Teamster Boss Hits Media at Convention
Secretary of Labor William Usery praised Teamsters leaders as professional and prepared while acknowledging ongoing investigations into the union. He said the Las Vegas investments and PROD Inc. report would not drive public comment and defended the broader inquiry as professional. Ray Schoessling noted unions’ finances were sound and hinted a dues increase may be proposed.
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Secretary of Labor
William J. Usery Jr
Prod, Inc
Usery
Las Vegas
Ray Schoessling
Teamsters
International Union
Howe denies setup in Utah sex solicitation case
Police in Salt Lake City deny a setup in the case against Rep. Allan Howe accused of soliciting sex from two undercover officers posing as prostitutes. The misdemeanor carries fines and potential jail time. Howe claims he was lured into a trap and plans to run for re election.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Allan T. Howe
Utah
Eugene Cederlof
Paul Grant
Howe
Washington
Lake County
Cederlof
West Side
Move To Oust Clark County Commission Faces Decision
Nevada Attorney General Robert List said he would not file a quo warranto suit yet to oust the Clark County seven member board. The commission favor a special legislative session to resolve the unconstitutional county law, while List warned he might proceed. The plan hinges on whether a three or five member panel should replace them pending 1977.
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Carson City
UPI
Robert List
Nevada Supreme Court
Clark County
List
Commission
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
County Commission
Supreme Court
Gov. O'Callaghan
Hearst's Judge Carter Dies in San Francisco
UPI reports US District Judge Oliver J. Carter died of a heart attack at 12:35 p.m. at Ralph K. Davies Medical Center. He presided over the Patricia Hearst bank robbery trial and had hinted at a sentence of up to 35 years before sentencing was paused for psychiatric study. The Hearst case will be reassigned, with Carter’s recommendations guiding the next judge.
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San Francisco
UPI
Oliver J. Carter
Patricia Hearst
Carter
Ralph K. Davies Medical Center
Hearst
Miss Hearst
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Robert Peckham
Third Suspect Jailed In Strip Extortion Plot
Las Vegas police jailed Anthony Michael Barker in the Royal Inn extortion case. He faces robbery kidnapping and extortion charges. Barker, once linked to a 1972 murder of his wife Jane Wong Barker, was held after a June 7 incident at Royal Inn owner Michael Gaughan's home.
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Royal Inn
Las Vegas
Clark County
Anthony Michael Barker
de Palma
Barker
Jane Wong Barker
Paradise Valley Country Club
Michael Gaughan
Victor Trapani
The
Edward Donald Eckert
Las Vegas Stadium
Trapani
Tony Hegler
Gaughan
Paula
Las Vegas Man Dies In Crash On U S 93
A Las Vegas man, James Cox aged 38, died when his southbound car ran off U S 93 about 114 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Passenger John Donart 19 in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Police report no further details of the crash.
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Las Vegas
U.S. 93
Nevada Highway Patrol
James Cox
Fulton Place
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
John Donart
E. St. Louis
Cox
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