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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1963
Page
1
A chaotic home scene unfolds as a hair spray incident triggers gag reflex and allergy worries. Washington reports John Live of Colorado quotes President Johnson planning a budget cut of 3 billion dollars next year to aid tax legislation, with governors seeking cooperation on federal state relations.
Sheriff Ralph Lamb ordered the Valley Inn to be padlocked as a hearing to revoke its liquor and gaming license proceeds. The action follows a shooting during a clash with Las Vegas truck driver James Dewey Hawkins, who was wounded in the leg. Harmon's clash with Hawkins is under police review as the District Attorney considers possible charges.
President Betancourt urged a hemispheric air and naval blockade to stop Cuba from exporting arms and revolution. He also pressed for breaking diplomatic ties with Cuba and backed a five nation OAS probe into Havana’s aggression, as violence struck Venezuela amid Raul Leoni's election wait.
Mostly clear today with gentle winds. High near 33, low 34 overnight. Noon humidity 23 percent. Sunrise 6 35, sunset 16 26.
In Hennepin District Court T Eugene Thompson wept as his sister recounted his troubled marriage and a letter from his wife before she died. Prosecutors seek a life sentence claiming Thompson hired a killer to collect $1.055 million in insurance and start anew with his mistress Jacqueline Olsen. The defense argues the killing followed a burglary and stresses lack of direct motive.
Lyle K. Gross, 32, a Nevada Test Site truck driver, was listed in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after his house trailer exploded Monday night in Ash Meadows. He suffered burns over about 45 percent of his body and was rushed to the hospital by Nye County sheriff's officers.
Lawyer T Eugene Thompson sobbed and dabbed his eyes as he faced a murder trial over the bludgeon stabbing of his wife in March. The defense contends Thompson hired the killing to collect a $1 055 000 life insurance payout and start a new life with his brunette lover Jacqueline Olesen, while testimony by Thompson’s sister described the couple as on an extended honeymoon.
President Johnson mobilizes the White House to win swift enactment of President Kennedy's civil rights bill. Leaders from Congress, labor, and the Negro community pledge solid support as the drive opens on Capitol Hill to bypass the Smith chaired House Rules Committee. The tactic a discharge petition aims to bring the measure to the floor despite Senate hurdles. It may reach debate after the new Congress convenes in January.
Singer Judy Garland flew into Las Vegas after midnight to be by sister Sue Garland 48 who was taken to Sunrise Hospital with an apparent sleeping pill overdose. Judy said she would return to Los Angeles once Sue’s condition stabilized.
Speaker John W. McCormack will begin participating in White House meetings on national security to assure continuity of government in case of contingencies. The act places him next in line for the presidency and expands his advisory role in key security discussions.
The preliminary hearing for Horace G. Tucker former North Las Vegas mayor charged with murder was postponed to December 31 because his attorney Harry Claiborne is ill. Tucker, aged 64, is linked to the October 7 fatal shooting of former bartender Omer Evans 41 found at Tucker's North Las Vegas home. Justice of the Peace Tom Purser had earlier rejected Claiborne's motion to dismiss the murder charge.
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