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Cohen, Burton M., 1923-2014
Burton Cohen (1923-2014) was a casino executive in Las Vegas, Nevada who held management positions at iconic Strip properties such as the Frontier, Desert Inn, Flamingo, Caesars Palace, Thunderbird, and Dunes. Cohen grew up in Miami, Florida where he graduated from the University of Florida. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps and trained as a pilot. After returning to the United States he enrolled at the University of Miami and earned a law degree in 1948.
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T-Shirt Color: White; Front: World Trade Center Benefit, F.O.P. Lodge #8, Sept.22, 2001; Back: World Trade center Benefit, For Our Fallen Brothers & Sisters Of NYC, USA & Red, White, & Blue; Handwritten Text: We Will Never Forget, Virginia Beach Police/Fire; Chris Fox, VBPD; Marcie Fox, VBPD; Beverly Mahoney; Shawn Mahoney, VBPD; 2-14-02, approximately 2001-2012
Archival Collection
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 369
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T-Shirt Color: White; Front: Chicago F.D., Truck 27, Eng. 62, Batt. 22, Dept. Emblem With Fire Hat; Back: Bad Boys Of Roseland At The Oasis, Four Firefighters Sunbathing Under Palm Trees.; Handwritten Text: Numerous Names: Chicago Fire, Eng. 62, Truck 27; Tom Schergen, Ed Cerdan, Frank McCann, Mike Walsh, Bob Kawa, Tim Carpool, approximately 2001-2012
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Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 340
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Myers, W. A., 1997, "Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the F-22 Follow-on Operational Testing and Evaluation and Weapons School Beddown, Nellis AFB, Nevada." memorandum with attachment to W. Dixon (Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office, U. S. Department of Energy), received April 1997, Chief, Environmental Planning Division. Environmental Conservation and Planning Directorate, U. S. Air Force, Headquarters, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence. Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1997
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 24
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Hunsberger, Charles W., 1929-
Charles Hunsberger was born in 1929 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Hunsberger was the director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District from 1972 to 1994. He is credited with expanding library facilities and services across Las Vegas, NV and Southern Nevada during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was responsible for building more than twenty libraries in Southern Nevada; including securing a $22.2 million library bond in 1985 which resulted in the Green Valley, Las Vegas, Spring Valley, Sunrise, and West Las Vegas libraries.
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Figler, Dayvid, 1967-
Dayvid Figler was born August 18, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. He was four years old when the family station wagon reached Las Vegas, Nevada in 1971. Figler’s father soon became a Pan dealer on the Strip. As the family grew, his mother, Barbara, immersed her energies in her children’s activities, Hadassah and Temple Beth Sholom. Figler graduated from Valley High School at the age of 16 and by the age of 23 he was rising in the legal world. He was also a local essayist and poet.
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