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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1975
Page
12
Alfred Sheinwold quips that baths are dangerous and warns against defensive overcalls in bridge. The column analyzes a hand where doubling two diamonds is expert only, detailing the auction, play, and ruffing sequence to show why the result favors the defense.
The FTC issued guidelines to require automakers to present city and highway fuel economy figures equally. The advisory rules, enforceable by cease and desist orders, rely on EPA test results and mandate disclosure of engine size, transmission, and optional equipment when applicable. The rules take effect Oct. 15 and may be replaced by permanent standards after about a year.
Acting Secretary Kent Frizzell announced that Interior Department representatives will visit Nevada next week to work with state officials on reducing excess wild horses and burros. The move follows rejection of a prior interstate agreement due to federal jurisdiction under the Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act and aims to protect the deteriorating range for cattle and wildlife.
Deputy Brent Boyle, 21, was shot in the shoulder as he stopped a car with faulty tail lights. The driver, Elvin Fredericks, 27, of Memphis, fled, crashed at a Sparks service station, and was jailed on charges including attempted murder and battery on an officer.
Michael L. Hansen of Fargo pleaded guilty to hijacking a Western Airlines jetliner with 64 aboard to Cuba three years ago. He appeared before U.S. District Judge Robert Firth and faces sentencing September 22.
Della Mae Powell a 27 year old Las Vegas resident was stabbed to death during an argument at the Big Eight Barbeque in West Las Vegas. Meyarn Turner 18 was being questioned as a possible suspect. Motive remains unclear but witnesses cite a prior argument between the women.
A North Las Vegas youth, Juan Ramos, 19, pleaded guilty to knocking down a 73 year old woman and stealing her purse. He received a suspended five year sentence with one year in Clark County Jail and probation, with a six month credit for time already served. The rape charge was dismissed in exchange for the plea.
The oil industry chose 10.9 million acres of seabed off the New England coast as the target for a second Atlantic Ocean offshore drilling project. Nineteen oil companies nominated 1,927 potential lease tracts off Massachusetts and Rhode Island in Georges Bank Trough, a canyon from Rhode Island to Maine.
Seven men faced a U S District Court arraignment on a three count indictment accusing conspiracy to smuggle and possession with intent to distribute more than two tons of marijuana. One defendant failed to appear and remains at large while the rest pled innocent and set trial for November 3.
A 19 year old from Los Angeles, Anthony Marion, bound over for trial on grand larceny and robbery with a deadly weapon. He and a juvenile allegedly stole a car on August 11 and robbed the Auto Flight gas station at 329 Las Vegas Blvd South, netting $106, after which police pursued the duo until their cab broke down in the desert near Lake Mead Boulevard.
Former Mayor Grayson Gragson will head the CETA program as general overseer and liaison. The agreement runs through next June 30 and pays a $7300 salary plus $2500 expenses funded federally. The arrangement was approved by the local board and endorsed by Department of Labor officials in San Francisco.
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