"Topping off" of Stratosphere Tower ceremony opens with an unidentified individual thanking everyone generally and introducing the following individuals to speak: acting governor of Nevada Lonnie Lee Hammargren; Bob Walsh; Mayor Jan Jones; and finally Bob Stupak; dignitaries sign the spire before helicopters lift to into place. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Lowell Moody was fire chief of the Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department in the 1940s, and his family has continued service at the Hawthorne Valley Fire Department in the following decades. Steve Moody, Rick Reuter, Barbara Reuter, Mark Nixon, Craig Nixon, Kyle Reuter, and Lindsey Reuter were interviewed for Elwood Schmidt's book "A History of Emergency Medical Services in Nevada Oral History Project."
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The Company Mobility Histories Papers (1972-1977) includes surveys completed by students for Nevada History 117, a course taught by Professor Ralph Roske at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Students followed locations, phone numbers, ownership, and name changes of various businesses over their time of operation. Included were hotels, convenience stores, automotive shops, construction companies, and markets.
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News anchor discusses the criticism of Stratosphere Tower, interviews locals and Bob Stupak on the topic, controversy over height increase (from 1,000 to 1,800 feet) and the FAA; "Nevada Week in Review" segment discusses city vote on tower height and controversy the following week and county disapproval of the 1,800 height increase. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Opens with sound bite with Ted Lorenz, Executive Producer and Director, talking about what the show is about and what it celebrates. The remaining segment is various clips from "Enter the Night" show at the Stardust, with dancers, singers, ice skaters, Bobby Berosini performing onstage with orangutans, and more "Enter the Night" numbers follow Berosini's performance. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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