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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1963
Page
1
Column notes Earl Vause death and memories of a rugged, fearless local figure. Ruth Navack praised a SUN jingle and forty three Goodsprings students toured the plant. A hotel show rooms rule limited under twenty one, and a ban list included Cosmopolitan. Continued on Page 2.
In Jackson Mississippi protests erupt as six more Negro pickets are arrested after alighting from a car in downtown. Medgar Evers of the NAACP declares the protests only begun and a 26 year old white former officer Benny G Oliver is charged with assault on Negro Memphis Norman 21 of Wiggins.
The Senate accepted a House version of equal pay legislation, sending to President Kennedy a bill to end discrimination against women workers. It amends the fair labor standards act to require equal pay for equal work when qualifications and performance are equal.
UPI reports a near war over fishing rights as Ecuador boarded two U S tuna boats off its coast and escorted them to port. The clash drew a State Department plea for restraint while Washington pressed for peaceful settlement.
Reno mayor Bud Baker asserts pressure on the city council to block a downtown gaming zone extension. He subpoenaed businessman George Southworth Sr. and questioned him about a telephone exchange with Councilman Charles Cowen. Southworth denied recalling certain statements as Baker asked about the zone extension. Councilman George Carr and A L Gasper voted for extension to break the tie with Cowen, Dimond, and Maskreker opposing. The ordinance passed.
Partly cloudy today with southerly winds 13 to 18 mph, gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. High near 92 and a low around 68, noontime humidity 13 percent, sunrise at 5 27 and sunset at 7 49.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to slash income taxes on profits from selling stocks bonds houses or other real estate. The tax cut would apply to property held at least three years, while existing taxes remain for other profits.
At a Lisbon railway depot a concrete roof collapsed killing and injuring dozens of people returning from a beach holiday. Initial reports suggested a bomb, but police and eyewitnesses described it as an accident caused by weakened girders and heavy winter rains. American engineers aided in freeing victims as death toll rose and hospitals reported at least 48 dead and 40 injured.
Stavros Livanos, the publicity shy Greek shipping tycoon, died in Lausanne Switzerland at about 70. Officials at Nestie hospital said death was from a heart attack. He rose from poverty as a fisherman to control one of the world’s largest private fleets, rivaled only by those of his sons in law Stavros Niarchos and Aristotle Onassis.
Singer Julie London and her husband Bobby Troup welcomed identical twin boys at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys California. The first weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces and arrived at 419 am the second 5 pounds 6 ounces born four minutes later. Names reported Reese and Jody. The couple also has one son Kelly and Julie has two daughters from a previous marriage to Jack Webb.
A high Vatican source warned that a new crisis could be fatal to the Holy Father as doctors fight hemorrhaging from a stomach ailment likely cancer. Vatican officials announced partial improvement but confirmed the pope remains in a critical condition. Presidents and crowds prayed in St. Peter's Square while telegrams of goodwill poured in.
About forty five thousand students across forty three schools stayed home or were dismissed as teachers walked the picket lines in light rain. State Labor Commissioner Robert Butler met Gary officials after Gov. Welch sent him to arrange a peace talk with AFT Local 4. The school board refused union recognition and resisted Mayor Viscinsky’s demand to resign.
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