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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1964
Page
2
Local front page notes the El Rancho Vegas sign now reads El Fancho Vegas Motor Inn and that the remaining complex will operate as a motor hotel with shops and offices. The piece also mentions local banking and a budget meeting for the Clark County School System scheduled for March 12 to discuss 964-16 funds.
Dr. Konrad Morgen testified at the Auschwitz mass-murder trial that Gestapo guards relaxed with Jewish slave girls in the guard room next to the gas chambers as thousands were killed. He described a room with couches and men and girls in civilian clothes, noting guards continued work while victims were murdered. Morgen, a U.S. officer turned Frankfurt lawyer, said he began investigating after intercepting a gold-laden envelope from Auschwitz and found valuables among victims' possessions.
King Paul of Greece lay in state in Athens as mourning crowds followed his bier from the royal palace to the cathedral. Queen Frederika, King Constantine, Princesses Irene and Sophie and Prince Don Juan Carlos walked behind, the procession marked by a 2 gun salute and the national anthem. The king died Friday and the funeral was planned for Thursday.
A scrambled OCR style classified page fragment shows ads for jewelry stores Penny’s Meow?, housekeeping services, furnished apartments, rentals, homes, autos for sale, and miscellaneous items. Readers encounter partial entries with prices and contact numbers, typical of a mid century local paper classified section.
Malcolm X announces formation of a Black Nationalist Party to defend Negroes against white supremacists. He says he has broken with the Black Muslims, plans active involvement in civil rights struggles, and criticizes non violence as ineffective. He expects broader, intensified action and vows to aid in fights where asked.
U S officials denied a Aviation Week report that the Lockheed Mach 3.5 aircraft had conducted reconnaissance flights over Communist territory. Pentagon and White House officials declined to comment further, noting Aviation Week was told not to publicize the plane's existence.
Marilyn Rice-Davies known as Mandy was expelled from Turkey after the government revoked her work permit and ordered her departure within 24 hours. Turkish women’s union protests preceded the order as she left Istanbul for London with her fiancé Baron Pierre Cavello after her plea that she had given up being a call girl.
GAO blame a personnel management system that misallocates trained soldiers to wrong jobs. H Mahon says serious indictment as helicopter mechanics in Korea and a 13 week trained aircraft technician were reassigned. Richardson defends rights to challenge commanders and notes Army reports cover partial samples.
New Hampshire officials predict the lottery referendum will appear on the ballot to decide which communities may sell sweepstakes. Edward J. Powers, former agent and executive director of the sweepstakes, said a large majority of owners would favor sales at liquor stores and race racks. Gov. John W. King and Sweepstakes officials have campaigned to offset opposition from a clergy and business committee formed to oppose the measure.
Norman J. Estes a 32 year old Nashua man once labeled a sharpshooter in the Marines is charged with attempting to assassinate President Lyndon B. Johnson. Police say he wrote threatening letters from Nashua to Washington and Bos ton planned to buy a rifle with an income tax refund and wait to shoot the President. He waived a preliminary hearing and is held on bail awaiting U. S. District Court. Estes had a troubled service record and was living with his brother after separation from his wife.
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