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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1963
Page
1
Joseph Pulitzer era insight on journalism profits versus ideals. He praises Las Vegas students at SUN Youth Forum and honors high school press banquets at the Dunes Hotel, noting optimism for future editors reporters and possibly publishers among them.
Tass reports Khrushchev at a Kremlin meeting stressed party authority and hinted at retirement from at least one post. He noted his age and mortal limits, following Western reports he may relinquish duties. Historical context recalls Stalin era power shifts between Khrushchev Malenkov and Bulganin.
A three judge panel unanimously sentences Jack Rainsberger to death by gas in Carson City after a four day hearing. Dist Judge John Mowbray sets execution between July 7 and July 15, with a 60 to 90 day window from sentencing. Rainsberger remains stoic as the verdict is read and his attorney Sam Lionel shows visible distress.
The Saturday Evening Post accuses unscrupulous promoters of selling worthless Nevada land and other Western sites to gullible buyers. It cites nearly 700 million dollars expected to be spent this year on unseen plots and notes Nevada legislative failed reform. The Gamble Ranch Development Co. is highlighted for selling about 6 million dollars worth of lots in a 226000 acre project with brochures touting a Golden opportunity.
Portsmouth N H UPI reports the Naval Court of Inquiry heard secret data about the sunken nuclear powered submarine Thresher while rough seas hindered search operations. The board met for the second day behind closed doors to determine the cause of the April 10 sinking that claimed 129 lives.
U.S. troubleshooter W Averell Harriman lands in Moscow with a personal Kennedy message to Premier Khrushchev aiming for a Laos settlement. He rejects Soviet charges of U S responsibility for renewed fighting and notes Moscow may press China. He plans talks with the Soviet Foreign Minister.
Police detained Floyd L. Simpson and Gaddis Killian in the roadside slaying of William L. Moore, the Baltimore Civil Rights crusader. Simpson was held in Collbran, Killian surrendered at the Fort Payne sheriff’s office. both men are described as neighbors on U.S. 11 near Fort Payne.
Dr. Robert E. Schultz of the University of Southern California spoke at the National Marketing Conference of the American National Insurance Company at the Thunderbird Hotel. He projected accelerated US population and economic growth and a thriving life insurance industry in the coming years.
A U S U K balloon mishap at the Tonopah Test Range injured Pfc. Roy W. Portmann of Fort Bragg and damaged two other balloons. Portmann, a Monroe Wisconsin native, was flown to Nellis Air Force Base for examination where doctors deem his injuries minor.
Ramsberger, 27, in Carson City Nevada, pleads for life before three district judges claiming he did not intend to kill Erline Folker. He cites life debt to society and offers to participate in prison education if spared from the gas chamber.
The Arizona Civil Air Patrol ends a weeklong search for a missing Cessna 172 piloted by W. R. Plumee of Denver. The flight departed Prescott to Las Vegas, with last contact near Peach Springs and no trace found after engine trouble and turbulence reports.
Former President Harry S. Truman, 78, left a birthday luncheon in Kansas City with Tom Evans after reporting an uneasy stomach. Dr. Wallace Graham said he had not felt well the past few days and blamed fish. Truman insisted on attending to honor Abe Jacobson, brother of Eddie Jacobson.
Weather report notes mostly cloudy skies with southerly winds 20 to 30 mph. High near 70 and low around 55, yesterday peaked at 81 and bottomed at 58. Noontime humidity at 9 percent with sunrise at 4:54 and sunset at 6:24.
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