Herman "Hank" Milton Greenspun (August 27, 1909 - July 23, 1989) was the longtime, and often controversial, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He purchased the Sun in 1949, and served as its editor until his death. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Las Vegas Sun is one of Las Vegas, Nevadas two daily newspapers. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Prior to his death, Greenspun entered the Sun into a joint operating agreement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Sun operated as an afternoon daily from 1990 on. In October 2005, the Sun is scheduled to become a daily insert into the morning Review-Journal. The Joint Operating Agreement as an agreement between The Seattle Times Company and the New York-based Hearst Corporation, owners of The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle P-I), respectively. ... The Las Vegas Review-Journal is Las Vegas, Nevadas largest circulating daily newspaper. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Election of OAS Secretary General • Stanislav Gross scandal in Czech republic Upcoming events Deaths in May May 3: Jagjit Singh Aurora May 3: Don Canham May...
Greenspun also was involved in real estate, acquiring much of the western portion of Henderson, Nevada for a development that would eventually become Green Valley. Henderson is the fastest-growing large city (over 150,000 pop. ...
Greenspun's father, a devout Talmudic scholar, bestowed upon his son a respect for his Jewish heritage that he would carry his entire life.
A few months after Siegel's death, Greenspun, who had carried a reverence for his Jewish heritage since his childhood, became involved in the Jewish organization Haganah, which was in the midst of fighting to establish the nation of Israel.
Greenspun also spoke against McCarran's anti-Semitism and involvement with Senator Joseph McCarthy, referring to McCarthy as "the queer that made Milwaukee famous." At one point, one of Greenspun's columns was accused of inspiring "murder or assassination" against McCarthy, but he was acquitted of the charge.
Brian Greenspun said the paper continued to publish but was unable to deliver papers in timely fashion, and as a result fell too far behind in circulation to catch up with competing Review-Journal.
Greenspun fought it partly because he disliked machines and considered McCarran anti-Semitic, but also because the editor of the rival Review-Journal, Al Cahlan, was part of the machine.
Greenspun pointed out that Fike, while in office, had been an officer in a corporation which bought valuable land at a bargain from the Colorado River Commission, a state agency.
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