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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
9
Las Vegas Toastmistresses report on San Francisco convention. Delegates critique Jung's view that women do not think as men do, arguing training in logic and synthesis could expand female influence. The piece notes club rules, events, and the playful convention hostess outfit.
In Bedford Pennsylvania two sisters Debbie James age six and Susan James four suffocated in an unplugged food freezer at their grandfather's home in Friends Cove. The bodies of two kittens were found nearby. Parents John and Mrs James reported the girls missing after lunch. grandfather Glen James located them in a freezer.
The Southside Improvement Association will meet Tuesday at p.m. at the Tropicana Avenue elementary school. A Nevada Power Co. representative will speak on home wiring and related problems. Area residents are invited. refreshments will follow.
7-year-old Marie Santa Cruz daughter of local attorney Robert Santa Cruz remained in satisfactory condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a truck struck her on 1634 Del Mar Ave. Police said the accident is under investigation and a broken leg was sustained.
Darwin W. Lamb state president and Virginia Catt Las Vegas Young Democrat president lead Reno session of the Young Democrats. They prepare for the State Convention set for September 13 and 14 and outline northern clubs’ role for the national gathering. The Young Democratic Clubs of America schedule a biennial convention in Las Vegas December 1 to 14 with about 2,500 attendees expected.
Robert Sliger McLaughlin 56 of 610 S 7th St Las Vegas died Sunday morning from an apparent heart attack. He called his son Steven for help but died before a doctor arrived. Survived by wife Evelyn and three sons Robert 19 Michael 17 Steven. Funeral arrangements not yet complete.
Katherine B Walker 58 of 1120 Normal died Friday at home. Funeral Tuesday at Palm Chapel at 2 p m with Rev. Norquist officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Survived by husband William Las Vegas. daughters Helen Lee Walker Los Angeles and Jean Cook Lincoln Nebraska. son John W Walker Las Vegas. sister Mrs Lucy Gray Alfred Beamon? New York. brother Harold L Berry Beaumont. two grandchildren John and Mark Cook.
The body of 60 year old Gilbert F. Greely of 5155 Loma Vista Paradise Valley was sent to Great Falls Montana for burial. He died Sunday at a local hospital. He served on the Congregational Church board of directors of the Northwestern Grain Dealers Association and was a former Minnesota Grain Exchange member. He was educated at the University of Washington and Brown University. Survived by wife Virginia and sons Leonard of Salt Lake City Utah and T S Greely of Great Falls Montana.
Mrs Esther Patterson of 829 S 4th St died August 9 while visiting relatives in Minnesota. A Las Vegas resident for 20 years she belonged to the Church of Religious Science and the P E O Sisterhood serving as Chapter 6 president in 1957 and 1958. Chapel services were in Minnesota with burial planned for Wednesday in Greybull Wyoming.
The House Rules Committee will consider creating a special panel to conduct a yearlong, comprehensive review of government financed research totaling 14 billion dollars. Lead sponsor Rep Carl Elliott says the goal is to ensure a full return on investment and better coordination across agencies. Republicans worry about jurisdiction and space program oversight, while existing inquiries by Rep Carl Vinson's Armed Services Committee may coordinate with the effort.
In San Diego a 28 year old physicist, John Roberson, won a court victory as police released his loaded revolver. He called the firearm a protest symbol against police practices. Police had placed him in a psychiatric ward, but the superior court dismissed the illness petition.
Dunoon town councilwoman Miss Anne Melville seeks to bar U S Polaris squadron sailors from the Scottish port citing influx of prostitutes from Glasgow. Merchants fear loss of trade. exception includes married personnel with families living in Dunoon.
The Pope blessed 3000 worshippers in the courtyard of the summer Papal palace. He dedicated prayers to the Ecumenical Council’s resumption, world peace between social classes and nations, and the revival of active religious sense. He also spoke briefly in German to German tourists.
SAN DIEGO A prominent Republican warns that the Negro civil rights demonstration in Washington could be a mob scene rather than a march. Rep. Bob Wilson says the Defense Department is preparing paratroop units and helicopter areas to prevent trouble. He cites 100 000 to 50 000 demonstrators and possible government closings a Wednesday. Wilson also notes Sen Thruston Morton as a leading GOP presidential candidate in 1960.
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