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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
2
A large Paris crowd celebrated Bastille Day with a military parade and a display of the AMX 30 NATO tank. Street celebrations stretched from night into dawn as traffic snarls, fireworks, and dancing filled public squares. Mystere jets closed the day with a red white and blue fly-past as clashes with police echoed historic revolts.
The article outlines Giovanni Giancana’s criminal past including 1925 car theft and 1926 murder indictment, later dropped. It notes his 1939 alcohol tax prison term, draft rejection in World War II, and a 1934 wife’s death, with mentions of European residence and associations with Phyllis McGuire.
A planned Cambridge television special with three Black leaders and three white community members collapsed after an invite from Baltimore WBAL. Militia law held a quiet Saturday night as enforcement tightened. Police searched late arrivals for weapons and liquor. bars and liquor stores remained shuttered by the military.
The bodies of Patti Smover and James King were found face down in a pool of blood in Lovers Lane. Authorities said no gun was found, no robbery motive evident, and the pair had last been seen at 8 p m headed to a drive in.
Police found a cache of weapons hidden in a box in a Nazi truck after a raid during a rally attempt in Yorkville. Those held include Paul Joachim 35 John Corrigan 20 and Edward Cassidy 15 for illegal weapons violations as anti segregation protests continue with sit ins at City Hall and Gov Rockefeller offices.
Henderson police arrested two gunmen after a stick-up reported by Harry Curtis of VEGAS POLICE. A white pickup was seen by Officer Loren Ogle behind a Henderson bar where Bibb joined Busch, leading to their arrest and detention for investigation of the trio.
California state college trustees approve a vintners unit at Fresno State College. They authorize accepting 25000 dollars of equipment from United Vintners Inc Fresno to train students for winery jobs statewide.
Harriman arrives in Moscow for discussions with Soviet leaders led by Foy D. Kohler and Valerian Zorin as East West tensions test Sino-Soviet fault lines. Aims include a comprehensive nuclear tests ban with safeguards, or a partial ban as a first step, amid Laos tensions and potential summit follow ups. Khrushchev likely leads the Soviet delegation with possible Kuznetsov involvement.
The Soviet Union and China remain split after direct clashes on strategy with Mao favoring inevitable war and the destruction of the West, while Khrushchev promotes peaceful co existence. Moscow accuses Beijing of demagogic, racist tactics and globe spanning aims while China brands the West a paper tiger and urges revolutionary action.
Flood waters surge across the region with ninety percent of homes reported collapsed or swept away. The Fast Pakistan government mobilizes boats trucks and police to evacuate refugees pouring into Chittagong as communications fail and drownings are reported during desperate attempts to reach higher ground.
Alta M. Baker of Los Angeles and Glendon Garner of La Puente crowned TOPS king and queen at the national convention in Long Beach before 3,000 members. Baker shed 1434 pounds in a year from 297 to 1534, dropping dress sizes from 48 to 14 or 12 as doctors warned her to diet or die. Garner’s weight fell to 2014 pounds, following his mother Frances who was a runner up last year.
Albert J. Lima known as Mickey Lima, Northern California chairman of the Communist party, has requested permission to speak next Friday at the University of California on Problems of the United States and the Communist Answer. University officials said they will grant once the application is filed.
A health drive urges people to schedule checkups and donate to support cancer research. The campaign promotes early detection, linking regular screenings to improved outcomes and broader fundraising for treatment access.
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