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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1975
Page
1
Littler defeats Boros in a playoff to advance in the tournament. Details include the match result and indication of a decisive finish in a competitive playoff scenario.
An 18 foot speed boat hit a concrete dock wall on the West Side of the Calumet River killing two people and injuring four others. Thomas Organ and Diane Woods died at South Chicago Community Hospital with others in serious or fair condition. authorities said the boat struck the loading head and disintegrated before sinking. Witnesses reported the boat veered after hitting a wake and ran out of control.
Detroit and Washington officials disclosed extortion communications tied to the Hoffa disappearance. FBI Director Kelley said federal jurisdiction is being assumed while Hoffa family members were interviewed at their Lake Orion home. Local and state agencies pursued tips, including a six hour search of a rural Michigan cornfield following an anonymous tip of a possible murder.
A chartered Boeing 707 carrying Moroccan immigrant workers from Paris to Agadir crashed into a mountainside in heavy fog near Imzizen, killing all 188 aboard. The jet owned by Alia and chartered to Royal Air Maroc disappeared from radar at 4 28 a m as rescuers faced thick fog and rugged terrain.
Ford told U S News and World Report that CIA restrictions boxed the United States out of covert actions in Portugal amid turmoil. He warned detente should not block U S participation as he blamed Soviet influence and Western allies for aiding Portugal's Social Democrats. Ford stressed Kissinger remains a key adviser and discussed oil price risks, potential tax cuts, and slow job growth.
An Israeli expert said a new Sinai defense line would take six months to a year to build at hundreds of millions of Israeli pounds. The proposal accompanies ongoing disengagement talks with Egypt as President Ford tours Eastern Europe awaiting Egyptian reaction.
Navy experts plan to recover a heavy chemical warfare bomb found 220 yards from shore in 32 feet of water near Recco Italy and sink it deeper. The device weighs about a ton and contains mustard gas though fuses are lead sealed and have no immediate explosion risk.
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