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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1963

Page

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Cooking with Lamb World Tour at Sun cooking school

The Sun hosts a public cooking school at Hotel Sahara Congo Room on Thursday with lamb dishes and hundreds of lamb preparations. Doors open 12 30 p m cooking begins 1 15 p m prizes include an electric range from major brands and free cookbooks. Event in cooperation with multiple regional organizations and the University of Nevada Extension Service.

Hank Gerry Gerry Appleby SUN Congo Sahara Monarch Frigidaire RCA Whirlpool General Electric Westinghouse National Lamb Council and Auxiliary National Live Stock and Meat Board Electric League of Southern Nevada Nevada Power Co University of Nevada Extension Service SUN Cooking School Hotel Sahara

Spaceman Cooper Plans Washington Briefing On Orbit

Space hero L Gordon Cooper Jr. travels to Washington to personally present his 22.9 orbit around Earth to President Kennedy. NASA facing internal push for another Mercury orbital flight this year amid potential delays and Burns Johnson reporting changes in its astronaut liaison officer.

Cape Canaveral UPS U.S L. Gordon Cooper Jr Washington Kennedy Earth Cooper National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Robert Seamans Agency America John Shorty) Powers

Negro Truants Expelled in Birmingham Civil Rights Protests

More than 1,000 Negro students were expelled or suspended in Birmingham for skipping class to join civil rights demonstrations. Names of 1,098 students were sent to neighborhood schools. many had been arrested during the May protests. Durham, North Carolina also saw over 700 Negro and 15 White arrests amid protests against segregation.

Birmingham Ala UPI Durham N. C North Carolina Tobacco Center Terry Sanford North Carolina

Court overturns 38 sit in convictions in several cities

The court ruled that 1960 and 1961 arrests to enforce local segregation laws were unconstitutional. It nullified convictions in Birmingham, Durham, Greenville, Savannah, and New Orleans, while leaving undecided whether individual store owners may keep segregated facilities by choice. The high court may rule in a Maryland amusement park case still awaiting decision.

Birmingham Durham Greenville D.C Savannah New Orleans Maryland High Tribunal

Terror Bomb Attacks Strike Canadian Army Posts

In Montreal and Quebec City the FLQ claimed bombings targeting military posts during Victoria Day celebrations. Police found 18 sticks of dynamite in 10 mailboxes wrapped with FLQ markings as security measures heighten for an upcoming NATO gathering in Ottawa.

Montreal UPI FLQ NATO Otta Ware Quebec City Queen Victoria

Nevada Gaming Board approves bids for anti-cheat device use

The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended ten bids including a New Jersey shipping firm president's 300000 investment in the Las Vegas Showboat Casino. Harold Valentine seeks 10 percent of the casino and Harmon wins a temporary license with a shoe requirement amid a review. Bill Harrah gains a Reno casino restaurant license as the board enacts stricter shoe rules for blackjack.

Carson City UPI New Jersey Las Vegas Nevada Gaming Control Board Harold Valentine Tropicana Hotel Las Vegas Strip Edward Olsen Clark County George Harmon Mesquite Valley Inn Harmon Bill Harrah Reno Harrah Lake Tahoe

Costly Cleopatra Given Nod by Movie Screeners

The 340 million production Cleopatra has won the Production Code seal from the Motion Picture Association of America. Twentieth Century Fox confirms the code approval as Geoffrey Shurlock grants the seal. Flamingo Hotel president Morris Landsburg seeks exclusive Nevada rights for a world premiere at one of three locations this summer. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in the film.

Production Code Administration Motion Picture Association of America Flamingo Hotel Morris Landsburg Still Dickering Nevada Twentieth Century-Fox Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Geoffrey Shurlock United States

Partly Cloudy with Heat Record Likely Today

Partly cloudy skies and southerly winds of 15 to 20 mph forecast for today. A high near 100 degrees and a low around 68 with yesterday’s high near 99 and low 64. Noon humidity at 7 percent, sunrise 5 31, sunset 7 44.

Micro Probe of Gov Sawyer on KLUC Today

Governor Grant Sawyer of Nevada will face a close up interview with Mike Wallace on Personal Closeup at 3 30 this afternoon on CBS and KLUC Las Vegas. Wallace is known for controversial penetrating interviews and the segment is expected to explore Nevada tourism and gaming driven economy.

Grant Sawyer Nevada Mike Wallace CBS KLUC Las Vegas Wallace

Mt Agung Eruption Death Toll Tops 103 In Bali

Officials in Den Pasar say 103 people have died as Mt Agung erupts again, with rescue teams spreading through the disaster area. Thousands were forced from homes as the sacred volcano rages, with new lava, ash clouds, and earthquakes reported near the crater.

den Pasar Bali UPI Mt. Agung South Sea Island Tjulik Dahar

Photo Clues To A Sub Grave Under Study

Fifteen underwater photos of debris possibly from the sunken submarine Thresher were reviewed by a Naval court of inquiry in Portsmouth. Investigators in a shirt sleeves session examined images from the Atlantic where the Thresher sank on April 10, but said nothing about whether the debris matches the vessel’s hull. The photos arrived from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution aboard the Atlantis II.

Portsmouth N.H UPI Naval Court of Inquiry Atlantic Woods Hole Mass Oceanographic Institution

Nevada Frog Pete Wins Governor’s Class at Angel’s Camp

In a staged grudge between Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer and California Governor Pat Brown, Paiute Pete of Ash Meadows won at Angel’s Camp with a 6 feet 5 inch leap. Brown’s Eureka II finished 5 feet 8 inches, while Repe from Walnut Creek posted 13 feet 4 inches in the overall contest. Nevada State Sen. J. Slattery and local officials noted Pete could have competed in the overall class.

Paiute Pete Ash Meadows Angel's Camp Calif Nevada Mother Lode Grant Sawyer Pat Brown California Golden State Brown Repe Walnut Creek James Slattery Pete

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