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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
1
Two women confront a planned rendering plant in East Las Vegas, vowing to block its start. They mobilize local support and raise concerns over environmental impact and community welfare. The dispute centers on regulatory approvals and the town's future.
Nevada commissioners agreed to reconsider the Star Grease Company permit after two women Nellie Bunch and Hazel Bennett raised concerns about inconsistencies in the granting process. If legal, a hearing to review the permit would be held June 20. The plant at Boulder Highway near the Clark Station Steam plant faced odor and storage tank concerns amid unincorporated East Las Vegas.
County Commission grants a business permit triggering state law requiring notification to property owners within 300 feet. The notice continues on page 2.
A Nevada columnist attacks the state’s travel budget as Governor Sawyer plans a Seattle World’s Fair trip with his party. The piece questions cost, publicity value, and the missed Nevada display opportunity, arguing a permanent exhibit would better serve public interest.
The Defense Department ordered a swift shakeup in the Army managed military satellite program due to rising costs and a two year delay in booster development. The Air Force will take over development production and launch of a lighter weight satellite designed to work with existing boosters. Advent cost about 170 million with 1100 GE Philadelphia jobs cut. Bendix Ann Arbor jobs also affected.
Reports from Hong Kong describe food ration riots in Canton with mobs storming stations and clashes with police as refugees tried to flee hunger. Police and army troops fought crowds at the Canton railroad station June 2, with thousands reported arrested and many injured during the unrest.
A 16-year-old, Danny C. Skogland of 1929 South Sixth Street, fell from a 45-foot cliff during a Faith Bible Chapel Sunday school picnic near Las Vegas. He suffered a fractured skull and convulsions. his father rushed him to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with sheriff escorts. Deputies note similar recent incidents at local picnics, including a youth death at Valley of Fire.
Flamingo Hotel seeks to add a four story 175 room expansion to its Las Vegas property with construction and maintenance by the hotel. The Clark County Planning Commission session also includes 17 public hearings on variances and reclassifications for multiple projects including a five acre shopping center and 255 unit trailer court at 5122 West Craig Road and various apartment, trailer, and commercial developments along Flamingo Road Pecos South of Flamingo Road Nellis Boulevard and Boulder Highway. The meeting opens at 7:30 p.m. with several property changes proposed by multiple developers and owners.
Iseecaucus New Jersey three state troopers died when a bus struck a car and toppled onto their cruiser. In Los Angeles four men were held on robbery charges linked to a string of thrill killings across the West Coast. Suspects Avery Matthews 18 Jack Biende 19 Ronald Polk 23 and William Gregg 22 were booked in Tulare California on related charges.
Tornadoes damaged property across Wyoming as hail and heavy rain followed, causing localized flooding and damage in several communities. No fatalities reported.
New York police said Taylor L. Gay a 55 year old vice president and director of Phillips Petroleum Corporation was shot and critically wounded by his girlfriend's brother James Mullooly 41 at the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Terminal in lower Manhattan Miss Mullooly 42 had introduced Gay to her brother after being his secretary since 1959 The gunman fired a 25 caliber automatic into Gay's side after the two women entered the terminal with him casualty listed in critical condition.
A speeding train crashed into an overcrowded school bus in dense fog near Buenos Aires, killing 41 children aged 3 to 12 and injuring about 70 others. Police described widespread casualties and difficult body identification as bodies lay scattered.
A bus struck by a train at a foggy grade crossing left several dead or injured. Crossing guard Alfonso Aragon collapsed after the crash claiming he opened barriers. bus driver Ricardo Monoya and a teacher were among the victims. An unidentified teacher remained missing as air force personnel aided the injured children at the scene.
An armed robbery suspect William Crouch 28 fled through Las Vegas after a gunfire filled chase from a service station. He signed a waiver of extradition to return to Oregon where he faces armed robbery and grand larceny charges. Deputies tracked him from the Strip to West San Francisco Avenue with a dramatic two hour pursuit through the desert ending in custody.
An urban renewal meeting at 8 PM at the Urban Renewal Office 634 North Main St will hear out-of-town developers present ideas for the 40 acre Madison School site. Officials expect plans for 600 to 900 homes costing about 9 million dollars.
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