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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Page
6
Seaborg outlined a limited selection of core designs for the Nerva nuclear rocket, aiming for a flight test around 1987. He said 30 to 40 reactors may be tested to ensure reliability before start of the flight program, noting extensive civilian nuclear power development and nearly $2 billion spent.
The Kennedy administration budget includes initial funds for a Las Vegas federal building project and advances for state facilities. It cites Senate action last August and House approval, with $648,000 for Carson City courthouse site and drawings and $3,310,700 to begin Reno federal building construction.
The document records multiple Nevada district court summonses in Clark County listing plaintiffs and defendants, attorneys, and service deadlines. It includes orders to appear in court, details of required answers within 20 days, and mentions of divorce actions and marriage dissolution actions with calendar dates and clerk attestations.
City commissioners debated whether a proposed cocktail lounge package store restaurant and offices for a mixed hotel or apartments on the east side of 15th Street between Fremont and Ogden should be treated as a hotel or an apartment. Neighbors protested traffic and liquor density as Parkchester Estates representative John Manzonio argued the plan is a hotel with 57 units and 104 sleeping rooms, though he offered to convert to a restaurant only.
The investigation centers on Sampson and Botey tied to a Sept 20 shooting during a burglary attempt at United Coin Machine Co. Officers Headley Witcher and ex-sheriff's deputy Doyie Lee are named in a wider probe involving perjury and narcotics, with witnesses including Sampson, Botey, and Boley.
At a Legion convention in Las Vegas major speakers included Gen David Shoup and AFL CIO leader George Meany. Discussion followed on forming a nine member MWD including Las Vegas and Clark County representation to take over the water system, with concerns about bond issues and cost estimates ranging up to 50 million dollars. Local bankers and officials urged privatized water delivery for quicker, cheaper supply and questioned the Sanitation District One dispute over annexations.
District Court will hear a temporary restraining order over the Las Vegas annexation of land near San Francisco and Arville Road. City Attorney Sidney Whitmore seeks dismissal arguing the attorney general must decide on the case issues and that two district board members lacked standing. The Sanitation District contends the annexation approved last month is illegal due to non contiguity with the city limits.
Vietnam’s Gen. Shoup says morale and discipline rise as armed forces and people feel U S support. He notes enemy engagement with Marine-supplied equipment, praises training and spirit, but warns Malaya took eight years. He also cites no Cuba buildup, but confirms a full division with air wing could be deployed if needed on the east coast.
Developer Ernie Beckar pressed commissioners to decide on annexing areas for residential tracts. A separate petition from Round-up Real Estate sought 20 acres north of Vegas Drive, west of Tonopah Drive.
William Mendelson, a World War I veteran and longtime Las Vegas resident who ran a furniture business, died Tuesday night in Los Angeles after a short illness. He moved to Las Vegas in 1937 and left in 1949. Survived by widow Goldie, son Bernard, both of Los Angeles, and brother David Mendelson. He was active in local affairs as a member of the American Legion, the Jewish Community Center and the Elks.
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