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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1963

Page

2

Credit cards tempt spending as Las Vegas drive shines a warning

A Las Vegas study recounts how credit cards enabled travel and impulse purchases from Hollywood to Detroit with nine cards, including a Diners Club mishap in Las Vegas. Sproul plans a large Indian Springs housing project near the Mercury test site to cut hazardous travel for workers.

London George Bernard Shaw Fleet Street Hollywood San Antonio Detroit San Francisco Las Vegas Chicago St Louis Wells Fargo Bekins Santa Rosa New Mexico Wheth Dan Perry Sproul Indian Springs

Kennedy Baby Born Prematurely at Children’s Hospital

Salinger said doctors described the baby’s premature lungs as underdeveloped. The newborn was placed in an incubator in a private fifth floor room at Children’s Hospital with around the clock private nursing. The infant, 17 inches long, was delivered by Dr. John W. Walsh and named Patrick was expected.

Salinger Children’s Hospital Kennedys Kennedy John W. Walsh Hyannis Port John Joseph P. Kennedy Janet Travell Walsh Travell Secret Service Mrs. Kennedy Kennedy Summer Washington Walter Reed Army Hospital Cape Cod

Mississippi primary yields set for runoff in governor race

With 1 888 precincts, Johnson leads with 140 663 votes and Coleman 118 031, Sullivan 100 542, triggering another runoff for governor. Lieutenant governor results show Gartin 121 859 and Evelyn Gandy 3 804 advancing. Johnson’s margin over Coleman exceeds 20 000 votes.

Johnson Coleman Charles L. Sullivan Robert “Blowtorch Mason Sullivan Carroll Gartin Evelyn Gandy Miss Gandy Natchez Troy B. Watkins Ruchel Phillips Mississippi Ross Barnett

Keeler and Ward scandal rattles Britain as Profumo resigns

In London Miss Christine Keeler and Ward reach a sensational clash with Profumo. Scotland Yard completes a case that leads to John Profumo's resignation, Ward's conviction as a procurer, and his death by barbiturate overdose. Paula Hamilton Marshall, 22, rooms with Miss Keeler.

Miss Keeler Paula Hamilton-Marshall Scotland Yard John Profumo Ward Profumo Eugene Ivanov

Layoffs Rise as Local Job Market Expands

New unemployment figures show 4 550 workers off the job at the office not yet in the statistics for the past month. Schoppe cites heavy influx of new workers and a 54. over last year in unemployment. Job placement rose 294 percent from the previous year as initial claims for 1963 high by 38.8 percent and continued claims by 27.8 percent.

Schoppe

Union Negotiations Continue Over Site Pay and Campsite Benefits

A TEST SITE project agreement follows a local union deal with Southern Nevada contractors. Key issues are pay for reporting to work points with campsites and subsistence rates if a campsite is later established. U S Mediation and Conciliation Service Commissioner John Fenton of Los Angeles is aware of the picket line and negotiations crisis, but his participation remains undecided.

Southern Nevada U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service John Fenton Los Angeles

Gambling commission hearing details on altered betting tickets

Stewart asked Aikin to refer to about 30 betting tickets and explain how they were altered. Aikin cited ink color, numeral size, and figure placement, admitting no scientific tests were run. Both defendants attended but did not testify as proceedings began June 9 following a 1963 complaint alleging record alterations in 1962 and improper ax counting.

Stewart Aikin Gaming Commission The Saratoga Gam

Haiti Invasion Report Amid Border Town Capture Claim

The report states men were taken at Derac Haiti a border town near the Dominican Republic. Verna says the men were jailed but offers no details on capture. The informant has had no direct word from the invasion force in over 24 hours. Haiti protests to the OAS demanding immediate action to halt Dominican aggression.

Vasion Derac Haiti Verna Organization of American States OAS

Classified ad snippets with apartment and vehicle listings

A jumble of old classified lines lists rents for furnished and unfurnished apartments, a 10 acre sale with a mobile home, and autos for sale including a Model A Ford and a 1967 Chevy. Contact numbers 382-4311 878-2596 and 735-8100 appear among room and property notices.

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