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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1962
Page
2
A survey on glue sniffing reports users inhaling solvents from soaked cloths and arriving at visions and disorientation. Health effects include kidney impact and headaches, with one 19 year old admitting heavy use. District Judge David Zenoff urges county parental aid and tighter purchase controls ahead of state legislation.
Moscow television aired an animated cartoon lampooning U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The spoof shows Kennedy flying through the Far East with whirring propellers on his back while an unseen heckler pelts him with objects that splatter on landing.
Marshall concedes helping with the kidnapping of Tracy Byington during a lengthy custody dispute. He asks that his case be joined with Mrs Byington's criminal proceedings as Ohio demands extradition hearing dates up to Gov. Grant Sawyer.
Clip this coupon and seven sequential coupons to total seven. Attach them to the Learn-A-Language order blank found Saturdays in the SUN. Bring the filled form to the SUN office at 900 South Main St.
About 15 000 members of the General Council of Japan Trade Unions gathered near Parliament and the prime minister's residence to protest the rising cost of living. No violence was reported.
Edwards Air Force Base reports Edward J. Murray a 47 year old parachute tester was ejected from a B58 Hustler at 20000 feet traveling 565 mph. He landed safely in a new escape capsule after a 5500 foot free fall and a gentle parachute deployment. Murray a chief warrant officer from Dayton Ohio was retrieved by helicopter and tested clear by base medical staff.
The Golden Nugget highway matter referred to a committee under Ordinance 957 as read by City Attorney Sidney Whitmore involves land on Tonopah Highway between Vegas Drive and Gallan Road. Westgate Builders zoning reclassification from R-1 to C-1 at Decatur Blvd and San Francisco Ave was held in abeyance as Mayor Oran Grayson was absent. Parking meters approved for three locations on Charleston Blvd, South Main St, and Oakey St with an additional one hour zone on Charleston. Commissioner Reed Whipple chaired with Commissioners Ed Fountain Harry Levy and Philip Mirabelli present.
Nevada Senator Howard W. Cannon reports that the Bureau of the Budget is studying a recommendation to build a new 4 million dollar federal building in Las Vegas. GSA favored the project and a final budget action is expected soon, with Congress possible authorization and site acquisition funding if approved.
Gorman began as assistant cashier in 1935 at the First and Virginia Branch, moved to the main office in 1938, became manager in 1942, and rose to vice president in 1946. He joined the executive branch in 1955 as executive vice president, a post he held until yesterday, and he is married to Marguerite Hinds with two sons Richard and Robert. He led Reno Rotary in 1943 and the Reno Chamber of Commerce in 1952, and chaired the Nevada Bankers Assn. from 1938 to 1949, being the son of the late Charles Gorman, former acting president of the University of Nevada.
A columnist questions the Carson City Appeal’s use of the Nevada state seal in its masthead and on radio, accusing the paper of exploiting official endorsement for commercial gain. The piece notes the seal’s withdrawal then temporary return with the slogan Official Newspaper of the State of Nevada, and compares state branding to Kremlin practices.
The Las Vegas Sun presents its corporate masthead with H M Greenspun as president and treasurer, Barbara Greenspun as secretary, and Norman White and Ray Germain as vice presidents. Staff roles include Ruth Deskin assistant to the publisher and Vince Anselmo managing editor. Subscriptions offered at per month two dollars, delivered daily and Sunday editions.
A dense old advertisement page lists help wanted positions for men and women including cleaners and live-in housekeepers. It also notes apartment cleaning and miscellaneous items like a Hoover vacuum offered by private party with contact numbers DU and OR area codes for callbacks.
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