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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1962
Page
1
Senator Alan Bible said President Kennedy plans a Nevada stop during the fall election drive. The White House will announce the date later, marking a Western swing and the first Nevada presidential visit since 1948.
A second week storm battered New England killing at least 12 people including a Vermont figure. Flooding halted traffic and transit from Boston to coastal areas, with fires sparked by short circuits. Army engineers closed three dams as precaution. eight inches of rain fell in parts of Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts. Route 114 in North Andover suffered a landslide but caused no injuries.
A Las Vegas Riviera performance by Dinah Shore draws packed American Legion crowds and stirs memories of wars as she delivers a glorious set. The columnist recalls choosing entertainment over sports and admits admiration for Shore’s voice and stage presence.
The Las Vegas Service League presented Fantasy Park to the city in a dedication ceremony led by Mayor Oran Gregson who accepted on behalf of the city from Mrs Gail Andres. The park for children features Moon rockets and satellites and a feature named The Thing. Western High School band performed a prelude as Boy and Cub Scouts opened with flag ceremonies. Service League participants included park chairman Mrs Franklin Rittenhouse and other members such as Charold Buck and Past President Mrs John F Cahlan who spoke on history.
Local service station operators were warned of a man posing as a Las Vegas SUN employee soliciting funds for a supposed tragedy involving a family of six. Police described him as about 45, wearing glasses, about 180 pounds, driving a white Plymouth or white Ford.
Two men and three women were arraigned on federal charges of possessing counterfeit money agents reported. Secret service found $45,000 in bogus $20 bills in their possession and said the group had passed about $5,000 in counterfeit notes before arrest.
Former Army Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker was ordered released from a federal psychiatric hospital but a delay in posting a $50,000 bond postponed his departure. Bond was secured through George P. Walker Jr. as surety after Banks recommended acceptance via a telegram to the VA. Walker must undergo private psychiatric exams in Texas and appear within five days at Southwest Medical Center in Dallas.
Four teenage boys helped extinguish a minor fire in a vacant North Las Vegas house at 3005 Emmons Ave. The Veterans Administration repossessed property posted no trespassing signs and a $25 reward for arson convictions. Fire officials seek clues to identify a possible arsonist.
Sen. Howard Cannon told the American Legion Security Commission that the United States must preserve technological and scientific supremacy in weaponry. He traced the growth of strategic striking forces, growing conventional power, and ongoing steps to meet threats.
A Trieste to Paris express derailed a freight train near Montbard, injuring several and killing at least 10 people. Nine bodies were recovered from the wreck, with a tenth victim, an unidentified young woman, dying later in a hospital. An unoccupied house was crushed in the blast.
In Van Nuys California actress Saundra Edwards was jailed on suspicion of killing her boyfriend actor Tom Gilson 29 with a 12 gauge shotgun. Police said he was shot in the chest. The scene included Edwards sister Connie Davis and her children Camille 6 Steven 3 Tom Jr 9 months and Danny Davis 2. She said Gilson had forced his way into her house repeatedly.
Las Vegas housing officials issued an appeal for spare rooms as an unexpected surge of Legion delegates arrived for the convention. Residents who can rent rooms were urged to contact the American Legion Corporation office in the Thunderbird Hotel at REgent 5-1531 to help accommodate the guests.
The procession will move from downtown Las Vegas along Las Vegas Boulevard about one mile to Cashman Field with military bands and marching groups in attendance. General Walter D. Sweeney will serve as grand marshal, with deputy grand marshals Brigadier Generals Patrick Devine Gordon, and George Cloud among others. Honorary marshals include Governor Grant Sawyer and others as listed.
UPI reports the states coldest reading at Battle Mountain Nevada with a low of 24 degrees noted yesterday morning. The piece also mentions New York and other locations with high temperatures reaching 95 degrees in Texas and Florida sites.
Gentle winds from the southwest at 15 knots. High 84, low 52. Yesterday's high 81, low 50. Relative noontime humidity 20 percent. Sunrise 6 40, sunset 6 16.
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