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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
1
A lighthearted reminiscence about burying peach pits eight years ago and awaiting a sprout named Julius. The tale winks at grafting myths and family mischief as a wife sneaks a pit into the ground while joking about fate, hoping for a future bountiful harvest.
Las Vegas juvenile officers fear a surge in glue sniffing incidents with the return to school next month. Police expect more youths to engage in sniffing as classes resume, prompting warnings from local authorities and health officials.
A 18 year old Lester Morford of Santa Rosa Calif is arraigned on a murder charge after Jack Foster of Medford died from two .22 caliber bullets. Foster and his wife Patricia Foster were kidnapped on their honeymoon and driven to Lake Tahoe where Foster was shot. Morford was held without bail pending a Sept 14 hearing after an earlier assault with intent to kill charge. The couple married Monday and checked out of a Reno motel early Wednesday before the abduction.
Hank Greenspun Republican candidate for governor closed a Washoe County rally and fundraising event. The huge gathering featured an hour long GOP television show with all candidates and Greenspun’s closing remarks urging Republicans to stand firm and choose the best leader for Nevada.
The Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City ordered Mayor Grayson and City Attorney Whitmore to appear next Thursday to show cause why they should not resign or withdraw as candidates for governor and attorney general. The petition by Mrs. Lilly Petrie claims state law requires resignations before seeking other offices.
A Colombian DC3 passenger plane carrying three crew crashed on takeoff from Barranca Bermeja, killing 18 people. Officials said 13 passengers survived. All victims were Colombians except one German national named Fek hard Weber.
West Berlin police said an East Berlin youth was killed by machine gun fire as he attempted to escape to the West. Officials claimed the youth was already in western territory when shot. The incident followed East Germany naming a new military commander for the divided city.
John Theron Griffith pleaded not guilty to first degree murder of Norma Moore in a July 19 incident. The hearing before Judge John F Sexton set a date within two months for trial. Griffith, wounded, claimed he acted as a rejected suitor in a signed statement and gave details from his hospital bed.
Funeral services for Edward Richard Hoot Gibson 70, famed western star, set for 12 30 p m at Pierce Brothers Mortuary Hollywood. He died after a lengthy cancer illness at Motion Picture Country Hospital Woodland Hills Calif with wife Dorothy and daughter present. He had a 50 year show business career including Oceans Eleven and collaborations with Tom Mix Buck Jones Bill Hart Harry Carey.
Pick up Hank Greenspun for Governor buttons badges and souvenirs plus coffee at 2% Las Vegas Boulevard North. Signs for lawn or fence and humper stickers in various colors available. Drop in.
Four women parking enforcement officers approved by the city commission will begin training Monday and start duties five days later. Deputy finance chief Harold Crow said training covers vehicle operations and city parking ordinances and civil service procedures.
The University of Nevada bureau reports June business activity rose to 165.1 percent of the 1955 monthly average, up 15 percent from May and 14.7 percent from a year earlier. Bank debits led year to year gains with a 23 percent rise.
Charles Cheatham, ousted head of the state welfare office, confirmed an appeal hearing for September 17 in Carson City. He had asked the case be heard by the State Personnel Advisory Board in Las Vegas, citing witnesses from the area and has hired attorney Jack Butler to represent him.
A 3,000 pound solid fuel propellant explosion at the Hercules Powder Co Bacchus works 15 miles west of Salt Lake City killed three men. The blast shook the Salt Lake Valley and rattled windows 20 miles away as workers moved five experimental engines, each with 460 pounds of propellant, from a curing shed to a storage area.
Senator Alan Bible announced bids for eight miles of the Las Vegas Echo Bay North Shore road to Lake Mead recreation. The $3,021,800 project begins with eight miles this year, another section next year, and bids open September 27 at Park Service offices in Boulder City.
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