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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1977

Page

4

GOP Chief Sees Murphy Actions as Criminal in Cargo Bill

GOP chair William Brock accuses Rep. John Murphy of suppressing a GAO cost report and taking bribes from maritime interests over a Carter backed bill to require 9.5 percent of imported oil moved on U.S. flagships. Brock cites campaign contributions and calls for probes.

Washington UPI William Brock John Murphy D-N.y Murphy Brock Murhay House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Carter U.S Accounting Office Legislation Committee Commerce Department GAO Congress The New York Times Ernest Corrado Senate Howard Baker R-Tenn House John Rhodes Ohio

Quentin Inmate Killed in San Quentin Prison Violence

SAN QUENTIN California One convict was shot to death and another stabbed Saturday in separate incidents at San Quentin Prison A lockdown was ordered for the general population after the fatal shooting The stabbing occurred later in the Adjustment Center yard An inmate identified as Peter Savas 24 attacked another inmate in a mainline recreation area and was shot after ignoring a guard’s warning Savas died later in the prison hospital A suspect was held in special custody Officials did not disclose a motive for the attacks

San Quentin Calif San Quentin Prison Peter Savas Orange County Savas

Mid Air Collision Kills Heavenly Valley President and Passengers

In Sierra crash near Echo Summit a twin engine plane struck a single engine Cessna 182 carrying Hugh Killebrew 57 president of Heavenly Valley ski area and three passengers. Witness Les Gleb 52 Los Gatos said he saw the collision like a sonic boom. The other victim names were Sherry Alle 27 Paul Post 40 residents of South Lake Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe UPS Les Gleb Sierra Heavenly Valley Ski Resort Gleb Los Gatos Echo Lake Hugh Killebrew Echo Summit Summit Laurence Braun Braun Killebrew el Dorado County Santa Ynez Shannon Oakland

Guilty Verdict in Farmer Murder Case

A District Court jury found Billy Bob Farmer guilty of first degree murder in the October killing of Ronald C Davis at the Las Palmas Apartments. Sentencing set for September 29. Farmer faces life imprisonment with or without parole.

Billy Bob Farmer Ronald C Davis James Brennan Paul Goldman Goldman Farmer Davis Las Palmas Paradise Road Phillip Wroughton Ruth Drive Wroughton Oscar Goodman Brennan Therman Golden Nuggett Attys Rimantas Rukstele Mel Harmon Goodman

Beame Denounces SEC Criticism of Banks in NY Securities

New York Mayor Abraham Beame accused major banks of misleading the public and him about New York City securities in 1975. He said banks dumped holdings while promoting sales to small investors, and he denied personal wrongdoing in a six page response released after the SEC report.

New York UPI Abraham Beame Securities and Exchange Commission Beame New York City SEC Harrison J. Goldin Peniay City Securities City New City Merrill Lynch

Publisher Surrenders In $80 Million Drug Ring

In Hong Kong the Oriental Daily publisher Ma Shek-chun 38 surrendered involuntarily after a weeklong manhunt for an alleged brothers led drug network. His older sibling Ma Shek-yue 44 remains in Taiwan. Police allege a massive opium morphine ring tied to the Golden Triangle. Nine people were arrested in raids as part of a broad crackdown.

Hong Kong UPI Narcotics Bureau Dick Williamson Ma Shek-chun Oriental Daily Ma Shek-yue Taiwan Williamson Interpol Ma Brothers Golden Triangles Burma Laos Thai Ng Sik-ho

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