Emile Griffith Defends 147-Pound Title in Las Vegas
Emile Griffith defends his world welterweight crown for the second time in six months at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Jorge Fernandez of Buenos Aires challenges. The 15 round bout starts at 7 p.m. with earlier undercards and a TV blackout for local viewers. Tickets range from 5 to 20 dollars. Sonny Liston referees a supporting bout.
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Emile Griffith
Las Vegas Convention Center
New York
Jorge Fernandez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Las Vegas
Cham
Pion
Sonny Liston
Convention Center
Gragson Seeks Second Term As Las Vegas Mayor
Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson announces plans to seek another term after an unsuccessful bid for governor. He notes projects started during his tenure and aims to continue a competent administration. Filing for the municipal election runs March 28 to April 5 with primaries May 7 and the general election June 4.
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Gragson
Las Vegas
Oran Gragson
Grant Sawyer
Rex Beithen
Hank Greenspun
Sawyer
President Kennedy Leads High Level Nevada Visit
President John F Kennedy arrives in Southern Nevada with a large White House party including Vice President Johnson and top officials. The two hour stop features a tour of the Nevada Test Site with Defense Secretary McNamara, Gen LeMay, Gen Wheeler, Admiral Anderson, and others aboard.
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John F. Kennedy
Nevada
Lyndon Johnson
Defense
Robert McNamara
Air Force
Eugene Zuckert
McGeorge Bundy
AEC
Glenn Seaborg
Curtis LeMay
George W. Anderson
Army
Earle Wheeler
Marine Corps
David Shoup
Pierre Salinger
Youth Forum panelist ejected over disagreement
A student recounts an incident at the SUN Youth Forum where moderator Donal O Callaghan expelled a student for disagreeing during a Law Enforcement panel. Leland Hernandez of Gorman High School questioned the move, prompting further refusals to allow dissent and prompting a brief confrontation in the corridor.
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Donal
Mike) O'Callaghan
Leland Herandez
Gorman High School
O'Callaghan
US to Push For Removal Of Red Troops
Washington sources say the United States will press Russia to remove most of the Soviet troops from Cuba now that offensive missiles and bombers are withdrawn. Kennedy indicated Khrushchev plans to pull them out of his own accord, with U.S. intelligence previously noting combat units connected to weapons protection.
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UPT
United States
Russia
Cuba
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kennedy
Griffith Poised To Retain 147-Pound Title
Local bookmakers quote Griffith a 13 to 5 favorite to keep his title tonight. Emile’s two prior wins over Jorge and a loss to Pereyra in a 15 rounder five years ago shape betting. Griffith, 24, won a unanimous 15 round decision against Ralph Dupas at the arena on July 13, his latest title defense.
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Griffith
Emile
Jorge
Martiniano Pereyra
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Clear with gentle winds. Today's high 67 and low 39. Yesterday's high 67 and low 38. Noon humidity around 25 percent. Sunrise at 6 39 and sunset at 4 45.
London Killer Fog Lifts After Leaving 106 Dead
London emerged from a four day deadly smog that killed at least 106 people and hospitalized nearly 1,000. Doctors warned many more could die as pollution affects lungs, with the elderly and frail most at risk. Traffic and travel slowly resumed as the city saw a return of clear skies.
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London
APT
Miners Fate Still Unknown
Special rescue squads flown in from nearby states pressed into a coal mine corridor 680 feet below the surface to reach 37 entombed miners after an explosion in Carmichaels Pennsylvania.
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Carmichaels
UPI
Ex-Dishwasher With TB Sought By US Officers
A warrant for the arrest of 41 year old Richard Medara, a probation violator, was to be sought after he quit his dishwasher job in Las Vegas and left Boston eight months ago to dodge a TB test. Medara was traced to Las Vegas and ordered to take a TB test. a chest X-ray indicated a positive condition.
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Hubert Boyd
Boyd
Richard Medara
Boston
Medara
Las Vegas
Nevada
Perjury Seen as No Factor in Conviction
U S Attorney John Bonner said the jury in the 161 narcotics trial of Clayton Sampson would have convicted him even without Vern Ray Boley’s testimony. Bonner noted two other witnesses, Lake Headley and Namon Witcher, ex deputies now private detectives, supported the verdict. A hearing was held on a motion for a new trial before Judge William East of Portland, Ore.
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U. S& Atty
John Bonner
Clayton Sampson
Vern Ray Boley
Sheriff's Office
Bonner
Boley
Sampson
United States
Lake Headley
Namon
Butch) Witcher
Federal Dist
William East
Portland
Ore
Phillips
False photographer claims target SUN readers
Police warn readers that a man claiming to be a SUN photographer named Mr. Wilson is not on the paper’s photo staff. No staff member named Wilson exists, and residents should call authorities if approached by such an impostor.
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Mr. Wilson
Wilson
The
SUN
Paper
Millionaire Karl Frey Convicted In Call Girl Ring
In Los Angeles a Superior Court jury found Karl Frey, 62, guilty on five counts of pandering and one count of conspiracy to pander. The verdict follows his alleged operation of a high priced call girl network centered at a Wilshire Boulevard hotel.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Karl Frey
Wilshire Boulevard
Frey
Midwest Blizzard Paralyzes Region With Deep Snow
A massive storm battered the Midwest and Northeast dumping up to 24 inches of snow in spots. Ohio saw nearly two feet while western Pennsylvania reported 18 inches. Wind driven drifts closed roads and schools, stranded motorists, and forced about 2,000 people to seek shelter along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Officials expect reopening as snow clears.
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Midwest
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
New York State
Great Lakes
Dormitory Fire Kills Two Coeds in South Carolina
Two freshman coeds died in a dawn fire that swept the women’s dormitory at Central Wesleyan Methodist College in Central South Carolina. One victim reportedly died trying to save the other. Identified are Myrna Stewart, 18, Doraville Georgia, and Crystal Bennett, 19, Aumsville Oregon.
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Central
S. C
UPI
Central Wesleyan Methodist College
Myrna Stewart
Doraville
Crystal Bennett
Aumsville
Ore
Stewart
Atlanta
Binghamton
N. Y
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