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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1963

Page

2

Fate of Lester Morford in Oregon killing case

Dr. Leslie Gould testified 19 year old Lester Morford admitted killing Jack Foster in Reno after kidnapping Foster and his wife Patricia. Morford described a violent regression to age two during the act and later raped Foster’s wife twice. Jurors must decide guilt level and sentence for Morford, an itinerant farm worker with Santa Rosa parents.

RENO UPI Lester E. Morford HI Leslie Gould Morford Jack Foster Medford Ore Patricia Foster Dr. Gould Lester Gould Stanley Brown Santa Rosa Calif

Blonde Widow Plot Unfolds In Child Abduction Case

FBI agents traced Mrs. Dunlap and Lori Ann to a West Side Chicago hospital less than 20 hours after a blond well dressed woman with a French twist hairdo talked Rose Burnham 18 into allowing a picture session that took the child away from her grandparents in Metropolis Illinois.

FBI Mrs. Dunlap Lori Ann West Side Chicago

Syria reels after rebel bid. four leaders named and hunted

Radio Damascus resumed after a six am outage and announced a $2,600 reward for the capture of four rebel leaders Gen Mohammed Al Jerah Col Jasmin Alwan Yousef Mouzahi and Raif Al Maari. It warned aid to rebels would be punished as Damascus and Baghdad reports claim the coup was crushed and authorities vow trials.

Mohammed al Jerah Jassim Alwan Yousef Mouzahi Raif al Maari Jerah Abdul Hamid Serraj Syria Egypt United Arab Republic Alwan Radio Damascus Radio Baghdad Iraq Damascus

Princess scandal shutters Labour MPs clash with ministers

Labor MPs pressed Home Secretary Henry Brooke over legislation banning parties with promiscuous sexual behavior and access to secrets. Princess Anne heard the exchange while the House shouted down Ben Parkin’s fraud claim about a 100000 pound mortgage signed by Rachman before his death. Miss Rice-Davies admitted being Bachman’s mistress and accepting gifts including diamonds and a sports car.

Labor Party Arthur Lewis Home Henry R. Booke Brooke Lord Denning Harold MacMillan Princess Anne Rachman Labor Ben Parkin Parkin Conservative M. P Stephen Swingler London Miss Rice-Davies Bachman

Chamizal settlement faces Texas consent clash

United States and Mexico reach a arbitration settlement on the Chamizal dispute allowing transfer of land to Mexico. Senator Ralph Yarborough supports the accord while Texas Republicans John Tower Ed Foreman oppose without state consent, citing move of 3500 Americans and 382 buildings including a school and meat plant.

Ralph Yarborough D-Tex Texas John G. Tower R-Tex Tower Ed Foreman el Paso Mexico Yarborough Chamizal

Kennedy tax on foreign stocks sparks Wall Street selloff

The United States considers an interest equalization tax on purchases of foreign stocks and bonds by Americans, triggering a $2.5 billion market drop as fears of retroactive application spread. Treasury shifts plan to limit market disruption while the Fed extends rediscount rate hikes to Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco banks.

Wall Street New York Treasury Department Kennedy Congress Treasury Kennedys Federal Reserve Board Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco

Las Vegas crime scene notes hint at casino leverage shifts

The piece outlines federal records on mob influence in Las Vegas gambling, alleging Desert Inn and Stardust shifts under Giancana and an impending underworld tightening. It notes DOJ aims to curb crime despite slow results and cites surveillance limits impacting racketeers.

Las Vegas Tony Desert Inn Accardo Stardust Giancana Justice Department FBI Nevada Acapulco Meore

Acrobat Strips Fall From Balance Act In Rain

A Lima Vancouver Canadian news report states acrobat Manuel Ramos 22 escaped serious injury after a 16 foot fall during a one finger balance in a drenching rain. Ramos was knocked unconscious but treated and released at a Vancouver hospital. he and others had been in the United States about a year. The circus spokesman said never used a safety net in that act.

United States Vancouver Rudy Brothers Circus Manuel Ramos Ramos

Solons Question Reading Taste in Library Note

Roll Call reports a Library of Congress notice sent to a secretary for overdue reading. The notice requests immediate return of the book Sex and the Single Gurl, stating it is urgently needed by a member of Congress.

Washington UPI Roll Call Capitol Hill Library of Congress Congress

Court Orders Oklahoma Reapportionment Fight Heads to Supreme Court

A three judge federal court ruled Oklahoma must reapportion its legislature by population and run at large for 1964 elections. Opponents said the decision likely heads to the U S Supreme Court with an appeal looming. The order cites the equal protection clause and follows the 1960s Supreme Court precedent.

Oklahoma City UPI Oklahoma U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Circuit Court A. P. Murrah

Bookies syndicate busted in Los Angeles area

Eastern syndicate running a week long total around one billion dollars used bookies in apartments and businesses across the area. T Todd Brown of Long Beach identified as kingpin was arrested with 26 others. 25 remained at large but expected to surrender. Grand Jury said $600000 of the weekly $20 million take stayed with local bookies, the rest to the syndicate.

T. Todd Sugar) Brown Long Beach Beverly Hills Brown Flash Publishing Co Boston Redly Myron J. Carr District Attorney's Los Angeles Brey

NAACP leaders spar with Sahara execs over hiring

A Sahara executive defends current hiring as fair amid NAACP protests. He notes 450 Black employees of 1200 and offers a meeting to redress grievances while rejecting outside interference. He vows to cooperate with reasonable community members after Monday if demonstrations subside. NAACP members planned further comments on last night’s decision today.

Sahara NAACP

Cancer With a Check and a Check-Up

A brief item notes a patient receives a medical check up and a routine financial check concerning health costs. The piece references ongoing care and the role of regular screening in early detection.

Plumbing Repairs and Sewer Rooting Ad

Local handyman offers plumbing repairs sewer rooting and drains cleaning. Provides 24 hour service at reasonable rates with emphasis on efficiency. Contact Fred Bakeman at 384-1414 for home repair needs.

Nee En Nena Fred Bakeman

Personalities and Classified Ads Seem Packed in Sun Listings

A dense Clark County Las Vegas Sun classifieds page lists job ads from women needed for a liquor store to hairdressers and general help. It fills sections for houses for sale, rooms for rent, furnished and unfurnished apartments, mobile homes for rent, misc. sale items, trucks, and autos with contact details and prices.

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