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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1976
Page
6
John W. Barriger, 76, of Chicago, a former railroad president ousted for age, is hired by Rock Island Lines this month as senior travelling freight agent. He will persuade shippers to route freight through the Rock line and continue his long association with railroading.
In Sacramento a jury found Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc. liable for fraud and awarded damages to Dr. Gordon Runnels after an anesthesia drug Xylocaine allegedly harmed a seven year old patient, Kimberly Gerringer, in 1968. The case cites misrepresentation by the company and seeks punitive damages.
New York’s Commodore Hotel at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue will shut May 18 after net losses of 1.3 million in 1975 and an estimated 4.6 million in 1976. Realty Hotels will offer hiring preference to workers for its Barclay Roosevelt and Biltmore properties.
Three Boston policemen were suspended without pay for conduct unbecoming an officer and falsification of reports after a 1974 streaking incident at a Portsmouth Rhode Island Ramada Inn. Edward Contilli six months, Laurence Sullivan and William Malagt three months each. Over 80 officers were at the event for a law enforcement weekend. about 20 stripped and jumped into the pool in view of students at a prom.
Human Events projects Ronald Reagan will clinch the Republican nomination with at least 26 delegates to spare. The analysis shows Reagan leading Ford in delegate counts and popular votes, with California on June 8 pivotal for a large delegate haul and Sun Belt states delivering crucial wins.
A tour of the Largo Bulk Mail Center reveals 285000 daily items moving on 7.7 miles of conveyors and driverless carts. Postal leaders defend the $1 billion automation project amid startup troubles and damaged parcels, noting rapid completion and efficiency gains.
Minnesota authorities warn of an extremely high fire danger due to drought and dry winds as fishing season opens. About one million fishermen are expected to spread out in tinder dry areas with little rain since April. State and federal forest officials mobilize crews and equipment. the National Guard is on civilian alert with observation towers manned and aerial surveys under way. Ron Abraham cites it as the peak fire risk period, with 160 firefighters, water bombers, a helicopter and 12 bulldozers active locally and standby support from Missouri if needed.
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