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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1975
Page
1
The saying notes happiness in retirement comes from having enough money to live on while avoiding excessive funds that cause concern. It emphasizes prudent planning and security as core to a peaceful later life.
The page lists Hiss and Rosenberg data release as a headline item with notes on related stories. It references additional items including a gas blast in Syracuse and UNLV football practice. Weather shows sunny and warm conditions with high around 100 and light southerly winds.
Sargent Shriver announces he will formally launch his presidential bid in September at a $100-a-plate Kennedy compound event in Hyannisport Massachusetts attended by members of the Kennedy family. He notes prior encouragement from Rose Kennedy and Edward M Kennedy and says an official announcement will come sometime in September.
Detroit police and Michigan officials report Anthony Giacalone has disappeared thirteen days after Hoffa vanished. Federal sources expect Giacalone to be among first subpoenaed in a federal probe of Hoffa's disappearance. Hoffa had arranged a meeting at the Machus Red Fox in Bloomfield Township with Giacalone Provenzano and Schultz to seek mediation in a teamsters dispute.
Nevada Senator Howard Cannon weighs in on oil price controls, deregulation, and their impact on consumers. He argues that lifting price controls would trigger higher prices, worsen the recession, and urges Congress to override a veto on a six month extension of oil price controls.
Walter J. Scott, FBI informant in the Patricia Hearst case, told a UPI reporter he lied about seeing Hearst twice and about family harboring her. He said his statements in Philadelphia were influenced by drinking pain pills and FBI pressure. He denied knowledge of any Hearst sightings or money connections.
California banned sale of certain new Chrysler cars with large 440 cubic inch engines to meet anti smog standards. The Air Resources Board fined Chrysler 328000 dollars for dealers selling cars that failed emission tests. ARB chair Tom Quinn announced the action amid California's pollution drive.
The Las Vegas SUN Summer Camp Fund has hit its target with new and previously acknowledged sponsors. Contributions listed include Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 3848 Henderson 10, anonymous 50, memory gifts for Jeannine and Timothy Moynahan 10, Naila Remolis 10, Bob Houts Las Vegas tribute 100, UNLV Rebel 1, Gary K. Ramsey 1, and others adding to the total.
Family of Samuel Bronfman awaits ransom exchange while FBI and Seagrams officials hover near the New York penthouse. A heliport remains ready for a potential transfer to the Yorktown Heights estate as authorities deny paid ransom reports and monitor any break in the case.
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