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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1976
Page
8
A dense aged club page lists reservations and acts across venues including Congo Room Casbar Theatre Sidroe Armede and Penny & Annie at Don The Beachcomber. It names Lone, Eddie Fleher, Gabe Kila, Wayne Newton, Dave Berry, Bob Sime, and Irv Benson with shows at The Regency Lounge Showboat Lounge Gaiety Theatre Stardust and Cafe Continental.
Puerto Rico’s state owned telephone company ordered a halt to private call taping for quality control though monitoring of calls will continue. Socialist leader Juan Mari Bras released longer tape recordings at a press conference as five investigations were launched by police FBI justice and civil rights bodies amid accusations of government wiretaps.
The Libertarian Party of Nevada holds its first convention as a recognized political body with a rally for presidential candidate Roger Lea MacBride at the Royal Inn Hotel and Casino. The event begins at 4 p.m. at the 305 Convention Center Drive hotel, featuring MacBride.
Marlin Duane Eakin 38 was sentenced to five years probation after a no contest plea to six counts of misapplying funds from the German American Federal Credit Union in Dallas. He was ordered to repay 8400 dollars and had already repaid 1000 as authorities noted investments that failed. The case covered November 1974 to May 1975 and was moved from Texas to Nevada last year.
More than 1,000 mourners fill Stone Church for U S Representative Jerry Litton Sharon Litton and their two children Linda and Scott Stuart after a fiery plane crash. A 80 member delegation from Congress and White House attends the service. The private graveside is for the family and close friends only.
Former Gov. Warren E. Hearnes has been assured by a majority of the Democratic State Committee he will replace the late Rep. Jerry Litton as the party's nominee for U.S. Senate. Hearnes declined to confirm, saying comments are off the record and may come after the funeral.
William Bob Bailey former executive chairman of NEDCO launches his campaign HQ at 1352 Carey Street inviting visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for coffee. Police report a burglary at Hacienda Hotel in Glendale California with over 4500 in travelers checks and clothing stolen from Caron Mason.
District Judge Addeliar Guy became Nevada's first Black justice on the state Supreme Court after Gov. Mike O’Callaghan appointed him to replace Justice Cameron Batter who disqualified himself from a Sierra Pacific Power Co. case before the Nevada Public Service Commission. Elsie Henson reported theft of her purse containing 855 in cash and jewelry at the Dunes Hotel.
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