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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1976
Page
2
The column touches on airport show ticket sales and a county commission decision, plus notes on SWAT bank safety talks by Nevada State Bank West Sahara staff. It includes Las Vegas Press Club scholarship updates, Dayton Hudson invitation puzzles, and a humorous will joke.
Israeli forces killed 17 year old Abdallh Mustaffa Hawas during a protest in Kalandia and arrested about 8 others as clashes spread across Jerusalem, Kalandia, Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarm and Jenin camps. The incident follows another death the prior day in Nablus and a pattern of rioting over three months.
Former Army nurse Sara Coner was allowed to remain free with conditions after surrendering in Philadelphia. She must not contact the mother or two sponsored Vietnamese girls Mai Yen Phuong and Mai Yen Thanh, while prosecutors decide on charges by June 1. The girls were returned to their mother, Duong Thi Yen Nga, after a court appearance.
Libyan Prime Minister Maj Abdel Salam Jalloud assured leftist and Palestinian leaders of full Libyan support in demanding Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. Heavy shelling and sniper fire across Beirut and eastern mountains killed 179 and wounded 340 as factions clash with tanks and artillery amidst a 13 month civil war.
A brief ad note for Poster’s Shoes at 119 North 3rd highlights style and comfort in shoes for men women and children.
Forecast calls for sunny hot days and clear mild nights in Las Vegas. Variable winds 10 to 20 mph. today’s high mid 90s and low mid 60s. Sunrise 5 33, sunset 7 42. A year ago today high 89 low 64. Humidity high 20 percent and low 1 percent.
Rain or showers are expected in the north and mid Atlantic states and parts of the central Rocky Mountains. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy skies are predicted across the nation.
Dissidents among parcel workers balk at ending the strike against United Parcel Service as AFL-CIO and Anheuser-Busch press for amnesty in the 11 week beer bottlers dispute. UPS plans to resume package delivery soon but full recovery may take days.
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