10 Apr 1962
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1962
Page
1
Clark County property owners are to vote on a 6 million bond for land acquisition and bridge work in a flood control project. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across 52 districts with Nelson using paper ballots. Results go to Flood Control District for canvass.
A writer extols both halves of Nevada from Southern Nevada's bright Strip to Northern Nevada's tranquil ranch country. She praises towns Beatty Tonopah Goldfield Mina Hawthorne Fallon Yerington and Fallon bowling, while cherishing alfalfa fields calves and the scent of cattle at spring auctions. She hints at governor talk and notes ongoing discrimination by physical culturist critics.
Fire gutted a Copper Acres house destroying the Ridley residence. Annie Ridley and her husband were believed inside but searches found no remains. Mans Wermbach, injured by gas while cleaning a car engine, was hospitalized at Southern Nevada Memorial. Damage estimated in the thousands. cause undetermined.
Sophia Loren and Maximilian Schell were named best actress and best actor respectively at the 34th annual Oscars. The event, held amid a near sweep by West Side Story which won 10 awards, marked the first time two foreign-born actors topped the acting honors in Academy history. Loren, remaining in Rome to film, and Schell, honored for his performance, highlighted a night of international distinction.
The SUN promotes a Learn A Language offer with courses in Spanish French and Italian to help all ages improve English usage. Readers are urged to obtain a record and enroll to overcome slurred speech and short forms.
The long delayed case of three men charged with obtaining money under false pretenses begins in District Judge William P. Compton's court. Jury selection started yesterday for the trial of Mike C. Catrone, 60, who marked the ticket, Nevada Club employee Robert W. Pearson, 27, and Stanley Wagner, 28. The club refused payment on the $25,000 keno ticket presented as a big winner on January 2, 1960, claiming the ticket had been post filed.
Henderson officials denounce a Las Vegas Sun report as unfounded sensationalism. Poundmaster Terry Larkin says animals are destroyed humanely and never buried alive, with dead dogs refrigerated for several days to confirm death. Mayor Bill Byrne rejects the accusation as completely untrue and insists on humane procedures.
In a staged gala, Greer Garson accepted her Oscar for Two Women while Maximilian Schell earned top honors for Judgment at Nuremberg. Loren congratulated Garson and praised Garson as a bright, beautiful, intelligent debutant. An unscripted moment occurred when gatecrasher Stan Berman rushed the stage.
The 11th annual Assembly of the American Academy of General Practice heard that senior citizens are among society’s greatest assets. Dr. Laurance W. Kinsell of Oakland urged diet changes to combat atherosclerosis, noting it parallels aging and starts in childhood or infancy, not in later years. Dr. Edward W. Bussee chaired the department.
A possible wildcat strike imperils Camp Mercury as thousands of workers threaten to walk out at 8 am Thursday unless the dispute over nonunion drillers and union officials is settled. An ABC spokesman cited rumors and nonconfirmation from AEC and union leaders about the labor action.
William Carter of the Teamsters warned that a city trucking ordinance could halt traffic if drivers are off the streets. He urged the city commission and Mayor Oran Grayson to convene a meeting to repeal the measure before widespread disruption. City attorney Sidney Whitmore outlined the scheduling steps.
The Air Force announced a 25 foot satellite was launched from Point Arguello near Los Angeles aboard an Atlas Agena B rocket, with no confirmation of orbital entry. Previous secret shots similarly withheld orbit details, citing Samos reconnaissance missions.
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