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Gamblers are also flocking to the tiny town of Laughlin, Nev. (pop. 4,400), on the Colorado River some 90 miles to the south of metropolitan Las Vegas (pop. 650,000). Founded by Don Laughlin, an enterprising developer who arrived in 1966, the hamlet has used its riverfront location to attract nine casinos since 1986. The town boasts more than 4,000 rooms in such hotels as Harrah's Del Rio and Circus Circus's Colorado Belle. Another 5,500 rooms are being built. However, the frantic pace of construction has strained Laughlin's meager civic resources. The town suffers...
...group founded by the AFL-CIO, the Committee for Quality of Life, supports the existing law and is therefore campaigning against the referendum. The committee is a coalition of 30 groups, including the National Organization of Women, said spokesman John Laughlin. He added that most of the member groups are not union organizations...
...junior last year, O'Neill proved himself to be the best in all of collegiate fencing. The 6-ft., 3-in. Kirkland House resident won the NCAA epee championship. After falling behind in the championship final, O'Neill rallied past John O'Laughlin to capture the title by one point...
...Neill last year won the title with a last-minute rally over John O'Laughlin of Penn...
Harvard All-American Jim O'Neill closed out the Ivy season with a 13-2 individual record. In his toughest match of the afternoon, O'Neil overcame a 3-1 deficit to Penn's Chris O'Laughlin and took a 5-4 decision...