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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1976
Page
6
A motorcycle police escort for President Ford crashed on the San Bernardino Freeway while en route to Fountain Valley for a campaign appearance. The rider, wearing helmet and gear, stood shaken but apparently unhurt as Ford’s limousine passed.
Rosary and funeral services are noted for Thomas J Healy 67 of Las Vegas and Opal Westenberger 60 of California with burial in Palm Valley View Memorial Park and Good Shepherd Cemetery. Frances M Harris 67 of Boulder City and Robert D Mayfield 56 of Las Vegas are also remembered with services and burials in California and near Austin Texas. James Motto 52 of Las Vegas dies in a highway accident near Austin with services at Bunker Brothers Chapel and burial in National Cemetery. Surviving family members and affiliations with local organizations are listed for each.
Registration for Charleston Heights Community School children classes runs Oct 25 to Nov 5. Programs include exercise and motor skills kung fu gymnastics and various dance and baton styles. Registration is 2 to 9 pm Monday through Friday at Garside Junior High Room 78. Call 878-8644 for details. Sponsored by Las Vegas Cultural Services Department Recreation Division.
South Africa formally grants independence to the Transkei, the first of nine homelands under separate development. The United Nations and the Organization of African Unity reject its statehood, while Transkei leaders pledge real sovereignty and aim to join the UN and forge alliances.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority schedules a busy day with multiple committee reports and presentations by four groups seeking selection for a black market research study. Presentations follow the regular session at 9 a.m. in Room 4, with additional talks in Rooms 2 and 3. An audit report by Kafoury Armstrong Turner and Company will also be delivered.
Gallup survey interpreted by Senator Dick Clark shows world hunger as the top public concern while governments pursue armaments. Clark notes U S food exports fell from 18 million tons a decade ago to 5 million today, and arms shipments rose from 1 billion dollars in 197 to over 10 billion now.
The piece contrasts bread riots with Marie Antoinette’s legend and highlights a tobacco protein breakthrough. It notes the Agricultural Research Center’s claim that tobacco leaves could yield high grade protein comparable to milk. It speculates on transforming protein into a bullet like form for dual harm and nutrition.
Metro police pursue Dennis Osborn 30 son of Henderson Police Chief Floyd Osborn in a grand larceny case. Michael Devine 26 said Osborn stayed at his home and left with $147 and his luggage after a 2:30 a.m. return from work. In a separate crash, Jimmy Begay 42 died when his southbound car left Interstate 15 at 6:55 a.m.
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