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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1975
Page
12
A SUN subscriber missed the $1,100 Cashword prize by one word choosing brawn over brain in a word puzzle. The rules changes push top awards to $1,200 next week for subscribers and $600 for non-subscribers.
Obituary notices list Faust Saponara 82 of 2712 Valley Street died at home with services planned at St Bridgets and burial in Memory Gardens. Margaret Nusbaum 54 of 1807 Santa Paula died at home, survived by siblings in San Diego. Flora Ruth Ciccarelli 47 of 8485 S Eastern Ave died July 29 with memorial service at Bunker Brothers Chapel. William H McDonald 28 of 1809 Walnut Ave died July 30 with funeral at Palm Chapel. Survivors and service details provided.
The Senate defeated a 31 billion measure funding new weapons including the EI bomber and a nuclear strike cruiser and extending Israel credits. The vote 48 to 42 halted a bill that would have opened service academies to women and tied military pay to a civilian cap, with House approval already secured.
A federal court jury deliberating the bribery conspiracy case of former Sen. Edward Gurney failed to reach a verdict after five days of deliberations. Judge Ben F Krentzman remained hopeful as jurors recessed until Saturday morning. Co-defendants include Joseph Bastien and FHA officials Ralph Koontz and K Wayne Swiger.
Byron de la Beckwith, Mississippi segregationist, is sentenced to five years in prison for illegally transporting a ticking time bomb across state lines to Louisiana. He was convicted May 16 by a five woman jury after entering New Orleans on Sept. 27, 1973, and remains free on bond pending appeal as his lawyers seek a new trial.
Kay Good 41 was sworn in as California's first woman police chief in Coalinga. Mayor Cofer pinned her badge as seven officer staff and spectators including four of her five children witnessed the ceremony. She described career focus and plans while noting no discrimination in her rise.
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