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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1962

Page

5

City Manager Demands Libel Probe Over Water Plan News

North Las Vegas City Manager Clay Lynch pressed reporter Jude Wanniski of the Review Journal to back claims or retract a libelous campaign against city officials over well drilling funds. Lynch defended disbursements and called the reporting irresponsible while an audit awaited by council. Mayor Taylor suggested the stories hid ulterior motives as a council meeting scrutinized a new well site and contractor actions.

Las Vegas Clay Lynch Jude Wanniski The Review Journal Lynch Phelps City Hall William Taylor Taylor Council Wanniski Phelps Pump and Equipment Company

Kosher Style Open 274 Hours Just North of Sahara Hotel

A small dining venue identified as Kosher Style Open operates near the Sahara Hotel. The notice notes extended 274 hour opening in a short, unsigned blurb with limited details.

Sahara Hotel

Funeral Rites for Alexander G. Kallin Held in Palm Chapel

Funeral services were held for Alexander George Kallin 69 this morning at 10 in the Palm Chapel with Bishop Loren Bunker officiating. Entombment followed in Palm Mausoleum. A World War I veteran and former maintenance man with the school district, he died Sunday in Las Vegas Hospital. He was born September 16 1892 in Austria and had lived in Las Vegas ten years with a last residence at 215 West Wilson. He is survived by a daughter Pat Nielsen Provo Utah and a brother G Searcea Grass Valley California.

Alexander George Kallin Palm Chapel Loren Bunker Palm Mausoleum Mr. Kallin Las Vegas Hospital Austria Las Vegas Provo Utah G. Searcea Grass Valley Calif

Funeral Services for Adie Moore in McNary Arizona

Funeral services for Adie Moore 64 will be held in McNary Arizona with burial there. Bunker Brothers Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mrs Moore died Thursday at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital born March 12 1898 in Terry Mississippi. She lived at 1650 Geary Street and is survived by her husband Freeman Moore Las Vegas a daughter Mrs Ruth Thomas Las Vegas and five grandchildren.

Adie Moore McNary Arizona Bunker Brothers Moore Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Terry Mississippi G 8&T Freeman Moore Las Vegas Ruth Thomas

Undersea Missile Tests Describe Low Yield Pacific Detonation

The report notes an underwater test in the eastern Pacific where an ABC Pentagon briefing states a low yield explosion of up to 20 000 tons of TNT equivalent. The area was several hundred miles from land with no exact coordinates released. The sea trial featured eight ASROC launchers per ship and involved atomic warheads for missiles in early testing stages. A Polaris shot from the submarine Ethan Allen occurred on May 6, detonating near a target.

Polaris Ethan Allen Titan Abc-Pentagon Pacific Ocean

Scent-A-Rama Lets Visitors Sniff Ten Year Whiskey at Flamingo Lawn

Visitors at the Flamingo Hotel lawn can sample aging in whiskey via two whiffing barrels showing progress from one day infancy to ten years. Schenley Industries VP Paul E. Lockwood notes the outdoor debut and aims to educate and entice brand loyalty through the sense of smell. Prizes include daily 100 silver dollars and a 1,000 silver dollar grand prize through May 16.

Paul E. Lockwood Schenley Industries Las Vegas Grand Central Terminal Penn Station New York City Miami Airport San Francisco Lockwood Schenley Schenney Disputy

NLV Plans $8 Million District Water System Expansion

North Las Vegas aims to build an $8 million water district to serve beyond city limits, avoiding competition with Las Vegas Valley Water District. City officials cite future well permits and bond capacity up to $12 million, amid court battles over annexation and land near Tonopah Highway and Thunderbird Field.

North Las Vegas Las Vegas Valley NLV Ed Muth Boyd Bulloch Muth Las Vegas Clark County Tonopah Highway Thunderbird Field Lynch North

Estes resignation tied to Texas AFL-CIO case

Estes former president of the Texas AFL-CIO submitted a resignation to President Kennedy effective immediately. The White House acknowledged receipt but declined further comment. Holleman, assistant secretary for employment and manpower, said the funds were a personal gift to cover living expenses, marking a high point in the Estes case impact.

Texas AFL Kennedy White House Holleman Holieman Estes

Fire Destroys Helldorado Stables Amid City Complaints

A 20 stall stable owned by the Las Vegas Fires Lodge was burned to the ground early yesterday in the Cashman Field area. The fire origin is unknown and the facility had been empty after neighbors complained to the City Commission over a month ago. Officials said other stables will care for visiting horses for the Helldorado parade next week as Las Vegas Elks leader Austin Bowler assured.

Cashman Field City Commission Las Vegas

Dope Supplier Sentenced In Major Las Vegas Narcotics Raid

George Penner, 34, received a 14 month sentence in Municipal Court after a February Las Vegas narcotics raid netted eight arrests. Judge Walter Richards ordered a straight six month term plus a $500 fine or 250 more days. Officers testified they entered a Fremont motel room where 50 heroin capsules were found. Penner faced a misdemeanor addiction charge despite pleading not guilty.

Walter Richards George Penner Penner Glenn Joe Tellinger Fremont Las Vegas

Ann Landers Advice Columns On Dating And Teen Curfew

A widow asks how to handle a tasteless guest and a teen daughter’s dating. Ann Landers advises the woman to bar flaky friends from future outings and insists on open doors for teenage dances, urging parental trust paired with clear boundaries. The column offers guidance and a paid booklet on marriage expectations.

Hiss's Attorney Calls for New Probe

Helen Buttowieser, attorney for Alger Hiss, asks President Kennedy to appoint a Presidential Commission to reexamine Hiss conviction amid alleged new evidence. Investigators found a House HUAC report dated December 30, 1951, praising the FBI for locating the Woodstock typewriter linked to the perjury case.

New York API Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers Kennedy Hiss Helen Buttenwieser House Committee On Un-American Activities FBI Woodstock

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