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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1976
Page
2
Pasadena scientists say control experiments will be run on Martian soil samples to clarify puzzling Viking lander results. They cite the pyrolytic release test indicating possible carbon activity and note a stubborn instrument issue and soil analysis showing alkaline rust red terrain.
UMW President Arnold Miller tried to meet striking miners near Charleston but was blocked by a picket line amid police warnings of violence and a bomb threat. Miners demand fines lifted, amnesty, and a pledge that the Bituminous Coal Operators Association bargains in good faith.
Director Clarence M. Kelley indicated only a small number of FBI officials, perhaps three or four, would be disciplined for misconduct with lower level agents acting on orders. He refused to resign if Carter wins, noted ongoing investigations and a $37 million suit by the Socialist Workers Party, and said he could not confirm broader figures or blame higher ups for past illegal break ins.
In Los Angeles the seven-woman five-man jury hearing the Symbionese Liberation Army case against William and Emily Harris took Sunday off after eight straight days of testimony. Patricia Hearst, charged on 11 counts in a separate trial set for January 10, also faced related testimony about the May 1974 crime spree.
Southerly winds 20 to 30 mph expected with stronger gusts tonight. Today's high near 100 and low around 70, with yesterday reaching 100 and 68. Humidity high, sunrise at 5 53 and sunset at 7 39. A year ago today high 110 low 83.
An ice forecast through 7 PM ES indicates showers and thunderstorms across the Northern Intermountain Region Northern Plains Upper Mississippi Valley and parts of the Atlantic coastal states. Elsewhere, summer warmth remains across most cities.
A hurricane warning covered North Carolina Outer Banks and a watch reached up the northern East Coast to Massachusetts as Belle churned northward at about 100 mph. Forecasters warned of five to eight feet tides and higher winds starting Monday, with Cape Hatteras landfall expected late Monday afternoon. Citizens evacuated Outer Banks areas as Camp LeJeune aircraft moved inland.
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