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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1962
Page
1
The article reports the U S president’s address as clear and sincere, urging Russia to abandon aggressive aims in Cuba and warning that only Russians can trigger war. It praises American resolve and portrays strong leadership against threats from bullies and braggarts.
A Northwest Orient Airlines DC-3 carrying 102 persons ditched near Biorka Island about 20 miles north of Sitka Alaska. Initial reports say 95 passengers and seven crew were saved. The craft, chartered to MATS, flew from McChord AFB Washington to Elmendorf AFB Alaska when an engine feathered and caught fire. The plane ditched at 10 45 am AST as Coast Guard amphibian aircraft arrived within 15 minutes.
Delegates from about 80 nations gather at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 32nd World Travel Congress of the American Society of Travel Agents. Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges will deliver the keynote as 2,000 travel agents and government officials convene with figures from Intourist slated to attend.
New Delhi reports Premier Jawaharlal Nehru pledged a war footing to defeat the Communist enemy in China. Peiping announced a fresh offensive on the undeclared border war with a third front at the eastern edge and tanks moving toward an Indian air base in Ladakh.
District Attorney John Mendoza and Deputy William Barker investigated the Willa Carlos case over the weekend. They said she died of phenol poisoning from carbolic acid entering the bloodstream and affecting vital organs. Mrs Mary Lou Johnston, motel operator, was arrested Friday for homicide and jailed without bail.
Police hunted a likely professional burglary gang after two heavy safes and a truck vanished from Pepsi Cola Distributing at 1200 East Foremaster Lane. A separate theft from a Las Vegas plumbing firm saw brass fittings and valves valued near 20000 dollars disappear earlier.
Dist. Judge William Compton reinstated Pauline Van Dam bail bonds totaling 15 000 and exonerated them after bondsman Bill Embry testified he spent about 1 000 to locate her in Detroit. The court noted no state or county expenses and raised the total bail from 80 000 cash to 106 000.
President Kennedy ordered a naval quarantine around Cuba after accusing the Soviet Union of placing missiles on the island. He warned Moscow the United States would strike the Soviet Union if a nuclear missile were launched from Cuba against the United States or any western hemisphere nation.
The Atomic Energy Commission said Russia detonated two atmospheric nuclear devices. The first yielded a few hundred kilotons and occurred above central Asia. The second produced several megatons near Novaya Zemlya by the Arctic Circle, bringing total announced detonations in the current series to one.
Havana radio reported that after President Kennedy's speech the Cuban government directed the armed forces to immediate alert status. The bulletin from Miami dated UPT notes the decisive mobilization amid escalating tensions between Cuba and the United States.
In a radio address after high level talks, the President announced a naval quarantine on ships bound for Cuba if found with offensive weapons. He warned Khrushchev to halt the provocative threat and urged avoiding war, citing lessons from the 1930s about unchecked aggression. He said cargo types and carriers could be restricted as needed.
US Federal Court denied Cora Galen four motions for a new trial after her two counts of mail fraud conviction. Galen, a Malian-born four times married operator of the Fountain of Youth Ranch in Paradise Valley and offices in Los Angeles, faced pending charges for practicing medicine without a license and operating without a business license. Sentencing was postponed by Judge Roger Foley Jr. to next Monday, as attorney William Morse continued representation.
Observers noted rising Nellis Air Force Base activity as officials called it routine while President Kennedy spoke on the Cuba crisis. The buildup appeared to begin Saturday with ships moving out as part of heightened readiness.
Continued clear with gentle winds. Today's high 5 and a half? 53. Yesterday's high 83, low 51. Noontime relative humidity 18 percent. Sunrise 6 54, sunset 5 55.
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