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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
1
A column argues addicts prove clever in crime to fund their habit, linking dope to burglary and prostitution. It cites British policy offering free medical treatment and narcotics to addicts to eliminate the pushers, and notes a jail escape as an example of addict ingenuity.
UPI reports railroads agree to postpone New York work rule changes for 30 days to let Congress consider legislation resolving the dispute. The move averted a threatened nationwide rail strike as Brotherhoods would have walked out at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Daniel Loomis of the Association of American Railroads announced the delay at a House Commerce Committee hearing.
Venezuelan prison La Planta faced a major jailbreak as 2,500 troops and police chased escapees after grenades were fired into the yard and ravine. Prison guards were feared hostage. several police cars were stolen amid reports of urban commandos from FALN storming the gate.
Congress showed cautious backing for the Moscow negotiated nuclear test ban treaty among the United States Russia and Britain. Senate Democratic Whip Hubert Humphrey predicted ratification by two thirds, calling it the first major breakthrough in arms control in the cold war. Senator Albert Gore Jr. also commented.
Chanting demonstrators chained themselves to block concrete trucks at a downstate medical center site in Brooklyn. Police cut the chains and jailed 14 pickets amid a four day protest that has seen 534 arrests this week.
The Riverside Hotel in Reno reopened after a December shutdown due to bankruptcy by former owner Raymond Spector. Ferdie Sievers of Itman Group announced a remodeled first floor with a larger gaming area and a gourmet dining area in the former coffee shop, plus renovated guest rooms.
A U S District Court case to stop foreclosure on the Landmark Tower in Las Vegas enters its third day of a four day trial. Frank Caracciolo seeks an injunction against Appliance Buyers Credit Corp claiming ABCC must fund completion per their agreement. ABCC says their obligation was only 3 5 million dollars. Witnesses include Robert Lee Guinn and C C Toll among others.
Interior Secretary Udall said no Colorado River water negotiations will occur until the Supreme Court rules on the Arizona California dispute. He met with California's Edmund Brown Arizona's Paul Fannin and Nevada's Grant Sawyer to discuss allocations in dry years and the court's stance.
Grant Sawyer argues in a meeting with Interior Secretary Udall that Nevada favors allocation by the Interior Department over a pro rata share in critically dry years. Nevada seeks a guaranteed minimum allocation beyond its 300 000 acre feet annual allotment, amid California’s 4 4 million and Arizona’s 2 8 million shares.
Dwight K. Parker a 16 year old with a group of Latter Day Saints youth and advisers from the 13th Ward was drowned near Lake Mead. Lifeguards had just left duty and divers searched the waters after Parker disappeared while calling his friends to return to shore. The Chief Ranger noted the body was recovered at dawn by iSURF divers Weeks and associates.
Weather continues clear today with southwest winds 13 to 18 mph. High near 108 and low around 81. Yesterday reached 108. Noontime humidity at 4 percent. Sunrise at 5 43 and sunset at 7 51.
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