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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1963
Page
2
A Las Vegas area report quotes residents living on Maryland Parkway as they describe dangerous traffic and noise from speeding drivers. They note more children will walk to school this year, and call for a concentrated police crackdown to curb reckless driving and reduce risk on residential streets.
Moscow accuses Albania of attempting to steal military property during Soviet withdrawal from Vlore submarine base in 1961. Moscow Radio broadcast via RFE cites failed Albanian effort and unconfirmed reports of three submarines seized, noting Albania cut ties with the Warsaw Pact.
Federal and state mining experts prepared to enter Texas Gulf Sulphur Co potash mine near Moab Utah to determine the cause of the blast that killed 18 and trapped seven. The trapped miners survived and were rescued. A 20 man crew below the surface cleared debris and pumped water as the investigation begins. Funeral services were held for many victims and the last body was recovered Saturday. FBI fingerprint identifications confirmed the dead. Speculation pointed to methane gas as the blast cause.
Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher of New Jersey said he received a constituent telegram advising him not to sign the bill of rights. The telegram underscores opposition to the proposed rights measure amid ongoing political debate.
Abandoning hopes of survival, officials said miner Louis Bova, 52, trapped since Aug. 13, could not be reached safely as a 304 foot rescue shaft was judged too dangerous. The attempt followed earlier rescues of Dave Fellin and Henry Throne.
Santa Ynez witnesses watched Robert J. Gardiner 25 tumble 15000 feet to a fatal landing after a skydiving finale in a flaming torch display. The crowd surged toward the booth and deputies, aided by highway patrol, dispersed the disturbances as Gardiner, a Glendale resident and father of two, died. his widow Barbara 22 was left after a January car crash.
The Colorado River Commission will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Clark County School District offices at 302 Las Vegas Blvd South. On the agenda are Lake Mead levels and river flow reports, Moapa Valley pumping project feasibility studies, well drilling proposals, Eolorado Valley development, and power allocations to commission customers. The group has been without a permanent meeting room after eviction from the State Office Building.
Mrs. Jessie Newlands mother in law of Arnold J Christen sen of Las Vegas died Saturday in Los Angeles at age 83. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Pierce Brothers Mortuary in Hollywood. Survived by daughters Phyllis Christensen Lucille Linder and sons Robert Charles Newland.
The body of Jay Elia Gailey 46 died Saturday will be taken to Koons Funeral Home Sharon Springs Kansas for burial by Palm Mortuary He was born November 3 1916 in Sharon Springs and lived in Oregon for the last 16 years He is survived by his widow Carolee and son David.
Saigon reports allege the United States backs a coup against Ngo Dinh Diem as the Times of Viet Nam claims CIA funds a plot while Buddhists seek asylum. Diem’s regime denounces the charge though gainsay from the U S Embassy exists.
Havana reports from Trinidad Las Villas Cuba state militia army patrol killed Pedro Gonzalez and Mario Soler in a Santa Clara county firefight. Soler known as Matancero conducted a one man reign of terror and had murdered many families of farmers as rebels operated from the Escambray mountains near central Viras southern coast.
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