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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1962
Page
1
Publisher Hank Greenspun’s long running platform prompts readers. A reprint laments high traffic fatalities, urges stricter pedestrian awareness and slower driving, and questions driver mindset and street design amid school reopenings and ongoing city chaos.
Carson City Nevada Legislative Commission votes eight to zero to seek court action against Attorney General Charles Springer over payroll cuts affecting Leola Armstrong and other staff tied to Jess Springmeyer audit actions in the governor’s office. The piece notes prior payroll removals and mentions Hank Greenspun for Governor campaign materials at 22 Las Vegas Boulevard North.
Hank Greenspun, candidate for the Republican governor nomination, accuses the Sawyer administration and “sinister elements” in gaming of manipulation. He alleges Sawyer and Oran Grayson supporters swapped bumper stickers to boost Grayson while undermining his campaign. Greenspun questions audit delays at the Employe Security building in Carson City and cites a $1.2 million GE pension fund loan amid a $900,000 project. Continued on Page 6.
A 12 ton crane toppled during the Fremont Hotel addition crash on North Second Street in Las Vegas. Two workers suffered minor injuries from flying debris as guards and construction crews cleared the area and secured a dangerous leaning bunk atop the crane. The $35,000 crane was destroyed and curious crowds swarmed the scene while officials controlled access.
The government reported that fallout from recent US nuclear tests over Nevada raised radioactive iodine at two far western monitoring stations last month. Precautionary measures have been taken.
Carroll L. Tyler 65 yesterday resigned as general manager of the Electric and Engineering Co prime contractor for the Atomic Energy Commission at the Nevada Test Site He will stay on as a consultant for several months after submitting his resignation about a month ago The health and strain cited as reasons He is a retired Navy officer who led the Naval Academy class and headed the Navy Bureau of Ordinance Research The Public Health Service noted iodine 1131 milk readings at Salt Lake City and Laramie amid a drop elsewhere, with federal limits at 100 micro microcuries a day for a year
Charles Cheatham, recently dismissed as Las Vegas branch manager of the State Welfare Department, asks the State Personnel Advisory Commission for a Las Vegas hearing within 45 days. He claims he was fired over a personality clash. officials counter he abused office to promote a Medicare bill and to push stock sales in a private child care venture.
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