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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1962
Page
7
In a bridge tale the dealer holds 63 and faces a misread contract after East plays a high spade. West signals a continuation and wins tricks, while South sinks. The Daily Question advises cautious bidding and patience until a better opportunity or second bid arises.
Alan Freed, famed Rock and roll disc jockey, pleaded guilty to two counts of taking bribes in payola cases. He received a $360 fine and a six month suspended jail sentence. Freed was among five DJs arrested on May 19, 1960, tied to bribe schemes involving payments from multiple record companies.
The Interior Department fixed a daily import limit on crude and unfinished petroleum products at 1,146,259 barrels for the first half of 1963. The quota is 5,615 barrels higher than the second half of 1962 and 183 barrels above the first half of 1962.
London reports that Conservative MP Roger Gresham Cooke urged the government to ban references to the Royal Family and to revise BBC satire on That Was The Week That Was. The plea follows criticisms of the program's portrayal of royals.
In Cologne Germany the Institute of German Industry reported that European Common Market trade with the Communist bloc reached 2.17 billion dollars in 1961, comprising 5.8 percent of the market's total external exchanges.
British Labor Party leader Hugh Gaitskell was reported recovering in a London hospital from influenza. His wife said he expects to join the New Year trip to Moscow if well enough.
Kosciusko Mayor Emmitt Carr pledged a fair trial for James Meredith on a traffic violation charge. Carr said the Wednesday 5 pm hearing was set at Meredith’s request after Meredith alleged mistreatment by arresting officers.
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