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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1962
Page
6
Clark County School District non certified employees will receive a seven percent raise starting in November. The School Board approved the increase at the monthly meeting, with teachers exempted from the hike. The average raise is seven percent, though amounts vary among staff.
A Las Vegas report warns of glue sniffing among youths and the dangers of model airplane glue fumes. Officers note addiction can begin in children as young as seven or eight, with symptoms including brain damage and possible death. Parents and shopkeepers urged vigilance and stricter sales controls to curb this nationwide problem.
In 1966 Bridgmen urged spending millions to rename 5th Street to Las Vegas Boulevard and designate it the primary east west artery from the airport to the hotel strip. Chairman spent eight months securing federal post office and planning approvals from city and county commissioners. The name aims to attract tourists and convents.
Dieter Wesa a 19 year old East German transport police officer was shot and killed near the Berlin border with cartridge cases found in West Berlin. Western police said the shooter likely stood at or inside the border. A second incident saw three Russian armored cars halted at Checkpoint Charlie by American MPs for over three hours. Wesa is counted as the 50th refugee killed attempting to flee since the wall went up.
Comedian Red Skelton told FBI agents and American Express officials that $22500 in travelers checks and cash was stolen from his wallet after he hung his coat in an airplane aboard a Springfield to Chicago trip. He found the wallet left in the coat later with the money gone as he headed to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus.
The Senate unanimously approves a stringent drug reform bill designed to ensure safe and effective medicines and prevent another thalidomide disaster. President Kennedy hailed the vote as a major victory. The measure heads to the House where committees have just finished hearings on related legislation.
A public health appeal urges timely cancer screening paired with donations to support research and patient aid. Officials stress early detection improves outcomes and encourage community participation in fundraising efforts and screenings.
Victim recounts being shot and raped by Morford in Reno area. She fled from the car in Carson City and was admitted to hospital. Investigators note Morford may have been under fumes from model airplane glue. he bought a German-made .22 pistol after arriving in Reno.
A massive explosion at a Utah plant in the chemical propulsion area killed Edwin G. Peace 26 Layton Stanley G. Page 23 Camas and Eldon R. Jacklin 21 Lehi. Three others were injured as the structure was demolished and a mushroom cloud reached a thousand feet.
A John Birch Society representative stated national membership has more than doubled in the past year, with Los Angeles area membership said to have tripled. No exact figures were provided. The statement noted stronger growth following national setbacks such as the Cuban situation Katanga Laos the steel mandate the stock market turmoil and public attacks on the society. It added chapters nationwide commemorated the death of the young missionary after whom the society is named.
The document recounts a confessed murder attempt and suicide by Griffith after a volatile relationship with Miss Moore. It traces his prior arrests from Louisiana in 1949 to Texas, with charges including aggravated assault and murder without malice, plus a Las Vegas felon registration and a later address-change arrest.
Night club altercation erupts after Della Reese refuses final set. Bobby Darin and Lionel Hampton jam on stage delaying her closing act. Reese departs for Los Angeles after alleged etiquette breach. Darin apologizes while Hampton remains unavailable for comment.
Mrs. N man Chessen and mother Sherrie Finkbine praised Sweden after their daughter underwent an abortion abroad. The report notes the recent act and expresses gratitude toward Sweden for providing the procedure.
Eleanor Morgan's works are shown at Charleston Plaza Bank of Nevada with the Las Vegas Art League sponsorship. Bonnie Nobile’s paintings are on display at First Western Savings and Loan, 118 Las Vegas Blvd South, sponsored by the Las Vegas Art League.
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