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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1962
Page
2
A nostalgic column blends Christmas gift angst and local commerce notes. Names of shops and locals appear in a lively, period voice, praising bargain culture, festive bars, meals, and community humor around Las Vegas area spots and familiar figures.
NSW Fire completed its probe and is pursuing a theory that paint fumes reached a stove triggering the explosion that trapped a family in a mobile home. Neighbors Louis Lynch Albert Medina and Cliff Gee aided in the rescue as flames spread to two other trailers and a shed. The Schofield family lost all possessions but escaped unharmed. Fire crews faced a second blaze at the same trailer court eight days earlier with no serious damage.
The Amargosa cooperative plans a distribution system in the Pahrump Valley, while the utility declines to contest if the cooperative files with the Public Service Commission of Nevada. It will challenge any duplicating facilities in areas already served by the Amargosa Valley.
Parishioners at the Lawrence Street Congregational Church in Salem New Hampshire pray for the skunk visiting a church closet to leave. Each night doors and windows are left open hoping the animal departs for good.
A teen discussion group argues for stricter laws and uniform punishments, up to date statutes, and broader law enforcement responsibility. They reject blaming parents for juvenile delinquency while urging progressive methods and civic participation in enforcing the law.
About 5.5 million dollars from defense access funds finance three contracts to complete two thirds of a new four lane divided highway. The first contract known as the Widow Maker aims for February opening as 39 miles cost 4 million for the primary system. Reconstruction of U S 395 over Lakeview hill costs 1.5 million. Secondary roads receive 4.2 million for improvements totaling over 73 miles with Clark county projects including an 18.5 mile Route 66 segment costing 300 thousand and a 3.2 mile Sahara Avenue rebuild from US 93 to US 91 costing 1.4 million.
A new marketing and power allocation pact moves Nevada power supply from the Parker-Davis facilities on the lower Colorado River to Nevada utilities. The agreement between the CRC Salt River Project and Arizona districts sets winter and summer energy exchanges, expands firm energy to Nevada including Amargosa Overton and White Mountain coops, and provides mutual standby and U.S. purchases as needed.
Factor, brother of cosmetics king Factor, faces a 1952 law based deportation after a 26 year jail term and a 1959 reform. He arrived in California in 1949 after a six year mail fraud sentence and now seeks to stay in the United States despite past crimes and an ongoing real estate buildup. A hearing is scheduled for 10 am January 7 in Los Angeles with possible appeal to the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco.
In the Eighth Judicial District Court Clark County Nevada Hermenegildo Guadiz and Alicia Canillas Guadiz are served a summons to respond to a complaint for dissolution of marriage within 20 days. The summons directs Earl Monley as attorney and notes dates in December 1962 and January 1963.
The Las Vegas daily paper lists the staff including H M Greenspon as president and Ray Germain as vice president with Norman White and Barbara Greenspun as vice presidents and secretary. It notes management roles for Joe McClain Tamara Anureeva Berne editor C D James business manager and Bob Belz advertising manager Norvell Wood circulation manager Dee Coakley classified manager. Published mornings by Las Vegas Run at 900 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada Entered as Second Class Matter by the congress national advertising representative Allen Klapp Co. The paper is a member of United Press International and Nevada State Press Association and other professional bodies. Subscription and single copy rates are mentioned.
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