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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1976
Page
2
A series of earthquakes rocked Brimstone Mountain near Pointe a Pitre as scientists debated a possible eruption. Authorities warned residents to avoid returning to slopes of the 4,900 foot volcano amid reports of 464 tremors recorded on a seismograph at Ft St Charles.
A local column laments political rallies and figures Leo Pucinelli of Elko County criticizes Dole and praises Rockefeller while noting the centennial dress of postal workers in Yerington. The piece shifts to seismology with Monday’s volcanic eruption near a summit, injuries to five scientists, and calls to permit refugees to tend fields as experts debate imminent danger.
Four people died when a private plane crashed in a pasture near Shamrock Wheeler County Texas during a rainstorm. Victims named Rev Charles Newton Vaden 42 Phoenix wife Gloria Maryann Vaden 41 daughter Roxanne Sleyton and her husband Roger Sleyton 23. Pilot unidentified. takeoff and destination unknown.
Monte Johnson found a $1,000,000 check on a sidewalk near the Federal Reserve Bank and turned it over. Salt Lake City's treasurer Isaac McQueen intended to deposit the city main account funds. the incident ended with prompt stop payment and police coordination.
Rep. Wayne Hays plans to resign soon in a move that could end the House Ethics Committee inquiry into the Elizabeth Ray affair. Aides say the Ohio Democrat, 65, cites press scrutiny and his wife’s health as factors while the panel had begun investigative hearings into Ray charges.
Elizabeth Ray tells UPI she regrets Wayne Hays resignation but does not feel personally responsible for the downfall of his career. She urges investigations to end, notes his health and that of his wife are strained, and she would not discuss their affair again.
Clear warm nights and sunny hot days continue through Thursday. Today’s high reaches 105 to 110 with low in the mid 70s. Yesterday peaked at 108 and dipped to 75 with high humidity and light winds. Sunrise is 6 12 and sunset at 7 09.
New York Radio City Music Hall management reached tentative contracts with two of three unions, aiming to save the landmark from a Sept. 8 closing if the musicians do not reach an accord by next Wednesday. Ratification rests with the performers and stagehands unions, with attendance and losses noted since 1972.
A 27 year old California man was kidnapped and robbed by two hitchhikers on Highway 20 while driving from La Conner to Winthrop Washington. The victim was bound and confined in the back of his van and released in Portland early Tuesday by state police officers.
NASA reports Viking 2 touches down on the northern plains of Utopia near the 48th parallel to search for signs of life after Viking 1 puzzled researchers. Experts note carbon dioxide production from a soil sample with a nutrient broth suggests possible biological activity, though the source remains unclear. Dr. Harold Klein says the high CO2 output implies something is consuming the chicken soup nutrients in Martian soil.
The FBI announced the arrest of six individuals on charges of tapping the Plantation Pipeline Co. system from Villa Rica Georgia to Muscadine Alabama. Two tanker trucks seized were used to move gasoline to service stations in western Georgia and eastern Alabama.
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