Gary Waddel (Channel 8) discusses the history of Bob Stupak and the Stratosphere Tower; mention of the FAA safety concern controversy, clips of Bob Stupak talking about Tower design; the allegations of overselling memberships for future project; increase in project cost; stock sales raising $58 milliion dollars; Bob Stupak's personal investment in the project. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Lillian Morrison was the first uniformed female who worked for Park Service and has worked for Reclamation for 20 years during the war at Camp Williston. Morrison recalls life in Boulder City during the late 1930s and 1940s. Morrison is the wife of Lloyd Shorty Morrison.
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Interviewed by Dennis McBride; work with National Park Service including time at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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Photograph from the funeral program of Catherine H. Jamerson Johnson (1917-1976). She worked at Sill's Drive-In and later became owner-operator of Hamburger Heaven.
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Color photograph of Morris Johnson (hat and glasses). Johnson owned Hamburger Heaven until selling to Will (center) and Helen Anderson in 1980.
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Color photograph of the interior addition to Hamburger Heaven. The addition was built in the 1980s after the Andersons took over.
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