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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1962
Page
1
A reader voices concern over Bill Embry the bail bondsman as city and county officials still accept his bonds. He notes prior defaults and large sums owed dating to 1957, urging audits and accountability amid lax court handling of public funds.
Preliminary plans are under way for President Kennedy to visit Las Vegas on Saturday. The event will feature the President's address, Nevada's top national, state and county office holders, several bands, and heavy attendance as announced yesterday.
Storm Ella grew into a hurricane with 30 mph winds and eyed the Carolinas as gale warnings were raised from Cape Hatteras to Georgetown. The system, located about 330 miles east of Daytona Beach, moved north-northwest at 10 mph with high winds and seas forecast to increase. ships offshore reported 45 mph winds. The weather advisory noted the storm’s strong side generating rough seas and urged caution along the coast.
At Hercules Powder Company's Bacchus facility a blast in the solvent evacuation building killed one worker and left two unaccounted for while 18 were injured. The explosion occurred at 2 58 p m MST in the rocket production line area, in a section tied to earlier fatal blasts.
CAPE CANAVERAL CAPE CANAVERAL UPS. Ranger 5 craft to be launched at 11 38 am EST on Atlas Agena rocket with a two hour window. Hurricane Ella shifted to a northerly course away from the missile testing center making an October launch possible. The NOAA warned of Ella zigzagging toward the Georgia South Carolina coast but no longer threatening Florida.
Nevada gamblers won 57.1 million in the third quarter as reported by the State Gaming Commission. Clark County led with about 32 million in winnings, paying the state 5 million in taxes and contributing 595 thousand in taxes. Overall taxes totaled 82.7 thousand? The quarter beat 1961’s three month period and exceeded the second quarter 50.2 million gross with 2.3 million taxes.
Phil Hoyt aged 22 of Henderson died shortly before midnight Tuesday from injuries in a pickup truck collision with an auto driven by an unlicensed teenager. Nevada highway patrol investigated at San Francisco and Santa Rosa Drive. The youth's name was held pending full investigation. Hoyt died at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
Carson City reports the attorney general office says a school district may ask voters to approve a bond exceeding 10 percent of assessed valuation though bonds cannot push the total beyond that limit. Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Joan Porter notes the restriction while the story continues.
Variable cloudiness with northern winds 15 to 20 mph. Today's high 75 and low 45. Yesterday's high 76 and low 50. Noontime humidity 38 percent. Sunrise at 6 49 and sunset at 6 01.
California Assembly Interim Finance and Insurance Committee issued charges at a press conference led by Thomas M Rees D Beverly Hills. Warren Bayley of Las Vegas, Hacienda Motels board chair, allegedly lent money to Las Vegas Hacienda casino operators and conducted loans within the corporation without authorization. Bayley faces stockholder-formed association charges for failing to send financial reports and to hold annual meetings, which he denies, claiming Hacienda did hold meetings and that regular stock was diluted with promotional stock.
UPI reports Soviet Tass agency announced two multi stage rockets launched toward central Pacific targets and a Cosmos X satellite orbited. First rocket of the fourth series was fired Tuesday with a second successful launch the next day as tests run until November 30. Area warnings covered waters near Johnston Island and Midway Island.
Edward Allen owner of a Las Vegas photo graphic studio and Paul Wagner an employee were found guilty in Municipal Court on charges of exhibiting minors for immoral purposes and contributing to the delinquency of minors. Judge Walter Richards set sentencing for a week from Friday with possible six month terms and a $500 fine on each charge. Both defendants indicated plans to appeal.
A vice raid at a fashionable apartment house led to seven people being taken into custody. Detectives found no narcotics but uncovered prostitutes working from the residence. Melvin L. Davis and Casey Davis faced vagrancy and pandering charges. Delores M Allen and four others were arrested on vagrancy or prostitution counts. The raid ended a two week investigation. A child of Delores Davis was placed in protective custody.
A single engine private Beechcraft Debonair crash landed in Placer County while en route from King City to Spanish Fork Utah on a hunting expedition. All three aboard escaped serious injury. FAA identified the aircraft and route details remain under investigation.
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