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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1975
Page
7
A massive blaze at the construction site of the new U S Embassy in Beirut erupted Friday after 6 p m, consuming wood and other materials surrounding the half completed concrete frame. Embassy spokesmen did not comment.
Auburn University student Mike Perkins rode a jet boat to tow a human kite over the St Johns River in Jacksonville. The line snapped as the rope cut under the Main Street bridge, sending Perkins gliding toward the double towers.
Nevada Gaming Commission chairman Peter Echeverria disputes Lt. Gov. Rose after Rose urged a review of Howard Hughes gambling license tied to Robert Maheu's CIA assassination plot testimony. Echeverria backs nonpolitical control, notes ongoing evaluation with no disciplinary action yet, and cites prior CIA testimony about underworld links.
Ronald Averett of Meadow Gold Dairies in Reno resigned from the Nevada Dairy Commission after disclosing he offered kickbacks in dairy dealings during a preliminary hearing. He testified he knew rebates are illegal and described efforts to sway votes on a Sparks council bribery case involving Jim Vernon Pete Lemberes and others while Gov. O Callaghan named Barry Brooks to replace him.
Five year old Michael Yount of Washoe Valley died after seven dogs attacked him in a neighbor's yard. The child, visiting Joseph Bessler's home, was taken to Washoe Medical Center in critical condition following the 10:30 a.m. incident and died hours later.
Alfred Sheinwold explains a bridge misstep where drawing trumps first worsened the hand. The correct line shows how to develop both long suits by delaying trump play, leading to a safer path to the game. The daily question adds a bidding guideline favoring raises in a partner's major suit over notrump.
United Steelworkers Local 4856 at Pacific Engineering and Production Co. of Nevada signed a three year contract Friday with wage increases for the first two years and negotiable third year. Edward Suvosky and Tom War signed the agreement for the union and company respectively. The first year adds 54 cents across the board starting Aug. 1 with improved life, sickness and accident benefits plus medical and dental care. The second year adds 50 cents across the board starting next Aug. 1 and increases shift premium pay. The third year wages are negotiable. The plan includes a joint safety program and involves 30 employees.
New York reports on the development of the Pap test using vaginal smears to diagnose uterine cancer. Greek-born George Papanicolaou (1883 1962) popularized the method which bears his name.
The Southern Nevada Quarter Horse Association hosts a Saturday picnic at Paradise Park from 5 30 to 10 p.m. A spaghetti dinner costs 2 50 for adults and 1 25 for children under 12. The event features games prizes and a live band. The re organized association, formed in 1974, has 141 family memberships.
The Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board plans a second meeting in about two weeks to determine if it will revoke the State Wide Security license. The agency owned by John DeLuca faces multiple violations including alleged excessive force against SUN photographer David Lee Waite during the Mohammed Ali Ron Lyle match in Las Vegas. A transcript of testimony was requested and a follow up board meeting will occur after its completion, with a 30 day decision window.
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