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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1975
Page
2
Publisher Hank Greenspun delivers a patriotic Independence Day address at the Boulder City Jamboree hosted by American Legion Post No. 31. He urges a strong military posture to deter dictatorial powers, critiques detente, recalls Pearl Harbor and Middle East wars, and emphasizes liberty and national survival.
Washington experts say routine PKU tests correctly identify the metabolic disorder in about 1 of 11,500 infants and dietary treatment prevents mental retardation in many cases. The panel notes sickle cell, Tay-Sachs, and related tests need further study before broad mass screening.
Stainless steel waterless cookware 22 piece sets offered at 149.95 from an advertised grand sale. Contact 213 331-7204 for Cau collect. Sold for 299.95 regularly offered at close price while supplies last.
Bangkok Thai police reported a large fire nearly destroyed Poipet a former smuggling hub on the Cambodian border about 180 miles from Bangkok. The blaze burned for six hours before Khmer Rouge troops halted the flames late Friday night as Poipet once served as a major smuggling center with about 10 000 residents.
The article notes President Ford’s relatively open approach compared with Johnson and Nixon. Press Secretary Ron Nessen denounces reporter cynicism while Ford maintains accessibility, holding about two news conferences monthly and granting twenty interviews. The piece cites his handling of Nixon’s pardon and other sensitive topics as areas of guarded disclosure.
A U S congressional delegation led by Sen Dewey Bartlett visited a Somali base near Berbera and returned home without confirming Soviet missile presence as Pentagon allegations suggested. The group received limited access during the tour and offered few definitive statements.
A Hong Kong tug Wilvin towed the derelict South Vietnamese freighter Truong Xuan ashore near an offshore island. Police found a decomposed man and 70 American military vehicles among 100 rifle rounds aboard the looted 2,568 ton wreck. The ship carried 3,750 refugees May 2 before sinking after a leak south of Saigon. refugees were later moved to Hong Kong. The Tailungshan towed the drifting hulk closer to Hong Kong before abandoning it. the Wilvin then secured the tow and brought the wreck ashore.
Terrence McNally, 18, and a 16 year old friend escaped injury after a gas meter exploded in a basement during target practice in Williston Park New York. A side wall collapsed and police noted McNally was lucky to be alive.
President Francisco da Costa Gomes urged work over words as Portugal faces an economic crisis. He spoke during a live radio address as 20,000 Lisbon demonstrators demanded vigilante justice for ex-secret police who fled jail. The nation also faced labor actions including a 17 day telephone strike and a TAP walkout by 4,000 workers.
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