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"The Hayes River is a river in the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq Regions of Nunavut, Canada. It is in the Arctic Ocean drainage basin and is a tributary of the Back River. Course The river begins at an unnamed lake in Kivalliq Region, and reaches its mouth at the Back River in Kitikmeot Region, just south of that river's mouth at Cockburn Bay on Chantrey Inlet on the Arctic Ocean. References * * Category:Rivers of Kitikmeot Region Category:Rivers of Kivalliq Region "
"Argent Corporation was a company in Las Vegas that at one time controlled the Hacienda Hotel/Casino, the Stardust Resort & Casino, the Fremont Hotel and Casino and the casino in the Marina Hotel. The company was owned by Allen R. Glick, a San Diego real estate investor. The name Argent came from the three initials of his name, combined with the first three letters of the word "Enterprises". Over a few years, federal, state and local gaming officials in Nevada confirmed that these casinos were controlled by organized crime families in the Mid-West and that a huge skimming operation was conducted within the casinos. Argent Corp. purchased the Hacienda in 1974 and obtained a Nevada gaming license. Argent then purchased the Recrion Corporation, which owned the Stardust and Fremont. The purchase was financed by a loan from the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund. After Argent purchased the Stardust, Frank Rosenthal was installed as a manager, although he did not have a Nevada gaming license. The Nevada Gaming Commission refused to license Rosenthal because of his past criminal convictions, and Rosenthal began changing job titles to positions that did not require state licensing. Rosenthal's story was fictionalized in the movie, Casino, where he is played by Robert De Niro. During the time that Argent owned the four casinos, between $7 million and $15 million is estimated to have been skimmed from the casinos and sent to organized crime members in Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City. Argent was forced out of the casino industry in the late 1970s. Glick denied any wrongdoing and was never charged with a crime. He became a cooperating witness, immunized from prosecution in a criminal case in 1983 against 15 individuals charged in the skimming operation. The 15 individuals indicted included many people in the top echelon of organized crime: Joseph Aiuppa, Jackie Cerone, Joseph Lombardo and Anthony Spilotro from the Chicago Outfit; Frank Balistrieri and his two sons from the Milwaukee crime family; and Carl Civella from the Kansas City crime family.Skimming the Las Vegas Casinos – Part I by Dennis GriffinSkimming the Las Vegas Casinos – Part II by Dennis Griffin In 1975, two people with business connections to Allen Glick were shot and killed. Tamara Rand lent $500,000 to Glick to help fund his purchase of the Recrion Corporation. She later claimed that this entitled her to a 5% ownership share in Argent Corp. On November 9, 1975, Rand was shot five times with a silencer-equipped .22 caliber gun at her home in San Diego.Tamara Rand's Murder Mystery. KIQY RadioPolice Reopen Mob Murder Case. KLAS-TV Edward (Marty) Buccieri was a pit boss at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas who had connections with a number of mobsters. In May 1975, he was found dead in a car after being shot in the head with a .25 caliber gun. Buccieri had demanded a $30,000 finders fee from Glick for his help in obtaining the loan from the Teamsters Pension Fund, and had reportedly physically threatened Glick.Mob Ties - Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal Las Vegas Sun May 15, 2008 Neither homicide was solved. See also * List of defunct gambling companies Notes References *Pileggi, Nicholas. Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, Category:Companies based in the Las Vegas Valley Category:Defunct companies based in Nevada Category:Defunct gambling companies Category:Gambling companies of the United States "
"Bras d'Or (R-103) was a small experimental hydrofoil built for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the 1950s. It led to the development of in the late 1960s. Built by Saunders-Roe from either a Saunder-Roe motor boat or Vosper PT boat hull, the Bras d'Or was built based on the prototype R-101 in service with the Royal Navy.Boileau, p.49 Launched in 1957, it underwent trials off Wales in May and arrived in Canada in July.Boileau, p.53 Acquired by the Royal Canadian Navy, it was never commissioned as a warship. Bras d'Or (R-103) was renamed Baddeck in 1962 as the name "Bras d'Or" was to be provided to . Baddeck retired from the Canadian Forces in 1973 and later acquired by the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. Baddeck remains in storage with her three foils detached and stored separately. Notes References * Category:Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy Category:Hydrofoils of the Royal Canadian Navy Category:Museum ships in Ontario Category:Experimental ships of the Royal Canadian Navy Category:1957 ships Category:Auxiliary ships of the Royal Canadian Navy "