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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1963

Page

2

Mars balloon flight finds carbon dioxide and water vapor

Two studies from an unmanned NCAR balloon near Palestine Texas detected carbon dioxide and water vapor in Mars like air. The 12 hour ascent drifted 700 miles northeast before parachuting down near Pulaski Tennessee. A news conference will discuss the flight findings.

Mars Weaver Alexandria National Center For Atmospheric Research NCAR Palestine Tex Pulaski Tenn NCAA

Juvenile crime curb plan cites auto theft costs

The report calls for action to cut costs from auto theft and ease police burden. Murders rose 2 percent nationwide. forcible rape and aggravated assault up 3 percent. Larceny $50+ up 8 percent. robberies 6 percent. burglary 5 percent. Only 100000-plus cities lacking murder or manslaughter were Dearborn, Duluth, Madison, Scranton, and Somerville.

U.S Dearborn Mich Duluth

Threat mail about Queen's arrival at Australian showgrounds

Police received a call claiming a man waited at the gate with a bottle of acid and matches before the Queen's arrival. Reinforcements surrounded the gate and screened the crowd. Officials said the call was a crank and no extra precautions were planned.

Australia Showgrounds

Peace Corps Air Crash Claims Four Overseas Fatalities

Four Peace Corps workers have died overseas since the program began. Two perished in a Colombia plane crash last year, one died of natural causes in the Philippines, another was killed in a Brazil car crash last January. The Philippines group arrived last fall after a June 1962 enlistment. The Danao Island crash involved a 24 passenger plane and three crew members.

Danao Island Zamboanga City Peace Corps Philippines Colombia Brazil

Massive 5.0 earthquake rattles Midwest and Arkansas

Seismologists report a magnitude 5 quake centered near the New Madrid area, felt across Missouri Arkansas Illinois Kentucky Tennessee and Kansas. Officials note short source tremor with lingering surface waves and possible minor damage from broken windows and plaster.

Snow blizzard traps Rev Hudson and daughters in pass

Police identified Rev Marvin Hudson and his daughters Amelia and Pauline as occupants of a car buried by a snow slide five miles south of town. Plowman Leo Jones said a ground blizzard blinded him as he cleared an earlier avalanche and the救 car passed, leaving the Rev outside the vehicle when the slide struck. Searchers' probing poles located the car but halted due to danger. mine detectors may be used when the search resumes.

Marvin Hudson Amelia Pauline

OAS plot to block De Gaulle and Algerian independence

Sources report ongoing OAS and CNR efforts to oust Charles de Gaulle as 18 members are jailed without charges. Quiet France Spain pact targets exiles amid a broader drive to seize power from Gaullist government. Several machine gunners in Paris are said to be prepared for actions.

OAS Gardes France Spain CNR de Gaulle Paris

Police Probe Death of Mrs Alice Haefeker in Osage County

Officers said the husband Henry Haefeker a 46 year old Forbes Air Force Base sergeant summoned them about 630 pm. The body of Mrs Alice Haefeker was found and an autopsy was planned. Two 5 year old boys were taken in by Sheriff Vanderslice's wife who found them dirty hungry but in good health. The Haefeker family formerly lived in Paris California.

Alice Haefeker Henry Forbes Air Force Base Forbes Afb Osage County Alfred Vanderslice Vanderslice Haefeker Paris Calif

Weekend Toll of Fatal Accidents Across America

A wave of deadly incidents left Americans dead in four traffic crashes, a Lima fire that killed six children, and eleven Americans among three Philippine air crashes. Rescue teams found two Peace Corps volunteers, while Marines and other individuals died in crashes near Manila and in Maryland, New York, Wisconsin, California, and Nebraska.

Lima Ohio U.S Philippines Peace Corps Philippine Air Lines Nancy Ann Boyd Martinez Calif Phillip Maggard Buffalo Wayo U. S Gilbert R. Christianson Takoma Park National Institute of Health Sidney W. Lowery District Heights William Richard Ford Crockett Tex Charles Watts Sourlake Willie Hayne Hughes Mesquite Robert E. Hughes Norma Jean Hampton Amherst N. Y Frank Schmelzinger Williamsville Hilda Gelfand Cleveland Rose Lewis U. S. 101 Pedro Montoya Hamilton Air Force Base Richard Trope Novato Nebraska Springfield Neb William K. Foulkes Des Moines Iowa Leo Croy Mt. Ayr. Town Billy Smith Elvins

Violence Breaks Up At Oceanfront Nazi Protest

Police extract a promise to stop after a clash near an oceanfront hotel where Nazis David Peterson and John McClure faced no charges. Three attackers struck during the march as Trygve Lie and Hubert H. Humphrey spoke to about 1,500 attendees inside the banquet hall.

David Peterson Minneapolis John McClure Miami U.S Trygve Lie United Nations Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn Lie Israel

Fight Cancer With a Checkup and a Check

Readers urged to schedule early cancer screening and take advantage of available financial aid. Health advocates emphasize regular checkups, prompt tests, and timely coverage to improve outcomes and reduce late detections.

Diefenbaker Attacks Nuclear Policy on Canadian Campaign Trail

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker told a Saskatoon crowd that Canada must not be used as a storage dump for nuclear weapons. He said Canada would sign an agreement to keep weapons available in war, while NATO and NORAD weapons remain separate matters. He urged equal defense facilities for Canadian forces and noted NATO ministers will decide on nuclear issues in Ottawa this May.

Prince Albert Sask UPI John Diefenbaker Canada Norad Diefenbaker Winnipeg NATO Ottawa United States Defense Robert McNamara

Tremor Shakes East Missouri Towns

A strong earthquake rattled homes across New Madrid and nearby towns with reports of the levee weaving and buildings jarred. William Tanner and others felt the tremor lasting about a minute, while Dexter and Caruthersville dispatchers noted shelves and church organs vibrating without major damage. Local police reported no significant destruction.

New Madrid UPI William Tanner Tanner Watson Charles Bailey O. H. Householder Dexter Wilson Lesler Lesier Caruthersville Sheriff's Office David Lowry Hayti Methodist Church Ladd Foust

Burglary suspects chased after dynamite misfire

Three Chicago men Barton Brown 47 Steve Tomares 40 and Michael Swiatek 27 were held on burglary auto theft and felon registration charges after a pursuit near Mannis Furs 2303 Las Vegas Blvd South. Swiatek faced extra driving offenses as officers recovered a stolen car and connected the group to recent burglaries in the area.

Barton H. Brown Steve Tomares Michael J. Swiatek Chicago Ill Swiatek Mannis Furs Las Vegas Blvd Walter Earp Theobald South Second Street Earp Illinois

Avalanche Buries Village as Telegraph Line Fails

Two Indians reached the danger village after a landslide cut the outside telegraph line. A police patrol and medical team brought food water and supplies. Survivors say many villagers were buried alive in stone huts when the avalanche struck. Early risers warned others and fled to higher ground as fears of new slides spread.

Abancar Meny

Las Vegas Gun Inc Publishes Daily and Sunday Paper Staff

The Las Vegas Gun Inc prints mornings including Sundays from 900 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada. Staff includes Greenspur Germain White GreenSpun Debain Bryn McClain Nee Boone James Belz Coakley Wood Deb Boone. Subscription rates list daily single copy and Sunday edition prices.

Ruthe Debain Bryn Joe McClain Tamara Nee Boone D. James Bob Belz Norvell Wood Deb Coakley The Las Vegas Gun, Inc South Menn Street Las Vegas Nevada

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