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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1963
Page
1
Ken Reynolds, a locomotive engineer and Grand Lodge Representative for five unions, explains how firemen in diesel cabs operate and argues against the stereotype of idle firemen. He notes trains use multiple diesels. removing a unit endangers operation and requires the fireman to assist in engine bring-in. He discusses the broader fault lines in the current railroad dispute.
Water supply to the Mead-Vegas district was cut to emergency status after an electrical failure at the BMI booster station near Lake Mead. The district, normally drawing 18 million gallons daily, faced overuse with recent demand surpassing 55 million gallons per day amid extreme heat. Officials urged the public to stop lawn watering for 24 hours and conserve water. Last year’s peak single day reached 49.8 million gallons.
The Macedonian capital Skopje was crushed by a catastrophic earthquake. Yugoslav Red Cross feared deaths could reach 5,000 with thousands injured as rescue teams comb wreckage. Tanjug reported over a thousand killed and many injured, while Belgrade radio counted 300 bodies recovered and described widespread destruction with 80 percent of buildings gone.
A federal appeals court granted the FBI permission to resume close surveillance on reputed gang boss Sam Giancana in Chicago. The court stayed an injunction that barred agents from staking out his home or harassing him at the golf course while the government appeals Judge Austin's earlier ruling.
A chlorine gas tank leaked at a crowded Reading pool. Dozens of swimmers, mainly youth, were affected and 49 were treated across three hospitals. One child remained critical and an adult serious as patients were rushed by ambulance, taxi, and private car. Robert Leaf, 3, was among the most seriously ill.
President Kennedy calls the nuclear test ban pact a victory for mankind and a first step toward peace. He cautions the treaty does not end the nuclear threat or halt arsenal growth but marks a significant move toward reducing global conflict. The agreement was reached among the Soviet Union Britain and the United States to ban atmospheric space and underwater tests.
Secret Service agents arrested Danny Ray Willis, 52, described as the prime mover in a $4 million counterfeit money ring. They recovered $417,550 in phony 20 and 50 dollar bills from a food freezer. The arrest marks the seventh in the case, touted as the biggest in Secret Service history. the bogus currency was printed on a press at Alameda State College across from San Francisco.
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist China vows to master nuclear weapons in the not too distant future and accuses Russia of trading Communist interests by signing the test ban with the West. Official Kuo Mo-Jo, vice [illegible], asserts Peking will not be bound by the partial test ban.
Actress Marie McDonald known as The Body was arrested in Van Nuys California on two counts of forging prescriptions to obtain the drug per codan She was booked at a city jail after state narcotics agent B H Blanchard filed the complaint The incident followed a July 2 prescription written for a Sherman Oaks pharmacy that drew pharmacist Darrell Levine’s suspicion and a stock boy's vehicle tracking of a license number
Defense Secretary McNamara proposed extending off limits rules from vice towns to U S communities practicing relentless racial discrimination. He urged civilian approval from Army Navy and Air Force secretaries before use and cautioned against closing installations near discriminatory areas.
London AP UPI report says Dr Stephan Ward admitted introducing film star Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Lord Astor to young women Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Dav ies, while angrily denying charges of procuring them. He portrayed himself as protector and testified about warning the girls’ mothers as Christine’s mother praised Ward for letting her stay in his apartment. Ward faces up to 26 years on five charges linked to immoral earnings and procuring underage girls.
Weather report notes mostly clear skies with southwest winds 15 to 256 mph. High reaches 106 and low 75. Yesterday’s high 106 and low 8. Noontime relative humidity at 4 percent, sunrise 5 44, sunset 7 50.
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