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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1975
Page
1
A SUN CHUCKLER column offers a wry reflection on memory and emotion, noting that forgetting marks lack of strong feeling rather than indifference. The piece frames love and aversion as the currency of recollection.
Florida jury acquits Gurney. Mets fire Yogi Berra. Cloudy, windy forecast with thundershowers through Thursday. Highs near 109, 105 to 110. lows 86 to 80. Sunrise 5 52 a.m. Sunset 7 40 p.m. Franklin quote on printing.
Deputy Secretary of Defense William Clements Jr spoke in Las Vegas to Jewish Veterans about the Middle East as the most sensitive region, noting Turkey installations closed due to Congress, and stressing U S support for Israel while balancing Arab state relations in a detente driven by strength and unity.
Superintendent Kenny Guinn recalls Nevada consolidation of 14 districts into Clark County’s single system in 1955. He notes smoother transitions, retention promises, and now an 80 000 student district with a $99 million budget and minimal administrative staff achieving high service efficiency.
Las Vegas city fathers approved an emergency ordinance redefining masseuse licensing hours after clashes with a California school and a Sultan's Palace training dispute. City officials cited court rulings as prompting immediate action while keeping permits for masseuses withheld amid concerns of sex trade exploitation.
Las Vegas officials heard from several witnesses alleging Terry Gordon controlled the Velvet Touch Massage Parlor and the Palace of Love. Testimony suggested Gordon authored financial arrangements and master lease coverage, though his name did not appear on license applications.
James P. Hoffa said Charles L. OBrien has knowledge of what happened to his father James R. Hoffa and urged a polygraph. OBrien, Hoffa’s former bodyguard, surfaced after FBI questioning and gave few details about Hoffa’s disappearance. Hoffa emphasized a possible link to union power and noted OBrien’s reluctance to take a lie detector test.
UPI reports Mohamed Aliud drowned in the Sahara near Smara after a torrential rainstorm ended a six year drought. He attempted a bath in a water pool formed by the rain and died, according to Spanish news agency Cifra.
Curtricia Miles also known as Caroline Bently, 24, escaped from a San Leandro jail and was arrested in Las Vegas. She was released on bond by Justice of the Peace Robert Legakes after marijuana possession and cab ride fraud charges, then found to be a jail escapee with murder and kidnapping convictions. Police notified Clark County authorities and she was arraigned on drug charges. her true identity surfaced during processing.
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