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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
4
A NASA Stanford study envisions a 10 000 person space city in lunar orbit 240 000 miles from Earth. The mile wide wheel shaped habitat would cost about 100 billion dollars and generate power by solar farms sent to Earth.
Secretary of State Kissinger, after talks in Israel, embraces President Sadat in Alexandria and says progress toward a peace pact with Egypt is possible. He plans visits to Damascus and Cairo with further talks in Jerusalem as Syria and Jordan push for a broader framework.
The 46 million civil damage suit over the Kent State University shootings went to a 12 jurors under guard and with Judge Donald J. Young warning that sympathy has no place in the case. The judge urged jurors to act as fact finders while weighing civil rights, negligence, and assault claims against 29 defendants including Gov. James A. Rhodes and former KSU officials. The trial featured nearly 100 witnesses over 14 weeks with complex instructions and potential delays in damages.
San Francisco supervisors denounced Mayor Alioto after he settled a three day strike by amending police and fire pay to 29 540 a year. The mayor invoked emergency powers and struck a deal with strikers while the board opposed the terms as costly.
Thunderstorms drenched the Midwest with five to seven inches of rain causing floods from the Plains to the Great Lakes. Rockford Illinois saw blocked highways and water in basements while Chicago area facilities faced roof collapses and a prison evacuation. Sioux Falls South Dakota pumped basements and sandbagged as floodwaters reached four feet in parts of the city.
The Silver Nugget announces a big Prize A Thon starting September 8 with two prize categories: outdoor gear including Coleman items and a Chevrolet camper, plus home appliances and watches. All items are free with no sales. The column notes neighbors, birthdays, and a Civic Council welcome.
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