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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1975
Page
2
A Las Vegas column covers salary figures for officials, a critique of coroner services for flood victims, praise for Arthur Ashe and Ruffian, reader letters from Hank Rovell, and local anecdotes. It includes price increases, a proposal for smaller portions, and a quip about Curtis Sawyer while ending with a political reflection.
In Saigon the Tran Quang Khai ward elected a seven member People's Revolutionary Committee as a model for nationwide polls. Ten thousand voters chose 152 residents to represent them, selecting seven from a nine candidate list. Total results highlighted reforms after the Communist takeover.
New York markets fell as investors stayed on the sidelines over interest rate fears. The Dow dropped 10.71 to 861.08 amid slow trading and a volume of 15.85 million, the lightest since June 18. The S P 500 slid 0.82 to 93.54 while 910 issues declined and 508 rose. Bank lending demand rose by 318 million, money supply climbed, and the Fed tightened credit. The prime rate was raised by First National City Bank to 7 percent, with Citibank tying its prime to short-term rates.
Foster's Shoes at 119 North 3rd advertises weather-related services with a brief note about late classification and footwear fitting.
In VIENTIANE Laos hardline General Phoume Siprraseuth became acting foreign minister replacing ill Phoumi Vongvichit. The move signals a shift toward radical Hanoi sympathetic officials amid a fracturing coalition government led by Souvanna Phouma. Several ministers leave or take medical leave as U S officials increase presence to 23.
The Civil Aeronautics Board announced first steps toward a limited experiment letting airlines freely adjust prices and choose routes. Congress and the administration pushed for quicker moves to loosen controls on air fares and route access.
Senator Walter Mondale toured flood damaged areas in Minnesota and North Dakota noting possible losses near 1 billion dollars. He urged rapid federal relief and highlighted the Wild Rice River dam as a priority for construction while discussing migrant workers’ unemployment compensation and ongoing deregulation debates.
In the Mediterranean northwest of Port Said a U S oil exploration ship sustained damage in a dangerous area. The Neches with about 23 crew members stalled with engine trouble but no casualties. Nineteen crew members were ferried to Port Said and the vessel with remaining crew towed to the port.
The National Safety Council reported 508 highway deaths over a three day Fourth of July, a low figure that echoed 1960 and 1964 levels. Texas led states with 43 deaths, followed by California 42 and Illinois 25, with 738 total fatalities across all categories.
Reports say close friends Charlies G. Rebozo Robert Ablanalp and Walter Annenberg funded a one lane bowling alley built underground beneath the White House north portico in March 1973. The facility cost $40 698.95 and was used by the Nixon family.
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