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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1965
Page
1
In Italy, a 19 pound 5 ounce newborn boy was born by Caesarean to Isabella Zotti. The heavyweight infant, fourth for Mrs. Zotti, weighed four pounds seven ounces below the world record, and was placed in an oxygen tent with its condition deemed satisfactory.
Fresno State College defeated Nevada Southern University 74 to 61 in Seattle to open the Pacific Coast NCAA small college tournament. The Bulldogs dominated the second half with strong shooting and rebounding after a tight first half battle. The Rebels were strong on the boards early but faltered late, collecting only one offensive and seven defensive rebounds in the final minutes.
Las Vegas faces a French media spat after Paris-Presse mocked US Senator Fulbright and urged readers to compare Paris debauchery with Las Vegas and New Orleans. The debate centers on conduct at casinos and entertainment venues with sharp diplomatic tones.
A commentator recalls being indicted for allegedly sending a column through the mails to incite assassination rumors about Senator McCarthy. He notes he was at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, not summoned to the grand jury, while reporters crowded the hospital to probe the case. He criticizes public trials before congressional committees and the seeming verdicts before evidence.
Municipal Court probers report evidence of fixes in 21 cases and uncertainty on 77 more. A second arrest is expected next week amid a nine month probe yielding 151 cleared of 360 cases. The audit cost about 4000 and calls for stronger document controls. Walter J. Richards seeks more office space and clerical help. Eight fixed cases sent to the district attorney for action.
U S Air Force F100 jets bombed Communist troop positions in Quang Nam Province as a major battle raged 25 miles south of Da Nang. North Viet Nam claimed airspace violations by U S and South Vietnamese aircraft driven back by anti air fire.
The Nevada Senate approved Gov. Grant Sawyer's parole bill 10 to 7 with party line votes. Rep. Rene Lemaire signaled possible reconsideration while three Democrats and two Republicans plan an inspection of juvenile institutions in Clark County. Senator Monroe defended the measure.
UPI reports a Hawaii volcano exploded Friday sending molten rock 250 feet high and a lava river 800 feet wide down a mountainside. The eruption struck a remote crater on the eastern Kilauea range, an uninhabited area.
Lt Gov Paul Laxalt urged Gov Grant Sawyer to apologize for implying local opposition to a Job Corps camp stems from bigotry. Sawyer announced camps at Antelope Mesa near Las Vegas and Clear Creek near here, saying no protests were received in three months. Laxalt countered that protests reflect jammed hearings and lack of public information.
Lucy Miller, pregnant with her fourth child, was found guilty of first degree murder for setting fire to her husband Gordon Miller’s Volkswagen in a staged accident to collect $125,000 to $140,000 in insurance. The verdict came after four days of deliberation by a jury of eight women and four men. The trial revealed her affair with attorney Arthwell Hayton and her plan to marry him. The jury must now decide death or life in prison, with potential impact on her unborn child.
The Bureau of Reclamation cut its 1965 Colorado River runoff forecast by 600000 acre feet. The March 1 projection expects 9 million acre feet to reach the river from the Rocky Mountains and upper basin states, mostly April through July. A B West notes February precipitation was lighter but the outlook remains above the long-term average.
District Attorney Ted Marshall denounces Governor Grant Sawyer for pushing an early parole measure and resisting a statewide crime commission. Marshall accuses the governor of political maneuvering to quiet public outcry, amid FBI crime report momentum and Highway Patrol tensions.
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