13 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1962
Page
1
Palmer shoots five under par to lead the Giants past the Dodgers by five strokes. Dodgers stumble in the final rounds as Giants secure a decisive third place win.
Las Vegas publisher Hank Greenspun campaigning in upstate Nevada comments on Oran Gragson admitting accepting campaign contributions from M. B. Dalitz. The dispute centers on sources of funding for Gragson’s mayoral bid.
Mrs. Lily Petrie sent wires to Nevada officials demanding removal of Oran Grayson and Sid Whitmore from Republican and Democratic ballots respectively until they resign. She aims to pursue court action and has gathered legal opinions supporting a response from the officials. The note cites state law and asks for replies by wire.
NHK bulletin says Vostok Four ordered back to earth. Voices heard as Lieut Pavel Popovich and ground station personnel communicate. Soviet claim earlier of a second astronaut in orbit shifts to a controlled descent in view of a staged welcome.
The report cites Oran Gragson at a Car son City GOP meeting criticizing Hank Greensmin’s opponent. It recalls Moe Dalitz’s alleged money links and Kefauver hearings about bootlegging, murders, and political corruption involving Cleveland figures and mob ties in the 1930 era.
Former President Truman said he would congratulate the Soviet Union if a report of two cosmonauts orbiting the world proves true. He noted past dishonesty in dealings and spoke after attending a rodeo in Independence where he handed out prizes to cowboys.
Mediation sessions begin today at the Nevada test site to avert a labor dispute over travel pay and subsistence pay for Mercury workers. Federal mediator William Simpkin chairs talks with unions and contractors, with Professor John Dunlop and Oscar Smith representing labor and Atomic Energy Commission interests.
Chicago AFL CIO opens its summer session with 26 member executive council. The agenda includes Teamster influence on unions and the Kennedy Administration's opposition to a shorter work week. The earlier Hoffa leadership scandal and trial board findings fuel tensions within the federation.
Sacramento informed that Gov Brown requested Texas Gov Proce Daniel release Rev Edward Holland to help locate 2 ounces of nitroglycerine believed buried near the Sacramento River. Holland and Donald Kolet were captured burglarizing a Dallas safe last April and reportedly hid the explosive two months earlier. The governor said Holland's return is vital to protect Sacramento residents.
Harold Hubbard, 26, died after a four hour siege at his parents home. State troopers and deputies fired 11 tear gas bombs, then Rawlings tackled Hubbard as another officer fired the fatal shot. Hubbard reportedly threatened his father and had waved a knife during the standoff.
Soviet spy Robert Sobien, convicted in the United States, vows to fight to stay in Britain as authorities delay deportation to serve a life sentence. The Home Office ordered Sobien’s removal, but legal maneuvers aim to test the order.
A family traveling from Grey View to California lost a purse with twelve thousand dollars in cashier and travelers checks at a Mesquite service station. An attendant named Stan found the purse and turned it to Deputy Oscar Abbott. The money and checks were intact and returned to Russell Helwig and his wife after the family alerted police.
Hank Greenspun for Governor buttons badges souvenirs and a cotter cup are sold at the headquarters on Las Vegas Boulevard. Lawn signs and bumper stickers in various colors are also available.
Fremont Street will close from 5 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. between Main and Eighth Street while a final coat of paving is applied to the four lane thoroughfare. The city state project aims to connect the downtown freeway with the San Francisco Rainbow Boulevard expressway and will take about two days.
Moscow reports Lt. Col Pavel Popovich, 32, the newest spaceman, is married to a woman pilot who, four years earlier, had more flight hours than he did. His official biography notes he faced danger during the occupation and learned to note the enemy. Continued on Page.
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