Trucker's Killer Given Life Prison Sentence
Walter George Wellman, 47, of Minneapolis, was given life without parole in Nevada for the murder of Utah trucker Glenn Goss on Tropicana Avenue. He also received 15 years for kidnapping, after pleading guilty to avoid death penalty.
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Rick Hackman
SUN
Walter George Wellman
Utah
Glenn Goss
Clark County
Nevada State
Wellman
Minneapolis
Minn
Howard Babcock
Goss
Babcock
Tremonton
Nevada
Randy Postma
Tropicana Avenue
Glendale
District Attorney’s
Ecker
Department of Parole and Probation
Ford veto stirs override bid on 1976 tax cut bill
President Ford vetoed the 1976 tax cut bill hours after Congress approved it, setting up a house override attempt. He urged a spending ceiling and warned that without it the tax cut would worsen federal outlays, risking a political clash ahead of the 1976 election.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
White House
SUN Youth Forum Debates Transit and Consumer Topics
High school students at the SUN Youth Forum rated mass transportation highly and criticized public transit while discussing consumer protection, consolidation, and economics. Raymond Marino notes calls for improved bus scheduling, cleaner buses, and city aid plus exploring other systems. The forum urged economics as a required elective in schools.
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SUN Youth Forum
Raymond Marino
Las Vegas
Hoffa Abduction Witness Report Ties Man to Vanishing
A UPI report cites a federal source stating a witness saw James Hoffa with his foster son Charles O'Brien and two men at the Machus Red Fox before Hoffa's disappearance. The witness described a maroon car lineup in Oakland County and Hoffa being taken in the car with hands tied, while Hoffa's son accuses O'Brien and authorities withholds lineup results.
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Detroit
UPI
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Charles O’brien
New Jersey
Oakland County
Hoffa
Machus Red Fox
Bloomfield Township
O’brien
James P. Hoffa
JFK Exner denies mafia link amid Kennedy ties
Judith Campbell Exner held a San Diego news conference to say her relationship with John F Kennedy was personal and not conspiratorial. She admitted knowing underworld figures Giancana and Roselli but insisted no connection to Kennedy or CIA plots.
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San Diego
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Las Vegas
Judith Campbell Exner
Senate Intelligence Committee
Kennedy
Interstate 15 Spur Funding Approved for Nevada Route
Federal approval lines up 5.9 mile I 15 spur between Las Vegas Boulevard North and Boulder Highway with an estimated cost of 72.3 million dollars. The project will receive 95 percent federal funds and five percent state money, with preliminary engineering to begin in January. Senator Howard W. Cannon noted the approval and commended officials after a Public Works Committee hearing.
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Washington
Las Vegas Boulevard
Boulder Highway
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Cannon
Public Works Committee
Many brides marry men like their fathers argues tone
Observational quip notes mothers cry at weddings when daughters choose partners resembling their fathers, suggesting traditional patterns in family choices and emotional reactions.
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Howard Ecker
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
IRA
Zel Lowman
Lila Lorraine
Salinas
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Upifoto
WJR
JFK
Sun Chuckler
Bridge
Showtime
Johannes Steel
Dr. Thostes
Ann Landers Vista
P.M
Casino & Lanes
E. Fremont
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