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Several local news segments from April to August 1997 covering the Stratosphere Tower's financial problems including filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the stock being delisted from the NASDAQ, and interviews with Stratosphere CEO and President Richard Schuetz. News segments also include coverage of financier Carl Icahn buying the Stratosphere and interviews with Bob Stupak discussing his plans to bail out the Stratosphere with a 100 million dollar loan. News coverage also includes updates on the High Roller roller coaster ride repairs and the one year anniversary of the Stratosphere Tower. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Oral history interview with Doris Watson conducted by Claytee D. White on May 7, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Watson discusses her childhood in Colorado and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. She recalls finding relief and success in both sports and education, excelling in math, science, basketball, and cross country. Watson discusses the importance of coaching, a skill that Watson still applies to her graduate students in the field of education at UNLV. With over 20 years of experience in sports pedagogy, Watson joined UNLV's Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education in 2011. Digital audio available.
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.
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