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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1976
Page
2
A second convoy of Americans and Britons left Beirut amid a fierce tank battle that engulfed a Palestinian refugee camp in flames. Evacuation buses and cars carried about 200 evacuees as fighting raged nearby.
The report details fighting around Tal Zataar in Beirut southeast as Christian and Muslim factions clash. It notes 4000 Arab League peacekeepers arriving, a 1000-man advance group, and mixed battle reports with casualties while a convoy of international evacuees prepares to depart.
Aboard the USS Spiegel Grove 110 Americans and 169 others flee Lebanon. Passengers cheer as the ship nears Piraeus and commanders coordinate offloading. Vicki and Paul Alrey reflect on the peril and relief of reaching safety. Navy sailors aid passengers and separate families amid the evacuation.
Prime Minister Rabin says Israel fears that the entry of a 1,000-strong pan-Arab force into Beirut to police the truce may create a political reality extended beyond the near term. He notes the military threat is not tied to the inter Arab contingent and that Israel does not favor intervention at present.
Sunny and windy conditions in Las Vegas with a high near 94 and a low around 65. Humidity around 29 percent, sunrise at 5 24 and sunset at 8 01. A year ago today the high was 90 and the low 75.
The Nation reports a 24 hour period ending 4.4 m Pacific time with forecasted temperatures and precipitation totals compiled by the National Weather Service in San Francisco.
A weather summary notes showers and thunderstorms will occur Wednesday in the northern and mid Rockies and across the eastern Atlantic coastal states. Elsewhere expect mostly sunny conditions across the nation.
Police report an explosion leveled the empty home of Ana Maria Gonzalez 20, linked to a recent time bomb placed under Gen Cesareo Cardozo's mattress. Ana Maria, a friend of the general's daughter, was named by authorities as a perpetrator in the assassination plot. her parents later turned themselves in claiming innocence.
UPI reports isolated showers and thunderstorms across the United States, with Oregon California and Arizona spared from significant rain. drought fears in South Dakota rise as farmers fear farm losses. hay prices soar while pasture utility declines. scattered reports note rainfall in North Dakota Montana and Florida while California enjoys sun.
Col James Irwin commander of Apollo 15 and first man to drive on the moon visits Carson City Nevada for an autograph session hosted by the Carson City Centennial Bicentennial Commission and a Boy Scout troop. He will also appear at a captiol grounds program titled One nation under God during the visit.
Two Malaysian newspaper editors Abdul Samad Bin Ismail and Saman Bin Mohammed Amin were arrested under the internal security act for allegedly promoting communism. Singapore officials also implicated other journalists who admitted involvement. The case highlights alleged slanted reporting and a broader political influence operation tied to the Communist agenda.
In a Motiviation Platoon case at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot a drill instructor testified that Pvt Lynn McClure a 20 year old from Lufkin Texas appeared to be a momma s boy and malingerer He described the recruit as refusing to fight and losing consciousness after pugil stick bouts leading to brain surgery and a prolonged coma The inspector said hazing was allowed and rules were lax during training while he was in his fifth day as a drill instructor
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