Inconsistent Sentencing Sparks Nevada Justice Debate
A Nevada opinion argues two murder cases show divergent penalties. Manthas Sparke, 41, got three months for voluntary manslaughter of Joseph Fernandez, while Jack Rainsberger faces death in the gas chamber for killing another person. The author criticizes the district attorney and Judge Zenoff for perceived leniency and urges reform to reflect public justice.
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Manthas Perrin Sparke
Dist
David Zenoff
Jack Rainsberger
Zenoff
Sparke
Joseph Fernandez
Fernandez
Henderson
Sparks
Rainsberger
Louisiana
France
Nevada
Las Vegas
Moon Fuzz and Social Nonsense in Ruark Column
Robert C. Ruark riffs on moon fuzz from a USGS expert, jokes about cheese moon, then criticizes sanitizing school readings like Huck Finn and Oliver Twist. He laments modern political correctness, American conformity, and cultural trends with satirical digressions.
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Philadelphia
Mark Twain
Huck
Tom Sawyer
Fagin
Dickens
Oliver Twist
Aunt Jemima
Tahans
Inside Labor Inside Labor
A profile of H F E Gilbert head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers and his claim that railroad work rule changes threaten a coast to coast strike. He warns the nation faces attrition that could shrink the union from 80 000 to about 15 000 across the U S and Canada.
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New York
H. F E. Gilbert
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Samuel J. Rosenman
Gilbert
Brotherhood
U.S
Canada
Locomotive Engineers Union
Railroads
White House
Secretary of Labor
Emergency Board
Supreme Court
Almanac notes and historical anniversaries online
Almanac for Monday May 6 1963 notes the 126th day of the year with 239 to follow and a near full moon. It lists historical events from 1935 WPA creation 1937 Hindenburg disaster 1941 Stalin becoming premier 1960 Princess Margaret marriage and a Goldsmith quote. A labor strike at Florida East Coast Railway is discussed with union support and high court and presidential approvals cited.
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Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Works Progress Administration
Congress
Lakehurst
N. J
Joseph Stalin
Russia
W. M. Molotov
Britain
Princess Margaret
Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Oliver Goldsmith
Gilbert
Florida East Coast Railway
Las Vegas Sun Publisher and Staff Directory
A partial masthead lists editors and executives for the Las Vegas Sun including H M Greenspun as president and publisher Tamara Andreeva Scene editor Joe McClain managing editor Ross Tukee sports editor and Barbara Greenspun treasurer with various other officers and departments noted. Subscription rates are partially shown.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
900 South Main Street
Las Vegas
Nevada
H. M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Robert Belz
C. D. James
Barbara Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Bryn Armstrong
Joe McClain
Ross Tucke
Tamara Andreeva
C. C. James
Bob Belz
Whwerman Weier
Norvel
Dee Coakley
Congress
Alien Kiapp Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
United Press International
Neveda State Press Association
American Newspaper Publisher's Association
California Newspaper Publisher Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Senator Soaper Remains Focus of March Cost Concerns
A March look at household expenses shows living costs at a new peak with direct mail advertising urging cheap slacks and costly books. The piece notes that the public expresses varied interests from Hollywood mufflers to calls to impeach Earl Warren.
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Hollywood
Earl Warren
Bay of Pigs veterans face new Kennedy ultimatum
Cuban exile leaders report a blunt order from the Kennedy administration to refrain from any attacks on Castro. Monthly government payments to brigade members, ranging from 100 to 250 dollars, will be cut off for pledges of no action. The move ties to broader plans for a new Cuban front and secret funding for the underground, while DIA reevaluates Soviet troop numbers in Cuba.
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Washington
Kennedy
Castro
Robert Kennedy
Freedom Fighter
Senate Armed Services
Cuba
U. S
Congressional
White House
Manuel Ray
Front
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Russia
Cuban
Panama Canal
Vladivostok
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA
National Intelligence Estimates Board
Paris
de Gaulle
Caribbean
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Alpha 66
Panama
Canal
Jamaica
Africa
Inquiring Photographer Ray Saunders Sees Daily Mercury Grind
Reynolds Electric assistant manager Ray Saunders discusses daily Mercury trips as a hard chore yet essential. He stresses pride in hard work, customer satisfaction, and balancing effort with reward.
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Ray Saunders
Reynolds Electric
Mercury
Questions for Ken Jones and Harold Armstrong
Readers send questions to Ken Jones and Harold Armstrong, a parking attendant at 518 South Second. They discuss hard work, staying trim at 185 pounds, and comparing labor with their grandfathers who worked as a coal miner and in the casino industry.
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Harold Armstrong
South Second
Leo Massero
Golden Gate
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Robert C. Ruark
Wisconsin
Charles R. Warren
US Geological Survey
Doctor Warren
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Craters
Dr. Warren
Jupi
Peter O'Toole
Danny Kaye
McCarthy
Mom
Italy
America
Almanac
Lfn
Senator Soaper
Allen -Scott Report
LO Brise
Brooks Gas & Lat
Kenneth Strolle
Ken Jones
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