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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1963

Page

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Molotov Bomb Attacks Target Wealthy Alabama Magnate

Two fire bombs damaged the $75,000 mansion of A. T. Gaston in Birmingham while Governor George C. Wallace and the state school board prepared separate actions in the school integration crisis. No injuries were reported. Gaston had returned from Washington where he dined with President Kennedy.

Birmingham. Ala UPI George C. Wallace City School Board Wallace United Americans For Conservative Tuskegee Huntsville Mobile

Two Days, Two Strangles in Boston Area Case

The victim, Mrs. Evelyn Corbin, 51, a divorcee living at 224 Lafayette Street, was found by neighbor Mrs. Flora Manchester in her first floor flat. This marks the ninth unsolved strangling of Boston area women since June 1962, eight months after the prior case. Corbin was found in night clothes with a silk stocking tight around her neck.

Evelyn Corbin Lafayette Street Flora Manchester Boston Essex County John P. S. Burke

Homicide Probe Across Cities After Malden Strangling

Boston detectives joined state and Salem police in investigating a strangling in Malden. A woman was attacked Saturday in her bedroom by a would be strangler. The assailant ransacked Corbin’s apartment but no forced entry or items recovered. The crime occurred between 10 AM and 1 15 PM, with access via a fire escape.

Boston State Salem Malden Burke

CIA Supporting Viet Terrorists

Washington reports that Vietnamese special forces units who stormed Saigon pagodas on August 21 are still secretly funded by the CIA which trained them for other missions, according to highly reliable sources.

Washington UPI Saigon U.S Central Intelligence Agency Yester

Denning report push could force new Commons session

Political observers say Harold Wilson will likely demand a special session of Parliament to discuss the Denning report. MPs and Lords are in summer recess and not due back until October, but Macmillan may be urged to reconvene.

Harold Wilson Labor Party Macmillan Denning House of Commons House of Lords

Parents protest against Diem in Saigon high schools

Eight hundred students aged 13 to 18 were arrested after anti government demonstrations in five Saigon high schools. Police stations were jammed as parents demanded the release of their children. some youths were released shortly after arrest.

Saigon Viet Nam UPI

Last Miner Found Dead By Rescuers

In Murphy North Carolina a rescue squad found the body of miner Carl Dockery 58 after a collapse in a deep shaft. Four other workers were rescued. one died later Lewis Pope 49 and two others Beaufort Bryant and Ray Stewart were injured. The search, led by Francis Bourne, paused briefly when debris shifted.

Carl Dockery Dockery Francis Bourne Lewis L. Pope Beaufort Bryant Ray Stewart

Reno Teens Buried Alive in Sand Dune Accident

Two Reno youths were buried when a sand dune collapsed over them at Silver Springs Beach, 20 miles south of Fernley, as reported by UPI. The incident occurred yesterday, leaving investigators to determine causes and safety factors.

Fernley UPI Reno Silver Springs Beach Here

Monster Forest Inferno Kills 300 Brazilians

In Parana State a day long forest fire killed about 300 people across at least ten towns and left 300000 homeless. Firelines closed around Bela Vista and Tamaramã, Brazil, as U S Peace Corps volunteers aided containment and President Goulart planned a helicopter reconnaissance.

Monster Forest Inferno Rio DE Janeiro UPI Parana State U.S. Peace Corps Bela Vista Tamarama Londrina U.S Joao Goulart

Nude display shocks Edinburgh drama festival audience

Miss Anna Kesselaar paraded nude on a balcony during the Edinburgh Drama Festival debate on the theater of the future prompting strong reactions. Lord Provost Weatherstone called the act vulgar while Earl of Harewood defended the provocateur noting the conference was undull. A trolley moved the balcony organ aboard as hecklers joined in the performance.

Edinburgh Scotland UPS Dunance Weatherstone Anna Kesselaar Earl of Harewood Miss Kesselaar McEwan Hall Weatherstone Queen Elizabeth Kenneth Dewey Los Angeles Calif

Dune Cavern Tragedy Claims Two Reno Men

Victims John Lyder and Kenneth Barnes, ages 19 and 20, buried in a dune cave on a Reno beach. passerby found one hand protruding from sand. resuscitation failed. Deputy Hall stated the accident likely happened quickly and silently with no witnesses. Barnes, a UNR student and lifeguard, and Lyder, a Reno High graduate, are the deceased.

John Lyder Kenneth Barnes Lyon County Calvin Hall Hall Reno Barnes University of Nevada

Algeria votes on Ben Bella dictatorship plan

Algeria held a constitutional referendum seen as a rubber stamp for Premier Ahmed Ben Bella and the one party FLN. Police patrolled cities as opposition claims dictatorship aims circulated, with Ben Bella the sole presidential candidate. results due today.

Algiers UPI Ahmed Ben Belle Ben Bella Cuba Algeria Oran Constantine Blida National Liberation Front FLN Socialist Forces Front Ali Ahmed Michelet Fort National

Weather Summary: Clear Skies and Warm Day

Mostly clear conditions with gentle winds. High near 102F, low around 70F. Yesterday reached 100F and 66F. Noontime relative humidity around 14 percent. Sunrise at 6 18, sunset at 6 57.

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