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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
1
Six South Moluccan terrorists released from a 12 day siege on a hijacked train in Beilen. They were to be charged with murder for the shootings of the engineer and two others. Police awaited word on gunfire reports at the Indonesian consulate where a second gang holds 25 hostages.
Arthur Treacher famed for iconic butler roles and later his fish and chips restaurants died yesterday in New York City at 3 15 p m EST aged 81 a hospital spokesman reported Born in Brighton England Treacher lived in New York and funeral plans were not immediately available
An explosion and fire at Hooker Chemical in Niagara Falls New York released a chlorine gas cloud over the city and neighboring Lewiston. Three people died and 68 were treated at area hospitals as authorities urged residents to stay indoors while the gas dissipated.
Congress opposes sending American troops or advisers to Angola. House Democratic Leader Thomas P Neill stated no Americans will be sent, stressing the Congress' stance against troop deployment or advisers to Angola.
A secret Air Force satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral and placed in a stationary orbit about 22,300 miles above Earth. The mission aims to monitor Soviet and Chinese missile activity and provide warning of land or submarine launched attacks.
A man linked to Britain's Black Panther murders faces court on kidnapping and murdering 17 year old heiress Lesley Whittle. Scotland Yard named a self employed Bradford man in his late 30s as suspect after a lengthy manhunt and dramatic arrest in Mansfield. Whittle was abducted January 14 and found dead two months later in a drainage shaft.
Rose Timm received a Christmas card postmarked December 11, 1925 in Minneiska that arrived December 11, 1975, exactly 50 years late. Post office officials have no explanation for the delay and did not demand postage due.
Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres told CBS Face the Nation that a Palestinian state on the Jordan-Israel border would invite Russian weapons and threaten Israel. He warned of Fatah bases moving from Lebanon to the West Bank and said Israel may not join the UN Security Council debate on the Middle East. He advocated federation as a solution and opposed PLO dealings.
The Sun recounts a playful biblical image of Eden where Adam and Eve encounter Cain. It uses light humor to frame a timeless scene of temptation and consequence.
A compact page overview lists sections for Movies Comics Ralph Pearl sports and puzzles. It references Dr Thosteson and Muriel Stevens in editorials and helio content, with notices on weather and horoscopes as part of the daily newspaper package.
A state trooper was killed and two other people died in a Sugar Loaf, New York shooting after he answered a family dispute call from the Monroe substation. The trooper died at Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen after a brief exchange of fire from both sides. No names were released immediately. The trooper had about two years on the force and recently married. His wife, pregnant, was brought to the hospital to be notified.
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