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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1962
Page
1
Publisher Hank Greenspun revisits Pauline Van Dam case noting she skipped bail and was captured in Detroit. The column recalls a gun assault robbery at a gambling club, a $10 000 bail on assault, $10 000 on robbery, and $5 000 on gun felon charges.
Washington reports flag potential Berlin crisis as President Kennedy plans a Thursday talk with Foreign Minister Gromyko while signs point to a Khrushchev UN visit and a possible late November summit. Moscow hints at Berlin policy review through November meetings.
Pistol packin' Pauline Van Dam, 31, arrested by FBI in Detroit October 8, is back in a Clark County jail. She returned here Monday night and faces charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for assault with intent to kill tied to a Las Vegas casino shooting.
Tropical storm Ella pushed heavy seas into the Bahamas and neared hurricane force as forecasters warned it could threaten the south Atlantic coast. At 3 p.m. EDT the center lay about 375 miles east of Palm Beach with winds moving west-northwest at six mph and a predicted strength of 175 mph by morning.
UPI reports Federal Grand Jury indicts Rep. Thomas EB. Johnson D Md and Rep. Frank W. Boykin D Ala on conspiracy and conflict of interest charges linked to a Maryland savings and loan scandal. The eight count indictment also names J Kenneth Edlin and William L. Robinson as co defendants with potential penalties up to five years and fines up to 10 000 per count.
New York report states Don Everly of the Everly Brothers arrived from London with his wife Veneita Stephenson after hospital treatment for exhaustion and an apparent drug overdose. He collapsed during a London appearance delaying a planned Europe tour. Phil Everly performed solo.
A knife wielding bandit pursued a Van Nuys California woman after she cashed winnings at a Strip hotel. He forced her into her second floor room, struck her, ordered disrobing, and fled with 760 dollars. Deputies chase suspect, no molestation reported. Detectives suspect he followed from the casino cage.
Continued cloudy conditions bring rain and northerly winds at 15 to 32 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. Today's high is 65 and low 45. Yesterday's high 65 and low 60. Noontime humidity about 39 percent. Sunrise at 6 48 and sunset at 6 00.
In Havana Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella arrived for a 24 hour state visit and Fidel Castro welcomed him with a speech denouncing United States policy. Castro praised Ben Bella and called the visit courageous while flaying Yankee imperialist hostility. Thousands filled the welcome and Castro’s cabinet attended.
Republican leaders declared Cuba the top campaign issue and accused the Kennedy administration of tragic irresolution in handling it. William Miller Barry Goldwater and Bob Wilson issued the charge in a joint GOP statement, prompting a Democratic counterblast from John Bailey noting Fidel Castro rose to power in 1958 under a Republican administration.
The U S announced a new high altitude nuclear test to be conducted this weekend after a previous Thor rocket test failed and scattered radioactive debris on Johnston Island. No injuries were reported and officials warned a flash would be visible from Hawaii.
In Fallon area work crews cleared a 10 car derailment near milepost northeast of Fallon shortly after midnight. Four refrigerator cars overturned and six others left the tracks causing a disruption to two sections of the westbound City of San Francisco passenger express. No injuries were reported and the cause was not immediately known.
Oscar Terry leads the San Francisco Giants to a 1 0 victory over the New York Yankees at Candlestick Park in the World Series. Ralph Terry pitched a four hitter with $125 000 in Series incentives as Tom Tresh made a key one hand catch and Willie McCovey stroked a triple. Pinch hitter Matty Alou provided crucial help in a tense ninth inning securing the title for the Giants.
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