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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
1
Memo to Hank laments the harsh remark you never know whose friends are. It recalls post fire aid, letters from readers, and ongoing support as the Sun editors reflect on Halloween, Christmas, and the Sun Youth Forum. The piece notes a hateful unsigned letter and highlights Kennedy's death impact. It ends with plans to continue and a page 2 continuation.
Actress Karyn Kupcinet, 22, was found dead in her Hollywood apartment from manual strangulation. Autopsy dated two to three days prior. no immediate suspects. Discovery made by actor Mark Goddard and wife after neighbors reported unresponsive calls. Evidence noted includes a disordered apartment with dishes in the sink and cigarettes on the floor.
An abortive arson at the five story Carver House at Jackson and PD Streets was stopped by firefighters. The sprinkler system sprayed water onto fires on the first and third floors, and officers found signs of deliberate placement of flammable liquid throughout the hotel. The blaze was contained after three hours, but extensive staging and hurried preparations indicated a planned wide spread fire.
The Soviet press on Sunday accused Lee Harvey Oswald of being an American spy during his 21 years in the USSR. Reports say Oswald slashed his wrists on arrival in Moscow in 1959 and was hospitalized for days, with unclear intent. Pravda claimed Oswald lived in Minsk and married a Soviet citizen, linking him to U.S. intelligence and arguing the murder of Kennedy aimed to silence him.
The day brings sunny skies with gentle winds and a high of 65 degrees. Morning humidity steady at 23 percent with sunrise at 6 34 and sunset at 4 26. The low dips to 38 degrees with yesterday’s high 63 and low 37.
A man was stabbed multiple times during a robbery at a Western Union in Las Vegas. Kuk Jin Roe, 19, was hospitalized with three wounds including a lung puncture. Richard Notaro aided the victim and was beaten. Joe Allen Payne, 33, was arrested nearby with cash in his possession and held for robbery and assault investigation. Police pursue three suspects in Notaro’s beating.
President Johnson will host leaders Ludwig Erhard of West Germany Sir Alec Douglas-Home of Britain and Antonio Segni of Italy in Washington within the next 10 weeks for working talks on major common interests. Segni will visit January 14 15 Erhard December 27 28 at the LBJ ranch and February 12 13 for Douglas-Home. Johnson aims to reschedule with De Gaulle early next year.
President Johnson and the First Lady visited John F. Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery after church services. They walked up the slope with daughters Lucy and Linda and laid a bouquet of red roses, bowing for about 30 seconds. Thousands stood in line as the nation mourned the assassinated president.
Ronald Sturchio a 15 year old resident of 2001 Tonopah trailer park was hospitalized after a minor explosion while experimenting with chemicals. Phosphorus caused burns on his face neck and hands. Police and North Las Vegas Fire Department responded.
A 41yearold Washington engineer Robert Herbert Weatherington was jailed on a verbal threat against President Johnson. He was booked Saturday and to be arraigned Monday by the Secret Service, with police noting his Virginia birthplace and 1529 25th Street SE address.
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