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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1963
Page
4
Gov. Grant Sawyer said Nevada’s unemployment rate is at a record low and will grow 35 percent to 18,000 jobs by 1968. The Labor Day address reported by SPARKS via UPI notes continued job gains and state optimism.
Carson City reports 90000 students return to Nevada classrooms today an increase of about 19 percent from last year Clark County accounts for roughly half the students and will run half day sessions while Washoe and Ormsby counties use double sessions due to new classrooms. The state plans 4203 new administrators and teachers to support the record enrollment.
Local home repairs listing offers sewer rooting drain cleaning and cooler service with hourly rates from Fred Bakeman Home.
President Kennedy urged Hanoi to halt Buddhist repression and win popular support for the war effort in South Vietnam. He said U.S. aid would continue but the Vietnamese people must lead the battle, calling government actions against Buddhists very unwise.
State tallies show 53 fatalities over the holiday period with Texas at 27 and New York 26. The record Labor Day three-day holiday death toll stands at 501 from 1982, while the all-time three-day peak is 609 set during Christmas in 1955.
Fernando Fernandez, a Cuba defectee and self-described spy, recorded a confession alleging Cuban espionage is directed by ambassadors to the United Nations and Brazil. He surrendered to the FBI and named Cuban agents in the Bahamas, Miami, and Mexico, with Venezuelan links to FALN arms shipments.
A berserk Westphalia Iowa farmer Francis Schomer 43 hurled cyanide powder into a bedroom killing his wife Theresa 41 and their daughters Janice 18 and Patty 5 months then shot himself. Authorities say he scattered poison fumes but offered no motive and died by self inflicted gunshot.
Crowds of teenagers surge back to Hampton Beach and Ocean City amid clashes with police. In New Hampshire 5 000 youths threaten to riot, using fire hoses and dogs to control demonstrators. At Ocean City 19 year old girl assaulted by college youths leading to medical treatment and arrests for curfew violations. Authorities report fines totaling 3300 dollars from violators.
Governor Wallace campaigned in Tuscumbia promising fight against federal desegregation while accusing Justice Department pressure on Macon County Tuskegee schools. He said the opening would be delayed and criticized the federal stance as intimidation as Flowers urged a measured response.
Officials warn that permits on under size lots in Happy Valley Ranchos stem from administrative decisions. The planning director notes corners within 10 feet of the rear line, not 25, prompting reversals and a clash with city management. Planning commissioners will be asked to clarify their order as scrutiny continues.
In Plaquemine demonstrations James Farmer of CORE is sought as Negro residents push for a bi racial city council and the annexation of two Negro communities. In St Augustine Florida Negro leaders condemn police use of dogs and electric prods on protesters during a freedom rally.
Macon County school board announced all county schools including Tuskegee high school were open. Wallace accused of pressure by the Justice Department was denied. Guthman said John Doar met with the board while defense moves remained uninvolved. Attorney General relayed reports to Kennedy as conferences continued at Justice.
Janice Lendon 27 of Susanville Calif was fatally stabbed in a downtown Reno bar by A C Hamilton 53 of Portola Calif who fled in a car parked behind the building Police noted the couple argued earlier and the victim had a knife Witnesses said she stood in the doorway and offered little resistance before dying on arrival at Washoe Medical Center
Reports show three fatal crashes hit Nye and Clark counties with a Tonopah area two dead near the mining town and a third in Goldfield. Nevada memorial hospital treated shock injuries while Las Vegas traffic surged as airlines reported sold out reservations and added flights at McCarran.
A Labor Day crime wave reports 450 sets of teeth stolen in a Weiss Liquor Store break in on Van Buren Street along with over 1000 dollars, a safe, and four whiskey cases. The Laborers Union Building loss ranged from 1200 to 1500 dollars. Additional robberies include a Strip hotel owner theft of 21500 dollars and a North Las Vegas banker holdup of 2800 dollars. Michael Bauler reports a knife point robbery for 100 dollars near Fontana Avenue.
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