Holiday Visitors Pack Las Vegas
Las Vegas anticipates a record 70 000 visitors for the long holiday weekend as campsites fill and hotel rooms roar. Nevada agencies mark progress in a special edition while officials brace for traffic and safety with patrols increased and closures at Mt Charleston and Cathedral Rock campground.
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Where I Stand Where I Stand By Brian Greenspun
Las Vegas SUN marks 25 years with a Progress Edition tracing Southern Nevada growth in sports recreation entertainment and resort development. The piece honors independence and advertisers while praising state progress and a strong local press.
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Elvis Presley's Career On Hold Three To Five Months
Elvis Presley remains hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Memphis with fatigue an enlarged colon and possible mild liver disease. Dr George Nichopoulos says recovery will require three to five months with further tests and a new colon medication while he remains in the hospital for about another week.
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Peru Junta Overthrows Velasco and Installs Morales Bermudez
Peru's military leaders remove President Juan Velasco Alvarado and install Army Maj. Gen. Francisco Morales Bermudez as leader. The coup, backed by regional generals and national police, occurs amid a nonaligned ministers meeting in Lima with streets quiet and businesses shuttered. Morales Bermudez, 53, is described as pragmatic and moderate to the right of Velasco, whose nationalizations and land reforms spurred regional tension.
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Las Vegas Widow Arrested in Major Drug Bust
Eileen Romero Howard 61, widow of Dr Richard Gordon, jailed on charges of possessing dangerous drugs after state narcotics agents seized large quantities from her home at 3000 Mason Ave. Vehicles carried depressants including Demerol Quaaludes Valium Dalmane. Bail set at 6000. Drugs allegedly bought from Los Angeles manufacturers using her late husband’s DEA registration. shipment intercepted at the home during a search warrant.
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Ford Softens, Agrees On Plan To Extend Oil Price Controls
In New York and Washington reports, President Ford and congressional leaders agree on extending oil price controls up to 60 days with phased decontrol over 39 months. Ford delayed a veto to study the plan while Mansfield and Albert push for quick action and a clear decontrol timetable.
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No Cashword Winners Again
The SUN reports no winners this week though several entries came close. Next week's prize rises to 1600 dollars for a subscriber or 800 dollars for a non subscriber. Answers appear on page 9 and the new puzzle is in the classified section.
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Rape Series In The SUN
A four part series begins in the SUN tomorrow examining rape laws and their effect on victims the trial process and the rapist. Linda Miller discusses the problem in Las Vegas and asks where when why rape occurs and what happens to victims in court.
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