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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
5
A bridge problem explains why South should avoid committing to a choice early. With North hand K K o e and hearts, clubs, and spades offering multiple plays, the best path preserves freedom until the latest moment. Also included is a Daily Question: with 74 K J 10 73 854 987, bid two hearts for a safer strong five card suit.
Commander Walter Schirra completed nearly an orbit around the earth in the Sigma 7 capsule last October and received Naval pay totaling $35.31 for the day’s work. The sum includes $7.42 in hazardous duty pay.
Lyle C. Wilson analyzes 1919 race riots in Washington Tulsa Chicago and Detroit and warns that today’s climate risks a chain reaction of violence. He cites triggering factors including politics media and federal efforts while urging vigilance by law enforcement and citizens.
SACRAMENTO California lawmakers push a package restoring limited sovereign immunity to state and local governments. The Senate passed the measures, and the Assembly Judiciary Committee approved them. Senator Cobey says the bills could be among the biggest money measures in years. The package follows a January 1961 state Supreme Court ruling opening government units to lawsuits. About 50 million dollars in damage suits have accumulated against the state.
Chicago relief centers drew thousands as food aid faced delays. NBC cameraman George Lussow of WNRQ was knocked unconscious when a brawl erupted at Abraham Lincoln Center as about 70 800 people queued for 35 pounds of federal aid. He suffered concussion facial cuts and a lost tooth. his camera was taken.
Alabama Governor George Wallace contends federal riot control troops must leave Birmingham and declares plans to seek court action to bar the forces. He accuses Kennedy of threatening deployment to enforce a desegregation agreement while a state bar group discusses sovereignty and legality.
Edward P. Fichter, chair of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Housing, told a Santa Barbara luncheon that California faces a serious housing shortage. Eichler, for Gov. Edmund G. Brown, cited high land and construction costs and the need for smarter land use and tax reform.
UPI report shows liberal and other senators cautious on civil rights legislation amid Birmingham race riots. Kennedy briefed leaders. Katzenbach updated House leaders. Liberals decide to delay amendments to feed grain bills and pursue consultations. hearings expected soon in both chambers.
Six people were killed in a three vehicle collision on U.S. Route 301 near Suttville Maryland. Victims were burned beyond recognition and pronounced dead at the scene. Five were New York residents. the crash involved a New York plate car a Florida plate truck and a tractor trailer. The crash occurred just before dawn and likely involved a gas tank explosion.
Hubert H. Humphrey comments that neither party wants to engage with the issue while Alabama's Democratic congressional delegation criticizes Kennedy's decision to send federal troops to Birmingham.
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