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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1977
Page
1
A Malaysian Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked en route from Penang to Singapore crashed in swampy tidelands near Johore Bahru killing all 107 aboard. The hijackers' identity and motives remain unclear with reports linking a Japanese Red Army operation.
Metro Police surrounded the El Cortez Hotel parking garage on Fremont Street Sunday night after reports of gunfire from the third floor. Officers recovered a 25 caliber handgun and questioned a suspect as hotel security aided the search. no injuries were reported.
Las Vegas detectives investigate the Golden Gate on Fremont Street after Stanley Cobb, 24, is shot to death at 11 a.m. Cobb’s killer, Landres Charles King, 34, is jailed on an open murder charge. Motive remains unknown as the casino scene is cleared and patrons return to play.
President Carter reflects on 1977 and expresses cautious optimism for 1978 in a NY Times interview. He cites progress expected in foreign affairs including SALT II and Middle East peace, and predicts energy and welfare reforms at home while acknowledging public trust challenges following Vietnam and Watergate.
Los Angeles police linked at least six of the ten hillside strangler victims to Hollywood as bodies were scattered in Glendale and north Los Angeles over six weeks. A suspect questioned in the case appeared uninvolved in the rapes and killings. The victims included Yolanda Washington, 20, a waitress near Hollywood and Vine, and Judith Miller, 15, seen last Oct 15.
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