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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1962
Page
10
A playful Las Vegas social note recounts colorful locals, eateries, and glimpses of nightlife. Names like PRICE and Forrest Duke appear alongside tips from Bob and Pearl’s Supper Club and Dave Barnard’s Outdoork Equipment.
Jurors passed for cause in the Jerome Kuk murder trial were being challenged by prosecution and defense peremptory rights. The panel of 12 is expected to be chosen this morning as Kuk faces first degree murder charges in the deaths of Steve Bowman 47 and teenager Jerry Bertal.
Congress debates a constitutional response to the Supreme Court ruling on school prayer. Senators Beall Robertson Stennis and Representatives Taylor Becker push amendments while House Judiciary Chair Emanuel Celler warns of undermining church state separation. The row includes linked issues of obscenity rulings and a Las Vegas officer shooting case trial.
W. J. Hanks longtime Las Vegas resident filed for re election as public administrator a post he has held since 1959 He expanded a reporting system requiring agencies handling decedents dispositions to keep the office updated He runs a real estate firm and is active in the Elks Lodge American Legion Friends of Youth and the Las Vegas Board of Realtors He is married to Helen McDonald Hanks and lives at 519 Lewis Ave.
Final rites were held at the LDS Chapel in Mesquite for Frank S. Leavitt a pioneer Moapa Valley farmer who died Sunday night aged 95. He came to Mesquite from Hebron Utah in 1878 and his brother Daniel was the area’s first white native. Leavitt held many church posts and retired twenty years ago then resided in Salt Lake City with wife Selena and three sons Morton Wendell and Orson.
Robert W. Frazer aged 77 died June 17 while attending a family picnic in Denver. A brick mason by trade, Frazer lived with his wife Alma on South Third Street in Las Vegas and recently moved to Denver residing at 4528 West 27 Avenue. He was born in Chicago in 1885.
William H. Elwell pledges to press Nevada Southern accreditation as a four year school and to continue on the Las Vegas based regents board. He began serving in 1957 and aims a new four year term helping the university reach full status with state support.
Col Edward McDaniel retired veteran and longtime American Legion member was named booths and information committee chairman for the 44th annual national convention to be held Oct 5 to 11 in Las Vegas. He served in World Wars I and II, aided Roosevelt, attended the Casablanca conference, and worked under Gen George Patton.
Twelve-year-old Everett Knowles Jr whose severed arm was replanted received a morale boost as he advances to eighth grade. His mother says doctors report the bone healing well and the operation has gone perfectly despite a hiatus from school.
A 24 year old singer housewife was attacked at about 5 30 am in the east part of Las Vegas while her 10 year old friend’s daughter slept nearby. The assailant used a knife and forced her to disrobe during a 30 to 45 minute ordeal before fleeing after disabling the home phone. Police had no suspect last night.
A three month rise in living costs halted in May while average take-home pay for a factory worker with three dependents rose to 86.05 dollars as pay and hours increased. The Labor Department noted flat CPI at 105.2 percent of 1957 59 prices and lower food costs offset higher medical care and housing fees.
Las Vegas Post No. 8 American Legion will host a dance on Saturday June 30 at 9 p.m. in the Legion clubhouse. Music by Hal Miller or their wives and friends orchestra. Legion members invited, free admission, refreshments.
A minor fire occurred early yesterday in the Sahara Hotel kitchen but caused no damage. Clark County firefighters arrived to find the blaze extinguished, traced to a spark from a torch on the second floor of the new construction.
The Riviera Hotel debuts the De luxe International Buffet in Cafe Noir, serving Las Vegas’ diverse dinner buffet from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 2.50 per dish. The menu includes France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Mexico, Spain and England, with two hot and two cold dishes daily and authentic country recipes prepared by master chefs.
Federal mediator George Wilson met with union and contractor reps as talks entered their fourth day amid optimism a settlement may be near. The Associated General Contractors raised its offer to recall about 900 carpenters, while Carpenters Local 971 seeks a 40 cent hourly wage boost this year and next.
Carson City report states the Department of Motor Vehicles issued 142 warnings to motorists with eight or more points under the demerit program begun in January. Drivers exceeding 12 points face a show cause order on license suspension.
RENO UPI reports the annual Nevada girls state exercise concluded with students sharing takeaways, including improved teamwork and emergency response awareness. Mentions of participating schools and organizers are noted, reflecting state training efforts for youth responders.
BLKO reports Gambie Ranches of Tacoma won $7 020 in a suit charging Southern Pacific Railway with breach of the uniform livestock contract. It claimed SP and Union Pacific violated the contract during shipping of 368 steer calves and 313 heifer calves from Heppner and Hinkle Oregon to Tacoma. The suit against Union Pacific was dismissed.
Nevada Health Department report shows cancer rising from third to second among leading causes of death in the first four months of 1962. Lung cancer linked to smoking, but records on how many of 98 cancer deaths were lung cancer are not immediately available. Heart disease remains first. accidental deaths fall to third.
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