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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1962

Page

6

Salan Sentenced to Life in OAS Case in Paris

Former General Raoul Salan, once a top French commander in Indochina and Algeria, is sentenced to life imprisonment for heading the outlawed OAS in its terrorist campaign to keep Algeria French. The court cited extenuating circumstances. Jouhaud received the death penalty. The courtroom erupted in the Marseillaise as verdicts were read.

Paris UPI Raoul Salan Indo-China Algeria Secret Army Organization OAS Salan Edmond Jouhaud Johnabd Oran Charles Bornet Bornet Marshal Philippe Henri Petain Petain Charles de Gaulle

Kennedy reports on refugees and medical care policy

President Kennedy addressed refugees and medical care at the AMA meeting. He did not plan to seek congressional expansion of Social Security to cover doctors bills. He predicted a stock market rebound aligned with healthy economy and noted U.S. efforts to admit thousands of refugees cleared for entry via Hong Kong and nearby regions.

Congress AMA Kennedy United States Hong Kong

North Las Vegas Audit Clears City Officials

The audit shows $1 232 324 in errors across three years, less than one percent of yearly totals. Mayor and council defend the city staff while noting room for improvement and credit from Phelps Pump and Equipment. District Attorney Mendoza declined to investigate absent concrete proof.

North Las Vegas Phelps Pump and Equipment Company Lynch The SUN Phelps Salgo Busi Las Vegas Review Journal John Mendoza Mendoza

Florida Fire Burns Over 200000 Acres

Naples Florida fire crews battled a blaze in the Everglades area since May 9 burning over 200000 acres of dry sawgrass and brush. District Forester R C Hill said only substantial rainfall could stop it as the region had two light rains in five months. Firefighters fought the blaze for 11 days with continued danger.

Naples Fla UPI Everglades R. C. Hill

Fight Cancer With A Check-Up And A Check

A public health alert urges early cancer screening and financial support options. Officials advise scheduling an annual check-up to catch potential issues early and inform readers about available charity and grant programs to cover medical costs.

Mercury spaceflight countdown tightens three orbit goal

The 11 30 p m EDT countdown for Carpenter's Aurora 7 mission aimed for three orbits. Officials said sunrise weather and sea breezes should keep skies clear while recovery forces plan daylight hours to locate the capsule if needed.

Atlantic John A Shorty) Powers Project Mercury Walter Williams Carpenter

Boundary War Over Nevada Townships Between Las Vegas Cities

Nevada law 244 141 allows only one incorporated city per township and now Las Vegas seeks to redraw North Las Vegas boundaries to remove it from the township. County officials have formed Thunderbird unincorporated town and filed suits against both cities over overlapping annexations along the Tonopah Highway in the Las Vegas area.

Las Vegas Tonopah Highway Thunderbird North Las Vegas

Cops Seek Clues In Latest Bob's Liquors Holdup

Police still lacked clues tonight on the identity of a heavy built gunman who held up Bob's Liquors in Charleston for about 900 dollars. The suspect appeared older and stockier than past bandits and escaped with cash from the register and a bank bag. More than 20 similar holdups have occurred in 10 weeks, though detectives have cleared many cases.

Charleston Kiva Doris Mack

Government Responsibility in Vegas Crash Ruling

Hall upholds advisory verdict on government liability in a Vegas crash case. He will rule on damages responsibility for the government, as two men aboard the passenger craft and a fighter were involved.

Hall

President's Daughter Weds Ameer Zaib in Pakistan

Miss Jameela Ayub daughter of President Mohammad Ayub Khan married Ameer Zaib son of the Wali of Swat in Rawalpindi. Swat is a princely state in the Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan.

Rawalpindi Pakistan UPI Jameela Ayub Mohammad Ayub Khan Ameer Zaib Swat Northwest Frontier Province

Turkish Extremists Planted Two Bombs in Cyprus Mosques

Cyprus Interior Minister Polycarpos Vorgadjis said Turkish extremists planted two bombs that damaged two Turkish mosques on March 25 to create unrest on the island.

Nicosia Cyprus UPI Polycarpos Vorgadjis

D A Orders Release Of Maid In Stair Case

District Attorney John Mendoza ordered the release of 40 year old Las Vegas maid Willie Mae Gibson after an eight day jail hold connected to the fatal knifing of her Air Force husband Airman Henry Ray Gibson. Coroner’s inquest found insufficient proof of homicide beyond a reasonable doubt and no formal charges were filed.

John Mendoza Las Vegas Air Force Henry Ray Gibson North N St Willie Mae Mendoza M. M Bud) Bishop Gibson Handion Ciem Herred Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital County Commission Jim Roberts Las Vegas Press Club Gladys Dula Cahlan Gitson

FAA and FBI Probe Fatal Boeing 707 Crash Near Waverly Iowa

FAA chief Najeeb Halaby outlines the crash did not result from a midair collision and points to severe weather as a factor. An FBI disaster squad and C A B investigators search the rural area while noting the plane may have disintegrated after encountering a line squall and turbulence.

Washington FBI Civil Aeronautics Board Najeeb Halaby FAA Halaby Air Force Waverly Iowa Fred Gray Missouri

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