Fire hits Skaggs Drugs during Christmas shopping rush
A two alarm fire at Skaggs Drugs 1800 E Charleston Blvd caused heavy smoke and water damage. Firefighters evacuated and vented the building while one firefighter was hospitalized after an injury. No dollar damage estimate given. Fire units and a snorkel were deployed to control the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaggs Drugs
Charleston Blvd
Charleston Plaza
Charleston Boulevard
Sunfoto
Ken Jones
SUN Youth Forum analysis from Clark County students
High school student Lisa Krutz summarizes a SUN Youth Forum panel on world affairs. The piece notes U S policy should balance resolve with domestic needs, calls for wiser foreign aid, and favors a moderating U S role in the Mideast while supporting Israel if war arises, with attention to oil nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Krutz
SUN Youth Forum
Clark County
United States
America
Mideast
Israel
Ford Plans New Cuts In Taxes
President Ford said Cuban military involvement in Angola ruins any chance of improved U S relations with Cuba and warns Moscow that its Angola policy could jeopardize détente. He suggested covert aid to anti-Soviet factions might still be possible despite Congress blocking such funds. Ford accused Cuba of backing Angolan fighting and Puerto Rican independence efforts, insisting no friendliness with Havana while citing 4 000 to 6 000 Cuban troops in Angola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Angola
U.s.-Cuba
Moscow
Washington
UPI
Congress
White House
Senate
U.S
House
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
Henry A. Kissinger
Havana
Puerto Rico
Chemical Explosion Injures Nineteen at Clinton Plant
Nineteen people were hurt at the Clinton Corn Processing plant when a hexene storage tank exploded at about 7 45 am. Officials said the blast released other chemicals and crews treated or released many patients locally. Critical conditions were reported for Donald Williamson Billy Koepp and Jim Shields with others listed as serious or stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
UPI
Donald Williamson
Moline
Billy Koepp
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Jim Shields
Pact Seen in Argentina Air Force Crisis
Buenos Aires reports an agreement reached to return rebel-held air facilities to loyal forces this Sunday as President Isabel Peron seeks a quick solution to a mutinous air force uprising. Loyal forces bombed Moron air base, leaving two planes destroyed with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Air Force
Isabel Peron
Moron
Peron
Eloy Reborn
Air Force Command
Julio Cesar Caceres
Caceres
Sailboat Adrift in Bermudas Triangle Found With No Life
A 35 foot sailboat was found floating adrift in the northwest Bermuda Triangle with no sign of life. The craft was spotted at 10 a.m. by the cargo ship Ponce de Leon about 80 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. Coast Guard Lt. J.G. Fred Simpson said it’s unclear if the vessel capsized recently or was lost earlier in the summer storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
UPI
Bermuda Triangle
Coast Guard
J.G. Fred Simpson
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Simpson
Ponce de Leon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Skaggs Drug Store
Nevada
McFarland
Fire Department
Mercury Ambulance
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
James Pechacek
By Lisa Krutz
Middle East
Harold Hyman Sun
Alpine Village Inn
Paradise Road
Hilton
Landmark
Alpine Village
Rathskeller
Las Vegas
Louis Wiener
Herschel Severton
Wiener
Severton
Sun Chuckler
Bob Palm
Showtime
Dr. Thosteson
Ann Landers
Muriel Stevens
Swice
Fremont
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!