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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1962
Page
1
Las Vegas hosts the 1962 American Legion convention with an anticipated 26 000 attendees. The event brings large housing needs and plans to accommodate veterans who served in World War II and beyond. The article recalls Las Vegas history hosting the Disabled American Veterans in 1947 and hints at overall civic impact.
Sau zanne Clift, niece of actor Montgomery Clift, sought for questioning in the fatal shooting of a Malian engineer. She was found late Tuesday in Massachusetts General Hospital after a taxi brought her there with a dachshund named Schnitzle. Police did not reveal why she was admitted.
Las Vegas hosts the 44th annual American Legion convention as about 25 000 Legionnaires and guests arrive. Col Joan Glenn or Comdr Alan B Shepard may attend Wednesday's National Commanders Awards if Honolulu de briefing allows. Other dignitaries include Truman Hoover Kennedy Shoup Meany Satterfield Fleming and more.
Two armed men robbed the Coney Island Cafe at 412 S. Second St last night around 8:30 pm. Manager Gordon Boyer and a dishwasher were tied up and the robbers took about 186 dollars before fleeing on foot, description varying between the two suspects.
The kidnapper of a three year old Las Vegas boy was captured by police in Sacramento California. LVPD juvenile division spokesman Sgt. Joseph LaVoie announced yesterday afternoon.
Nevada state welfare director Barbara Coughlan urges county commissioners to back a five point social reform plan aimed at aiding the aged and unemployed. The letter asks for support and a survey of residents who would benefit, with programs likely funded through federal and state initiatives.
Senate and House conferees tentatively approved a $3.93 billion foreign aid bill, well short of President Kennedy's $4.7 billion request. The three hour session settled money provisions and postponed disputes over aid to Iron Curtain nations and nations trading with Cuba.
Southern Nevada servicemen at military installations will receive twin salutes this weekend in a two day event. The Merchants Bureau and Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce sponsor Military Appreciation Days with thousands of dollars in free merchandise prizes across 62 Las Vegas stores. Military personnel and civilian staff can register at participating stores to win. no purchase is required to receive gift award coupons. Winners will get letters from the Merchants Bureau to redeem prizes at the stores. The participating shops display red white and blue Military Appreciation banners.
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra left the Sigma 7 space capsule after the ocean recovery near Midway Island and began a Honolulu layover. He will brief fellow astronauts and officials on the first U.S. six orbit mission with unprecedented precision.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce study shows the city lost an estimated 4.5 million in potential activity after the Dodgers dropped the pennant to the Giants. Hotels reported hundreds of room cancelations and many out of town fans canceled plans, reversing expected boosts from a World Series here.
Brig Gen Boyd Hubbard Jr welcomed 16 foreign nationals from Spain Afghanistan Venezuela Burma Iran and the Philippines to Nellis for MAP training. The class uses T33 and PF6F jets, transferred from Lake Aziz as part of Resource consolidation shifting the F100 top-off course to Luke. Training focuses on familiarization transition air to air and air to ground operations.
A federal judge ordered dockworkers from Maine to Texas to return to work immediately and end a strike crippling shipping along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The court action follows a Justice Department petition on President Kennedy's orders.
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