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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1962
Page
2
An Argentine ship captain was fined $500 or 100 days in jail after blowing the stacks of his vessel the Reefer. Judge Walter Burnside ordered the fine for causing a shower of black soot to cover a large section of Tampa.
President Kennedy's jetliner encountered landing gear trouble on arrival at Otis Air Force Base. Fire fighters stood by as the left gear heated and smoked briefly, but no extinguisher was used. A crowd of about 500 watched the President alight and proceed to his summer home.
Columnist reports Carol Burnett filed for divorce from husband Dean Saroyan in Las Vegas on August 14. Married in 1955, she left in 1959 and plans to obtain the divorce on September 24 before heading to New York to meet NBC on a TV project.
Newcomer urged the district to plan ahead for rapid growth as the board authorized a general pay raise for non teaching employees. The action follows discussion on future needs amid a fast expanding school district.
The U S Sixth Infantry Division sent multiple convoys through East German checkpoints into Berlin with 223 soldiers in 70 vehicles on the first run at 7 28 am The early trip met no Russian escort as six more convoys followed The combined move involved 342 officers and men with 108 vehicles from West Germany while 487 troops and 90 vehicles trained in West Germany A U S liaison sedan in Potsdam had a shattered windshield and green paint damage later confirmed by Heidelberg Army HQ as minor damage
Millionaire Segal checked in before noon and planned a half million dollar deal. He dined with two women and a man later, dining guests heard nothing unusual until a thump outside a second floor window revealed a fatality.
A Captain Herman M Greenspun submits a defense to a hospital court martial under 53rd Gen Hosp regulations. He cites rapid rank rise, service in France, and commendations while asking for leniency and noting later Croix de Guerre award and a Major promotion. He urges voters to seek truth from the candidate directly amid smear campaigns.
A massive brush fire raced across the southern California foothills, blackening over 4,000 acres in under 10 hours. One windmill structure burned about five miles south of Hemet, roughly 45 miles from Riverside, with no other buildings reported damaged.
A man on probation resigns to a prison term lasting years and seeks to redeem himself by working in a prison hospital to care for the sick. Casto cites years of police trouble as a sex offender and blames an ex wife for befuddling him and placing temptation in his path.
In Nantucket Massachusetts a 34 year old mother Sally C Coffin killed her two children Jennifer seven and Tristam sixty five then shot herself. Police found the bodies in their home late yesterday after the mother’s parents reported the incident.
The Clark County Sheriff's Department softball team lost 13 3 to the Nellis Air Force Base Police squad at Diamond 1, failing to even the score after a defeat last Saturday.
Las Vegas housewife Lilly Peggy Petri filed a petition alleging state statute violations by city officials who did not resign before seeking state elective office. Whitmore noted technicalities may lead to dismissal but urged a merits hearing and immediate decision with Nevada counsel to expedite. The candidates argued city office resignations do not bar them from pursuing state office.
Two job notices from Nevada state officials. Engineering Aide I offers $331 to $401 monthly, requires high school completion and one year residency in Nevada, statewide travel, apply through the Nevada State Personnel Office in Carson City. Electrical Draftsman position listed with contact 878-2389.
Echo Mobile Park at 1322 Mojave Rd offers underground services 110 230 volts, private meters for utilities, private telephones and natural gas, city water and modern sewerage within two miles of downtown. Facilities include a swimming pool laundry room and dryers with 36 minute service to the Strip. Phone DU 2 2313.
The note lists publisher Ruther Debkin and staff including Joe McClain managing editor Tamara Anurevva and others. It states the paper publishes mornings and Sundays from 900 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada. It notes postal details and affiliations with press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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