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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1963
Page
1
In a reflective column Hank Greenspun discusses school funding, private versus public education, and the potential role of parochial institutions. He cites family choices including his children’s schooling and contemplates the impact on his daughter’s artistic potential as the family weighs private options.
Welch told about 2000 at Fuller ton High School that a religious sect and members' politics are neutralizing the society. He warned the group would weaken without his leadership, calling the open house a chance to air the organization’s “linen.” Pickets demonstrated outside with partisan signs.
The granddaughter of Maxwell House Coffee founder was strangled by her wealthy doctor husband during a Friday night argument over their children. The couple, in Jacksonville, Florida, were involved in a domestic dispute before the fatal attack.
A 72 year old man was arrested on a murder warrant for strangling his wife Mrs Anna Lewis 70 whose body was found sealed behind a wall in their Highland Park home. Joseph J Lewis sought since Sept 12 would be questioned about the slaying. He had earlier said she had been unfaithful and disappeared Sept 11. Autopsy says strangulation with head blows.
Newell told his wife Patty he loved her then claimed a mental blackout followed by her death. He described a snapping moment and later said he was horrified. The couple’s children, Sarah age 9 and Charles Jr. 5, were in another room during the incident.
John Sutton 31, a father of two, died in a police car en route to a hospital after collapsing during a campus incident. Walter Sullivan 19 from Waterville, a Maine Maritime Academy student, was arrested for assault on an officer and illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Authorities say Sutton and Officer Cecil Powers saw Sullivan drinking outside Memorial Gym during the gala weekend.
Birmingham guards post 24 hour watch on Negro churches to deter further attacks as investigations reveal the bomb that killed four girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church was hidden under a stairway. Negro mourners plan silent marches in multiple cities and separate funerals are set for two youths killed in the violence.
A Parisian janitor and a leaking faucet led police to a $2 million cache of stolen paintings and books described as a modern Ali Baba’s cave. The finds, uncovered yesterday, include valuable works and rare texts.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, en route to Mexico where Burton will star, were seen in Paris after a visit to Gstaad. They checked into a Paris hotel Friday night and did not comment. The couple reportedly planned a route via Montreal to Mexico City, bypassing the United States.
Forecast calls for a mostly clear day with gentle winds. Highs near 87 and a low around 61, humidity at noon about 32 percent. Sunrise at 6 28 and sunset at 6 38. Yesterday reached 84 and 61.
The Navy minesweeper USS Grouse ran aground on a ledge off Rockport Massachusetts on Saturday night. All 36 crew members were reported safe and no damage appeared. Three vessels stood by as the ship rested on a five to six foot protruding ledge near Litt Salvage Island east of Halibut Point awaiting high tide to attempt refloating.
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