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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1976
Page
6
A 16-year-old boy from Fremont was found in rugged lava flows and dense brush near Lassen Volcanic National Park after five days missing. He was flown by helicopter to safety in critical condition with exposure dehydration and hypothermia. his temperature was about 83 degrees.
Special Prosecutor Charles Ruff said there is insufficient likelihood of proving corruption in efforts to influence House votes and did not review Nixon White House tapes to probe Ford's role. He noted one Sept 15 1972 tape remains relevant but no further action was taken. A separate item: Hartford nurse delivers quadruplets at St Francis Hospital with one boy stillborn and three girls surviving. The babies weigh under five pounds each and are in incubators. In Moscow, Pravda condemns Ford and Carter in foreign policy debate, calling their remarks an outrage and labeling Ford’s meeting with East European emigres as unfriendly.
Secretary of State Kissinger said Cuba would be held strictly accountable if Fidel Castro's denunciation of the U.S. Cuba aircraft hijack pact spurs terrorism. State Dept confirmed no official denouncement yet. the treaty carries a six month cancellation clause expiring April 15, 1977.
Police Chief Edward M. Davis demoted Assistant Chief George Beck to head the Technical Services Bureau after failure to act on leaks of police reports in the skid row slasher cases. Beck serves a 10 day suspension. Chief of Staff Robert Rock became assistant chief. Lt. James Williams faces possible charges for allegedly leaking the files to a film company. Williams leads the Major Crimes Section.
A melee after Western High School home coming night game left Las Vegas police officer Dave Lamoreaux with a gash on the right cheek and a teen stabbed in the chest. Samuel Fitzgerald, 20, was jailed after allegedly slashing at the officer then dropping the knife. the teen was treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and his condition described as non critical.
A six second quake rattled the U S Virgin Islands rocking buildings with little or no damage. Edward Penn head of Virgin Islands civil defense said the quake registered on the Richter scale at Lamont-Doherty center on St. Croix. Epicenter unknown until Saturday likely in the Anegada fault north of Puerto Rico. Strongly felt in western St Thomas and St Johns with no injuries or damage reported.
Mexican authorities guard the Veracruz coast as Raul Hurtado and jeweler Luis Ortega Hernandez face jail for moving gold bars and ornaments claimed as Montezuma treasure. Archeologists evaluate 50 to 60 pieces said to originate from Aztec times amid storms and strong currents.
In Shanghai and Wuhan wall posters name Chiang Ching and four radicals as conspirators against Hua Kuo-feng. Rumors say three purged figures may have been killed, but officials say details remain unconfirmed amid campus support for Hua and the moderates.
The Nevada State Press Association backs Elko Daily Free Press in refusing to follow the 1975 law limiting political advertising. The group vows court and legislative action, arguing the statute breaches freedom of speech and press, with co defendants facing misdemeanor charges for not filing campaign ad reports.
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