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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1975
Page
2
Hank Greenspun argues for newsroom restraint during a presidential visit but warns against government secrecy. He compares secret arrests to totalitarian regimes, urges editors to balance public interest with accountability, and defends press duty to inform while safeguarding civil liberties.
Edward Owen Watkins 56 surrendered after holding six bank employees hostage at Society National Bank in Cleveland for more than 21 hours. He demanded 50 000 cash a van and a plane but agreed to hospital admission at Metropolitan General Hospital for heart issues after a judge arranged medical care.
By order of court Frida October 31st at 2 PM auction of stored inventory at 1915 W Bonanza contents include 180 tires office furniture imb and Olivetti typewriters complete auto testing equipment jacks auto accessories and more. Leonard J Georges conducts sale Pub Oct 31 1975.
The NRC study finds a worst case nuclear plant disaster would cause fewer deaths but more cancer and genetic damage than prior estimates. While risks remain far below those from hurricanes or cars, early illnesses and latent cancers could rise, with six to twelve times higher genetic damage risk in some scenarios.
Pepperdine University Chancellor M Norvel Young 59 pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fiery death of two women Beulah Harrison 55 of Claremont California and Christine Dathquist 81 of Lincoln Nebraska after Young's car rear ended a stopped vehicle at Coastline Drive and Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Sentencing set for December 4.
Scattered clouds clear by night with northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. High around 70s, low near mid 40s. Yesterday rose to 79, now 48. Humidity around 58 percent with a low near 6 percent.
Hollywood mourns John Scott Trotter a longtime arranger and conductor for Bing Crosby whose career spanned Hal Kemp radio and television work He died of cancer at Mt Sinai Hospital in Hollywood age 67 after a year long illness Born June 14 1908 in Charlotte he began with Kemp at the University of North Carolina and later led Crosby s radio shows for 364 weeks and 17 years on radio recordings including White Christmas Swinging On A Star He shared Emmy and Academy nominations and last month collaborated with Arthur Fiedler to revive Big Band sounds for a PBS fundraiser
Police raided London area homes seeking bombers tied to a strike near the U S embassy at Grosvenor Square that wounded 18, including four Americans. Nine suspects detained under antiterrorism rules. Caroline Kennedy reportedly moved near the site. details unconfirmed.
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