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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1963
Page
1
In a Las Vegas context a writer recalls the town’s love of publicity and a Esquire article about a celebrated figure. The piece mentions Jack Entratter of the Sands Hotel and a personal note about reading a men's magazine with his wife’s approval.
Ex President Herbert Hoover, in a Waldorf Towers suite, is reported serious but reasonably satisfactory for his age after a week of anemia and GI bleeding. The Las Vegas scene notes Jack Entratter’s influence on The Sands and the city’s glamour as an entertainment capital with many top stars visiting.
A British lawyer said Christine Keeler told him her Soviet embassy lover Captain Eugene Ivanov sought her help to pry nuclear rocket secrets from War Minister John Profumo. The claim follows ongoing disclosures about the Profumo affair in London.
Cuban refugees report the Castro regime is disarming militia units across the country amid suspected large scale desertions in Pinar Del Rio Province. They say Soviet officers now command large militia formations and claim secret executions occur, a charge denied by a government spokesman.
Washington unions and railroads held a late night session after a breach within five unions threatened to derail talks. Labor Secretary Wirtz urged both sides to resume negotiations to prevent a nationwide rail strike with a joint meeting slated following a daytime dispute over a television program on work rules.
Henderson resident Frank Wortman found a foot long alligator in his yard and fed finger soon after. He was bitten on the left index finger when he reached too close. The animal was turned over to poundmaster Terry Larkin.
Paris reports Anthony Quinn said he is the father of a boy born to Jolanda Addolphi in Milan and will recognize the child to spare him feelings of rejection. Quinn, in Paris to film Beyond the Pale Horse, spoke of taking responsibility to ensure the boy feels loved.
In Cambridge Maryland Governor Tawes ordered the National Guard on duty amid racial tension. Four Negro leaders were escorted to Annapolis by state police to meet with Tawes after he directed state Adjutant General Reckord to attend.
Hundreds line up at Frazier and Collins funeral home to pay final tribute to Medgar Evers killed by a sniper in his driveway. A 1 a.m. Masonic Lodge service in Lynch Street auditorium is expected to draw 3,500. attendees include Ralph Bunche, Roy Wilkins, Hubert Will, William Ryan, clergy from NCC and American Veterans Committee representatives. Evers, a WWII veteran, was slain in Jackson amid ongoing civil rights demonstrations.
Five FLQ members were arraigned on non capital murder and related counts in Montreal. Judge Emile Trottier ordered them held without bail and set June 21 for a preliminary hearing to assess evidence for a jury trial. They face up to 21 offenses each including explosives possession and conspiracy totaling 170 counts for all 17 alleged members.
Soviet cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valery F. Bykovsky launched yesterday aboard the fifth manned spaceflight, aiming for an eight day mission with a planned rendezvous with the first spacewoman. Tass reported the pilot is in orbit with all systems normal and his partner, the cosmonette, awaiting launch for a potential in space meeting.
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