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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1976
Page
2
A column threads together airport scam talk, Judge Mullen controversy, and a salon of Las Vegas figures. It recalls John C. Fremont’s 1856 bid, a Bay Area inquiring photographer, and a fond portrait of community optimism via the Optimist's Creed.
A Miami based corporation bought 56 acres for a Las Vegas style casino near Atlantic City and plans a $50 million, 1 000 room hotel. The November 2 referendum in Avalon and Atlantic City could legalize casinos, backed by Assemblyman Steven Perskie and state Senator Joseph McGahn.
Deputy Larimer County Coroner Dr. Michael Charney said 98 of 109 bodies from the Big Thompson Canyon have been identified. The ongoing process will slow as new arrivals are more skeletal, with identifications relying on dental charts, skulls, and bone samples to determine sex and other details.
Life Science Products Co faces innocent pleas in U.S. District Court over conspiring to violate federal pollution laws tied to Kepone contamination of the James River. Former officer Virgil Hundtofte pleaded guilty to conspiracy while Moore and Allied maintain innocence. Contamination spurred a James River fishing ban and prompted Gov. Godwin to order increased sampling to keep tainted fish off markets.
Advertising card notes FEET HURT? HARD TO FIT? and invites men women and children to visit Poster’s Shoes at 119 North 3rd for broader selection and fitting help.
Mostly sunny through Wednesday with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's high in the 90s and low in the mid 60s. Sunrise at 6 00 and sunset at 7 29 with an air quality index of 18 good.
The Nation by United Press International reports a 24 hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific time with a detailed table of temperature and precipitation prepared by the National Weather Service in San Francisco.
FBI Director Clarence Kelley underwent back surgery at Menorah Medical Center in Kansas City Missouri. Attending surgeon Dr Alexander Lichter said the operation was a complete success and Kelley should be back on his feet within two days and back at his office in two to three weeks.
Thieves stole 92 M16 rifles seven M60 machine guns two M203 launchers and a .45 pistol from a Danvers Massachusetts armory after disabling alarms and breaching the vault. Firing pins were kept separately at the Danvers police station making the weapons inoperable. Authorities doubt criminals can replace pins easily.
Federal Judge William O Kelley began questioning a 77 member panel of prospective jurors in Key West to hear the retrial of William A H Williams on charges tied to the 1974 Murphy kidnapping. Williams, 36, was taken from county jail in shorts and boots and later dressed for court as jurors were queried about fear and ransom.
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