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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1963
Page
1
Sen. Jacob Javits urged a federal presence with U S officers in every at risk community, warning the nation nears a national emergency. Rep. Emanuel Celler disagreed with the president, saying legal basis for direct federal intervention exists and government could act.
A bi racial committee reached three of four concessions demanded by Negroes to halt racial demonstrations in Birmingham Alabama as Dr Martin Luther King Jr warned that protests would resume otherwise. Doubts about the agreement’s validity persisted amid the city’s tense unrest and ongoing civil rights pressures.
Union leaders from Teamsters and Operating Engineers align to push four cycle shifts at the site while a smaller Allied Trades Council seeks similar terms. Carter insists on preserving premium pay for weekend work under current contracts, as the coalition could cover about 90 percent of site workers. Laborers and trades reps confirm broad support for the four shift system, which would replace the present schedule costing about 16 000 dollars weekly in premium weekend wages.
The Clark County Grand Jury plans an inspection of the county jail system sometime next week. The writer suggests precise timing to ensure readiness and recalls past experiences with pre visit sprucing and surprise inspections across military and civilian settings. The note ends by hoping sheriff s officials are forearmed and mentions a prior inmate complaint about vermin and a cock.
At a Washington fund raising dinner Goldwater and Romney exchanged compliments before more than 400 contributors and GOP lawmakers. Each praised the other for public service and leadership on national issues amid speculation about the 1964 presidential race.
Bail bondsman Bill Embry again draws scrutiny as Cosmopolitan Insurance of Chicago faces financial trouble. The issue surfaced with Justice of the Peace Tom Purse after NIC issued a certificate of authority to United Benefit and Fire Insurance in Omaha. Continued on Page 5.
Clark County Mayor Oran Gragson announced support for a statewide referendum to raise the sales tax from two to three cents to boost education funding. He expects about 7 million in extra revenue with roughly 60 percent drawn from tourists and visitors to Nevada. He denied labeling the measure a blackjack proposal and praised the Clark County delegation for their work on the funding solution.
Two defeated Reno city council candidates allege a small powerful bloc backed the top vote-getters with financial support. Marshall Bouvier accuses the Nevada State Journal of backing Hugo Quilici Roy Torvinen Roy Bankofier Claude Hunter Fd Spoon Clarence Thornton and John Chism. Quilici was elected without opposition and Graveile will face Torvinen in the June 4 runoff.
The Helldorado Ball at the Las Vegas Elks Lodge opens the nine day western celebration. Events next week include the beauty queen contest Kangaroo Kart Helldorado Village and carnival outdoor barbeque whiskering contest fat stock auction four days of rodeo at Cassman Field and three parades.
The Federal Grand Jury returns indictments after seven months of investigation into alleged Hoffa and associates’ attempts to bribe members of a targeted group. The action marks the sixth indictment in the Hoffa case.
In Port au Prince the Haitian foreign relations ministry accuses the United States of plotting to dismantle Haiti’s democratic institutions. In Portsmouth a top Navy officer says a special board found no reason to halt similar submarine construction. In Washington a Eisenhower aide reports Mrs. Eisenhower underwent a small non malignant neck tumor removal and expects a quick recovery. In Tokyo Communist China suggests talks to ease the Kremlin-Peking rift and will send a delegation to Moscow next month.
Sacramento reporters say the Assembly Rules Committee referred a proposal on prisoner conjugal visits to an interim study. Assemblyman Tom Carrell led the measure, with questions raised about child care and impact on women’s prisons, noting Mississippi and several countries permit such visits.
Police broke up an extortion ring when two women allegedly threatened a local market owner and his family with an acid bath unless paid 5000 dollars. Lucile Stirling aged 34 and Maxene Clara Long aged 40 were captured after picking up marked money in the eastern town section. Herman Silverman co owner of Ron's Quik Chek reported the tip. Detectives from the local precinct arrested them yesterday morning.
Beir ut reports Syrian troops with armored cars cracked down on pro-Nasser demonstrations causing up to 50 deaths over two days. New clashes were reported in Aleppo and Damascus as troops ringed a radio station and sealed off rebel high schools amid protests against Premier Salah Jadid's dismissal of 120 pro-Nasser officers.
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