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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
1
Dramatic rescue saves a man from electrocution at a local site. A long Las Vegas procession marks the funeral of Helen Foley of California Street, honored by Msgr. Devlin as a devoted mother and matriarch, whose family includes two federal judges named by presidents.
William Doolittle, 43, of North Las Vegas, escaped death when a live electrical line sprayed through his body while repairing an air conditioner at Dr. William Petersen’s home. His wife quickly cut power to the house saving him from a fatal current. he remained in critical but improving condition with burns to an arm at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
Delegates at the 42nd annual Jaycees convention vote in a roll call on the presidency with Rex Flint of Riverside California and Doug Blankenship of College Park Georgia as leading contenders. The group considers a name change to The United States Jaycees and removing Junior from the title amid a late day deadlock and demonstrations. Balloting continues as 8,000 delegates fill the convention hall and the results await Friday’s continuation.
The divided flight engineers union threatens a strike against Pan American World Airways and Eastern Air Lines after walking out against Trans World Airlines. Some TWA chapters oppose a government endorsed peace formula while Pan Am and Eastern crews reject the agreement, hinting at possible walkouts.
Neil White soars to 250000 feet in the X-15, breaking the prior mark of 246700 feet set by Joe Walker. The 87 year old pilot achieves 2682 mph, five times the speed of sound, with Aldrin and Carpenter era orbital targets noted as nearby milestones.
Pharmacists walked out yesterday at Las Vegas area drug stores. Rick Carter of the Retail Clerks Union said 45 pharmacists joined the walkout and would stay off the job until a settlement is reached. They demand a five dollar hourly boost but are open to negotiation. Picket lines will be set up Monday.
The 1960 campaign duel centered on whether the United States should defend the Quemoy and Matsu islands near the Chinese mainland. Kennedy pledged not to retreat under threat of force, while Nixon pressed for holding the islands against any Communist attack as part of Formosa defense.
White asserts the creature is powerful and capable of climbing much higher, expressing strong optimism about its future growth and potential trajectory.
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