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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1977

Page

8

Riots at Jalisco Oblates Penitentiary Leave 14 Dead

In Guadalajara Mexican authorities report ongoing tense situation around the Oblates Penitentiary after last week's riot that killed 14 inmates. Troops surround the prison awaiting orders to storm while rival inmate groups clash over narcotics control.

Guadalajara Mexico UPI Jalisco State Oblates Jalisco State Alfredo Manzano Munoz Communist League People’s Armed Revolutionary Forces Oblates

Heist Suspect Sought In LV Westward Ho Motel

Metro Police seek an unnamed suspect in a Westward Ho Motel robbery that occurred Saturday. The victim, a motel guest, reported $500 cash and $10,000 in women's jewelry stolen at knifepoint, with total losses near $15,000.

Metro Westward Ho

Byrd lauds Panama Canal treaty statement as progress

Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd calls the Friday joint statement on the Carter Torrijos Panama Canal treaty a significant diplomatic gain. He urges clarifications on U S rights to act against aggression and swift wartime transit, while voting on ratification remains undecided.

NY Times Washington Robert C. Byrd West Virginia Senate Carter Omar Torrijos Herrera Byrd State Department Robert Dole Kansas Dole Panama United States White House Sen Frank Church Idaho Foreign Relations Committee

Shooting of 17 year old in North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas police probe the shooting of a 17 year old Friday night at Rose and Carver Streets. The youth was hit in the mouth by a .22 rifle, shattering teeth, and was treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital before being released.

Las Vegas Rose Carver Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital

Billy Carter Leads Peanut Olympics Balloon Relay Parade

Billy Carter headed a Cincinnati radio team in a novelty Peanut Olympics at an amusement park in Kings Mills Ohio. He wore an orange sweatshirt and led events like speed peanut shelling and a peanut butter sandwich build amid playful jabs at media and White House coverage.

Billy Kings Mills Ohio UPI Billy Carter U.S Carter

Hostage Seizure Ends With Suspect Capture in Vermont

Gale Thompson, 31, held three hostages in a Ferrisburg, Vermont house for over six hours. After forcing one hostage to drive him away, Thompson fled in a car then a pickup truck before being captured by state troopers following a scuffle. no injuries reported.

Ferrisburg, Vt UPI Gale Thompson Ferrisburg Thompson

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