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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
1
Lt. Gov. Rex Bell formally sought the Republican nomination for governor after meeting Secretary of State John Koontz in Carson City. He is not expected to face primary opposition. Running mate filing with Bell was Carson City Attorney Paul Laxalt, though the second spot’s choice was not heard. Continued on Page 7.
At the 43rd Annual National Jaycee Convention in Las Vegas delegates prepare for a floor vote on renaming the organization from United States Junior Chamber of Commerce to United States Jaycees. The issue has split factions. four presidential candidates campaign as 14,000 delegates await tomorrow’s election. Mary Beale Fletcher, Miss America 1962, spoke briefly as proceedings continue.
A reputed king pin of a Nevada crime ring was arrested last night in a stolen car packed with a small arsenal. Detective Lt. Handson said the capture dismantles the head of a long running burglary and counterfeiting ring said to have operated in southern Nevada for months. Walter H. Bell, 41, tied to past rings, has not been convicted in Nevada but earlier this year faced counterfeiting charges in Los Angeles and is on probation.
A columnist ponders the state administration reshuffle that moved Bruce Barnum from executive assistant to the governor to Employment Security Director, with Dick Ham switching into the former role. Notes the governor offers no reason, fueling speculation while praising Ham’s prior achievements and wondering who will lead next.
Police seek Saul Fagadaw 52 for grand theft after deceiving a Los Angeles widow out of 9999.99 under the ruse of marriage and a business partnership. Los Angeles police say he may be in Las Vegas as a 1946 Ford driver with license VTP 411. He married the widow on June 14 and took nearly ten thousand dollars.
The flight engineers union postponed its walkout against Trans World Airlines to review a government proposal. Spokesmen said settlements looked promising though the postponement was still on a moment to moment basis. A TWA source said passenger loads fell 36 to 80 percent and at least one flight was delayed.
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg said a full-range settlement proposal was presented to both sides before the deadline and both parties agreed to consider it seriously. A flight engineers spokesman in New York said the proposed contract to settle the union's dispute with two other major carriers was on the table and might be agreeable to both sides. Government shows guarded optimism that the proposals might end the dispute.
Olympic gold medalist Rev. Bob Richards addressed 9 000 Jaycees at the Las Vegas convention urging risk taking beyond luck and money. He spoke at the keynote luncheon during the 42nd US Jaycees annual national gathering at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Richards, honored in 1956 as a Ten Outstanding Young Man, emphasized prudent risk for success.
Skywatchers from Samoa to California tracked a mid Pacific flash believed to be the largest explosion ever. Joint Task Force 8 postponed the blast due to Johnston Island weather. The event was rescheduled for this morning. America launched Tires V weather satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral. The Delta rocket completed its ninth successful launch in ten tries and fifth Tires mission.
The United Auto Workers union last night charged Ford Motor Co with provoking an Ohio strike, alleging actions that sparked worker walkouts and heightened labor tensions.
A sewer bond election for 1.9 million passed last night in Sanitation District One by 172 to 12. The vote supported a 19 million bond for expanded facilities in the Nellis Air Force Base area. Voters also approved refinancing a five year old 2.3 million bond that began the district.
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