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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1962
Page
2
Classified listing fragment shows Foster's Shoes at 119 N 3rd St with nearby thrift items. Also notes apartments to rent with two bedrooms two baths, electric heat, fenced yard, sprinklers, and monthly rent. Includes a teletype line and miscellaneous items such as a teardrop camper for hunters and a wine machine.
In Needles California Denny's Coffee Shop at 100 Highway 66 West invites experienced cooks waitresses and dishwashers to apply in person for immediate positions and shifts.
US officials complained to Russia as Communist fighters menaced western air routes into Berlin. A fighter reportedly made a head on pass that narrowly missed a western airliner, endangering passengers and crew.
Mines Minister Joaquin Prieto Concha said Chile completed its first direct copper transaction with Russia, selling 1,000 tons at roughly 644 dollars per ton. The move marks a notable shift in Chilean foreign metal sales amid evolving global markets.
The Las Vegas Sun paper lists editor and publisher Greenspun, officers including president Ray Porr Mats, secretary Bargara Sreen Spion, treasurer Em. Srempun, and manager Tamara Andreeva. It notes circulation and advertising staff, publishing at 9 Booth Main Street Las Vegas with affiliations to national press bodies.
The piece cites James Meredith facing 500 Mississippi police to enroll at a state university, contrasting dictatorship and democracy through Meredith claim that if Governor Barnett blocks him from voting and schooling, he won’t support Barnett. It frames federal authority versus state resistance and defends free elections as core to democracy.
At a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Myron Leavitt two doctors cross examined and said Boyd’s attempt to leave his hospital bed may have contributed to his death. The victim’s condition was improving at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital until he rose against orders and tried to get up.
Yesterday a civil contempt hearing warned it did not bar future criminal charges. A Justice Department spokesman noted Barnett’s fine could start but would not be collected unless he defies the Tuesday deadline. The Oxford campus, with about 500 officers on standby, remained calm as authorities prepared for a possible new move to bring Meredith to Ole Miss. Sheriff Farrell said Barnett could mobilize a private force again within six hours if needed.
Six Cherokee Indians were arrested in Bryson City North Carolina for killing a bear and her three cubs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Forest rangers charged the group with possessing a firearm.
Plans for the 1962 Nevada Library Association meeting announce the Stay Informed theme. The Riverside Hotel in Reno hosts October 19–21 with 150 librarians from various groups. A panel on censorship, a tour of UNR's Noble Getchell Library, and a banquet featuring Lawrence Powell highlight the program.
Miro claims Castro orders eight to 19 prisoners shot daily by firing squads, mainly at Cabana fortress Havana Bay, with other areas also targeting anti-C Castro protesters. He warns against overgeneralizing the figure and cites Soviet troop moves and naval bases being built in Cuba. Refugees report a 9 p.m curfew around Marie Naval Base to shield rocket shipments to Russian personnel.
Judy Garland began a six week residency in northern Nevada while on vacation. She has endured weight and marriage troubles, a throat injury, and hospitalizations including a lake Tahoe trip and a Hyannis Port episode. Her daughter Liza Minnelli accompanied her and fell ill with mild food poisoning.
Nuclear Engineering Co. wins federal and Nevada approval to operate the nation s first commercial land burial site for radioactive wastes at Amargosa Desert near Beatty Nevada A 99 year lease of 80 acres activated by Nevada completes the approval and an amendment by the Atomic Energy Commission allows land burial of wastes from military and private sources in trenches 12 to 20 feet deep with safety standards by company and ABC experts
Ann Marston, 24, archery champion, was gored by a Brahma bull during a Sunday rodeo in Fort Madison Iowa sustaining three broken ribs and serious bruises. Her father, a former British archer, was hurled by the animal while protecting her as the crowd scattered. The couple rests under medical care at a Fort Madison motor lodge.
A Utah special court decision in Prescott, Arizona, grants the Hopi 600000 acres and establishes clear title to an additional one million acres, ending an 80 year fight with the Navajo over 16 million acres in northeastern Arizona. The Navajos had claimed an interest since an 1882 executive order, with Interior guidance in 1948 allowing title. Salt Lake attorneys for the Hopi argued four years. The case is tied to Arizona's wealth and land rights.
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