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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1962
Page
2
A veteran candidate discusses rumor campaigns aimed at swaying voters. He notes many stories are manufactured to discredit opponents, urges voters to rely on background and integrity, and emphasizes that candidates do not change overnight.
A parole violator linked to the Harvey Bistany gang was questioned in Foxboro Mass about a U S mails cash heist. Authorities say any former criminal with major robberies is a potential suspect and will investigate how the post office carried large sums with minimal security.
The article lists H M Greenspun as editor and publisher with staff roles including treasurer and secretary, notes affiliations with press associations, and mentions a hijack case in which driver Patrick Schena and guard William Barrett were questioned. Investigators rely on regional inspector William F. White for ongoing inquiry. A suspect nicknamed Tony is described, with another member called Buster. The hijacked truck crew mentioned plans to meet in Providence.
Tass reported the two spacemen showed tireless effort as tests continued at the research station. Western estimates put earlier Soviet missiles at about 800000 pounds thrust while US rockets like Saturn reach 1300000 pounds. By 1966 US scientists aim to cluster Saturn units to reach 7500000 pounds thrust behind a single missile.
The House rejected the Senate's plan to reinstate WWII and Korea era GI insurance for about 16 million veterans and limited eligibility to those with service connected injury or illness. The vote left a narrow path forward with hopes for a compromise and further actions by both chambers.
A Nevada travel column shares greetings and small anecdotes from Wells Deeth and Eureka. It notes locals like Bob Cannon Doby Doe Tom Thompson and references Manuel Edo Currie and Opadvah Le Favre. The piece praises scenery cattle country postal service honors and a light political aside about McGowan and Dyer.
Las Vegas housewife Lilly N. Petrie said she would not accept an attorney general opinion and urged the district attorney to take the case directly to the Supreme Court. She noted the city council should have sought guidance earlier to resolve the issue.
The Soviet foreign ministry canceled the accreditation of Newsweek Moscow Bureau chief Whitman Bassow for rudely slanderous dispatches. He has one week to leave. he is the fourth Western correspondent expelled since censorship ended in 1961 after reforms.
The legislative audit program faced payroll issues as DeWhitt and Armstrong faced questions over unclassified status and proper employment limits. Barrett questioned if an accoun tant could earn 15000 dollars annually for 32 hours weekly, leading to Armstrong being removed from the payroll. The Board of Examiners may trigger court action to recover pay.
A DC8 jetliner carrying 81 people including Eve Arden diverted to Chennault Air Force Base after a hydraulic leak. The crew and four stewardesses guided a calm precautionary landing with no injuries, as Arden and her husband Brook West traveled to Los Angeles for a Las Vegas engagement.
The North Las Vegas city council approved spending 320654 dollars to buy asbestos and concrete pressure pipe for the water system. Bids were received from Republic Supply Co. and John Mansfield Co. The council also approved a master water plan including a comprehensive study of regional water needs.
Job ad seeking men ages 18 to 35 for counter and shake work at Carol's Drive to Grill located at 1238 Las Vegas Blvd South.
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