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Alan Stock oral history interview: transcript
Date
2017-12-27
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Alan Stock conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 27, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Alan Stock discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 for his job as a radio talk show host for KXNT. Stock describes the broadcast that covered the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting from 11 PM on that night until 9 AM the next morning. He talks about some of the calls the station received from various members of the community, including survivors of the shooting, families of those at the event, people on lockdown in the nearby hotels, doctors, and general listeners. Stock describes some of the topics discussed on the broadcast, such as what was currently happening on the Las Vegas Strip, stories of the aftermath, and the support needed from the general public. Other topics include gun control and conspiracy theories. He discusses the impact this and other shootings would have on public affairs, including tighter security in daily living and public gatherings. He compares security in the United States to security in Israel and other countries, focusing on the idea of unconcealed guns worn in public. Throughout this interview, Alan Stock explains that the radio station's goal was to provide accurate information to the public during the aftermath of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting.
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Letter from W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha) to G. F. Ashby (Omaha), May 7, 1942
Date
1942-05-07
Archival Collection
Description
Hulsizer enumerated the many financial and political reasons that the water producing lands controlled by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company should be sold to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
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Letter including legal opinion from Franklin T. Hamilton (Los Angeles) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), February 24, 1954
Date
1954-02-24
Archival Collection
Description
Mr. Hamilton, as representative of the law offices of O'Melveny & Myers addresses Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, outlining facts about the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Basic Management Inc., history of land and water rights, and the issuance of bonds.
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Memo from Edward C. Renwick to E. E. Bennett about the purchase price given to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, August 26, 1952
Date
1952-08-26
Archival Collection
Description
Detailed discussion of why the purchase price set by the Nevada Public Service Commission for the purchase by the Las Vegas Valley Water District was too low.
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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, November 14, 1952
Date
1952-11-14
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of needed revisions for the contract for the Las Vegas Valley Water District's purchase of water production facilities and land from the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Report on costs of reproduction at various water production properties owned by Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, August 1, 1951
Date
1951-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
Estimated amount to be added to appraisal of Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and Las Vegas Land and Water Company water producing and distribution facilities to cover facilities constructed or proposed subsequent to date of inventory December 31, 1950. Estimated cost of reproduction new and less depreciation of water production and transmission facilities. Itemized list of improvements made by the water company subsequent to the previous inventory.
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Letter from W. R. Rouse (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, December 18, 1951
Date
1951-12-18
Archival Collection
Description
Suggestions that the Railroad should develop its own water so that it will not be subject to rationing as experienced by other water districts. Dividing the water production from all other assets of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company may be the best option for the Railroad to protect its water rights.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, December 11, 1951
Date
1951-12-11
Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas Land and Water Company provided the water district with an inventory a year before, but no buyers made an offer yet. The letter is an account of a meeting to discuss further details of the proposed purchase. "8011-- 174-2 80-Gen." written in red pencil at head of the letter.
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