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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1962
Page
1
A fragment from a Greenspun piece reflects on past campaigns and a Sun Cooking School event. It recalls a motherly phone exchange offering help with cooking and hints at political accusations against the governor.
SUN staff writer reports Ann Rives and her four children Allen Corinne Denise and Vanessa were evacuated from the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to Las Vegas after a daytime alert. The family said they had time to prepare and boarded the USMS Upshut by noon Monday, departing at 4 p.m. Mrs Rives recalled water supply worries and the daily SUN before evacuation.
Fidel Castro telegraphed Thant offering to discuss the Cuban crisis with the United States if the U S blocks its threats and naval blockade during talks. He said Cuba would accept policy compromises if Washington ceases aggressive actions while negotiations proceed. Thant’s UN spokesman said he was considering the invitation.
The Sun promotes a $20,000 Chain Game with 260 winners. Contestants form a continuous chain by selecting up to 13 numbers from each of 60 puzzles printed in today’s special section. Grand prizes include a 1963 Rambler Classic and a 13-day cruise on the S S Acapulco.
The message notes clocks and watches should be set back one hour before bed to end daylight saving time. It states Nevada California and other states have returned to standard time and that 2 a.m. marks the turnback.
Judy Garland sang while standing after injuring her left instep at the Sahara Congo Room. A doctor ordered rest for 10 days but she performed from a chair for three numbers before standing to finish the show.
President Kennedy said Khrushchev’s letter hints a basis for settling the Cuban crisis. He described potential Soviet removal of long range missiles from Cuba under UN oversight and safeguards on new weapons. In return the U S would lift the blockade and pursue a permanent solution starting in New York.
The Defense Department announced a military reconnaissance aircraft missing over Cuba and presumed lost. Assistant Secretary Arthur Sylvester said surveillance would continue with measures to protect crews and aircraft, identifying the pilot as Major Rudolf Anderson Jr., 35, Greenville South Carolina.
Monsignor James B Empey pastor of St. Joan of Arc Church died of a heart attack Friday afternoon. A Montreal native born in 1696 he served the Reno area churches since 1957 and was named a domestic prelate in 1947. His body lies in state tonight and tomorrow with rosary recitations. Requiem Masses are planned at St. Joan of Arc Reno and St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in Reno.
A Garden Grove man 22 Thomas Lee Hosack died in a head-on collision four miles south of the California border yesterday. His passing came after he attempted to pass another vehicle and braked into a broadside skid into an oncoming pickup. Seattle resident Gordon Meling 43 and his wife Joyce were involved. Gordon was uninjured while Joyce was admitted to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with a broken leg.
Mostly clear with gentle winds. Today's high 85 high and 50 low. Noontime humidity 18 percent. Sunrise 6 58 sunset 5 49. Yesterday's high 83 and 52.
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