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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1975
Page
2
A columnist surveys community issues from roads to the Bunkerville birthday, notes sympathy for locals and questions over county aid. The piece highlights Mary Baker’s flower salvage crusade, praise for Babe Didrickson Zaharias on TV, Hilary Green sightings, intrusive form questions, and a call for gender equality quoted from a famous adage.
A Bolivian Air Force Convair 440 crashed in the Andes near Tomonoco on a trip to La Paz, killing about 70 people including army officers their spouses and relatives. Gen Hugo Banzer's nephews were among the victims. weight overage or mechanical failure suspected. Banzer announced the disaster at a ceremony and visited the crash site by helicopter.
Federal prosecutors urged Judge Thomas J MacBride to reverse an order forcing President Ford to testify by videotape in the Lynette Fromme attempted assassination case in Sacramento. If convicted Fromme faces life. The judge allowed videotaped questioning at a location convenient to the President rather than a Sacramento trip.
Five women legislators lead a counter movement to NOW's strike by urging women to join “America Does What Alice Doesn’t.” They plan Oct 29 demonstrations and job demonstrations in Los Angeles and San Francisco to show women can balance careers and family.
In Cairo a U S Army analyst praised Israeli armed forces as superior in quality and numbers and said decisive Arab victory is unlikely for the next decade or two He urged Israel to pursue peace soon or risk losing military ascendancy and warned timing could matter.
President Ford declined immediate support for a constitutional amendment to ban busing for school desegregation. He ordered Justice and HEW to review alternatives to forced busing. Sen. Tower said Ford is open to remedies short of a constitutional amendment but wants students to access quality education without forced relocation.
Clear nights and sunny days ahead through Wednesday with a high in the mid 70s today and a low in the mid 40s Yesterday’s high reached 76 and low 59 Humidity around 55 percent during the day and 22 percent at night Sunrise at 5 58 a m Sunset at 4 50 p m A year ago today 71 51
Temperature and precipitation figures for the 24 hour period ending at 4 a.m. Pacific Time, compiled by the National Weather Service in San Francisco. The table provides readings across multiple locales and notes any measurable rainfall or snowfall.
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