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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"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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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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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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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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The Appraisals Series (1947-1996) consists of appraisals completed by Bruner’s firm. The bulk of the series dates between 1970 and 1978. Following Elmo C. Bruner’s death, his son Jerry took over as president of the business. The series also contains reference cards organized alphabetically by street name that include information about who requested the appraisal, who performed the appraisal, and fees charged. The cards are incomplete and do not include all the appraisals performed by the firm.
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Oral history interview with Mary McCoy conducted by Claytee D. White on February 26, 2009 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. McCoy discusses living in other states while following her husband's career and working in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries for a total of 28 years in acquisitions, government documents, and Special Collections.
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The Yucca Mountain, Nevada Draft Environmental Impact Statement Supplement series (1985-2001) contains the documents listed in Appendix A of the following report:
United States. Department. of Energy. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Supplement to the Draft environmental impact statement for a geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada. [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, May 2001.
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