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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1963
Page
1
A flood paralyzes a city as residents clash over civil rights, explosives danger, and social reform. The writer reflects on bomb disposal training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and urges balanced action while acknowledging grievances of the Negro population and the protests seeking equal opportunities.
A Friday outage at Lake Mead cut LV Water District supply, dropping the reservoir from 19 to 13.5 million gallons by 1 pm. Officials warn the normal 4 to 8 pm peak could have emptied the reservoir, but resident lawn watering restrictions helped avert a total loss. Leonard Fayle and W C Renshaw cited cooperative public action and a temporary booster station failure.
In Skopje a new tremor struck as President Josip Broz Tito toured earthquake ruins. Up to 15 000 feared dead and many more injured. Tito visited makeshift hospitals, spoke with soldiers, and observed rescue efforts amid widespread destruction in the mountain valley city.
Flood waters forced evacuations in Tulsa on Saturday while 24 people were trapped in a Wolferman Grocery Store. The Weather Bureau logged 7.81 inches downtown in about three hours and a flash flood bulletin covered northeastern Oklahoma. Nine-hour rain totals varied across Bartlesville Lena and Coffeyville areas as officials mobilized boats and deputies for rescues.
The United States rejected Castro’s claim of a $10 million ransom as unfounded. The State Department said Canadian and U.S. banks backed a $53 million letter of credit for medical supplies, noting Castro should check his facts. The Red Cross reported delivery had been completed.
A one year old boy and his father Nick Ford were admitted to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. The father, a UP maintenance man, was described in good condition. Mary Ford and another son Charlie 21 escaped injury. Witnesses said the Ford family were involved in a collision with a train. Continued on Page 2.
Weather report notes clear skies today with gentle winds. High near 105 and low around 72, while yesterday’s peak reached 106 and the low 70. Noontime relative humidity is very low at about five percent, with sunrise at 5 44 a.m. and sunset at 7 49 p.m.
Survivors in Skopje speak of terror and mass death after the quake. They recall uncountable destruction, speculating thousands died in the 200,000 resident city. Families lost, crowds gather around ruins as bodies are recovered.
The Pentagon allows base commanders to declare entire communities off limits to protect Black service members from local discrimination. The policy drew protests from Thurmond and Barnett, who blasted it as economic blackmail and warned of economic harm and discord in the defense program.
Union President H E Gilbert urged Congress to place railroad rules negotiations in a goldfish bowl under congressional direction to avert a strike. He opposed Kennedy’s plan to send the dispute to the Interstate Commerce Commission and urged Congress to supervise bargaining between management and the five rail brotherhoods with periodic reports on good faith.
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