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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1962

Page

2

Space Flight Timetable Tied to Nuclear Test Delays

Webb notes that issues delaying the next manned orbital flight are largely paperwork and communications, not a safety halt. NASA officials say no conflict exists with high altitude nuclear tests, while Cape Canaveral’s Williams says ground tests could affect timing only if they disrupt communications.

James A. van Allen Ust Webb Washington NASA New York Walter C. Williams Cape Canaveral

Speers obituary details family and affiliations

SPEERS continued from Page 1 was past grand lecturer for the organization in Utah. She was a Mesquite Club member and connected to White Shrine First Presbyterian Church and the Garden Club rose unit. Survived by husband Elmer C. Speers three sons Major RichardW. Speers El Paso Texas Rex W. Speers Chapel Hill N C and E C Speers Salt Lake City one daughter Mrs Bruce Sutton Las Vegas a step mother Mrs Nellie Cheal Brigham City Utah two sisters Mrs Pearl Kennedy Mrs Delores Jensen Ogden Utah a brother Leonard Cheal Piedmont California 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren

Utah Speers Nellie Cheal Brigham City Pearl Kennedy Delores Jensen Ogden Leonard Cheal Piedmont Calif

Will Fight for Annexation in Las Vegas City Hall Stand

Las Vegas officials blasted county moves to block annexations along Tonopah Highway after a county claim that recent annexations were illegal. City Attorney Sid Whitmore said court action is needed to set aside annexations and that Thunderbird town overlaps existing city land. Mayor Oran Gragson asserted rapid growth requires expansion and vowed legal defense of future annexations.

Tonopah Highway Las Vegas John Mendoza State Attorney General's County Commission City of Tule Springs Ranch North Nsw Clay Lynch Tule Springs Clark County Commission Ithe County Sid Whitmore Thunderbird Nevada Oran K Gragson United States Whitmore

Incumbents Triumph in Primaries Across States

Voters in Ohio Indiana West Virginia Florida Texas New Mexico chose nominees for governorships Senate seats and 54 House seats. President Kennedy hailed primary results while Florida and Texas runoffs drew attention with signals of his administration's influence. Ohio's Disalle narrowly won renomination and Lausche easily secured it. Richard Kennedy won a congressman at large nomination in Ohio, and Claude Pepper led a Florida comeback bid. Joseph Montoya of New Mexico won renomination over rival Joseph Montoya Jr.

Ohio Indiana West Virginia Piorida New Mexico Kennedy Florida Texas Navy John Connally Don Yarborough Michael V. Disalle Mark McElroy George Smathers Dante Fascell Claude Pepper Richard Kennedy Hio Robert A. Taft, Jr Frank J. Lausche Toledo John Briley Joseph Montoya Albuquerque Joseph E. Montoya

Pacific Tests: Plane-Dropped Bomb Exploded Second Day

The United States detonated a plane-dropped nuclear device over the Pacific near Christmas Island, the second blast in as many days and the seventh in the new series. The explosion, about 1 p.m. EDT, yielded roughly 100000 tons of TNT and aimed to increase explosive power per weight.

Washington UPL United States Pacific Atomic Energy Commission Defense Department Christmas Island

Classified notice for Dunlap Whitewall tires and home appliances

An OCR fragment lists a 550-14 Dunlap Whitewall tire set priced at 60 dollars, plus references to an electric refrigerator and automatic washer. The ad mentions a new power mower, a redwood picnic table and bench, and a contact or listing number 5-46068.

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Opinion Letter on Japanese Curiosity and Massages in Tokyo

A reader argues Governor Sawyer should visit Tokyo to compare Westernized appearances and Japanese massag es parlors with Las Vegas options. The piece mocks Japanese officials while praising industrial parity, notes Tokyo water shortages, and claims Japanese strikes differ in cadence from U.S. labor actions. The writer asserts governors can ease relations and advocates harsh retribution for Japanese leaders to prove a point.

Kokusai Tokyo Sawyer Las Vegas Japan United States Congress Sanyo

Notice of Divorce Suit in Fighth Judicial District

The State of Nevada issues a summons in Clark County Nevada to Donna Faye Hendry. John Wright Hendry sues to dissolve the marriage. Plaintiff's attorney is Flangas Stone at 231 North Third Street Las Vegas. Clerk Helen Scott Reed presides. Court seal date April 16 1962. Publication dates May 10 17 24 31 June 7.

Fighth Judicial District State of Nevada Clary John Wright Hendry Donna Faye Hendry State of Nevada Flangas & Stone BSQS Attorne North Thire Street Las Vegas Poape Helen Scott Reed Aijmna Mang Clery

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