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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
2
An advertisement highlights Bank of Las Vegas seven branches offering high daily interest on savings accounts. It playfully contrasts giving away money with letting customers grow funds securely. The copy also jokes about local culture and features the bank’s welcoming staff.
The Greek liner Lakonia caught fire on a Christmas voyage north of Madeira. 873 of 1,036 aboard were saved, with 10 bodies recovered and 153 unaccounted for. Rescue ships and air units combed the Atlantic as flames and explosions swept the vessel, a former Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, listing and sinking after the abandon ship order.
Nevada Senator Cannon told President Johnson that Rover funding must stay high, warning opponents plan steep cuts risking 600 rover jobs. He urged no less than 150 million for Rover in next month’s budget, arguing space goals require bold, forward-looking resource commitments.
The Casino de Paris show at the Dunes hotel will open Friday night after last minute choreography tweaks. Previously announced to begin Monday, the 100 person production faced delays in finishing the new octoscopic stage in the multi million dollar production.
Power failure at the Clark County Courthouse halted normal activity for about ten minutes as elevators and other equipment failed. Judge George Marshall pressed on from a dark bench after bailiff Dick Stanley reported the outage, prompting the judge to quip about the situation.
Frank Sinatra singer Eddie Fisher, facing delay in divorce with Elizabeth Taylor, vents anger at the lack of discretion as Burton and Taylor live together in a Mexican villa. Fisher plans a Las Vegas act while denying residency for a Nevada divorce.
Burton and Miss Taylor intend to wed in a civil ceremony before his departure for Toronto, with a Jewish wedding ceremony to follow. The couple remains resigned to the arrangement amid their travel plans.
A playful holiday note praises Parry Thomas family and many readers in Nevada. It recalls Susan, Ina and Tom Wilson, Mike O’Callaghan and others, with nods to Phoenix papers led by Les Ritchie and Gene Lindsey. It ends with a tease about column planning and a coin gadget for fate.
Isle of Man police say American casino director Frank O Neill 49 from Las Vegas appears to have left the island after being questioned. Six American executives were questioned as inquiries enter their ninth day. William Paris 34 Las Vegas part operator charged with illegally receiving 176.40 tied to a conspiracy to defraud.
Fifty Bay of Pigs survivors visited Arlington National Cemetery on the first anniversary of their release from Cuban prisons. They laid a wreath at John F. Kennedy's tomb, wearing camouflage attire, honoring the late president with a Spanish inscription.
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