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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1977

Page

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Son of Sam strikes Brooklyn on anniversary weekend

The notorious killer known as Son of Sam wounded a young Brooklyn couple, Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante, in a drive by shooting near Dyker Beach. Moskowitz, 20, suffered a shattered cerebellum and remains critically injured. Violante, also 20, lost vision in his left eye but has no brain damage. Police confirmed ballistics match the previously used .44 caliber Bulldog revolver.

New York UPI Sam Brooklyn Shore Stacy Moskowitz Verrazano Bridge Miss Moskowitz Robert Violante Brooklyn Kings County Medical Center William Shucart Violante Bronx Queens Bensonhurst Pat Harnett John Keenan Dyker Beach Park Alan Fischer Snyder Avenue Keenan Malville France West Germany Italy Vital Michalon Isere Rene Jannin Alps Europe

Typhoon Vera Strikes Taipei Killing Eleven in Taiwan

Storm Vera roared into northern Taiwan at 133 mph, killing at least 11 and injuring many as it toppled a highway pillar onto vehicles in Taipei. Rescue crews cut through rubble overnight, while remaining areas faced extended blackouts and additional fatalities from debris and high winds.

Taipei Taiwan UPI Weather Bureau Vera Keelung Taiwan Strait Fukien Province

Calm Humidity Help Firefighters In Cleveland Forest Fire

Calm winds and high humidity aided crews fighting a 5 000 acre Cleveland National Forest fire near Corona California. Fire officials said containment was reached at dawn Sunday and about 600 firefighters remained on the lines amid shifting thunderstorm chances.

Corona Calif George Biddle U.S. Forest Service Biddle California Napa Valley

Bio-dex Daily Biorhythm Feature Comes to SUN

A new SUN exclusive feature on page 13 titled Bio-dex will reveal daily highs and lows in intellectual, physical, and emotional biorhythms for readers. The system is used by firms like Japan Airlines to schedule pilots, and the feature starts today to guide daily decisions.

SUN Japan Airlines

U S Bank Misplaces Zeroes and Seeks Repayment

Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh filed a civil suit against Melchor J. Javier Jr and his wife Victoria after a $1,000 draft to the Philippines was erroneously increased to $1 million. The Javiers spent most of the windfall and say the remainder won’t be returned unless Mellon drops the suit. The error involved First National Bank of Moundsville and Prudential Bank in Pasay City, with co defendants including lawyers and the chief accountant of Prudential Bank.

Manila Philippines UPI U.S Melchor J. Javier Jr Victoria Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh Prudential Bank Pittsburgh First National Bank of Moundsville W.va Javier Pasay City Mellon Bank

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