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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Page
1
Hank Greenspun reports on Bill and Lillian Stebbings criticizing show business unions for dues pressure and producer rapacity. The Stebbings seek better protections for performers after decades in the field, noting excessive show counts and risky acts by their family group.
Maj Richard Obacz, 34, a Polish test pilot, flew his wife Mary 27 and two sons Lester 9 and Christopher 5 in a single engine trainer from Nadarycz to West Berlin’s Templehof at 150 feet to dodge East German radar. He landed, greeted U S airmen, and sought political asylum declaring relief at reaching the free world. The flight covered 150 miles in about an hour, with the last 50 miles across East Germany, making him the first to flee to West Berlin by air.
After talks with management and labor, Kennedy plans to submit legislation to Congress on July 22 to resolve the nationwide work rules fight. A six member blue ribbon panel will study the case and report by July 22 with recommendations. Railroads will not implement new economy rules while unions refrain from strike action.
In Carson City officials confuse who holds which title. Guy Farmer announced plans to become assistant director of the Economic Development Department, a $7,500 yearly post, with a Monday start date. Meanwhile Robert Warren was slated to become director the same Monday.
Benny Choy fished a cloth bag from the Reno river near Kiets kie Lane bridge and retrieved 256 dollars in cash and about 6000 dollars in checks. He turned the bag over to Sheriff Bud Young, who said the money was stolen Monday from Model Dairy. The thief reportedly looked inside and tossed the bag back into the water.
Dr Giuseppe Martelli, an Italian physicist linked to Europe’s atomic energy pool, testified he knew of a Scotland Yard leak. He said he lied to detectives who arrested him in April, claiming the leak could have reached the Russians if disclosed.
Mary Ford filed a separate maintenance suit against Les Paul in Los Angeles revealing the breakup of the famed singing duo known for multi tracking How High the Moon and Vaya Con Dios The suit claims cruelty and seeks a receiver to prevent concealment of community property including interests in Chicago and Rahway New Jersey and notes their son Robert aged three was with Paul.
Demonstrators booed the Greek king and queen as they entered a theater with the British royal family in London. Queen Elizabeth appeared stormy amid protests that continued into a second night, following earlier violence near Buckingham Palace.
The State Department says Cuba used Grand Cayman Island as a waypoint to funnel potential subversive agents into Latin America. A spokesman noted three Soviet-built Cuban airliners touched down in recent weeks, carrying 15 to 20 people who then went on to San Jose Costa Rica and other destinations.
In Moscow Chinese and Soviet delegates met at central committee HQ and for the first time discussed substantive issues in the Sino Soviet breach. The mood remained tense amid new Peking charges and a Chinese snub as talks faced possible collapse. Khrushchev welcomed Janos Kadar back in Moscow, while Pan Tzu-li did not attend the reception.
The Soviet Union said the Kremlin Washington hot line will go into operation next Sept 7 to prevent accidental war. A 24 hour land teleprinter link will connect Washington and Moscow via Moscow Helsinki Stockholm Copenhagen London and Washington. Messages from Washington to Moscow will be in English and from Moscow to Washington in Russian. The radio teleprinter will also run 24 hours a day to supplement the cable circuit.
George Conway 51 of Baytown married Gladys Coover after a Houston marriage broker used a computer to pair them. Conway, a retired Methodist minister with five children and many grandchildren, plans a three month European honeymoon.
Osteopath artist Stephen Ward, a central figure in Britain’s sex scandal, had his vice trial postponed a week to July 22. Ward, 50, is accused of procuring women for illegal purposes and living off the earnings of Christine Keeler, Mandy Rice-Davies, and others. he pleads innocent and is free on bond. His attorney cited lack of charge details received June 24, delaying proper defense.
Partly cloudy today with southerly afternoon winds 15 to 25 mph. High near 185 and low around 73. Yesterday's high 105 and low 75. Noon relative humidity around 17 percent. Sunrise at 5 32, sunset at 7 58.
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