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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1962
Page
7
A Las Vegas radio TV column reviews civil defense concerns including shelters and hospital readiness. It lists contact numbers for civil defense offices and previews a Monday opening on North 2nd Street. The piece also comments on local crime penalties, a judge’s recent decisions, and a looming Strip hotel executive change.
Ethel Merman debuts in Las Vegas at the Flamingo with a 12 song set and 11 song medley backed by Marty Jacobs and Marty Harris. Inga and Rolf open with a Vienna dance number as Hugo Granata earns praise for lighting. Special material by Roger Edens and Billy Mayhan arrangements highlight a night of strong applause and a standing ovation.
Murray Bluestein, a San Quentin inmate who fled the prison fire house in fog, was arrested in Reno after leaving a clothing store. A sales clerk identified him from a photo during a routine check, and he was taken into custody without resistance.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg told the Bri n McMahon lecture in Storrs that the Atomic Energy Commission is pursuing nuclear energy for space science. He said the AEC aims to develop with NASA a nuclear rocket system with a thrust of 800 pounds or more per pound of propellant flow.
New York city officials worried a 42 gun naval salute to welcome a Brazilian training ship might alarm residents amid a crisis. The loud report blended with traffic and construction noise and did not frighten a single pigeon observed by a lone witness.
In a nationwide vote, North American Aviation employees across six divisions rejected the union shop proposal. UPI reports 19,232 valid ballots cast with 12,899 voting no and 6,333 voting yes, short of the two thirds needed. The result affects aerospace labor talks with Lockheed and General Dynamics watchers.
Nellis AFB and TAC lead Air Force in July and August hometown releases. TAC forwarded 1,022 items in August, with 469 toward William Tell 1962 and 2,225 over three months, placing second to Strategic Air Command.
Multiple street and business mentions showcase a Las Vegas social snapshot. Names include Roland Rose and Richard’s Supper Club at 1639 Tropicana Ave, with humor about Mickey Mouse Motors in Whitney and eye on local election chatter.
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