Hunts Kidnaper Hunt Nears Conclusion Says FBI Official
A nationwide manhunt for two kidnapers who seized Las Vegas banker Frazza and wife Polly for about 1.2 million dollars may end Thursday with an FBI announcement. The couple were taken from their home and the money moved via a Cal Vada Inn stop and a Cessna escape.
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SUN
United States
Las Vegas
Jack Keith
FBI
the Sun
Reno N. Fruzza
First National Bank of Nevada
Polly
Fruzzas
Keith
Frazza
Nevada
Cal Vada
Pahrump
Fruzza
Las Vegas Air Terminal
Los Angeles
Nixon Planned To Use Aide Defense In Watergate Coverup
Nixon prepared to justify actions by his top aides in the Watergate coverup case. The plan involved framing their conduct as necessary and directive at the White House level, with potential courtroom arguments and political fallout shaping the defense strategy.
Hughes Cash Ties Nixon Campaign to Hughes
Washington (UPI) Richard Nixon admitted Wednesday he planned to use the then secret 100000 cash campaign contribution from Howard Hughes for the presidential effort. The disclosure ties Hughes to fundraising for the White House bid and raises questions about the source of campaign funds.
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Washington
UPI
Richard Nixon
Howard Hughes
Commencement address by Hank Greenspun at UNLV May 21 1977
Hank Greenspun tells UNLV graduates that the world is divided by two forces the free world pursuing happiness and a totalitarian state. He rejects generic commencement clichés and reflects on reality, purpose, and the pursuit of meaning. The speech also references Nixon and Watergate material included as part of the page content.
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Hank Greenspun
UNLV
Nixon asserts Hughes contribution was campaign money
Nixon says top aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman refused the Hughes funds, framing them as a campaign contribution. He denies accepting any gift and notes such funds would risk compromising him with government contractors. The interview questions whether Hughes sought antitrust relief to aid Las Vegas casino deals.
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Rebozo
Bebe
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Hughes
Frost
Nixon
Las Vegas
Looted armored truck sparks wide Arizona search
A high profile search is under way for two Purolator guards Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey and about $288 000 in cash after the armored truck stopped near Bumblebee ghost town 36 miles north of Phoenix. About $40 000 in coins was found inside the locked van while a shotgun lay in the vehicle. Witnesses are questioned as FBI and state police pursue leads and a $10 000 reward is offered for information leading to arrests.
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FBI
Cal Vada
Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Arizona
Bumblebee
Phoenix
Charles Stapleton
Purolator Security Co
Stapleton
Purolator
Cecil Newkirk
Russell Dempsey
Prescott Valley
David Mitchell
Nuclear Test Crewline Detonated Quietly Near Las Vegas
A deep underground nuclear blast code named Crewline exploded at the Nevada Test Site about 80 miles from Las Vegas at 10 am. ERDA spokesmen reported no problems and said ground motion was minimal, with a yield between 20 and 150 kilotons and this being the third test this year at the site.
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Las Vegas
Yucca Flats
Crewline
Energy Research and Development Administration
Nevada
Erda
Nevada Test Site
Marsilly
South Molucca Gunmen Stage Mock Hanging
South Moluccan gunmen holding over 160 hostages staged a mock hanging to pressure for independence and jailed coun trymen freedom. They forced captives on a hijacked train to reveal nooses and obliged a man and a woman to jump to the tracks before returning aboard the train. This followed a prior incident at Bovensmilde where gunmen held 105 children and six teachers.
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Assen
Netherlands
UPI
Bovensmilde
Grieving Parents Donate In Memory Of Son To SUN Camp
Grieving parents contribute to the SUN Summer Camp Fund in memory of their 19 year old son Mike Sartain who died of cancer last month. The fund helps send underprivileged children to camp with many individuals and groups listed as donors including Caesars Palace Baccarat Dealers and corporate and private donors.
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Mike
Mike Sartain
SUN Camp
SUN Summer Camp Fund
P.O
Las Vegas
Baccarat Dealers
Caesars Palace
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