26 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1962
Page
1
Hank Greenspun recounts the Sahara Hotel’s near completion and the crowd it drew on opening night. He notes Sahara executive Stan Irwin’s state bird bill and reflects on Nevada’s bluebird history and regional ecology around Las Vegas.
A propane explosion and ensuing fire ripped through a 1300 resident hill town near the New York Vermont border, as a tanker overturned and propane bottles exploded. One man, Robert M. Iai ears of Chester Pa, died at Samaritan Hospital after being blown from his truck. Seven injured were in critical condition at Samaritan, with others treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Authorities searched for as many as nine missing.
A prisoner was shot and killed by an air policeman at the Nellis Air Force Base stockade last night. Officials withheld details amid secrecy and conflicting statements about whether the death was accidental or murder.
The June cost of living rose to a new peak with the $10 bill losing a penny of power. Sharp increases in fresh fruit prices and higher medical costs drove the rise, with the Labor Department index showing overall prices at 105.3 percent of 1957-59 levels. Automatic pay hikes will affect about 40,000 workers.
NSW Mayor William Taylor criticizes teenagers for picketing Pappy's at 1834 Las Vegas Blvd North over alleged unfair police pressure on city gaming ordinance. He vows no change to enforcement to keep minors from accessing game machines. Clark County deputies break up the unchartered demonstration as unlawful assembly.
Mayor Morgan J. Sweeney submitted his resignation to the City Council saying the mayoral duties take too much time. He will remain as a Boulder City councilman and continues as an official with the Boulder Dam project.
John Griffith 83, under care at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, summoned a district attorney staffer to discuss the hammer slaying of Norma Moore 42, former wife of gubernatorial candidate George Moore of Las Vegas. Deputy D A William Barker did not confirm a confession or motive.
The Public Service Commission directs five local exchanges to offer toll free dialing within an extended area. Carson City orders utilities to submit construction plans within 30 days with completion in two years. PSC Chairman Allard notes broad public demand and says rates may be reviewed after operation begins.
The House passed a bill mandating equal pay for equal work for women with 25 or more employees across state lines, after substituting equal for comparable work and removing a pay-cut ban on men. The measure moves to the Senate amid GOP and Southern Democrat support for changes.
Heights residents woke to explosions as a construction crew prepared blasting early today at the end of Brittany Way in Charleston Heights. City officials clarified that the blast has not occurred yet and was scheduled between 5 and the late afternoon.
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