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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1975
Page
10
Four masked gunmen raided about a dozen safe boxes at the Hatton Garden vault in London as the time lock opened. They bound seven people and emptied 10 to 15 boxes, with valuables reported as worth around 2.2 million dollars or more, though police could not confirm the amount.
An Egyptian economic delegation left for home after a 10 day visit focusing on rescheduling debts to the Soviet Union. Cairo reports cited Egyptian Finance Minister Ahmed Abu Ismail saying the Soviet offer covered about 200 million dollars in hard currency debts, with unofficial estimates placing total Moscow debts in the billions.
Senator Mondale said a Library of Congress study shows Ford vetoes this year would have cost 638,500 jobs, with total potential jobs vetoed over 1.8 million before compensating legislation reduced the net effect. He urged positive action amid economic hardship.
Dale Ostema, 16, of EAU CLAIRE MICH, outspit 100 rivals to claim the second annual International Cherry Pit Spit-off title with a 25 foot 82 inch throw. Ray Raspatello of Chicago took second with 24 foot 92 inch spit. Dentures had to be removed and each cherry eaten whole before spitting.
The Sunday Telegraph reports Egypt and Libya have moved reinforcements to their shared frontier. Libyan units, including 400 tanks, were dispatched first, with Libyan leaders informing Egyptian President Anwar Sadat that the buildup is part of contingency plans should a new Israeli-Arab war erupt.
Veteran actor Pat O'Brien, stricken with chest pains 11 days ago, was reported in good condition at the University of Illinois Hospital. Physicians upgraded his status from fair to good Friday night. He remains in intensive care for tests to determine the cause of the pains.
Niamey Lt Col Seyni Kountche on national radio accused Vice President Sani Souna Sido and Sawaba leader Djibo Bakari of planning to divide the people and form an ideological clan to seize authority. He did not reveal their fate.
Jose Rafael Rios Cruz, the fifth man released by Cuba after hijacking Pan Am flight 281, was turned over to U.S. authorities in San Juan and ordered held on $150,000 bond. He appeared before Judge Hernan J. Pesquera and was remanded to U.S. marshals in the 1968 Havana hijacking case.
Former Senator Fred Harris campaigns for president and denounces the Ford administration energy and tax ideas. He cites Treasury Secretary Simon proposing 7.5 billion in corporate tax breaks and 6.5 billion for dividends or interest, arguing the plan punishes workers who toil for a living.
After seven months the 94th Congress shows no veto-proof dominance and faces a Ford detente. Despite clashes and vetoes, Congress passed tax rebates and a seven-year Voting Rights Act extension while enacting broad legislation on economy, energy, health, and education. Ford wielded nine vetoes with four sustained and one overridden.
The National Institute of Mental Health reports about 10 percent of Americans suffer mental illness and chemotherapy drugs are advancing treatment. Congress may cut NIMH funds to 82 million, threatening research despite ties to biology over environment and a rise in drug-based cures for depression and schizophrenia.
Senator George McGovern said he would not run for the presidency in 1976 unless the Democratic convention offered him the nomination. He noted most supporters urged him to wait and see, while a minority urged him to run to counter Wallace and Jackson.
Washington Nevada Senator Howard Cannon supports a Senate resolution disfavoring Israel’s expulsion from the United Nations. The measure would review relations with urging nations and reassess U.N. membership, arguing expulsion harms the U.N.’s peace role.
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