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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1963
Page
2
The article reports three American fatalities in a single engagement near Tan Hiep on the Plain of Reeds, with a military adviser killed and two helicopter crewmen. It notes 1,200 South Vietnamese troops flown in to assault a 300-strong Communist battalion, plus 600 reinforcements arriving by C123 transports at dusk.
Police pursue several strong suspects in the Patricia strangling. Investigators focus on boyfriend connections and note she kept names of men. Her body was returned to her mother in Middlebury Vermont for burial yesterday.
Police report 11 men may be trapped after a basement boiler room blast. Gas masks worn by rescuers, ammonia fumes spreading through debris, and a collapsed two story building hinder efforts. Doctors treat dozens injured at two hospitals while searchers probe crumbled masonry and a fallen freezer may conceal victims.
UN troops moved to secure the Lufira barrier after Katangese forces blew railway and road bridges at Jadotville and Lubilash. Four UN soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in the assault, an Indian armored car was hit, and Ethiopian and Indian troops massed toward Jadotville while the main force held on the eastern Lufira bank with Bailey bridges available.
Jordan and Algeria reached an agreement to develop economic political and technical cooperation. A joint communique said Jordan will extend financial aid to the brotherly Algerian government and give its goods preferential treatment.
A brief public notice asserts duty to inform readers though it says the method of solving the issue is not within its scope. The statement emphasizes responsibility to bring information to the public regardless of resolution.
Local storefront at 19 North Third Street advertises parking next to its Foster's Shoes location. The fragment notes a sale slogan Too Late to Classify and references feet hurt and fitting, suggesting a shoe store promotion in a historic ad blurb.
A dense classified segment lists rentals and real estate offers near Desert Inn Road including furnished and unfurnished apartments, two to three bedroom homes, and trailer Park listings. It also notes a lost dog and a political op-ed urging cautious investing and growth prospects for Reno and Las Vegas.
No date or location listed. Mercury 1958 or 1959 model with new tires, one owner, must sell, best offer, contact 344-7121. Monza 1962 with 4 speed and strong engine, equity option with $68 payments, contact W. P. Haney at DU 2-273. Buick Riviera hard to get, loaded, available in two weeks, save $700, contact 878-1166.
Castro denounces Kennedy as a vulgar pirate chief after U S actions during the failed invasion. He claims Kennedy spoke with intoxication and says the United States paid ransom for prisoners only because of their defeat at Giron Beach.
A Nevada court notice records Kenneth Maurice Rooney seeking a name change to Charles Kenneth Kings with a January hearing. Objections must be filed within 10 days after publication. attorneys listed are Baboocock and Sutton of Las Vegas.
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