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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1976
Page
16
Authorities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties probe a racist paramilitary group with a cache described as enough to arm 200 soldiers. Three men arraigned on illegal arms charges as investigators trace origins, including an old Japanese machine gun.
Barry Goldwater abandoned his campaign for Senate Republican leader and endorsed Sen. Robert Griffin of Michigan. He cited the need for 20 votes to win, estimating 12 to 14 backing him and Griffin holding most of the remaining 38. He refused to pressure colleagues to break promises.
Leroy Bearman 42, Albuquerque Journal sports columnist and editor, died of cardiac arrest after a hospital stay that began October 25. He survived heart procedures including a triple bypass but later suffered kidney issues and leg amputation. A Missouri graduate and Birmingham native, Bearman joined the Journal in 1959 and became sports editor in 1962, earning several national awards.
A Vicksburg Mississippi plant blast injured four firemen a policeman and a worker none seriously. The blast occurred 6 15 p m and the fire was controlled about an hour later. In Catalina Island a Seattle pilot survived a crash and plane sank off the coast. In New York 175 U S firms admitted more than 300 million in questionable overseas payments since 1970. In Boise Idaho a widow was awarded 100 000 against Phillips Petroleum over radiation exposure claims at the INEEL site.
Dallas business leader David Cooley argues the South will dominate the national economy, framing Northern actions to curb Sunbelt funds as economic warfare. He cites federal aid distributions, defense contracts, and a regional power realignment as the battle heats up with firms and policy groups weighing in.
Washington reports Undersecretary Edward O. Vetter, ex Texas Instruments VP, rejects economic warfare talk between North and South. He warns civil war would be a tragedy with no winner and proposes a federal backed economic aid plan to boost Northern tax bases while they work to improve their economy.
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