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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
1
Readers report aggressive price hikes during Washington's birthday weekend with double rates and rude service. Letters describe confirmed bookings canceled, unavailable rooms, and coercive handling, while the Better Business Bureau says complaints are filed and calls for ethical operation grow.
New York UPI report says a bus carrying 11 hospital staff plunged 25 feet into an ice clogged river after the driver collapsed at the wheel. Six were killed, one missing, and five survived including Elizabeth Newton rescued by Richard Haas who aided others to shore.
Darryl F. Zanuck announced Century Fox plans about 14 films this year with a total cost near 60 million most shot in Hollywood and four abroad. He said the studio remains open after recent shutdowns and noted Cleopatra must gross about 62 million to break even.
Nevada State Superintendent Byron Stetler told the Assembly Ways and Means Committee the Department of Education is aware of state education problems and has provided factual support for financial proposals. He noted earlier objections to varying cost estimates under the Wyoming Plan and explained differing classroom unit funding led to different totals.
James Van Patten of 210 Cedar Ave offered pertinent suggestions to the circulation department as the piece continues on another page.
Four daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Axe in Lima Ohio were reported in good condition. The premature babies weighed 2 pounds 9 ounces to 4 pounds 2 ounces and were placed in incubators. Barbara Axe mother remains in very good condition. A news conference with doctors is set for 9 a.m. in the hospital library.
Las Vegas police captured 34 year old California man Anthony R Doto within minutes after he used a whiskey bottle as a weapon to rob Embers Restaurant owner John D Reid of nearly $4 000. Police recovered $3 997 from the safe. Doto claimed $200 was his. Reid tied then freed and called police, who nabbed the suspect at 323 Las Vegas Blvd South.
Two young sailors lived like millionaires on a U S Treasury carte blanche for 12 days spending up to 50 million dollars in loot from federal coffers. They toured from Japan to Europe to Texas before detention at Dallas Naval Air Station. Seaman IC William A Snell of Des Plaines Illinois and Apprentice Seaman Milford R Newsom of Denison Texas were arrested in Denison after disappearing from Sasebo Japan on February 16.
Sunny today with northerly winds 15 to 20 mph. High near 62 and a low around 35. Yesterdays high 60 and low 4 percent. Noontime relative humidity 17 percent. Sunrise at 6 05 and sunset at 5 11.
Nevada Highway Patrol orders split enforcement on the Las Vegas to Nevada Test Site highway known as Widowmaker. A 65 mph limit will be posted full time with three patrol cars and one aircraft patrolling twice daily during peak periods.
New York report states Olds, 76, led U S Steel Corp through World War II armament production and used a steel trap mind to win price increases with little public uproar. He was a $200000-a-year board chairman for 12 years and retired in 1962 at 65 as Truman era industry seizures began.
A 24 year old man wearing a Mickey Mouse club tee was arrested on burglary charges after deputies found a broken front door at KORK TV studio. Detectives described him as drunk and mistaken about his location. He was booked on suspicion of burglary.
California Institute of Technology scientists report a mild quake near Ventura County around 11 p m with a magnitude of 3 5 on the Richter scale. Dr Charles Richter said the event was centered about 70 miles west of Pasadena.
Volunteer searchers battled biting wind and snow to reach a snowslide site on Red Mountain Pass. A clergyman Rev Marvin Hudson 35 or 36 and his two daughters Amelia 17 and Pauline 9 were entombed after his car was swept over a 75 foot canyon.
A five doctor committee appointed by the Reno medical society will investigate Synanon an organization aimed at rehabilitating narcotics addicts Dr Kenneth Maclean president of the Washoe County Medical Society said the panel was formed after Dr David Williams proposed the inquiry He noted the group hopes to report findings this month Synanon officials welcomed the probe and invited visits to Synanon House Reno or to review rehabilitation efforts Continued on Page 2
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