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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
6
Charlie Bossart known as the Father of the Atlas Missile recalls 1947 MX 774 plans and his dream of a Saturn sized booster. He watched Atlas reach 5,000 miles on its final development flight at Cape Canaveral, noting government cuts in 1948 slowed progress and saved time.
Walter H J Rauff a German immigrant accused of complicity in the wartime murder of 90000 Jews is detained in Santiago awaiting West German requests. He appeared before Supreme Court Justice Rafael Fenicecilla with a preliminary ruling possible, appeals to the full court may take months. Rauff, 56 born 1906 Goethen, said he served in the Navy in both world wars and denies Gestapo ties. He was arrested in Punta Arenas two days earlier and flown to Santiago under guard from the West German Embassy. He had lived in Ecuador before moving to Chile two years ago. He worked for German firms Sara Braun and Walter Reinhard in Punta Arenas.
In South San Francisco five firemen narrowly escape injury when a garage door slams shut just as a gasoline explosion occurs. The shielded crew quickly gains control of the fire without harm to themselves.
Washington reports AFL-CIO President George Meany argues rising unemployment makes a 35 hour work week with full pay more imperative. He cites teen unemployment as rising and calls for job creation, while overall jobless rate climbs to 5.8 percent in November.
Thirty five Labour MPs urged the House to appoint a special committee to probe government support of the United States in the Cuban crisis. The Labour resolution said Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's stand exposed Britain to danger of annihilation without representation.
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