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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1963
Page
1
Davey Moore remains unconscious and critically injured after his title bout with Sugar Ramos when a head impact against the ring structure triggered international debate over boxing safety. Neurosurgeons say recovery is unlikely, with no operation planned as family and doctors watch for any change.
In New York printers voted to end the 107 day blackout by 2 562 to 1 763. Talks between publishers and photoengravers stalled at last minute, but union leaders expect papers to resume with Tuesday editions once the snag is resolved.
A barn fire at Churchill Downs in Louisville destroyed barn 21 killing 15 racehorses, including Derby nominees Betsy’s Last Rihani and Verdura. Cause undetermined. Most victims owned by E. J. Grosfield and trained by R. J. Fisher. Betsy’s Last and Rihani trained by R. I. Brewer Jr.
Indonesian Army units in motorboats searched the seas off Bali for lava victims from the Gunung Agung eruption. At least 1,500 people were killed and hundreds may be missing after floods of lava and ash destroyed villages and swept pilgrims into the sea.
Ground searchers reached the snow covered slopes of Santa Marta Mount in northern Colombia and found three bodies in a World War II B17 Flying Fortress believed to have crashed three months earlier. A Delaware Trust Co bank book and a Chicago law firm letter were recovered from the remains.
Las Vegas police described a Thriftimart robbery as one of the screwiest cases, with manager Dale Frampton threatened in a long handwritten note to hand over nearly 500 dollars. A cab driver delivered the envelope at 4 45 am after a string of instructions, with the note claiming the manager was being watched from four points and ordering silence.
In Zermatt a typhoid outbreak claimed a second life as Marlis Dubach a 22 year old hotel secretary died hours after Berta Perrenauld en Klatten mother of 13. Cantonal health officials warned that tourists are at risk and that kissing might spread the disease.
Moscow reports claim Soviet leader Stalin was deceived by a Hitler forged intelligence order to purge top Red Army officers in 1937 including Marshal Tukhachevsky and generals Gamarnik and Blu cher, with executions and arrests extending to families.
A North Las Vegas family narrowly escaped tragedy when their 16 foot outboard boat collided with a 27 foot fairliner moored in Las Vegas Wash Harbor on Lake Mead. Mr and Mrs FE L Ryan of 2141 Webster and their 14 year old son were treated for facial cuts and bruises and released. The youth was uninjured. Damages totaled 250 for the Ryan boat and 850 for the other craft co owned by Bob Gripentog and Shelton J Grifford who also owns the harbor facilities.
About 350 African American demonstrators and several white students from Knoxville College gathered outside downtown theaters for nearly two hours. They walked in pairs, held a brief prayer, and sang We Shall Overcome, with no arrests or violence reported.
Weather forecast notes clear skies and gentle winds for today with a high near 70 and a low around 43. Yesterday’s conditions included a 6 percent high and a low of 42 with noontime humidity at 26 percent and sunrise at 5 37 and sunset at 5 85.
Las Vegas youth Ronald Churchill 20 died from a single .22 caliber gunshot at a party in a Travelodge Mobile Home Park house trailer on Tropicana Road. Sheriff detectives investigated glue sniffing as a possible factor. Charles Verne Thomas 19, a downtown beauty college student, was booked on suspicion of homicide.
The Sun day Express quoted David Prior Palmer that Kathleen Kennedy reminded 10 year old Joey to mind his age manners and Boston accent to avoid losing votes as he misbehaved in a local Aspen Colorado store. The incident was described as a final deterrent by Kathleen.
Clark County Judge David Zenoff said a Saturday meeting led to major policy changes in the care of neglected and abandoned children. Assemblywoman Flora Dungan was removed from her committee roles after missing an Assembly session despite a warning.
Carolyn Ann Lima, age 20, faces execution in Huntsville for the 1961 Houston realtor killing. She and accomplice Leslie Douglas Ashley await Supreme Court action. if denied, both could die in the electric chair on March 59. Lima says she would face death with a Bible in hand and believes she will not be the first woman to die in Texas.
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