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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
3
SUN readers can obtain seven foreign language courses and a special English class along with a record of John Glenn's orbital flight by clipping seven Lear A Language coupons and sending $1.25, or $1 for the Glenn record, to 900 S. Main. Languages include Spanish French German Russian Japanese Italian and Hebrew.
A damaged OCR shows Las Vegas Morning Press staffing with H M Greenspun as president and treasurer, JOE MCCLAIN editor, and others including NORVELL WOOD circulation manager. It lists publishers associations and ad reps, with the paper issued at 1% South Main Street Las Vegas Nevada and postal registration details.
The Irby Construction Company and the R B S Good man Company secured contracts to build two 60 mile sections of a 120 mile transmission line from the Sureau H Reclamation facilities to the Amargosa and Pahrump valleys and the Jackass Flats test site. The 138000 volt line will cost about 1.202 million dollars with construction starting in two to three weeks.
Nevada Southern hosts the first day of its fourth season with Franklin Lou performing operatic arias and songs from China at 3 p.m. in the Nevada Southern campus gym. Guido Rotter accompanies on piano. Free to the public. Ongoing art classes and exhibits by Warren Frank, Jeri Scott, Luccille Stanlevy, and John Stoll are noted at local schools and venues.
A brief item notes a health checkup initiative linked to cancer awareness. It highlights routine screening as a method to detect cancer early, urging participation in community health programs.
The Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association unanimously endorsed the 6 million dollar water bond at a dinner meeting at Old Ranch. President James Fink said approval is vital for continued growth and employment, with Art Porcee noting near full capacity and potential summer rationing. The group also pledged advertising support and lenders’ groups previously endorsed the issue.
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