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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1975
Page
1
No Winners In Cashword This Week
No winners this week as Cashword judges report no correct solutions. The prize grows to 1400 dollars for SUN subscribers or 750 dollars for non-subscribers. answers appear on page 9 and next week's puzzle runs in Classified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Sun
Weekend Forecast With Hot Tempeatures and Warm Evenings
Partly cloudy through the weekend with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Friday highs 101, 71 low. Saturday 100, 70. Humidity high 17 percent, low 11 percent. A year ago today 104 and 71. Sunrise 5 59 a.m. Sunset 7 30 p.m.
Franklin quote on printing and offense
A 1731 remark from Benjamin Franklin argues printers would avoid printing if they risked offending anyone, suggesting widespread self censorship would yield little printed material. The quote reflects early views on free expression and public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
One Airman Dead Two Hurt In Nellis Area Crash
A Nellis airman died and two others were seriously injured when a car ran off Industrial Road near Warm Springs Road and overturned. All three airmen from Nelus Air Force Base were reportedly under the influence of drugs. The driver died at hospital. other two injuries were serious but not critical. Police withheld identities pending family notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellis
Warm Springs Road
Metro Police
Nelus Air Force Base
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Mercy
Lawyer seeks probe of FBI wiretaps in Hearst case
Attorney William Kunstler asks federal judge to investigate alleged widespread electronic surveillance in the Patricia Hearst case. He motions to quash subpoenas for Jack and Micki Scott while noting affidavits from the Scotts and friends claiming possible wiretapping. Micki Scott to testify before the grand jury next week. Walter Scott, an FBI informant, left protective custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
UPI
Patricia Hearst
FBI
William Kunstler
Jack
Micki Scott
Scotts
Pennsylvania
Miss Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
William
Emily Harris
Kunstler
Federal
Jack Scott
Walter Scott
Scott
Patty Hearst
Grand Jury May Probe County Boss
An investigation by the Clark County Commission into county management practices is underway with a probe into a county official. The inquiry, announced in August, targets potential irregularities in local government operations and financial handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Commission
Managment Prac
Where I Stand Where I Stand
Nevada columnist Jack McCloskey discusses the impact of 1975 legislation on unincorporated towns, criticizing bills SB 491 and SB 505 for threatening local self rule and noting their ultimate outcomes after committee actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack McCloskey
Mineral County Independent
Nevada
State
Senate
Hoffa believed killed as FBI searches rural area
Detroit reports Michigan State Police chief says Hoffa is believed dead. FBI concentrates a Osceola County area near Marion after a tip of a body. Hoffa's son James P Hoffa defends family stance and Teamsters plan bumper sticker clues while a hypnotist testimony links him to four last seen witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
Michigan State Police
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters
FBI
Hoff
Chicago
Osceola County
Marion
James P
Square Lake
Bruce L. Dante
London Flood Leaves Thousands Homeless Amid Seven Foot Deluge
Flash floods inundated parts of London with seven feet of water causing mass homelessness and subway disruption. Michael Keen, 65, drowned in a basement while trying to salvage furniture. two others were critically injured by lightning. Fire department received about 1,500 calls as neighborhoods Kilburn Hampstead Kentish Town Willesden Islington suffered structural damage and up to a third of the subway system was crippled. Red Cross centers opened to provide shelter and essentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
API
Michael Keen
Kilburn
Hampstead
Kentish Town
Willesden
Islington
Red Cross
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