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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
16
McKesson & Robbins Inc reported fiscal year sales of 707,769,280 with net income 9,438,852 or 2.25 a share for the year ended March 31 1962. The firm opened 17 new distribution units and noted higher start up costs and tougher industry conditions.
The Peruvian armed forces alleged grave irregularities in the June 10 vote, saying fraud occurred in seven key provinces won by Haya De La Torre. Belaunde urged military support. the army conducted its own tally, noting a 12,000 vote margin for Haya out of 1.8 million ballots.
John C. Tyler and Thomas F. E. Leavey announce Robert E Early’s election to the Farmers Insurance Group board. Early, president of Farmers Insurance Company, has served since 1942 in roles from claims rep to executive director. The group operates 26 Western states with over 2 million policyholders.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev urged creating an atom free zone in the Far East and Pacific in reply to Japanese Communist leader Senzo Nozaka. He said the idea gains importance amid current tensions and asserted Japan’s government opposition harms peace and security interests.
Army Pvt. Stanley R. Laswell, 19, son of Tom D. Laswell of Las Vegas, is assigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg Germany. A truck driver in the division's 34th Infantry HQ company, he trained at Fort Ord California after Heizer Hitch School in Hobbs New Mexico and prior employment with Espy Construction.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with Portuguese leaders in Lisbon to discuss renewing the US lease on the Lajes air base in the Azores. Reports said Portugal may demand a cash payment. talks followed amid diplomatic tension over Angola and NATO issues. Rusk suggested early negotiations in Lisbon with Nogueira and Elbrick as S. Salazar pressed US stance on self-determination for African nations.
Space scientists say a Project Apollo pilot returning from the moon to a preselected site would need an reentry angle accuracy comparable to striking a nickel at the far end of a football field.
At Edwards Air Force Base the X15 rocket plane pilots are not only skilled aviators but also engineers by training. They perform advanced flight tests while contributing to the development of high speed flight.
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