Flood Waters Swamp Las Vegas Strip Hotel Area
July 5 1975 Las Vegas faced record floods washing out roads and inundating casinos including Caesars Palace and other Strip venues. Cars floated in parking lots while tourists and residents waded through waist deep water. Two city workers died. several power lines and stations were knocked out and damage topped over a million dollars.
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Stirlingi
Moss
Delvert Ball
Ft. Worth
Tex
Ally Tie
England
Caesars
Calfa
Mike Williams
Richard Mankins
Delta Airlines
McCarran International Airport
Jim Schall
Clark County
Las Vegas
Freming Road
Tropicana Street
Caesars Palace
Ratel
Ed Snell
Marina
Las Veras Pri
Gambing Mecca
Thousands Turn Out As City Revives Holiday Tradition
Thousands gather in Lubbock to celebrate a bicentennial holiday event amid rain and crowds at the fairgrounds. Residents joined in parades, contests, and performances, honoring heritage and community unity as the day’s festivities drew high attendance and awards from Mayor Bass.
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Lubbock
Jerusalem Bombing Kills 13 Across City Street
A bomb exploded on Jerusalem's main commercial street near Zion Square at 1 am killing 13. Police had been alerted by a woman who reported a device on the sidewalk moments before the blast. Eyewitnesses described a shock and seeing wounded in the street as ambulances arrived.
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Paase OU Mia Peter
Idle Views
Jueusalem
Alfa’ Road
Zion Square
Ziad Adan
Svela
Cartion
Indira Gandhi bans extremist parties in India
Indira Gandhi outlaws 26 extremist groups including the Communist party of India Marxist Leninist and the Maoist center. She accuses followers of potential disruption and outlines penalties for those aiding or promoting these organizations. Censorship rules bar articles without government approval and fasten tight controls on news content.
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Communist Party of India
Marxist- Leninist
Maoist Communist Center
Gandhi
India
Indian Federation of Working Journalists
Mrs. Gandhi
Violence and strikes deepen Argentina crisis in 1975
In Buenos Aires violence and national strikes surge as labor groups declare indefinite walkouts in major cities. Police report two killed and seven injured by a bombing at a downtown bar amid escalating political unrest following Mrs. Perón's 1974 austerity policies.
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Buenos Aires
IUPIA
Mario Filipini
Argentina
Peron
Florencio Varela
Maria Estela Isabel Peron
Labor Movement
General Labor Confederation
Cordoba
la Plata
Santa Fe
Rosario
Race Driver Hurt In Speedway Flip At Arena Park
Tim Irvin of 5229 9th St. suffered neck and back injuries when his sprint car hit a wall after hitting a tire during practice at Arena Park Raceway. The raceway spokesman reported he was listed in satisfactory condition at St. Marys Hospital. No other injuries were reported.
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Cevearald
Arena Park Raceway
St. Mary's Hospital
Tim Irvin
Raceway
Irvin
Reunion Sparks Memories at Lamesa Jubilee Event
Former Lamesa High School stars Gus White and Dan Kenner return to memories in the 1973 Golden Tornado Jubilee exhibition. Shoes, dresses, and memorabilia fill a memories museum in the school center as exes tour old teams, governors, and wartime nights. The displays run through Sunday as Jubilee events continue.
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Gus White
Richard Crawley
al Hirt
Cincinnati Conservatory
Dan Kenner
LHS
Weaver Dunis
Danser
Miss Weaver
Stanley Wilkes
Joe Don Buckner
Foreign Fourth Ceremonies Mixed Aussies Burn Flag
Protesters in Australia staged anti American rallies during July Fourth observances, with paint bombs and flag burnings outside the Pan Am office and outside a hotel hosting the Australian American Association ball. Nine demonstrators jailed, one officer injured, while Whitlam welcomed Rockefeller’s planned visit and praised U.S. relations. In Italy veterans honored the Italian front. In Denmark, 5000 Americans and Danes joined a large July Fourth event near Aalborg with music and singing. In Lisbon, senior Portuguese officials boycotted a US embassy reception with only two ministers attending.
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Associated Press
Australia
Italy
Denmark
Melbourne
Pan Am
America
U.S
Uncle Sam
Gough Whitlam
Australian American Association
Whitlam
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mark W. Clark
5Th Army
Rome
Nettuno
Clark
John Volpe
Ffsho
Anzio
Florence
Bologna
Relgild
Aalborg
North America
U.S. Air Forces
Classical Arts Ballet Company
Michigan
Frank Carlucci
Mario Soares
Francisco Salgado
Aenha
Socialist Party
Chairman named Young Republicans head in Indianapolis
AP reports Jack Mueller a year old in Cheyenne was elected Young Republican chairman at the 1975 convention in Indianapolis. He serves as a consultant for the Wyoming Department of Education in Cheyenne.
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Indianapolis
Jack Mueller
Wyoming Department of Education
Cheyenne
Shadow Radio Marathon Returns with Classic Programs
Hyannis Mass hosts a four hour WBZ event reviving The Shadow and companions Margo Lane with actors Brett Morrison Grace Matthews for Muscular Dystrophy benefit. The lineup includes soap operas When A Girl Marries Our Gal Sunday Stella Dallas Helen Trent plus Allen show segments with Ken Delmar Minerva Pious Peter Donald and Parker Fennelly.
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Hyannis
Mass
UPD
the Shadow
Lamont Cranston
Margo Lane
WBZ
Yesteryear
Brett Morrison
Grace Matthews
Margo
Cape Cod Roosort
Eastern Massachusetts
America
Stella Dallas
Helen Trent
Allen’s Alley
Kenny Delmar
Minerva Pious
Peter Donald
Parker Fennelly
Fred Allen
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Spratkite
Genie Browary
American Bionmius Commision of
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Roy Pass
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Persapso
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Buster Dicker
Mayorass
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Lubbock County
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Robert
Sao Paulo
Brazil
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Sith Sr
General Motors Finance Co
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Indira Gandhi
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