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Zavattaro, Peter (1937)
Peter Henry Zavattaro was born on June 26, 1937, in Weehawken, New Jersey. Peter married Marie on July 15, 1961, and they had three children: Christina, Alicia, and Petra.
Zavattaro had a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He was general manager for Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG&G) energy measurements for at least 37 years.
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Charters, Spencer, 1875-1943
Born in Pennsylvania as Harvey Francis Charters in 1875, Spencer Charters had spent thirty-six years on stage before he made the move to Hollywood. Between 1930 and his death in 1943, he appeared in 220 films, largely playing small character roles.
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The Los Angeles Times. "Actor Charters Called Suicide". Los Angeles, California. January 26, 1943. pg. 12.
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Porter, Eugene T.
Taken from Eugene T. Porter's bio page on Alternative Resolution Centers' site: "Judge Gene Porter, who retired from the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada in 2003, now adds private judging to a unique and storied career that has spanned the legal and political spectrum. Judge Porter has more than 20 years of experience in handling civil litigation. He specializes in resolving construction defects and business disputes as well as other complex matters."
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1912 Model-T Ford that once belonged to Julius Gainer, who owned and operated the South Twin Mine in Nevada: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.I. Wilson Family (Toiyabe Mountains, Nevada).Gainer constructed a mill and ran 3,000 feet of mine tunnel on the property. He employed four men. Gainer modified the Model-T pickup shown here to haul ore down the South Twin Canyon. Al Bradshaw, a Tonopah resident, remembered riding up and down the canyon as a 10-year old child with Julius Gainer on the Model-T.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 07, 1995
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 10, 1979
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Gregory T. H. Lee oral history interview
Oral history interview with Gregory T. H. Lee conducted by Stefani Evans, Ayrton Yamaguchi, Cecilia Winchell, and Kristel Marie Peralta on December 1, 2020 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Gregory discusses his birth in Honolulu, Hawai'i, his upbringing in San Francisco, California, his education from Harvard University, and his moving to Las Vegas in 1988 with his family. He shares how his parents, Doris Shoong Lee and Ted Lee, purchased a casino on East Sahara Avenue and renamed it the Eureka before Gregory left Las Vegas to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from USC Gould School of Law. He talks about his employment history related to law and the joint venture with his parents to open Eureka's sister property in Mesquite, Nevada. Gregory also discusses his Chinese and Japanese heritage, the Hawaiian culture, and his current affairs as well as his take on current events and discrimination in the United States, with particular regard to Black Lives Matter and COVID-19.
Subjects discussed include: Kyushu, Japan and "China virus."
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