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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1976

Page

2

Tradeoff sought by Justice Department in Hays case

The Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss three private False Claims Act suits against Rep. Wayne Hays and Elizabeth Ray to preserve the department’s right to sue later. The moves seek to limit suits that allege improper federal payroll payments tied to Ray.

Washington UPI Justice Department Wayne Hays Dohio Elizabeth Ray Thomas A. Flannery Hays, Ray Anthony R. Martin-Trigona Hays Ray Kenneth Gray D-Ill Ronald R. Gosny W. Edward Thompson Hays and Anthony D. Cennamo George R. Douglas Dell Publishing Co. Inc Justice

Emergency Session For British Cabinet

Prime Minister James Callaghan summoned his vacationing cabinet for an emergency session over Britain’s worst drought in 250 years. Wales warns water cuts of 17 hours daily for 1 million customers. Scotland Ireland consider exporting water amid widespread cracking of homes and brush fires.

London UPI James Callaghan Britain Scotland Ireland Wales Callaghan

Queen Elizabeth Escape Se funding Threat at Montreal Games

The U S Customs Service said a 35 year old Canadian hairdresser with a prior weapons record and a threat against President Johnson was arrested July 6 at Champlain New York while attempting to cross into Canada during the Olympic Games He was handed to the Secret Service Officials credited border security with keeping the Games free of major tragedies and noted other arrests of narcotics and gun smugglers during the event

Washington UPI U.S. Customs Service Canada Lyndon Johnson Customs Service Vernon D. Acree U.S Acree Elizabeth Champlain New York Secret Service

Foster's Shoes Ad Offers Comfort Shoes for All Ages

An old style advertisement promotes Foster's Shoes at 119 North 3rd, highlighting comfortable footwear for men women and children. The copy emphasizes ease of fit and style in a single retail message.

Foster’s Shoes North 3Rd

Strike Threat Looms Over San Francisco Trolley System

San Francisco faced a near shutdown as municipal workers and city negotiators neared a 12 01 a m Friday strike deadline over a pay package. Transit lines serve about 250 000 passengers daily while 1700 drivers seek higher wages and benefits totaling about seven million dollars.

San Francisco UPI Los Angeles Rapid Transit Transport Workers Union of America Afl-Cio Quentin L. Kopp Board of Supervisors Kopp Larry Martin Transport Workers Union

Viking Scientists Seek Parking Spot on Mars

NASA engineers at JPL in Pasadena narrowed Viking 2 landing toward Utopia Planitia 3 500 miles northeast of Viking 1. A final target will be chosen Aug 30 with a Sept 3 touchdown planned to join Viking 1 in Mars life search.

Viking Mars Pasadena Calif UPS Earth Viking 2 America Mar Jet Propulsion Laboratory Utopia Planitia JPL North Pole Equator Viking 1 Viking 1 Laboratory Red Planet

Las Vegas Weather Forecast Report

Forecast shows mostly sunny days with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high mid 90s and low around 60s, with yesterday reaching 97/61. Humidity near 29 percent, air quality good at index 23. Sunrise at 6 03 and sunset at 7 25.

Aimless Shelling Kills 125 as Peace Talks Continue

In Beirut and surrounding mountains, Christian and Moslem factions exchange artillery killing 125 and wounding 180. Palestinian leaders press for cease fire while PLO chief Arafat seeks conditions for any mountain pullback as Arab League and Palestinian spokesmen weigh a new truce amid stalled negotiations with Syria.

Beirut Lebanon API Mossem Aitourah Miltia PLO Yasser Arafat Arab League Sharif al- Akhane Syria Damascus

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