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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
1
A staff note says Hank promised daily campaign columns but has not yet produced them. The crew remains hopeful that his steady effort will yield valuable coverage.
A Las Vegas resident and his photographer co pilot were killed and injured when their aerial survey plane struck Mount Rose south of Reno while attempting a mountain landing. Louis Smith, 31, of Las Vegas and Jack Ward, 47, of Santa Barbara, were aboard the craft. Smith died on arrival at a Reno hospital. Ward was listed in critical condition. Smith, a former jet instructor at Nellis Air Force Base, had lived in Las Vegas and Sparks and worked on the project with Ward before the crash.
Senator Dworshak of Idaho died suddenly at his home after collapsing at 8:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Georgetown Hospital. The conservative lawmaker was 67 and had been a ranking Republican. Ward Dworshak said his father felt fine earlier, then collapsed with his wife at his side.
Ernest Boyd 27 of 1107 G St died at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital from a knife wound near the heart after a family dispute. His wife Marguerite 29 was booked on assault with intent to murder and later expected to face murder charges pending district attorney review.
Nevada Attorney General Charles Springer seeks dismissal of a suit by Mesquite tavern owner George Harmon. Harmon alleges the Nevada Gaming Commission violated its own rules by denying a gaming license for the Valley Inn Tavern without a written public explanation. The state agency contends immunity from damage suits.
The Telstar satellite carried a cross Atlantic live broadcast linking Kennedy news, a Chicago game and San Francisco to Europe. Europe’s feed showed Lapland and Italy with Big Ben, then the finale blackout muted the last minutes. Dimbleby opened with Hello America as 54 cameras roamed Europe.
City council orders strict enforcement of the 21 and under rule on slot machines punch boards and pinball devices after police report juveniles seen at a recreation center. Mayor William Taylor backs tougher gaming laws. Police chief Nick Janise warns officers to act decisively amid complaints of unrest at the establishment.
Thunderstorms produced strong gusts of up to 60 mph stirring up sand and debris around Las Vegas and southern Nevada. Officials reported zero injuries, but visibility vanished on Highway 95 south of Las Vegas and a lightning strike sparked a pole fire near Henderson. Power was out briefly in Twin Lakes from 7:13 to 7:45 p.m. with more storms anticipated.
A federal suit filed in Carson City by Nevada AFL-CIO officials asks a court to halt this year’s state senate elections for 10 seats and push reapportionment by population. Defendants include Gov Saw yer and state officials. alternative relief seeks at large elections for all 17 Senate seats.
A mystery fire fueled by high winds destroyed four mail bags at the Union Pacific Depot last night. Firefighters found two bags completely burned on the loading platform, with the other two partially burned. The cause remains unknown.
The Committee on Political Education of the state labor group will endorse candidates for public office during the sixth annual Nevada AFL CLO convention. All candidates are invited to present qualifications, then COPE will privately decide endorsements. If Sunday talks run long, delegates may meet at 10 a.m. Monday to complete selections.
The Soviet Defense Ministry announced start of naval and air maneuvers in the Barents and Kara seas beginning next month to test modern weapons. The drills will run through October, with ships and aircraft warned to avoid the designated areas from August 5 to October 20.
A Las Vegas resident, Philip Williams, 52, was found slain in an Astoria apartment after allegedly forcing entry. Sharon Grayson, 18, is charged with second degree murder. she says Williams attacked her and she defended herself with a kitchen knife before leaving for the police. Williams was a sheet metal worker and had traveled with his son, Dean, to Oregon.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to France with his wife and grandchildren to reconnect with friends including Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. He was joined by Freeman Gosden from radio fame Amos and Andy. In New York Eastern Air Lines rejected a Labor Department settlement proposal amid a three day flight engineers strike. In Washington Labor Secretary Goldberg urged a quick end to the Groton shipyard stoppage idling three thousand workers over nuclear submarine construction.
Johnny Griffith, 33, tied to the fatal beating of Norman Moore, the ex-wife of Democratic gubernatorial candidate George Moore, refuses to discuss the Thursday slaying. Police say Griffith premeditated the crime, bought a revolver and ammunition, used a hammer on Moore, then shot himself twice after returning to Southern Nevada. He is hospitalized with self-inflicted wounds as investigators pursue motive.
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