Cosmos Five launches amid race to test radiations and ships
Cosmos Five launched May 28 aims to study radiation in long cosmic flights, improve spacecraft construction, and assess meteor impacts. Tass notes Sputnik signals show systems normal as the satellite passes over Chicago, San Francisco, and Mexico City with timings. Titov and Gagarin previously flew Cosmos missions at different orbital angles. Cosmos Five not planned for recovery.
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Sage counsel ignored as Clark County frustrated by Nevada judge pick
A Nevada columnist denounces Governor Sawyer for appointing a northern Nevadan to a federal judgeship vacancy and promoting the move with a misleading press release. The writer argues Southern Nevada residents, not Clark County, were bypassed and urges a southern Nevadan governor for true regional representation.
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Fisher and Miss Taylor wed in secret Nevada ceremony
Fisher aged 33 and the 30 year old Academy Award winner tied the knot May 12 1959 at Temple Beth Sholom after Fisher’s failed marriage to Debbie Reynolds. Nevada requires a six week residency before filing for divorce prompting a complex hotel turf battle over where the couple will stay during proceedings. Both went to the Desert Inn and Cal Neva Club before plans shifted back to Las Vegas for a four week Desert Inn engagement, then a return to finish the divorce process amid media scrutiny.
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Local Las Vegas Sun Staff Roster and masthead details
The Las Vegas Sun Inc publishes mornings including Sundays at 900 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada with listed officers and editors. The entry lists H M Greenspun as president and treasurer along with Norman White Tamara Anureeva Geene editor Joe McClain and others in roles such as city editor business manager and circulation manager.
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World brief notes from Hidden Valley and Moscow dispatches
In Hidden Valley Ventura County a gunshot woke his wife Celeste at 12 45 a m. In Moscow the Soviet Union recognized Rwanda and Burundi as newly independent states. Khrushchev and Brezhnev sent congratulatory messages to the two nations. In New York Richard Nixon said a constitutional amendment is needed to clarify prayer in public schools before departing for Copenhagen for a Fourth of July address.
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Woman takes in destitute family from scorching car
Mrs Swanagan found Mrs Johnson and four children in a hot car. She invited them inside for coffee and rest, praising the children’s behavior and noting she could not turn them out in the heat. The family’s plight was brought to light by the Swanagans.
Sawyer names Springer new attorney general
Governor Grant Sawyer appoints Charles Springer of Reno as state attorney general replacing Roger D. Foley who becomes a federal judge. Springer's term begins July 16. Foley resigns that day. Springer will not seek election in November.
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Identification of Lads in Fatal Vegas Crash
Highway patrol reports two Las Vegas youths aged 38 identified as Lads ln V and another rider, all on a stolen motor bike. The crash sent one boy 192 feet and the other 55 feet through the air as the bike toppled and the car they rode with Mrs Steeves traveled about 60 mph. The motor bike had no tail lights and was stolen earlier from a downtown department store parking lot. Identification was hampered by an inked J B on one arm. The boys were sons of Walter Gerrard and Clarence Biddle families.
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Clarence W. Biddle
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