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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1976
Page
6
The Nation in Nairobi says Ugandan troops killed five Makerere University students and wounded many after Amin's son called his father to complain of snubs and threats. Up to 700 students were arrested in the campus unrest as talks to ease East African tensions continued.
The Canadian Maritime Command reported a long-range Soviet military aircraft likely crashed in the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of St. John’s Newfoundland. Oil slick and debris were seen near the suspected crash site as a Soviet trawler headed to the scene. Vice Admiral Boyle said there was no distress signal and no request for help.
London United Press International A jury of seven men and four women convicted former MP John Stonehouse on four of 19 counts including passport forgery theft of 12500 dollars and obtaining an American Express card by forgery The panel could not reach verdict on 15 charges and will resume deliberations Judge Walter Eveleigh would accept a 10 to 1 verdict on remaining counts The trial heard 100 witnesses and cost about 900000 Stonehouse 51 a Privy Councillor and ex minister faked his death in Miami in 1974 and reappeared in Australia with a false identity He and his secretary Mrs Sheila Buckley 30 a divorcee face separate theft and conspiracy charges
The Miami Herald reports Navy Institute Proceedings outline a Desert corridor where 5,000 ton surface effect vessels would ride air cushions from Camp Pendleton to Brownsville. Marine Col. Jack W. Dinginger notes contracts with Bell Aerospace could enable 4,000 to 5,000 ton SEVs moving over 80 knots, with terrain analyses showing feasible grades up to 14 percent.
After Operation Sail over the Fourth of July weekend crowds line the Cleveland lakefront to view the three masted barkentine Erawan. The Panamanian vessel remains in port as it tours the Great Lakes drawing visitors from the area.
Dozens of Betar militants clashed with ultra orthodox Jews at Mt. Moriah near the Wailing Wall over prayer rights. Police dispersed the melee as demonstrators tried to approach the gate where authorities ban Jewish worship to avoid Moslem unrest.
State scientists broaden probe into American Legion illness after 23 confirmed deaths and 161 illnesses from the Philadelphia convention. Environmental factors and possible toxins are being examined as federal experts join the investigation and officials caution against assuming deliberate contamination.
Attorneys for Fred Woods and the Schoenfeld brothers said they will request a change of venue from Chowchilla for the July 15 kidnap case involving 26 children and a bus driver. They argued pretrial publicity and local residency could affect fairness and favored larger urban centers or Northern California.
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