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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1963
Page
2
The Saturn rocket reached 77 miles in seven minutes, then destroyed over the Atlantic after 229 miles. Von Braun announced two upcoming orbital Saturn shots. Satellites will be light to prove orbiting capability, aiming for late summer and this fall.
Faye Howser, daughter of J. Henderson, 345 Desert Inn, has been named a Helen Troy at the University of Southern California where she is a student. The Helen title honors ten outstanding senior women. While at San Gabriel High School she was senior class president, queen, and song leader. She serves as secretary treasurer of Kappa Alpha Theta and as vice president of the Women’s Recreation Association.
The article recalls Templeton who visited the United States in 1936 and became a naturalized citizen in 1941. A celebrated artist and innovator, he delighted radio and stage audiences with improvisation in any composer’s style. He gained fame for jazz interpretations of classics with titles like Mr Bach Goes a Town and Mendelssohn Mows Em Down. He learned he was blind at age seven when a visitor used the word blindness in a home where it was banned.
U.S. military sources in Saigon report 45 Communist soldiers killed in a three day battle near Thoi Binh village on the Camau peninsula. One American officer wounded, a U S Army lieutenant, treated in Saigon in satisfactory condition. Generals Timmes and Rowland observed from a helicopter, landed in the village, and a counter attack followed.
After AB338 failed, Assemblyman Ray Kinsley urged recon sideration then voted against it. NAACP leaders organized nearly 100 picketers at the Nevada capitol, condemning lawmakers as they demanded equal employment housing and public access rights. The state timeframe included a boycott threat against Vegas firms and a civil rights commission call for a federal spending freeze in Reno Las Vegas and Hawthorne.
E L Curly Hartman, a carpenter and former Estes pilot, was found guilty by a 49 hour 44 minute jury of bilking mortgage companies through non existent fertilizer tanks. Judge R Ewing Thomason will set sentence in about two weeks. maximum term 25 years. Patsy Estes showed visible distress as the verdict was read.
President Kennedy praises Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara for courage and hard decisions, noting he is willing to make unpopular choices and stands firm even when criticized.
City voters weigh upgrades across departments as Mayor Grayson and Commissioner Ed Fountain campaign on expansion and new convention center progress. Fountain cites 30 years of growth while Whipple, longtime commissioner and bank official, stresses civic service and leadership on regional projects.
A letter denounces Nevada lawmakers for suppressing free speech during a gambling bill debate. The author cites Abe Lincoln and the Constitution, criticizing 20 000 residents' rights to equal treatment and urging defense of human rights against gaming industry pressures. The piece condemns bigotry and calls for principled stands in the legislature.
Castro declares Cuba could seek long range bombers and escort ships to defend merchant routes after exile raiders attacked the Russian steamer Baku and the Soviet freighter Lvov near Caibarien. Tass described the Baku damage and crew danger, with a formal U.S. protest anticipated.
CAPE CANAVERAL UP I reports the Air Force aims to cut Minuteman launch time from 32 seconds to 15 seconds. A recent high speed test from an underground silo at Cape Canaveral shipped a 54 foot missile over 4,000 miles to a target in the Atlantic, bridging a test sequence from Wing-1 to Wing-2 designs and highlighting computer aided improvements.
The note dated March 16 questioned claims that two Soviet reconnaissance planes crossed into Alaska on March 15. American F102 Delta Darts scrambled to intercept, but the Soviet aircraft reportedly veered back toward Soviet territory. The U.S. did not demand action to prevent a repeat.
Classified ad items list furnished houses for rent at $100 per pet allowed and unfurnished houses with 3 bedrooms and 1% baths on Emmons NJ with a fenced yard. Also offers autos for sale including a Lincoln Continental with power and a Pontiac and a 1957 Ford pickup, with prices and contact hints.
Short ad snippets show apartments for rent at 810 S Highland and 1425 S Mein with contact numbers 484 2858 and 384 5562, noting private homes, furnished units, and that children are welcome.
A fragmented roll call shows D Clark and D Nye representatives including M Bishop Flora gan and James Gipsy with party lines. D Clark member Norman Glaxe and others such as Eric Paulidan and Archie Pozzi appear alongside R Clark figures. Dungan changes vote on a bill to join the prevailing side with notice to seek reconsideration. Speaker Tyson is absent due to duties.
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