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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1975

Page

4

Quiet Neb town rocked by six murders in mass shooting

In Sutherland Nebraska, a tranquil Saturday ends as a rifleman murders six, including three children, during a townwide night of fear. After a nationwide alert, Charles Erwin Simants is captured at the Kellie farm and charged with six counts of murder.

Sutherland, Neb UPI Sutherland

Maniac gunman captured after Nebraska killings

Charles Erwin Simants, 29, was arrested near his home in Sutherland after a dawn manhunt for the rifle slayings of Henry Kellie, his wife Marie, their 33-year-old son, and three Kellie grandchildren. He faced six counts of first degree murder in Lincoln County Court.

Charles Erwin Simants Sutherland Neb Henery Kellie Marie Simants Gordon Gilster Gilster Kelles Lincoln County North Platte Ronald Ruff Simants Amos Simants Kellie

Zionist Resolution Attacked by Women Leaders

Mrs Evelyn Schreiber president of American Mizrachi Women denounced a United Nations draft Zionism resolution as an attack on the Jewish people at the group's 60th anniversary convention. She called Zionism the national liberation of Jews in their homeland.

Washington UPI United States Leonard Garment U.S U.N United Nations Garment Israel U.N General Assembly South Africa General Assembly

Congress Faces Tight Timeline on Energy and Policy Debates

Congress returns from recess amid a crowded agenda including finalizing an energy package, debating defense budget size, Israel aid, tax cuts, and remaining appropriations. Senate and House conferees press for a deal before oil price controls expire, while natural gas policy and a January vote loom.

Washington UPI Congress 94Th Congress Israel Senate House Henry M. Jackson Wash Senate James B. Pearson Bkan Lloyd Bentsen Dte

U S Soldiers Briefly Cross into Czechoslovakia Frontier

Three American soldiers George White Robert Newton and Michael Reevers crossed from West Germany into Czechoslovakia near Klatovy in western Bohemia. They were disarmed by Czech frontier guards and handed to West German authorities after an investigation.

Prague Czechoslovakia UPI Ceteka George White Robert Newton Michael Reevers Klatovy Bohemia Furth Im Wal

Postman Seeks Death In Plea From Calif Ordeal

Delmar Stuermer a 59 year old retired postal worker in Pleasant Hill Calif begs for euthanasia or assistance to die due to emphysema. He speaks openly about wanting to die now and asks doctors for a lethal option while noting medical ethics and law forbid such action.

Pleasant Hill Calif UPI Delmar Stuermer Michael Cohen Stuermer Sacramento Delta June Lake

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