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Lee, Chris, 1974-

Accessed 2021-12-22 via: http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com/departments/municipal_court/judge_chris_lee.php

Person

Photograph of John Cahlan and others, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 16, 1980

Date

1980-09-16

Description

John F. Cahlan, left, coordinator of Las Vegas' Diamond Jubilee, unveils a plaque at Second and Lewis Streets, the former site of the city's first school. On the right is Ruth Fyfe, a veteran teacher. Originally the Salt Lake Hotel, the building was remodeled and converted to a grammar school in 1905 with about 200 students. The site is now a parking lot.

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"Before Montezuma": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On how throughout history prominent leaders were slave owners.

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Harris, Bucky, 1896-1977

Taken from wikipedia, "Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was an American Major League Baseball playermanager and executive.

Person

Waltman, Donald G.

"Donald G. Waltman. Rank, Service, Colonel O-6, U.S. Air Force, Veteran of: Idaho Air National Guard 1954-1955, U.S. Air Force 1955-1985, Cold War 1954-1985, Vietnam War 1966-1973 (POW) … He attended F-111 Aardvark Combat Crew Training at Nellis AFB, Nevada, from June 1974 to February 1975,"

Person

Shelley Berkley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00112

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shelley Berkley conducted by Michael Geeser on January 9, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. Berkley talks about her career as a Jewish woman legislator, about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and about issues such as Medicare, education, and Israel. She also answers questions from the audience.

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Freeman, Al, 1924-1972

Al Freeman was instrumental in building the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada into one of the most renowned resort hotels of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He served as the the promotion director for the Sands Hotel from the time it opened in 1957 until his death in 1972.

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