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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1962
Page
1
Final day of Fremont Street festivities features Elks hosted night of entertainment with top rodeo riders and clowns performing for audiences of all ages tomorrow night in Fremont.
Alfred Freddy Sheinwold launches daily bridge column in the Sun. A noted life master and author, he brings expert guidance while upcoming Fremont street events include burro races, Helldorado activities, and rodeo stars signing autographs this week.
UPI reports US Marines on a 7th Fleet task force stood ready to land in Thailand as a precaution against Communist advances. President Kennedy cut short his visit to discuss Kos and northern Laos losses, with Thai approval anticipated soon and no immediate plan to enter Laos.
A Las Vegas critique of crime and justice. The editor blames the district attorney and lax courts for rising crime while police and sheriff face public disinterest and frustrating legal outcomes. The piece notes high case dismissals and bitterly questions the effectiveness of local enforcement.
London radio reports Sukarno escaped harm after a gunman fired at him at Ikada Square during Idul Adha prayers. The attacker was arrested and five injured including parliamentary speaker Samal Arifin. Jakarta government details unclear due to holiday communications.
Six Japanese governors joined an AEC briefing at the Hotel Tropicana where William W. Allaire outlined Nevada Test Site activities. He cited nuclear rocket engine work at Jackass Flats and peaceful uses of nuclear devices, stressing university research and future spaceflight components amid broader radiation studies.
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington said U.S. troops should be sent into Laos if needed to stop Communist forces from penetrating into Thailand and South Vietnam.
Six people were found dead in offshore waters near Newport Beach after a fishing and pleasure cruise from Los Angeles harbor aboard the Happy Jack. Officials said the victims were eaten by sharks, with bodies chewed down to the bone in some cases.
North Las Vegas schedules a night long public hearing on Annexation 19 to decide if a 12 square mile area will join the city doubling its size. City Manager Clay Lynch notes possible quiet or volatile turnout as legal challenges and opposition cloud the issue. The dispute traces back a year with prior annexation efforts and court action over the same area.
Western diplomatic sources say the 114 nation Laos conference will convene in Geneva to address the new fighting in the Southeast Asian kingdom only if Britain and Russia concur that such a meeting is worthwhile. Unlikely new meetings are anticipated.
Lt. Col. Frank B. Clay of the 7th Division called Saturday's strike against Communist guerrillas southwest of Saigon very encouraging. A bullet pierced his helicopter canopy within inches of his head, but a crewman killed the sniper with a 30 caliber machine gun as clashes continued and official casualties were disputed.
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