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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
1
A cryptic fragment presents a headline style line about Hank Greenspun. The readable content hints at a public figure or publication context with scattered letters and names. The readable portion centers on Greenspun and a location hint, suggesting a feature or column.
Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky returned safely to Earth after completing 48 and just over 1,000 orbits respectively. Tereshkova reported a bruised nose from parachute landing. Bykovsky logged 119 hours of flight distance around 2.05 million miles. Western observers questioned whether the mission achieved its aims.
North Las Vegas official Guy Loucks says a proposed petition would raise the gambling tax schedule to three percent on quarterly winnings under 150000 and seven percent on winnings above 1 million. The current top rate reaches 54.4 percent on the same base. To qualify for the 1964 ballot, signatures must equal 10 percent of votes cast in the last general election, about 9 943 with 99 430 total votes in 1962. Peggy is named as an identified associate in the filing.
In a 5500 word message to Congress the President calls for an armistice between white and colored communities and asks the Negro movement to halt disruptive tactics while pressing for swift passage of civil rights legislation. He warns of a long hot summer on Capitol Hill as senior lawmakers threaten to block or slow actions. The speech emphasizes peaceful communication and petitions as acceptable protest.
In Southern Nevada a rash of thefts and robberies tests local police. A $600 air conditioner was stolen from a North Las Vegas dealer’s yard and another unit was lifted from a Diana Terrace roof. A suspected same thief likely targets cooling devices. Six Las Vegas Boulevard South gas stations were robbed by a young man using a pretend gun, six hits in three nights netting about $50 each. Police patrols face bold, widespread crime as investigators seek motive and pattern.
CAPE CANAVERAL United States launched Tiros-7 the latest hurricane hunting satellite. On its first orbit the weather-eye photographed a cold front over Hudson Bay Canada before its main mission to track hurricanes and typhoons. The new imagery will feed into the Weather Bureau for improved forecasts.
Two women forced two escaped convicts to row in circles at gunpoint after Burtwood police were informed of a cabin break in at Tyson Lake. The men, Robert Boyer and Edward Ladoucher, were recaptured and returned to Burwash Industrial Farm. Authorities recover three rifles and a canoe.
At a Carson City meeting lawmakers overhaul the Legislative Counsel Bureau structure Russell McDonald to direct operations J E Springmeyer named deputy counsel and head of research and audit A N Jacobson resigns as head of auditing a fiscal analyst appointment pending The key issue is the authority of counsel bureau staff to conduct checks on administration and potential court challenge to attorney general opinion
State Department of Education questioned the charges by Hawthorne residents who say Mineral County School District is being destroyed by abuses. Three officials praised the system for progress in curriculum vocational education and bookkeeping. About 25 people sought an investigation and outlined six charges in the controversy.
The state took in 4.7 million in the first quarter from sales and use tax. Washoe and Clark counties combined accounted for nearly 80 percent of 239.8 million in taxable sales, with Clark county reporting 2.7 million and Washoe 1.15 million.
Former President Herbert Hoover, hospitalized at Waldorf Towers, is described as making a miraculous recovery from anemia and a gastro intestinal bleed. Doctors say he had a comfortable night and continues to improve though still considered serious. His family friends and physicians express astonishment at his vitality and progress.
Scotland Yard said it questioned former War Minister John Profumo and Viscount Astor over the Dr. John Ward diary case. Profumo resigned after admitting he lied to Parliament about Christine Keeler relationships amid the Macmillan government crisis. Ward, a society osteopath, rented a cottage on the Astor estate and faces a June 28 hearing on charges.
Clear day with gentle winds and extreme heat. High near 105 degrees, low around 75, yesterday’s high 106 and low 72. Noon humidity at 12 percent, sunrise 5 23, sunset 8 00.
Eighty cardinals are sealed inside the Vatican for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope John XXIII. Balloting starts at 9 a.m. after Mass with four ballots daily until a white smoke signal announces the new Pope. the choice may shape peace and Christian unity policies.
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