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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
1
A fire at a hotel described as a blaze in a grid area results in 21 deaths. The note references a chaotic scene near the SUN building and a tense post fire relocation plan. It mentions surrounding locations Charleston, Las Vegas Boulevard South, Bonanza post office annex, and county actions funding a golf course.
A joint communique from Chancellor Erhard and President Johnson describes extended discussions on East West relations. They express optimism while affirming that free nations must defend basic rights and oppose any deal preserving the divided Germany status quo.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced he will run in the Oregon primary on May 15 for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. His Oregon campaign will be led by William E. Walsh, who will resign from the Oregon State Board of Higher Education in January to devote full time to the campaign. Rockefeller has said he will also run in the New Hampshire primary next March.
A deadly blaze during the Gator Bowl caused multiple deaths and left 60 injured as fire spreads smoke through the stadium. Officials investigated the incident amid blame over safety measures.
Hundreds escaped down improvised rope from the Roosevelt Hotel as a blaze from the first floor ballroom sent thick smoke through elevators and ducts. At least sixty were hospitalized and nineteen admitted. a woman jumped to her death and Donna Axum, Miss America, escaped in a panic.
UPI reports judge ordered the James R. Hoffa trial moved from Nashville to Chattanooga to avoid prejudice from pervasive publicity. The judge cited the extensive publicity and potential bias in the Nashville media as grounds for change of venue. The case involves alleged efforts to influence a juror and has drawn scrutiny of attorneys Z T Osborn and Harry in Lebanon Tennessee who faced disbarment or indictment in related actions.
A five year old girl receives a stuffed bear for Christmas and names it Gladly. She explains the choice by saying the bear's name comes from the line in the hymn Gladly the Cross I’d Bear.
A nostalgic reflection on rummaging through abandoned sites and finding odd keepsakes, including a sack of 50 pennies from Joe Rue. The writer recalls past hobby pleasures and warns about messy storage habits revealed after a fire.
In Las Vegas, more than 500 outstanding high school students from the area met for the eighth annual Sun Youth Forum. They urge explaining Communism in classrooms as a means to combat it, sharing opinions in the Voice of Youth column on the editorial page.
New armed clashes erupted yesterday as a political liaison committee met to halt bloodshed between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. A 30 minute burst of gunfire echoed in Nicosia while RAF patrols moved into the Turkish quarter, with no casualties reported in the latest skirmishes on the island.
Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk warned of negotiating a formal alliance with Red China and called for the return of Formosa Quemoy and Matsu and Portuguese Macao to Communist China. East German officials offered concessions to settle traffic across the anti refugee Wall and reconvene talks after the Christmas accord expires, with West Berlin's Willy Brandt signaling willingness to negotiate.
The Senate begins debate on a delayed foreign aid spending measure with hopes for a final vote. Administration forces say outcome depends on sufficient attendance as Congress enters its longest session in 22 years.
The Greek liner Lakonia sank nightly after a Christmas cruise disaster near Madeira. About 900 rescued from 1,000 aboard as flames and explosions ended the voyage. A court of inquiry in Athens probes crew conduct amid survivor accounts and salvage effort near Gibraltar.
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