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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1962
Page
1
Local column notes easing of international tension after President Kennedy’s lunch with family at Glen Ora. The writer jokes about not caring for opinions on world affairs while urging voters to focus on local needs ahead of the upcoming election. Mentions fear of nuclear exchange and old wartime pest-detector methods.
Madame Cora Galenti Smith received five years in federal prison and a $2000 fine after being convicted on two counts of mail fraud. Judge Roger Foley Jr. imposed the sentence following a 30 minute appeal for probation by her attorney. The 64 year old, dubbed a “youth rejuvenator,” was released on a $7500 appeal bond two hours later.
Democratic hopes hinge on capturing three of six county races with two party contests while six seats are held and one party contests limit GOP gains. The 1960 result favored Republicans with five wins. this year Democrats face Reno and rural counties with shifting registrations and several incumbents in play.
The United States paused its arms blockade of Cuba for two days while United Nations Secretary General U Thant is in Havana negotiating missile dismantling. Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester said reconnaissance flights would finish today to assess whether the Soviets are dismantling their missile bases. Khrushchev informed President Kennedy of orders to officers in Cuba to dismantle sites and return to Russia, with timing to begin not specified. Thant arrived in Havana for talks with Fidel Castro on dispatching UN observers.
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 00 p m EST Thursday the White House announced yesterday The conference will be carried live on television and radio Kennedy's last news conference was on Sept 13.
Clear conditions with gentle winds. Today's high four, low fifty three. Yesterday's high three, low fifty five. Noontime humidity at seventeen percent. Sunrise at six, sunset at four forty eight.
At Key West Florida Navy Army and Marine units keep a Cuban crisis base on round the clock watch as tensions ease. An anti aircraft missile unit sits on the city beach with Hawk missiles and radar units while Boca Chica air station handles steady jet traffic. The city baseball park serves as Army HQ for the air defense units on site.
Dist. Judge George Marshall issued a permanent injunction stopping Boulder City from putting a 450000 capital expenditure measure on the November 6 ballot. The ruling sided with taxpayers who argued proper notice was not given for the council meeting where the ordinance creating the special election was adopted. Councilman Dale Brockett was absent during that meeting amid the paper ballot plan.
MCA announced it plans to become a major financier of Broadway plays as part of expanding from film and television into theater. The company, already active in movies, TV and records, will seek suitable properties though no specific Broadway projects were named. Subsidiaries include Universal Pictures Revue Studios and Decca Records, and MCA previously agreed to end its talent agency operations in a $8.4 million annual business settlement.
Beverly Hills is the setting as actress Janet Leigh underwent an emergency appendectomy at Doctors Hospital after being rushed in shortly after midnight. A spokesman said her condition is satisfactory. Leigh, 35, recently married Robert Brandt in Las Vegas, after divorcing Tony Curtis.
The Atomic Energy Commission said Russia carried out three nuclear tests over the past two days, two in intermediate yield and one low yield, marking the 23rd to 25th blasts in the current Soviet testing series. One intermediate yield device exploded at Novaya Zemlya in the morning.
Prime Minister Nehru sought immediate infantry weapons and airlifted arms from US bases in Japan Okinawa or Thailand to bolster India’s fight against Chinese forces along a 1000 mile frontier. Indian defense officials say up to 2500 Indian troops killed or missing in the last ten days, with heavier Chinese losses.
A UN spokesman calls the meeting with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov constructive and helpful for implementing Cuba crisis steps. Secretary General Thant then met US Ambassador Adlai Stevenson and John J. McCloy for about an hour and 35 minutes to discuss the secretary general's upcoming trip.
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