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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1975
Page
1
A lighthearted quip on aging opens the page with sports notes and confirms the Raiders beat the Steelers in a game highlighted in the sports section. Other briefs tease clergy opposition to gaming and a typhoon battering Japan.
Forecast shows continued warmth through Monday with light southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs near 95 to 100 and 99 today with lows around 65 to 70. Humidity high to 19 percent then to 9 percent, sunrise 6 01 and sunset 7 27. Benjamin Franklin quote notes printing caution.
Mrs. Josephine Hoffa, wife of missing Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa, was rushed to a hospital after a breakdown linked to her frail health. FBI and Michigan officials described the incident as part of the Hoffa disappearance saga, with family members and experts weighing abduction theories.
First Lady Betty Ford received praise from Rev. Canon Jeffrey P. Cave during a sermon at the National Cathedral for demythologizing taboos on sex drugs and illness after her CBS interview. The address acknowledged public criticism and lauded her humility and humanity. Vacationing in Vail she faced the controversy with composure while daughter Susan travels from Topeka.
An explosion destroyed the home of Andrew F. Manocchio in Cranston, injuring two firefighters and causing fires nearby. Police suspect firebombing. a car fled the scene. Manocchio is brother of Louis G. Manocchio who is sought in connection with a 1968 Providence gangland slaying. Raymond Patriarca had just been paroled.
The United States reports Israel agreed to broad outlines of a Sinai withdrawal pact with Egypt and Henry Kissinger announced a renewed Middle East shuttle. He will depart for the region this week for a 10 day visit covering Israel Egypt Syria Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The cabinet endorsed positions while right wing Likud opposition urged rejection and called for new elections.
FBI and police rescued Samuel Bronfman II after one kidnapper confessed and led investigators to a Brooklyn apartment where he had been held for eight days. Arrested were Dominick Byrne and Mel Patrick Lynch, linked to the $2.3 million ransom recovered in green bags.
Federal lawyers defend FBI wiretaps as part of the Hearst fugitive probe and argue subpoenas compel two witnesses Jack and Micki Scott to testify before a federal grand jury. The Scotts seek to quash the subpoenas claiming rights violations and intimidation by agents. A Monday hearing is set before Judge R Dixon Herman.
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