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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1976
Page
2
Students voiced opinions on press freedom the need for censorship limits, capital punishment, and the Olympics funding. They urged equal rights, questioned the Civil Rights Act, discussed euthanasia and living wills, and supported flexible social security options for youth.
Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson and Frank Zarb endorsed Carter’s aim to reorganize the federal energy bureaucracy while urging quick congressional grant of emergency powers to handle foreign oil embargoes and price hikes. They noted progress in conservation but limited gains in supply, blaming congressional inaction and opposition. STEAM proposal by Rep. Mike McCormack suggested a cabinet level science and energy super agency.
The Illinois Senate failed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment 29 to 22 after prodding from President-elect Jimmy Carter. Senate President Cecil Partee said the ERA issue would be dead for this session and no special session would be called if the measure failed.
The Justice Department released a statement that its lawyers and economists are conducting a preliminary review of recent steel price hikes to assess potential antitrust violations. Acting AAG Hugh P. Morrison Jr. said the review began on November 24 and any findings could lead to a full investigation, in a letter to Ralph Nader and Mark Green of Corporate Accountability Research Group.
Sacramento reports health workers moved 35 patients from Garden Grove Sanitarium after the license suspension for alleged health care violations. The patients on Medi‑Cal or Medicaid will be relocated to facilities of their choice, with an additional 35 nonpublic assistance patients assisted in securing new arrangements.
Forecast calls for sunny, warm days and clear nights through Friday with light variable winds 10 to 15 mph. Today's high 65 to 70 and low 25 to 35, humidity around 31 percent, air quality index 53. Sunrise at 6 45 and sunset at 4 28. Yesterday’s figures included a 61 high and 33 low.
The Nation presents a temperature and precipitation table for a 24 hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific time. Data prepared by the National Weather Service station in San Francisco shows regional readings and rainfall totals.
Continental Oil Co now Conoco fired Wayne King and Willard H Burnap for withholding information during a directors’ committee probe into questionable domestic political payments. Investigators found $85,000 in corporate funds possibly used for unauthorized U S political contributions with another $148,000 paid to overseas parties. The probe also noted $31,000 in gratuities paid abroad in a single year.
Three masked robbers climbed scaffolding at the Louvre, entered via an unbarred second floor window, and seized King Charles X’s ceremonial diamond studded sword from the Apollo gallery. They tied guards, fled as alarms rang, and could sell diamonds individually though the sword itself is priceless.
President elect Jimmy Carter said he would normalize relations with Vietnam only after all Americans listed as MIAs are accounted for. He referenced a House committee report stating no MIAs remain held and urged careful review of 728 MIAs with 33 POWs, noting potential impact on survivor benefits.
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