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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
2
Film director Roman Polanski pleads guilty in Santa Monica to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13 year old and is ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation to determine potential commitment as a mentally disordered sex offender. Sentencing is postponed pending a probation report and psychiatric findings.
Police defused a time bomb in a Rockefeller Center skyscraper in New York City after a Puerto Rican group claimed responsibility. A city official said the device was found in the building and neutralized without injuries.
A bomb left in a red envelope by the FALN was defused at 11 30 a.m. EDT near Radio City Music Hall. One person died and seven were wounded in attacks. a guard found the AMAX device in an eighth floor storage room and police evacuated the area. Vin cent Alba, a two year old, surrendered to police and was identified as the suspect in related raids at his apartment. Authorities linked the latest device to the Puerto Rican nationalist group and pursued charges for possession of a loaded weapon.
Eighty-one protesters who vowed to camp at the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant grounds were arrested after refusing to leave at Portland General Electric’s order. By Monday, 75 state troopers and nine county deputies removed demonstrators, many carried or dragged from the site. They face second-degree trespass charges with bail set at 250 dollars. PGE had allowed facilities on site and did not remove protesters earlier, citing no vandalism.
Forecast for Las Vegas calls for fair, mild nights and sunny, warm days with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs reach 103 to 108, lows in the upper 70s, humidity high at 18 percent and AQI 38 fair. Sunrise 5:54, sunset 7:38.
Francis Gary Powers, 47, the U2 pilot shot down over the USSR in 1960 and later a KNBC-TV reporter, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in a simple honors service. The procedure included a flag presentation, three rifle volleys, and Taps as family members watched.
The CIA projects a marked fall in Soviet economic growth within a decade, with oil shortages looming and three aims at risk: matching U S military power, expanding the industrial base, and meeting higher consumer expectations. The report flags regime danger if growth falters.
Patricia Derian, the U.S. State Department human rights coordinator, met with Argentina’s Foreign Ministry officials at the San Martin Palace on the final stop of her four nation Latin America tour. She was to meet Foreign Minister Oscar Montes before departing Tuesday.
Amy Carter, age 9, enjoyed bumper cars carousel horses and a mini boat ride at an Atlanta amusement park. She arrived with her brother Jack, sister Judy, and nephew Jason, visiting her former hangout.
William E. Simon was elected chairman of The Trib New York Inc. the firm planning a morning daily in New York later this year. Leonard Saffir was elected vice chairman with James L. Buckley and William J. Casey serving on the board.
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