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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1962
Page
2
Nostalgic reminiscence notes kids’ pastimes like pigeon racing model airplanes and sandlot baseball. It contrasts then with present days where television dominates but hints at emerging political campaigns and local unrest.
In Reno downtown, service workers at the Riverside Hotel walked out after union and management negotiations broke down. About 75 to 80 employees including operators, bellmen, desk clerks, maintenance staff and house cleaners joined picket lines. The union cites unfair bargaining and says the hotel refuses to negotiate. workers rejected a 25 cent daily wage offer.
A Las Vegas meeting on relocation for families displaced by freeway work will be held at 7 p.m. at city hall. City commission initiated the meeting after Rev. Prentice Walker’s request over two months ago. participants include Urban Renewal Agency, Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal and Development, and the Las Vegas Housing Authority.
The text describes a push to convene a grand jury in Carson City after the July 30 dismissal of Cheatham by Welfare Director Barbara Coughlan. Supporters, including Foster mothers, sought signatures from 75 registered voters to compel a district court judge to order a grand jury inquiry.
A group of 75 property owners formed the Southside Improvement Association at Tutino's on Las Vegas Boulevard South to address access to roadside businesses and highway signs near McCarran Field as Highway 91 becomes the Strip Freeway. A Sunday meeting at 1 pm was planned to decide action steps.
Beverly Hills scene: Eddie Cantor mourns Ida Cantor after 48 years of marriage. Doctors treat him for grief and potential seizures following Ida’s heart attack death at their home. Cantor, 70, collapsed upon hearing the news and is under sedation at bedside as family confirms details.
John W. Martin, convicted of mail fraud conspiracy, was sentenced by Federal Judge C N Tavares to two years in prison with five years probation on release. LeRoy Shoemaker received five years probation for his role in the Silver State Farms matter. An appeal plan was announced for Martin, who was released on bail after sentencing. no fine was imposed due to trial costs.
The Las Vegas Sun announces key staff positions led by H M Greenspun as president and treasurer, with Ray Germain and Norman White as vice presidents and Tamara Anudreeva as editor among others. The paper operates from 900 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada and is a member of major press associations.
The chief railroads negotiator told a federal court that anti featherbedding work rule changes will cost about 65,000 on train jobs over five years. He said 40,000 firemen and 25,000 other on train workers would lose positions as unions threaten a nationwide strike.
Vienna dispatch reports the massive statue of Joseph Stalin in Prague is being removed as part of de Stalinization efforts. The Czech government announced last year the monument would be replaced by a House of Culture, signaling a postwar break with Soviet symbols.
The FBI warns of a fast traveling, armed trio led by a man with an artificial right eye and a partner Nussbaum expert in firearms and flying. A 19 year old woman travels with them. all are described with scars, distinctive features, and partying habits. Citizens should contact the nearest FBI office.
Former President Herbert Hoover returned to his birthplace in Iowa for the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library on the eve of his 88th birthday. The library will house mementoes from his long career in public service.
A jumble of classified items includes a lost large sealpoint male Siamese cat named Sam with a reward, several personals about weddings and love, help wanted ads for GM service salesmen and general mechanics, a couple seeking a reliable assistant manager, apartment listings in Nevada Richi downtown, furnished and unfurnished rental offers, and a bachelor house for rent. The mix contains contact numbers and addresses like RE 58-1326, 1600 Fremont, and DU 8-3008.
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