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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1977
Page
4
An arrival from Colombia reports Thursday evening events as two other companions remain imprisoned in Santa Marta.
Two Las Vegas men remain jailed in Santa Marta as Colombian officials seek permanent custody of a Lear jet valued at over 1 million dollars. Five Americans, including James Chagra, chartered Jet Avia to evacuate a burn patient identified as Jerry Lee Wilson. authorities allege cocaine was found on the plane, though detainees deny drugs were aboard, citing medical supplies only.
Caesars workers push for unionization amid management fear of higher benefits aimed at dealers who handle larger cash flows. Smyth notes efforts to keep lines open, with monthly meetings and ongoing appeals in frontier voting, while officials discuss signatures and NLFR procedures.
protesters at the Pentagon flung blood onto pillars while police arrested four after damages. sources say underground tests of a top secret neutron bomb may have occurred at Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas within the past year.
Canadian witness details payments discussed with James Wadsworth to influence Miss Trevillion’s testimony in the Meier case. McInnes swore Trevillion took $500 in advance for negotiations and interview, with $3,000 promised if testimony changed. Wadsworth denied receipt of a transcript. Las Vegas hotel link noted.
A complex political scramble unfolds as family ties and lobbying shape county and city administrations. Rumors swirl around Richard Bunker for county administrator while Spaulding Hoyt and Demers influence funding and appointments. Local groups mobilize against Bunker amid cross‑city rivalries and anticipated power shifts.
Judge William N. Forman was picked to rule on disqualification of Judge Keith Hayes in the Howard Hughes will case. A July hearing in Reno sets 9 30 am as motion to disqualify Hayes due to Mormonism bias proceeds by Paul Freese. Hayes denies bias and awaits a ruling to appoint another judge. A jury trial on the will’s authenticity is slated for August 15 pending the disqualification decision.
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