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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1963
Page
1
A Nevada story frames a tale of a mountain laboring to produce a mouse while criticizing the Grant Sawyer era gaming politics. It claims the gaming control board targets Frank Sinatra over alleged ties to Sam Giancana, invoking public skepticism about the Lake Tahoe establishment.
Gov. Grant Sawyer defended Nevada gaming authorities in a move to revoke Frank Sinatra’s gambling license. The Gaming Control Board charged Sinatra and Cal-Neva staff with catering to Chicago underworld figure Sam Giancana, who is listed in Nevada’s Black Book.
Tanks and paratroops crushed a pocket revolt in Brasilia as enlisted men from army navy and air force surrendered. One rebel marine killed two wounded and a civilian dead. Leader Antonio Prestes identified by the war ministry. 550 to 600 rebels captured.
Detectives report Hannah Lew last seen boarding a Chicago bound plane on August 13 and found dead after a period of time. Police say the body was concealed behind a wall bed, then plastered and painted over to hide the bed’s concealment. Husband Joseph J. Lewis, 72, has not been seen since the search intensified.
In Salton City California a car wrecked on the desert road flipped into a wash and burned. Three occupants were trapped and died, two teenage passengers escaped with serious injuries. A water truck driver Joe France heard screams but could not reach the victims or use his water due to a tipped spout.
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury ruled that Gregory Powell and another ex-convict must die in the gas chamber for the murder of Los Angeles police officer Ian Campbell last March. Powell is described as a former Boulder City resident.
Federal narcotics agents announced a three state seizure of about a half ton of marijuana worth around 1 million dollars. The raid touched Albany Poughkeepsie and North Philadelphia after operations in Hoboken New Jersey. Belk called it the largest marijuana seizure in the country.
In Los Angeles the Griffith Park area was sealed off with all roads shut except the access to the observatory after two fires erupted Wednesday. Fire officials cited a critical fire hazard amid 100 degree Southern California heat.
LOS ANGELES officials issued a first stage smog alert for the third day in a row as ozone rose to .51 ppm in the Burbank area. The alert followed similar readings of .52 in downtown over the two prior days, marking the first three consecutive alerts since 1956.
Partly cloudy with possible thunderstorms and southwest winds 13 to 18 mph. Today’s high around 100 and low near 75. Yesterday’s peak 102 and low 72. Noontime humidity at 11 percent with sunrise at 6 41 and sunset at 6 51.
In the Pyrenees near the French Spanish border a British built Viking airliner crashed into Mt Rouguette during a storm killing all 40 aboard. The 36 passengers were British tourists headed for a bargain holiday on the Mediterranean coast. four crew were French.
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