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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1963
Page
1
A chartered Catholic pilgrims bus fell 50 feet into a gorge near the Hondito river on the Mexico City Toluca highway. Six teens died yesterday including five children and 45 people were injured, many in grave condition as brakes failed during the return from Chalma shrine.
Coast Guard crews near Anchorage recovered mutilated human remains and aircraft debris from a four engine DC7 missing since Monday en route from McChord AFB to Elmendorf AFB. The search for survivors continues as officials weigh whether the plane ditched or crashed after striking the gulf of Alaska.
Unofficial counts from about half of Las Vegas precincts show Mayor Oran Grayson with 3 064 votes to challenger Myron Leavitt 2 353. Totals may fall below May primary 11 411 as many polls report light turnout and scattered results.
The column criticizes campaign finance and media influence in the 1960s mayoral race era. It praises a small candidate with integrity who lacked funds and urges reforms such as full time county commissioners and a city manager system for Las Vegas to reduce personality contests and improve governance.
County health board signals acknowledge mounting problems in the field after years of public inattention. The writer praises Eliot Porter’s color photography in the Sierra Club bound volume The Place No One Knew Glen Canyon on the Colorado.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller declares the 1964 Republican race a horse race and won’t quit over his divorce. He notes remarriage could affect his campaign and announces a nationwide poll on its impact while stressing he is not an active candidate.
Off San Juan Puerto Rico the 136 ton Japanese fishing boat Kaiyo Maru sank after colliding with the 20,000 ton Italian tanker Fina Italia. Eleven aboard Kaiyo Maru were rescued two were in serious condition while 14 others remained missing as search operations continued aided by Coast Guard Aurora Adler and Fina Italia vessels and planes.
Thousands mourn as Pope John XIII lies in state at St Peters Basilica after a four day agony. The 261st pontiff, praised as a man of peace, will be interred in the grottoes beneath the basilica tomorrow as 100000 mourners watch in tears.
In Jackson Mississippi a white housewife from Concord Massachusetts was arrested and carried to a police wagon as protests intensified. By afternoon police had taken at least 32 demonstrators into custody at a stockade at the state fairgrounds. Mayor Thompson said support for the protests waned though leaders directed groups into downtown at 10 minute intervals.
Chicago UPI Hoffa Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa and seven others were indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining 20 million dollars in loans from the union pension fund and diverting over 1 million dollars for their use. The case centers on alleged improper loans and misappropriation within the pension system.
Six Russian twin-jet planes conducted an aerial inspection of the U S aircraft carrier Ranger in Pacific waters. The overflight, the first since mid March, occurred in international waters and the Soviet aircraft reportedly had trouble spotting the ship in overcast conditions before a low pass prompted interception by escorting U S planes.
Weather mostly cloudy today with northerly winds 10 15 mph. High 85 low 55. Yesterday high 4 low 61. Noontime relative humidity 18 percent. Sunrise 5 25. Sunset not listed.
Las Vegas Catholics attend a Pontifical Requiem Mass for Pope John XXIII at St. Anne's Catholic Church led by Bishop Robert J. Dwyer of Reno and joined by priests, deacons, and Knights of Columbus. Additional services are planned at St James, St Viator, and Bishop Gorman High School.
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