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05/16/2006
The end of 'the Ant'
Book documents pivotal era of mafia activity in Las Vegas

By MARK SMITH
VIEW STAFF WRITER

Dennis Griffin made a career out of law enforcement in New York state and then writing crime mysteries.

But despite being knee-deep in the field, when the part-time Las Vegas resident saw the movie "Casino," he had no idea that the parts played by Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone were based on real organized crime characters who plagued Las Vegas during the 1970s and early 1980s.

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05/16/2006
Cobras strike big
Team surprises rivals and wins school's first boys basketball title

By KEVIN STOTT
VIEW STAFF WRITER

They weren't the favorites to win the boys basketball championship this year, but the Cortney Junior High School boys basketball team didn't care what was supposed to happen.

Led by fourth-year coach Philip Wallen, the Cobras took a bite out of all their competition this postseason and defeated Johnson Junior High School, 37-35, in a championship game on March 23 at Valley High School to capture the school's first boys basketball title.

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FAVORITE SONS & DAUGHTERS
SUPPORT GROUPS
SUNRISE BRIEFS
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