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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1962

Page

2

Strike Ends as Production Nears Return

The strike official will be terminated at 1 a.m. today, signaling an end to the stoppage. Union rep Van Englestead said the two year contract was approved by the negotiating committee and a membership meeting was set to ratify. The walkout began July 5 after talks stalled on June 30, with Titanium Metals noting some production loss and expecting about one week to resume normal output.

Eugene Francy Francy van Englestead Englestead Titanium Metals Engiestead National Steel

Poisoning Fear Grips Neighborhood As Hunt For Antidote Continues

Officials warn children to avoid bones and debris as a suspected poisoner eludes capture. Gaston reports relief no poisoner found yet remains concerned for dogs as epidemic danger looms and calls for owner cooperation to stop spread.

Gaston

Aircraft Parts Thefts Reported At Airfield

Continued report notes losses of special aircraft parts and flying instruments from planes stored at the airfield. Officials describe the theft as involving striping from instrument panels and other components.

Tshombe Warns War Against U.N. Troops

Tshombe declares no more talks with Adoula and vows armed resistance in Katanga. He claims central government control is impossible, warns of guerrilla networks and large scale weapon dispersal to sustain conflict, amid clashes with U.N. forces and a riot at Elisabethville.

Tshombe Cyrille Adoula Adoula Katanga Congo U.N Lower Congo Kasai Stanleyville Kivu United Nations

Officials Probe Mailbag Blaze

Postal officials investigate a depot fire that destroyed six packages and damaged others. Two sacks of parcel post mail were destroyed, eight more were sent on to destinations, none from Las Vegas proper. Items came from Boulder City Henderson and North Las Vegas bound for Ogden Utah and rerouting to Idaho Utah Montana Wyoming and Nebraska.

Robert H. Lias Las Vegas the Sun Boulder City Henderson Ogden Utah Idaho Montana Wyoming Nebraska

Edith Piaf to Wed Ex Barber in Riviera Revelation

Edith Piaf 48 declared plans to marry Theo Sarapo, a Greek ex barber turned singer she discovered. She told reporters in Cannes that she would wed but did not specify a date. Piaf, famed French torchesinger, has endured health setbacks but resumed tours recently.

Cannes France Edith Piaf Riviera Theo Sarapo

Eight Killed In Algeria After Gun Battle

Algiers police report eight killed and 15 wounded in two hours of fighting blamed on OAS terrorists attempting a comeback. Authorities say five Europeans and three Muslims died, with eight Europeans and seven Muslims among the injured.

Algiers UPI Secret Army OAS Amar Mohammedi

TLTC 7 TLTC 1

Personal notices and ads blend in a fragmentary page listing wedding and engagement notes, a P.O. box for inquiries, a Nevada reference, and a real estate sales ad for a licensed salesman.

Arere Nevada Trudy

Trigger-Happy Gunman Executed on Gallows

Charles Brown, 29, hanged at dawn at the Iowa State Penitentiary for the murder of Alvin Koehrsen, 54, in a six day crime spree with accomplice Charlies Kelley. Kelley awaits execution on death row. Brown’s death marked Iowa’s first execution in 10 years amid protests. Brown apologized, forgave all, and urged peace as his body was returned to his widow.

Charles Brown Iowa State Penitentiary Indiana Alvin Koehrsen Walnut Iowa Koehrsen Brown Charlies Kelley Kelley Pottawattamie Roy D. Wichael

Greenspun Las Vegas Daily staff and notices roster

Published mornings including Sundays on the Las Vegas SIN Inc at 900 South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada entered at the post office as second class matter. Names listed include H M Greenspun president Ray Germain vice president Norman White vice president Barbara Greenspun secretary MH M Greenspun treasurer Ruthe Deskin assistant to the publisher Joe McClain managing editor Henry Devanth cite editor Tamara Anuberva gene editor Db James business manager Bob Belz advertising manager Norvell Wood edition manager Dee Coakley classified manager. National advertising represented by The Alien Klapp Co Chicago Detroit New York and San Francisco. Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Subscription rates Single Copy Daily Per Month Single Copy Sunday 16 200

Ruthe Deskin Joe McClain Henry Devahant Tamara Anuberva Db. James Bob Belz Norvell Wood Dee Coakley Las Vegas Sin Inc South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada Congress The Alien Klapp Co Chicago Detroit New York Sanrancisco United Presse International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publisher's Association California Newspaper Publishers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation

Greenspun battle framed by old mining clashes and pork debates

The piece recalls a Republican stance shaped by opposition to pork barrelling and cites a January 1857 Mormon letter from Nathaniel V. Jones recounting Salt Lake led miners fleeing hostile Indians at Potosi. The narrator notes ongoing local fights and hints at Hank's planned confrontation.

Mr. Jones Salt Lake Vegas Hank

Nevada to require photos on all drivers licenses

Municipal Court Judge Walter Richards announced he will ask the next legislature to pass a law mandating identification photographs on all Nevada drivers licenses. He just returned from a traffic conference in New York and argued the photo requirement would stop juveniles from using others licenses to buy alcohol and would aid police.

Walter Richards Nevada Richards New York City

Pilot Unhurt In Nevada Plane Crash

Russell Raymonds 46 owned a Cesna Skylane with twin brother Raymond. The private landing near Tonopah’s Bosworth Ranch ended when the light aircraft struck an obstruction on the runway, flipped, and burned though the pilot escaped without injuries.

Calif Tonopah Russell Raymonds Raymond Bosworth Ranch

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