Ford Labor Leader Blasts Ford Policy Ahead of Union Meet
Abel accuses the Ford administration of doing little to curb recession and raise jobs while praising Carter Mondale and labor programs. He notes GM price hikes and calls for inflation relief through policy shifts as 5,000 delegates prepare for the United Steelworkers convention in Las Vegas with Mondale and Brown among speakers.
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IW. Abel
Las Vegas
Abel
United States Steelworkers of America
Las Vegas Convention Center
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Nixon
United States
General Motors Corp
Steelworkers Convention
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
U.S
Francine Neff
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Trial Set for January on Hughes Will Authenticity
Chief District Court Judge Keith Hayes scheduled a January jury trial to decide if the so called Mormon Will belongs to Howard Hughes. The trial will begin Jan 10 with a possible second trial over Hughes residency at death.
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SUN
Keith Hayes
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Hayes
Harold Rhoden
Rhoden
Noah Dietrich
Texas Atty
John Hill
Texas
Las Vegas
Houston
Hill
Statment
Las Vegas past present and future from a Chamber official
Column by Ken O’Connell reviews Las Vegas history from 1941 aerial gunnery school to postwar growth. It cites 1976 six month figures from Bank of Nevada showing a 131.2 percent rise in single family permits and an 89.4 percent jump in construction values tied to Las Vegas area development.
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Ken O’connell
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Greater
U. S. Army Air Corps
Las Vegas
Nevada
Bank of Nevada
Clark County
Relatives of Hughes File Estate Settlement Amid Uncertain Will
A 60 page property settlement dividing the $2.5 billion Hughes estate among relatives was filed in district court pending discovery of a valid will. The agreement assigns personal mementos to Annete Gano Lummis and splits the remainder among paternal heirs and maternal branches. William R. Lummis named special administrator in Delaware and as Summa board chair.
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Howard Hughes
Paul Freese
Hughes
Freese
Annette Gano Lummis
Houston
Summa Corp
Texas
Delaware
California
Summa
William R. Lummis
Injured Pilot Found Near Plane Wreck
UPI reports Frank Nordquist, 32, of La Verne, was found alive with multiple compound fractures near his Cessna 150 wreck in Mt. Baden Powell area of Angeles National Forest. Rangers airlifted him to a hospital after a Thursday training flight from Brackett Field. Civil Air Patrol led the search Friday.
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LA Verne
Calif
Egypt massing 30,000 troops near Libya in border buildup
Washington sources say Egypt has 30,000 troops along the Libyan border with tanks artillery missiles and jet fighters. Civilians cleared from a 20 mile strip and diplomats discuss neutralizing Khadafy with regional talks. It is unclear if invasion is planned or pressure for a coup.
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UPI
CBS Friday
Washington
Egypt
Libya
Mohammad Gamassy
Britain
CBS
Marvin Kalb
Kalb
Khadafy
Middle East
Democrats urge Howe to quit Utah House race
Utah Democrats demand Congressman Allan Howe abandon his campaign after his conviction for soliciting sex from two officers posing as prostitutes. Gov Rampton says Howe stands no chance of reelection. party weighs appointing another candidate while 1,200 residents call in with mixed views. Howe vows innocence and will decide by September 3.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Allan Howe
Howe
Utah
Calvin Rampton
Democratic Executive Committee
David Duncan
Washington
Missing Strip Figure Seen Hunt Still On
Las Vegas detectives believe Strip figure Johnny Pappas 54 may be alive and not endangered after he vanished Aug. 18 while meeting a potential boat buyer at a Strip hotel restaurant. His white sedan was found at Circus Circus four days later. Witnesses placed him alive two days after the disappearance and reports say he was seen at a gas station being serviced, though he has not been heard from since.
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Las Vegas
Johnny Pappas
Pappas
Circus Circus
Three Americans receive prison terms for Soviet heroin trafficking
Three Americans were convicted of smuggling 62 pounds of heroin worth about $2 million into the Soviet Union and were sentenced to eight, seven and five years in a labor camp. Gerald Amster of New York got eight years, Dennis Burn of Whitestone, New York seven, and Paul Brawer of Las Vegas five.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Leo K. Mirov
Gerald Amster
New York
Dennis Robert Burn
Whitestone
N.Y
Paul Brawer
Amsterdam
Mirov
Camp Fund Tops $50,000 For SUN Summer Camp Drive
Southern Nevada reports the SUN Summer Camp Fund has raised 50367.61 toward a 50000 goal, with continued donations enabling needy children to attend camp. Donors listed include Darrell Tanner and Local 14, plus small contributions in memory of Buddy Pritchard and other supporters.
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Nevada
SUN Summer Camp Fund
Church of Scientology
Darrell Tanner
Tancor International
TON Occas
Buddy Pritchard
Gypsy band loots Cas Walker store in Knoxville
A group of gypsy women raided Cas Walker’s food store in Knoxville and overwhelmed clerks with questions. The incident culminated with the theft of about $8,000 from the shop’s safe.
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Knoxville, Tenn
UPI
Cas Walker
Calvin Size
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