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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1963
Page
1
A column reflects on union labor, costs of workmanship, and a Las Vegas sink incident. The narrator recalls creditor meetings with Smiley Ruppert, laments paying for services, and cites a State Department memo about renovating quarters for bachelor girl secretaries.
Katanga President Moise Tshombe agreed after a four hour meeting to permit a United Nations takeover of Kolwezi by Jan 21. He ordered the gendarmerie to disarm and to dismantle all demolition charges in Kolwezi industrial sites, dams and bridges. The UN will guard the gendarmerie and permit their uniforms. Tshombe’s personal guard will accompany him at his residence and limited guard escorts are allowed.
Nevada Power Company officials denied last night they overcharged customers more than eight million dollars from 1956 to 1960. NPC President Reid Garner said the claim is untrue and that their rates are well below the national average, defending the company's pricing as fair and lower than most areas. The accusation came from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association during its convention here.
Gambler Bill Harrah testified in a U S tax court hearing on a 1.5 million IRS claim against Harold's Club. The hearing was closed to press to protect business secrets. Witness Dick Graves and Gov. Grant Sawyer testified on Smith's salary and influence in Nevada gaming history.
Labor unions warn tensions at the atomic energy test site may worsen in days as carpenters and electricians employed by Reynolds Electric and Engineering Company pursue grievances. AEC cautions that the dispute could hamper the federal space and defense testing program.
A six man six woman jury in Lima Ohio found grocer Clyde Evans innocent on gambling charges tied to a store “good will” drawing. Defense attorney Ernie Navarre said state records show this may be the first such verdict in Ohio. The jury needed about two hours in Municipal Court to acquit, saying no personal profit was proven.
Nye County and Clark County remain in the running for a new $60 million model city to house space technicians near the Nevada Test Site. The Atomic Energy Commission seeks county interest and whether federal help is planned while final site decisions await completion of a broader study.
City officials launched a renewed crackdown on questionable charity campaigns. One man was jailed and more arrests are expected as investigators link a door to door solicitor claiming Fleet Reserve Association with a forged city permit. Local president John R Hendricks denied contract details while Charles Brownfield from Falmouth Va appears to staff the operation. Brownfield holds a permit for a different charity drive and paid workers at low wages.
A warrant issued yesterday for the arrest of two men accused of operating a horse race information service from a Strip office. Robert Kay, 157, and Bernard Adelman, 37, failed to appear before Justice of the Peace Tom Pursel on charges of operating without a business license and violating a state statute that bans disseminating horse race information across state lines. Bail of 1500 each was forfeited. an all-points alert will be sent by the sheriff’s department.
President Kennedy unveils the largest spending program in U.S. history a $93.9 billion budget tied to a tax cut. He says the $11.9 billion deficit is transitional while he expects higher revenue and surpluses later. Democrats and Republicans criticize the plan as unbalanced and too costly. Chair Clarence Cannon balks at the proposal.
The Nevada district attorney seeks a key witness, gas station attendant James Boggs, for the first degree murder case of 38 year old James Donald Scherer. The trial before Dist. Judge William Compton starts Monday. Boggs is not eluding investigators but unaware of a hearing. Police say Allan B. Foutz was shot after an argument at The Towers tavern on July 16.
A hearing to dismiss a temporary injunction blocking North Las Vegas from acting on an annexation was continued from May 14, 1962 to January 30. District Judge David Zenot raised the bond from $100 to $20,000. Augustus and Lutie Stol lenwerck, Clark County property owners, filed the action and benefited from the injunction. Continued on Page 2.
James Walter Amy 21 of New Jersey pleaded guilty to second degree murder of Veronica O Connor 39. He was sentenced by Dist. Judge David Zenoff to ten years to life after admitting stabbing her at least 65 times in a downtown hotel room last spring. Amy fled then returned to admit the slaying claiming rage upon waking to find her rifling his pockets. Attorneys Tom O Donnell and James A Brennan represented Amy. State’s Donald Wadsworth noted the plea was accepted due to the circumstances as stated.
Carson City Nevada Taxpayers Association executive secretary Ernest Newton said the new federal budget imposes a 227 million dollar mortgage on Nevada taxpayers. He urged citizens to wake up to federal debt dangers and demand fewer federal expenditures as defense and space costs rise alongside record spending and a higher debt limit.
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