Notable Las Vegas personalities in civic and social notes
Ralph Pearl travels to New York to present a plaque to Joe E. Lewis as an honorary Nevada citizen on behalf of Governor Laxalt. Al Adams of Delta Airlines earns praise for delivering hotel numbers, while Kerb Kaufman of Wonderworld is commended for community work. Tyson Curtis Wilson host a Christmas Party Club card invitation, and Charley Wadsworth offers worldly advice.
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Ralph Pearl
New York
Joe E. Lewis
al Adams
Delta Airlines
Tyson-Curtis-Wilson
Humphrey Faults Nixon Israel Peace Proposals
Former vice president Hubert Humphrey told the Hanukkah dinner that Nixon administration peace ideas raise doubts about Israel’s security. He argued it’s unrealistic for Israel to return to pre 1967 borders for vague binding peace guarantees. He cited 1956 pressures as a costly misstep leading to further conflict.
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San Francisco
UPI
Nixon
Middle East
Israel
Hubert Humphrey
Jewish National Fund
Humphrey
Egypt
Milton Eisenhower Calls for Tight Handgun Controls Nationwide
Milton Eisenhower, chairing the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, urged strict handgun limits and restrictive licensing. He favored state decisions on ownership, singled out police and guards as likely exceptions, and warned that handguns are primarily for killing.
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Eisenhower
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of Violence
United Press International
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Commission
United States
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Publication Details
The Las Vegas Sun announces its editorial staff and offices at 111 Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada 89106 with officers including M Greenspun president Ray Germain vice president and Ruth Deskin secretary. It lists editors managers and circulation details and notes UPI and press association memberships.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Itt
Douglas Ritchie
J. L. Dixon, JR
Post
Las Vegas
Nevada
Act of Congress
National
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Understanding May Sub For Atom Pact
Western diplomatic sources say the United States and Soviet Union may pursue tacit understandings rather than a full SALT treaty next year. Talks continue in preliminary sessions with no next meeting date set while working parties finish their tasks.
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Helsinki
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Weather notes flag longer afternoons and late sunrises
The piece notes afternoon lengthening by two minutes with the first minute added last Thursday. Sunrise remains late but will separate from sunset more after January 6. Mid December is unusually nice with cold nights and 61 degree daytime highs, light winds, and clear to partly cloudy skies across multiple Nevada locations.
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Naval Observatory
Nevada Weather Temperatures Across Cities
Temperature readings for a 24 hour period ending at 4 p.m. listed for Austin Battle Mountain Elko and Ely. Readings show highs from 56 degrees in Ely to 53 in Austin and lows from 29 in Austin to 19 in Ely.
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Hi Lo
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Chicago
Cincinnati
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Fresno Bo
Helena
Honolulu
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Palm Springs
Paso Robles
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Reno Sacramento
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Apollo 13 Rocket Moves to Pad for Moon Mission
The Apollo 13 Saturn V rocket is moved to the launch pad at Cape Kennedy ahead of a March 12 moon mission. Commander James Lovell and crewmates Thomas Mattingly and Fred Haise tour the pad as teams plan two moon walks and a potential five hour surface stay depending on system performance.
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Cape Kennedy
James Lovell
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Fred W. Haise Jr
Fla
James E. Lovell
Lovell
Thomas K. Mattingly
Fred W. Haise
Haise
Walter Kapryan
VAB
Kapryan
Lunar
Mattingly
Ken
Moon
Halse
Fra Mauro
Admiral Spruance Dies at 83 in Pebble Beach
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, famed WWII fleet commander, dies at 83 at his Pebble Beach home. Funeral services set for Monterey Naval Postgraduate School with burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery. Survived by widow Margaret Vance Dean, son Edward, daughter Margaret Bogart, and four grandchildren.
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Spruance
Pebble Beach
California
Pacific Ocean
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Francisco
Halsey
Pacific
Midway
Marshalls
Gilberts
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Baltimore
Naval Academy
Philippines
Margaret Vance Dean
Indianapolis
Ind
Edward
Margaret Bogart
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Woodlawn Cemetery
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Paradise Memorial Gardens
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St. Bridget's Church
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Utah
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Tennessee
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W. H. Higgenbotham
Robert W. Campbell
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