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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1976
Page
1
Rescuers work to free Leste King, half brother of President Ford, from the wreckage of a Lincoln Continental after a head on collision with a tractor trailer on Interstate 40 near an unidentified location.
UPI reports Lesie H. Bud King, 53, half-brother of President Ford, died when his 1977 Lincoln Continental veered into oncoming traffic on Interstate 40 near Lebanon Tennessee. A tractor trailer driven by Billy Hutson of Sparta was not injured. King reportedly had high blood pressure and may have dozed after a rest stop. Investigators planned a routine blood alcohol test. whiskey was found in King's trunk. The President phoned King's widow to express sympathy. funeral scheduled for Cookeville First United Methodist Church.
Las Vegas judge dismissed all charges against Ralph Petillo for interfering with a police officer. The city ordinance cited referred to physical accosting, and the judge noted the 1973 merger forming the Metropolitan Police Department. The incident involved Petillo’s daughter Suzette and her children during a July 9 Sahara overpass stop near the newspaper office.
Financial disclosures filed with Secretary of State Swackhamer show candidates who spent more generally won seats in the Nevada Legislature. Notable exceptions include Jim Kosinski defeating Kosinski and others. totals reach tens of thousands with Bill Hernstadt leading spending though ethics issues loom. The House races featured Eileen Brookman’s high outlay while Senate District 3 saw large sums from Hernstadt Lamb Ford Bryan and Lowman. The state legislature pays about $1,800 annually.
Eugene Orozco, 27, pleaded guilty to burglary and attempted rape in a July 1975 bathroom assault on a 43 year old woman. He received six years from Clark County District Court Judge Joseph Pawlikowski, with related charges dismissed.
Clark County District Court Judge Paul Goldman sentenced Karl Rederford 37 with 53 prior arrests to 10 years in prison for battery with a deadly weapon after an alleged drunken assault on a 15 year old girl. Jennie Lee Brown 37, who pleaded guilty to skipping bail on forgery and possessing stolen property charges, received four years in prison.
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