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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
6
Japanese former naval lieutenant Fujita, believed to be the only man to drop bombs on the American mainland, departs for Oregon for a goodwill tour and to attend the Azalea Festival in Brookings. He previously conducted September and October 1942 incendiary missions in the Pacific Northwest.
Weinstein waives preliminary hearing and is assigned defense counsel. Judge Compton rules information known to defendant. Weinstein claims lack of memory due to alleged intoxication. Deputy D A Phil Wendel represents the county. Trial set for June 25 to plead violation of constitutional rights.
A one car crash at East St. Louis Boulevard and Burnham Road injured three men, including driver Ronald W. Martin, 26, and passengers Turman Musgrove, 28, and William Miller, 21, all of the Desert Moon Motel. They were taken by ambulance to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with severe lacerations.
At a May 14 meeting county planners approved the commercial center plans but did not recommend dedicating the parking area to the county. A motion to hold the proposal in abeyance was carried by Commissioners Olsen LaPorta and Baskin while Harmon opposed and White abstained.
Dist. Atty. Bryan Russ and Marshall’s widow comment on ongoing probes into the Estes case. Sheriff Stegall cites five entry wounds and four exit wounds, while Judge Barrow orders exhumation to settle whether death was murder or self harm. Dr. Jachimczyk directs the autopsy and calls it looking like murder pending final tests.
Senator Bible reports applications for tracts previously covered by mining claims. Most applicants prefer waiting for mineral claim adjudication rather than accepting alternate small tracts. He urges the BLM to modify its May 10 decision, allowing applicants to choose or have applications held in abeyance pending claim validity.
Atty. Al Dreyer files suit on behalf of Local 525 plumbers claiming breach of a July 9, 1959 contract with Reynolds and a later understanding, plus a 1912 AFL jurisdiction pact. Damages sought total 510,000 plus 10,000 for withheld pay. steward Leonard Blanchard allegedly discharged without cause. Plaintiffs include Rex Tomlinson, Kenith McAuley, Kenneth German, and Charles Michatto. Ralph Alsup says restraining order could avert a picket line.
Ex cop Al Mazzuca was denied parole by the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners in Carson City. He had served 20 months of a one to 15 year sentence for first degree burglary and sparked a grand jury probe into Las Vegas police corruption leading to resignations and indictments. The board also set parole dates for 41 inmates and denied freedom bids for 32.
Clark County residents report persistent rejections from the Bureau of Land Management amid a wave of complaints about land grabs in Las Vegas valley. The Crocus decision and related rulings have stalled gravel claims, leaving claimants like Mrs. Alta Buck frustrated after years of waiting and partial payments.
City planning commissioners voted approval on housing tracts by E A Becker in Charleston Heights as they set a June 6 hearing with city commissioners to finalize a proposed zoning ordinance. The draft seeks a middle ground between estate and single family zones, proposing an RD district with one home per quarter acre.
The 1961 62 Emmys praise Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy for the White House guided tour and ABC CBS NBC awards for John Glenn orbital flights. David Brinkley wins news and public affairs awards. Pierre Salinger and Warren Magnuson present.
Las Vegas Sun reports a crucial portion of a grand jury testimony transcript in the Kaylor case vanished from County Courthouse files. Mrs. Fischer is re transcription notes under a District Court order while DA Mendoza directs investigations into death threats and the apparent attempt to suppress the documents.
Firemen battled a volatile liquid leak using foam to prevent explosion or poisoning. Cotner said the team lacked air protection except for himself and Harrington, while others wore Scott air packs. The leaking tank was loaded onto a fire truck and moved to a desert area for safe foaming and disposal as injuries from fumes remained unclear.
About 25 qualified applicants from the city personnel file may retake a city exam. Nine of them took the prior test. three are now city employees while six are not on payroll. Fire morale concerns followed resignations noted by the Fire Research Group. The Board of Trustees adopts a policy allowing any city employee to take advancement tests in any department. Tests will be drafted by the personnel director and department heads rather than consultant firms.
Workers at the Hammond Organ Company plant in Melrose Park near Chicago voted 84 to 76 against joining the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. The NLRB said a definite result awaits ruling on 15 challenged ballots.
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