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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1966
Page
6
A reader urges the Clark County School District to publish and enforce the unwritten eight percent rule, arguing that political grading pressures and social passing undermine honesty. The letter links perverse incentives to poor literacy, honors exams, and national decline, calling for honest standards and accountability from administrators.
A Salt Lake City writer defends the Colorado River dam projects including Hoover, Parker, Davis, Immeriel, and Glen Canyon Dams. He argues the dams fund a self liquidating basin account, creates revenue, supports water resource development, and counters claims of financial loss from reporter Russell Patterson.
A reader describes a mother who daily walks a small dog to Ed W Clark High School to let it defecate on the grass where students wait. The writer argues the act is a public nuisance and wonders why children commit vandalism when adults tolerate such behavior.
The Las Vegas Sun opens an editorial page titled Where We Stand and prints readers letters up to about 150 words. The editor reserves the right to edit shorten and delete portions and will withhold names on request. Letters must meet standards of good taste and libel rules apply.
The League of Women Voters of Nevada states it never opposed the Girl Scouts land purchase at Red Springs. It outlines past actions supporting Red Rock Canyon park development, BLM land classifications, and an interpretive center pilot project, aligning with Scouting and urging 1967 legislative approval.
The writer denounces rising European nationalism and alleged Soviet fusion with U.S. money, predicts a 1968 scenario with President Johnson touring Europe, and accuses various figures of aiding Ho Chi Minh and Nazi ties. The piece reflects strong anti-globalist, anti-foreign policy sentiment.
A reader defends Dr Mason amid education problems arguing the eight percent rule harms teachers and undermines pride. The writer urges awareness and support, noting Mason cannot supervise everywhere.
A tenant reports a welfare funded renter fails to pay rent, spending funds on Bingo and Keno. The landlord vows to end recommendations of welfare cases and warns of writing to a congressman, blaming one tenant for spoiling the bunch.
An open letter to Santa asks for help avoiding scams during Christmas and for wiser giving. The author urges honesty in advertising, fair market practices, and understanding of American heritage and enterprise, while seeking fewer junk gifts and counterfeit temptations.
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