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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1962
Page
1
Memo to Hank Greenspun recalls Paula Clark on a Sahara Las Vegas tour and a claim that Milton Prell financed the hotel remodel. The column sweeps from a 62 year old theft sentence to a husband’s murder light sentence, gas station chatter, and a moved house on Main Street.
Acting Secretary General Thant announced he will travel to Havana for talks with Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. The discussions are planned to last two or three days.
Chinese Communist troops opened a new fighting front along the Sino Indian border in the western sector but were repelled with heavy casualties by outnumbered Indian defenders, a defense ministry spokesman said. He denied rumors that Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon would resign.
President Kennedy called Khrushchev’s agreement to dismantle Cuban missile bases and permit UN verification a statesmanlike move that eased the world back from war. The blockade remains until verification is complete, with no ships seen near the crisis area as the U.S. awaits concrete steps.
Municipal Judge Walter Richards stressed the courts duty to safeguard all people especially female minors under age. He said the courts must protect children from those who would corrupt them, weighing heavily on prosecutors to uphold decency and morality.
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President Kennedy flew to Middleburg to dine with his wife and children at Glen Ora, greeting Mrs Kennedy with a hug as he arrived from the helicopter. Earlier he attended 10 am mass at St Stephens Church near the White House.
New York UPI reports a family spokesman says Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt remains seriously ill and has not responded to treatment as hoped. She was released Oct. 14 from Columbia Presbyterian after a lung infection and home recuperation has been hindered by persistent anemia and intermittent fever. She received over 8,000 messages during hospitalization.
Premier Fidel Castro issued a four point demand to the United States demanding an immediate withdrawal from Guantanamo Bay and a pledge that exiled Cuban opponents and other nations halt anti-Castro actions. The broadcast appeared as Moscow reported Khrushchev’s missile base dismantling and Kennedy’s conditions. The tone contrasted with Khrushchev’s acceptance of removal terms.
Clear with gentle winds and mild temperatures. Today's high reaches 80 degrees and a low of 50 with noontime humidity at 18 percent. Sunrise is 5 59 and sunset 4 47.
Pope John NXT marked his fourth anniversary as pontiff with a blessing to over 30,000 in St Peter's Square. He urged God to dispel ill omened clouds from international co existence amid tensions in Cuba and India. He noted the crowd's cheers when he first appeared on Oct 28, 1958, and spoke of the enduring desire to work and build peace.
An 18 year old girl Sharon Hammer was beaten gagged and dragged from her bed then chased at high speed through San Jose suburbs before a police officer subdued the attacker. The victim and her twin sister Shirley reported waking at about 7 am to a man standing nearby.
A Soviet newspaper claims Hollywood humiliated Marilyn Monroe in the final weeks of her life by showing her nude in a pool for the unfinished film Something Has to Give. V Morey asserts moguls resented Monroe’s bid for culture and acting growth, deeming her a noble figure who provoked Hollywood’s wrath.
President Kennedy acknowledged that an American plane briefly crossed Soviet air space during a cloud sampling mission linked to Soviet nuclear tests. He insisted the flight carried no arms or photography gear and traced its route from Eielson AFB Alaska to the North Pole and back, calling the event accidental.
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