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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1962
Page
1
A feature on spaceflight ambitions and the era’s drive for records, noting the era’s interest in cosmic achievement and the broader context of exploration. The piece weaves in regional memories of water, land, and development in the Moapa and Virgin Valleys, hinting at contrasts between progress and scarcity.
Two fatal traffic accidents occurred near Las Vegas. Louis Holmes 18 and Dale F Henry 25 died. Holmes passenger Audrey Shaw 19 and Bennie Carter 17 sustained serious injuries. Henry died at 2 20 am near Pecos and College avenues. The crashes prompted Mercy Ambulance to log 17 calls by 10 pm yesterday.
In Hutchinson Kansas youths at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory rioted injuring two guards. Warden Joan D Munns said the disturbance began about 10 10 p m and was quelled within a half hour guards used tear gas and shotgun blasts as inmates were dragged from the main cell block. About 75 inmates were in the block and additional inmates in other units caused noise before calm returned.
Moscow radio reports cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev awoke after over seven hours in orbit as his Vostok III mission continued. He may stay in space for three days or more, potentially surpassing the 25 hour record set by a Soviet predecessor. He has completed over 12 Earth orbits and traveled more than 10.8 million miles. the craft operates on automatic controls while health remains good.
Government names Gen Jose Octavio Cornejo Ravia as secretary of war after a meeting of rival generals and President Jose M. Guido at Olivos. Troops around Buenos Aires withdraw while a highway bridge blast had disrupted west access and a tank column moved to oppose Toranzo forces. Guido lifts ban on flights to the capital.
President Kennedy selects Charles Bohlen a veteran diplomat and Soviet expert to be the new U S ambassador to France succeeding James Gavin. Bohlen awaits Senate confirmation with effective date planned by Sept 1 and cites Gavin’s high cost of living as factor in departure.
London the British government ordered the deportation of Soviet spy Dr Robert A Soblen but said enforcement could not occur for several days. Soblens attorney Kaufman said an appeal would be filed and the case would be tested in British courts as Soblen continues to claim innocence amid a protracted diplomatic clash.
Pick up Hank Greenspun for Governor buttons badges souvenirs and a cotter cup at the headquarters located at 226 Las Vegas Boulevard North. Also available signs for lawn or fence and bumper stickers in various colors.
Police nab three men minutes after a robbery at Fast Las Vegas Market on Ninth Street and Bonanza, but the suspects are later found to be wrong. Reporters Al Elliott and Len Munyon interview the victim Chester Hawley as the search shifts, leaving Hawley’s Sun subscription in question.
A butane truck and a pickup collided at a dirt road intersection near Hale Center Texas in a fiery explosion killing seven people. Victims include Milton Wesley Boone and his five year old daughter Sherry Jean along with Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Owens and their three children from Abernathy. Police took hours to identify the charred bodies as the wreckage burned.
Reno reporter Miles and five volunteers tested driver reactions at Reno airport under liquor. Miles drank bourbon and found he was not legally drunk by Nevada standards, though he felt severely drunk for hours. One participant chased a waitress and collapsed, another passed out. a female volunteer remained below the legal intoxication level.
Gentle winds blow as high temperature reaches 105 degrees and a low around 7. Relative humidity near 6 percent. Yesterday’s high was 108 with a low of 72. Sunrise at 1:56 and sunset at 7:34.
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