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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1963
Page
1
The Dodgers clinched a tie for the National League pennant as reports say the team secured the required wins. The item previews ongoing coverage and notes the related sports feature on page 21.
Three armed men robbed the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America building in Chicago taking loot possibly over 1 million dollars. The haul included a 1000 year old gem studded gold chalice three gold jeweled sabers items of Ignace Paderewski and cut paintings by Polish and American artists. Police expect exact value after curator Vincent Versen returns from Philadelphia.
A Military Air Transport Service C-133 Cargo Master with ten people aboard disappeared yesterday over the Atlantic on a flight from Dover to the Azores. Coast Guard reported contact lost 57 minutes after departure at 2 33 a.m. EDT from Dover Air Force Base. The last position was 30 miles southeast of Cape May New Jersey. FAA warned the aircraft would have run out of fuel by 2 p.m. EDT.
Demonstrations across U S cities mourn four young Negro girls killed in a Birmingham church bombing. In Washington a crowd estimated at up to ten thousand gathered near Lafayette Square to pay respects and protest mob rule and murder. Dick Gregory led the march with CORE officials urging action at the national level. President Kennedy planned return to discuss Birmingham with white clergy and national advisers.
The Kremlin issued a sharp nationwide blast accusing Communist China of thousands of border violations and power politics. The front page broadside described Beijing as destabilizing the region through aggression and warmonering tactics.
Two Fury jet fighters from Dallas Naval Air Station collided in the air near Lillian Texas. One pilot was killed and the other parachuted to safety. The survivors withheld names pending kin notification. The crash caused both planes to explode and burn, with one aircraft plunging onto a county road intersection.
The congregation of the 16th Street Baptist Church held a brief memorial for four young girls killed in the blast. An 11-year old Negro boy, shot after the bombing, was buried in suburban Birmingham in a quiet service surrounding the tragedy.
Mostly clear weather with southwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph. High around 90 degrees, low near 60. Yesterday’s high 91, low 61. Noontime humidity about 30 percent. Sunrise at 6 29, sunset at 6 36.
Saigon reports the government is moving a new infantry division into the Mekong Delta to bolster two existing divisions facing a major military drive by Viet Cong guerrillas. Reliable sources note heightened concern by Vietnamese and American officials about the Delta fighting.
Health officials imposed a quarantine in several areas of Pusan Korea as the cholera outbreak spreads. At least 75 deaths have been reported and authorities say 450 cases are under observation while the Korean government appeals for international help.
Moscow reports show the Soviet public remains unaware of Kennedy’s moon space partnership proposal. Only selective parts of his U N speech are carried, while the moon project detail is not covered by Soviet press or Moscow Radio.
The last day of summer brought a chill to the northeast with temperatures in the 30s in places like Bemidji and Oneonta with records set in Buffalo. Autumn begins today at 1 24 pm as frost is expected from Michigan to the North Atlantic states and western Kansas reports nearly three and a half inches of precipitation.
West German police identified escapees Martin Helms 30 his wife Bettina 29 and daughter Kirsten 5 fled by canoe north of here as East German refugees. An East German patrol closed in as the Danish ferry Gedser carried 400 passengers and a West German boat Fredenhagen retrieved the family in territorial waters then ferried them toward Lübeck amid cheers.
Madrid police yesterday sought a group of anarchists for questioning about bomb explosions at the West German and Moroccan embassies. A small device detonated under a car with Virginia plates. All three blasts occurred Saturday night with no injuries reported.
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