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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1963

Page

2

Quarry landslide at Swingle's Quarry West Quincy

Rescue workers retrieved five men from a 375 foot pit as a landslide at Swingle's Quarry off the southeast expressway West Quincy. Two men died on site while three others were injured including Wayne Harding and Robert La Course of Lowell. Harding remained in serious condition at Quincy Hospital with others treated and released.

Quincy Hospital Wayne Harding Robert la Course Lowell Harding la Course Swingle’s Quincy George D. Dalton

Air Force Children Barred From School in Columbus

About 1 000 children of personnel at the Strategic Air Command in Columbus are barred from public schools after two Negro airmen requested transfers to white schools. The Brandon Elementary School near the base is closed as an economy move despite federal funding questions.

Columbus Miss UPI Strategic Air Command SAC John R. Henry Brandon Henry Defense Department Air Force Bobbie Bagley Thomas W. Daniels Orie O. Schuter

France to push 1964 defense budget for nuclear aims

France plans added defense spending in 1964 to move toward full nuclear capability. Finance Minister Valery Giscard dEstaing seeks cuts in non military areas to raise funds without new taxes. The fiscal year begins Jan 1 and the budget goes to Parliament Oct 1. The extra one billion francs equals about 5 percent of total defense outlay.

France Valery Giscard D’staing

Dynamite Blast Shatters Butte Area With Wide Chaos

A massive dynamite explosion near a Montana mining community left craters up to 18 feet wide and four to five feet deep, shattering windows across the area and injuring a 3-year-old boy. Police say a truck exploded during a stakeout after tips of gang meetings at a slag dump.

Butte Joe Kougioulis Dalling Asst Vern Maddock Ken Cunningham

Vietnam crackdown on Buddhist movement escalates arrests

Eyewitnesses report Saigon arrest numbers near 1000 to 2000 as Hue confirms over 900 arrests since the crackdown began. Shots were fired and a girl was reported shot in the head during the government effort led by President Ngo Dinh Diem to crush student groups opposing the regime amid the Buddhist leadership’s defeat.

Saigon Ngo Dinh Diem Hue

March crowd at Howard rally links to Washington protest

Bishop Spottswood urged crowds at Howard University to sustain a peaceful nonviolent march against discrimination. Mrs Merlie Evers spoke at the rally honoring Medgar Evers gunned down in Jackson Mississippi. Malcolm X condemned the march as government controlled and refused Muslim participation.

Spottswood Howard University Washington Merlie Evers NAACP Medgar Evers Jackson Miss United States Malcolm X Elijah Muhammed

Brandt Attacks CDU Over German Policy Debate

In West Berlin Telegraf Brandt says Adenauer's CDU misreads world politics and cites Kennedy in defense of socialist views. Socialists push for a flexible Germany policy and criticize reunification by elections, while CDU accuses them of seeking recognition for East Germany. CDU demands a no confidence vote against Deputy Mayor Heinrich Alberts after his criticism of the government.

Brandt West Berlin Telegraf Adenauer CDU Kennedy Germany East Germany Heinrich Alberts

Jordanian Forces Exchange Fire Near Old City

Jordanian soldiers on the opposite side of the line engaged Israeli forces with mortar and rifle fire after an early morning flare up. The Joint Armistice Commission was notified to stop the instigations, but attempts failed. By dawn one Israeli and one Jordanian were reported as injured.

Joint Armistice Commission Jordan Old City Abdul Kader Saleh No-Man's Land Damascus Jaffa Jerusalem Israel Holy City Notre Dame Musrara Yemin Moshe United Nations Armistice Commission U.N. Security Council New York Syria

Rail labor row and seizure powers debated by Javits

Javits pressed for limited seizure powers as an alternative to compulsory arbitration in rail labor disputes. He backed referral to the ICC for two year binding work rules but warned the proposal may be shelved. He noted past seizure actions by Truman and Cleveland as precedent.

Javits New York Republican Interstate Commerce Commission ICC Harry S. Truman Grover Cleveland Chicago

Gang of Commandeers Suspect Train Robbers in UK and Ireland

Richard Reynolds and James E. White, both sought in a train robbery in northwest London, reputedly linked to 24 tons of old pound notes. Irish police report anonymous tips and roadblocks in Dublin and Tipperary while Scotland Yard runs a wide-ranging search including dog racing tracks and motorcycle events.

Richard Reynolds James E. White James Reynolds White London Ireland Dublin Tipperary Dundalk Fishguard England Rossclare Sheree Gigi Scotland Yard

Miners Near Rescue After Cave-In Gap in Bova Location

In a Pennsylvania mine a cave in trapped a worker named Bova. A drill aimed at the 115 foot level continued as rescuers lowered John Adams to clear the hole. Bova's brothers attended the scene while the trapped miner reportedly remained without food or water. A Catholic Mass was broadcast to the site as prayers were offered for a speedy recovery.

Bova Tony Dan Pete John Pete Bova Throne Fellin John Adams Phillipsburg N.J Sam Scranton Paschal Drew Anna

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