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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1968
Page
2
A speaker argues against censorship asserting personal incorruptibility and belief that public morals arise from consent and majority opinion, not legal controls. He claims Supreme Court struggles to define obscenity and that individuals should decide reading matter for themselves.
Dallas lawmaker Rep. Fred Orr announces Texas will introduce the nations first organ transplant rules bill. The measure sets death certification by a physician, bans certifier from transplant involvement, and governs donor consent while Texas leads in heart transplants with 28 of 99 cases to date.
President Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz will detonate a charge to divert river waters from the Chamizal tract, a 437 acre strip long disputed since 1852. The ceremony on a shared bridge will transfer Chamizal to Mexico under the Chamizal Treaty, marking a final settlement.
Washington UPI Senator and Democratic leader Mike Mansfield voiced reservations about a presidential commission plan for automatic pay raises for Congress Cabinet and Supreme Court members. He supported a president's increase but urged strict scrutiny for others. The Kappel commission proposed raises to 200,000 for the president 50,000 for congress 60,000 for cabinet 67,500 for the chief justice and 65,000 for associate justices.
The NCDC says attack rates in hospitals and colleges exceed the national average, reaching up to 40 percent in some institutions due to crowding and poor ventilation. Civilians and servicemen will share 15 million and 2.5 million vaccine doses respectively as the Hong Kong flu spreads to 33 states, with New York City and Detroit hospitals noting high absenteeism. Kings Point Naval Academy closes for Christmas break and cancels seven events. Chicago reports no epidemic outbreak yet with five confirmed cases.
Four Israeli jets attacked a bridge and destroyed a house in a 25 minute raid on Jordanian territory south of the Sea of Galilee. The clash marked the fifth air attack in 12 days as Jordanian troops and an Israeli half track exchanged fire.
Dr Irving Kline a Nevada based chiropractor with over 20 years in Nevada and a post graduate of Spears Hospital treats back and neck disorders. He accepts on the job and car accident insurance cases and is open 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at 1111 Las Vegas Blvd South Heers Roeder Building.
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports that a suspected kerosene seepage from a Saturn 5 booster was just drainage residue and will not affect Apollo 8’s December 21 launch. Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders prepare to begin countdown as scheduled.
Jack J. Spitzer district president of Bn ai B nai B rith made his first Las Vegas visit this week to confer with local leaders. He outlined plans for increased community activities during this year marking B n ai B r ith s 125th anniversary. Local group head is David Katzman of Las Vegas Lodge No 1519.
A 50 minute film titled Psychology and Arthur Miller will be shown at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Nevada Southern University Little Theatre. It features an interview between playwright Arthur Miller and Dr. Richard Evans, psychology chair at the University of Houston, analyzing modern psychology's influence on playwriting.
WIN CONTRACT TAB Construction Company of Las Vegas was awarded a 242,900 contract by the Bureau of Reclamation to build a water storage tank and auxiliary line at the Lake Mead Substation near Boulder City. Senators Alan Bible and Howard Cannon announced the award as a set aside for small business bidding.
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