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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1977
Page
2
A Las Vegas council discusses 55 mph speed limit gasoline conservation marijuana rescheduling legalization of prostitution with strict regulation parole reforms and motorcycle helmet law. The debate cites Mill and thanks local figures and students for the learning experience.
The Nation foresees rain showers along the central Pacific coast Tuesday with some snow in the northern Rocky Mountains. Elsewhere, the weather should be fair with skies ranging from sunny to partly cloudy.
A Braniff DC8 from New York to Panama hit clear air turbulence over the Caribbean on Christmas Day. The jet plunged 10 000 feet, then leveled off and diverted to Miami. Twenty six people were hospitalized for cuts and bruises, two opted not to reboard, and one heart patient was kept for observation. The ship resumed its trip later that day with 125 passengers and 13 crew.
Mostly cloudy with periods of rain possible heavy at times through Wednesday. High near 40s and low around mid 50s with high humidity and cooler yesterday. Sunrise at 6 50 a m and sunset at 4 33 p m.
The New York Times reports scientists split on whether low dose microwave exposure harms health. Some cite risks like cataracts, infertility, and birth defects, while others say current exposures are too low to cause injury. Congress plans hearings as debate intensifies. The ANSI standard limits exposure to 10 milliwatts per square centimeter, with 1979 review pending.
The hijacker, identified as Wischnewski, boarded at Jacksonville with a toy pistol and a radio he claimed was a bomb. FBI negotiators eventually overpowered him and the crew escaped unharmed.
Nikolai Wischnewsky an Austrian national facing air piracy charges in Atlanta was previously convicted in 1975 for an attempted armed robbery after claiming a bomb on a Sloatsburg New York store. He was released from Dannemora prison last month and held without bond in Fulton County Jail. He boarded Eastern Airlines Flight 688 from Jacksonville to Atlanta with a toy pistol and a fake bomb. no injuries were reported.
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