she has lived within Las Vegas.
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Hinson, William
William Hinson moved to Southern Nevada in 1928 to work on the railroad. He was educated in Kansas.
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Habbart, Mary, 1897-1988
Mary Habbart was born in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. She arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1920. She owned Vegas Valley Dairy.
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