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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1976
Page
1
A family tragedy on Interstate 15 near the Valley of Fire entrance left Stacey Stephen age 6 Jimmy Stephen age 4 and Monica Stephen age 4 dead when a small pickup collided with a tractor trailer driven by Bernard Mendt 47. Five others were hospitalized with varying conditions.
John Roselli, 69, missing since July from Plantation Florida, was identified in a Dumbfoundling Bay oil drum with chain restraints. Police say a gangland style killing occurred as investigators note asphyxiation and conflicting earlier reports of gunshots. The FBI linked Roselli to CIA plots against Fidel Castro and Mafia ties in Las Vegas.
Four thousand members of the American Postal Workers Union gather in Las Vegas to discuss a possible nationwide job action by August 20 and a 50 state endorsement of their platform. Leaders urge negotiations with the Postal Service and oppose bulk mail automation and manpower reductions.
Jimmy Carter said it obviously hurts me politically as he acknowledged his campaign paid five thousand dollars labeled steel money to four black preachers in the San Francisco area before the California primary. He claimed staff lacked knowledge and ordered investigations while praising legitimate payments to black and white leaders for rally work.
Las Vegas Police Protective Association seeks Teamster negotiators to bargain salaries for 706 metro officers without officers joining the union. Key speakers include Dodson Bennett and Harry Duple. Over 150 off duty officers attend but no vote yet pending other agency input. Debris from two gas related blasts in Allentown Pa kills two firemen and injures dozen others.
The Camp Fund reports $36,000 raised toward a $50,000 goal. At about $75 per week per camper, many needy children need aid now. Donations are tax deductible and should be sent to SUN Summer Camp Fund 121 South Highland Las Vegas Nevada 89106.
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