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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1977

Page

24

Mondale Attends Met Opera Opener Amid Celebrities

Mrs. Walter Mondale sat in a Diamond Horseshoe box for the Metropolitan Opera season opener Boris Godunov with Rockefeller kin Rep. John Brademas and Kitty Carlisle Hart. She dined with James Levine and later congratulated debutante Florenc Quivar before bowing with the principals at curtain. The gala audience featured formal dress and light waves of recognition.

New York Walter F. Mondale Metropolitan Opera Lussorgsky Boris Godunov Rockefeller John Brademas Indiana Kitty Carlisle Hart Abraham D ‘Rs. Mondale James Levine Messo Florenc Quivar Philadelphia Marina Martti Talvela

Amnesty International Founded to Seek Release of Political Prisoners

Amnesty International, winner of the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize, grew from a 1960 Observer article by Peter Benenson and now spans 78 countries with over 100,000 dues-paying volunteers. The group campaigns for political and religious prisoners, relies on publicity, and has faced criticism as it campaigns to end torture worldwide.

NY Times New York Amnesty International Peter Benenson The Observer Benenson David Astor Amnesty London Israel Brazil Chile Northern Ireland Soviet Union Chronicle of Sean MacBride Ireland McBride South Africa Argentina Jon Evans Association Against Martin Ennals Denmark Anthony Blane 1 University of New York Us Group

Colby Struck By Pie Thrower in New York

Aaron Kay, founder of the Youth International Party, threw a chocolate Bavarian pie at former CIA chief William Colby during a New School panel featuring Daniel Schorr Jame Wechsler and Ramsey Clark. The attack followed prior targets including Anthony Ulasewicz and Senator Moynihan.

New York UPI Aaron Kay CIA William Colby Colby New School For Social Research CBS Daniel Schorr Jame Wechsler U.S Ramsey Clark Kay Ali Torbush Youth Internationa Party Watergate Anthony Ulasewicz Daniel P. Moynihan D. Y James L. Buckley Abraham D. Beame

Gunmen crack vault at luxury NYC hotel

Four gunmen disguised with wigs and mustaches entered the Sherry Netherlands Hotel on Fifth Avenue before dawn and handcuffed four employees before looting the vault. They spent about 45 minutes prying open safe boxes. exact totals were unclear, with police estimating tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gems.

New York UPI Sherry Netherlands Soome Fifth Avenue Cpos Faithy Central Park Clancey Steve McPartland Thelves Pierre Hotel

Senate OKs Citizenship Path for Vietnam Era Refugees

The Senate approved a bill to let about 165000 Indo china refugees qualify as resident aliens and pursue US citizenship. It also extends four years a program funding refugee relocation with grants up to 300 million through fiscal 1981 for English lessons cash aid and welfare benefits.

Washington UPI Senate Indochina Vietnam Laos Cambodia United States Thailand Munici

Las Vegas Firm Secures Red Rock Scenic Drive Contract

Las Vegas Charlie Brown Construction Co. wins a Bureau of Land Management contract worth 655,496 to build Segment B of the Red Rock Scenic Drive. Work starts late October and finishes late May 1978, covering about six miles from Segment A to Blue Diamond Road with overlooks and a parallel bicycle path.

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MGM Grand Seeks Bidders for Scrap and Used Materials

MGM Grand Hotel will sell construction material and related items from its storage yard from 8 AM to 5 PM on Friday and Saturday October 14 and 15. Entrance is via the rear parking lot east end. Items include air conditioning units, doors, tables, shelving, pipe, duct work, bathtubs, toilets, lavatories, scrap metal and miscellaneous items.

MGM Grand Hotel

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