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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1976

Page

4

Missouri Senate Race Heats Up After Litton Death

Former Governor Warren Hearnes, 53, won the Democratic nomination in Missouri to face Attorney General John Danforth, 39, in a race shaped by the death of Litton. Danforth accuses Hearnes of cronyism while Hearnes vows to run on his own platform and debates are planned.

Jefferson City, Mo UPI Stuart Symington D-Mo State Committee John C. Danforth Hearnes Jerry Litton Litton Dem Danforth Senate

Roselli Links Castro Agents to Kennedy Killing

John Roselli testified in 1967 that Castro agents privately admitted involvement in the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. The claim circulated through attorney Edward P. Morgan and SUN publisher Hank Greenspun, with suppression by the FBI and Secret Service noted.

John Roselli Fidel Castro John F. Kennedy Edward P. Morgan Supreme Court FBI Secret Service Morgan SUN Hank Greenspun Sen Frank Church Senate Intelligence Committee Lyndon Johnson Castro Roselli Kennedy Johnson Greenspun Jack Robert Kennedy Earl Warren The JFK CIA U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Miami Beach Dallas New Jersey Clarence Kelley

Concession Discussion On Agenda At Las Vegas Meeting

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will again discuss the controversial food and beverage concession at its Tuesday 9 a.m. meeting in Room D-1 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Robert Schmuck will report July 1976 conventions and bookings. Paul Titus will present the reservation office report.

Las Vegas Stadium Las Vegas Schmuck Las Paul Titus

Two Women Satisfactory After Accident in Nevada

Two Moapa women, Mary Jane Levi and Lillian Wall, were reported in satisfactory condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a one vehicle crash on Interstate 15 about 12 miles south of Glendale. Levi faced a DUI citation. A separate crash on St Louis and Maryland Parkway injured Victor Masunas while John Groves Carter received a citation for failure to yield.

Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Nevada Highway Patrol Mary Jane Levi Lillian Wall Interstate 15 Glendale Nev Levi Victor Masunas S. Casino Center Blvd John Groves Carter San Pablo Drive Masunas Las Vegas Carter St. Louis Maryland Parkway

Connally declines Ford offer to lead RNC committee

Dallas report says former Treasury Secretary John Connally refused President Ford’s request to chair the Republican National Committee. An aide in Vail confirmed the offer. Connally reportedly believes it is too late to organize a winning campaign.

Dallas UPI John Connally Ford Dallas Times Herald Vail Colo Connally Treasury

Viking 2 to receive Mars landing commands for Utopia site

Viking 2 will receive computer commands Monday for its Sept. 3 Mars landing in Utopia region. The site was chosen after a scientists vote and orbital photos ruled out Arcadia as too hazardous. The craft uses a parachute and retro rockets to land between 7 and 9 p.m. EDT, while Viking 1 analyzes organics for life clues.

Pasadena Calif UPI Viking 2 Mars Utopia Arcadia Viking 1 Earth

Ford Plans Four Debates With Carter

President Ford and advisers discuss a possible four debate series with Jimmy Carter. Talks are preliminary with liaison Michael Duval coordinating with Carter aides while Ford weighs use of debates to present his platform and critique Democratic actions. First lady Betty Ford shown needing care as the President rests in Vail.

Vail Colo UPI Ford Jimmy Carter White House Michael Duval Ford Camp Carter Washington League of Women Voters Jody Powell League Kansas City Congress Rogers C.B. Morton Stuart Spencer Ford Betty Susan William Lukash

Dallas street party clashes with vice squad crackdown

A weekend crowd in Dallas overwhelmed authorities as thousands of revelers crowded into a two block stretch dubbed prostitute lane. Police enforcing a new loitering statute faced protests from former sex workers while residents complained of noise and traffic delays and firemen worried about emergency access.

Hokers Vice Squad Ruth

Oil Prices Must Go Up Discussed by OPEC in Vienna

Economic experts from major oil exporting nations arrived in Vienna for a week long conference where officials said prices must rise. An extraordinary ministers meeting in Qatar on December 15 was floated to review policy amid inflation concerns and price differentials with industrialized nations.

Vienna Austria UPI Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Qatar OPEC Mohammed Sadli Sadli Meshach Feyide Bali Indonesia

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