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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1976
Page
12
Readers debate contraception access for teens and Miss America pageant pregnancy pledges. A Louisville reader questions Ann Landers about hair in soup and shaving debates sparking widespread responses from mothers and Catholics alike.
Max Huntington, former Las Vegas chapter commander of Disabled Veterans and past Golden Rodent, has been appointed chairman of the 53rd National Rendezvous of the National Order of Trench Rats to be held in Las Vegas July 9 15. A life member, Huntington retired from the U S Air Force after 32 years of service.
Gary Devloo a 16 year old from 3201 Alcoa Ave was rescued by Metro Police search and rescue units after getting lost in the Gold Butte area near Overton. He was safely found Sunday and said he waited in one spot to be rescued. He is not injured.
The National Exchange Club designates the Las Vegas Exchange Club as a Bicentennial Club under the slogan An American Exchange. It will lead nationwide projects for the 200th anniversary, with 1,200 clubs nationwide participating in the celebration.
Jurors deadlocked after a six hour session in the Susan Saxe armed robbery and felony murder case. The panel, consisting of six men and six women, was sent home for a two day break by Superior Court Chief Justice Walter H. McLaughlin as deliberations resume.
Bob Phipps appointed fair chairman for the 1976 Jaycee State Fair to be held Nov 37 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. A Las Vegas resident, he has been involved in the fair for four years. Water device def. hydrophotometer measures water transparency.
Dr Paul W Brand, at the American College of Surgeons meeting, urges Americans to spend part of each day barefoot to improve foot health. He links common foot ailments to poorly designed shoes and says barefoot walking distributes pressure across different foot areas. He cites Indian practice as an example.
The Flamingo branch of the Clark County library hosts its second annual book sale by the Friends of the Southern Nevada Libraries Inc. $1,186 was earned Sunday and $100 by noon Monday, drawing about 400 buyers. The sale features 15 000 books with prices from 25 cents to $2 and runs until noon Saturday. Proceeds support a new library sign and Thorn's Apple poetry group at UNLV.
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