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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
2
Jordan King Hussein urges early elections to bolster his government amid tensions with other states and a fragile political climate in Amman. The move aims to secure legitimacy and stabilize leadership facing domestic and regional pressures.
Parkland Hospital doctors in Dallas say Jack Ruby cannot safely take a lie detector because his cancer and treatment invalidate results. Ruby's brother Earl seeks the test to prove he was not part of a Kennedy assassination conspiracy while Ruby faces charges in Oswald’s slaying.
Gov elect Paul Laxalt announces an Equal Rights Commission with William Laub as chairman to pursue advisory fixes rather than orders. Members include Rev Jerry Farr and Dr Bert Babero. Helen Whitacre reappointed. additional appointee to come. Farr says the panel will build bridges and reduce confrontation, with housing and jobs as key issues.
The Goodsprings Hotel, a 50 room landmark built in 1916, burned early yesterday. Owner Paul Caton escaped from his first floor room while investigators sought a cause, with flames beginning on the second floor. Firefighters from McCarran Airport arrived after 3:45 a.m. to find the hotel reduced to ashes.
Las Vegas bus service will be sharply curtailed for tomorrow and Monday due to Christmas. Only three routes stay full strength the Strip airport and Vegas Heights. Normal operation has 14 buses on streets. holiday routing uses one bus to cover two or more routes over longer spans.
A Mexican government source stated that Frank Sinatra could have entry to Mexico again if he sends a letter of apology. The ban followed his film Marriage on the Rocks which officials called insulting to the country. Sinatra reportedly wishes to reopen his home in Mexico and spend holidays there.
New York U.S. newspapers now employ about 40 percent more people than in 1947, reflecting postwar expansion in the press industry.
A bomb cyclone blankets the Central Plains and Ozarks with knee deep snow as traffic jams, power outages, and frozen roads disrupt Christmas travel. Across the nation, storms bring record drifts from Oklahoma to New Jersey while arctic air drives freezing temps from Texas to Georgia.
About 8,600 Job Corpsmen fly or travel home for Christmas at a taxpayer cost near $1.1 million, with 2,537 on chartered flights arranged by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Most segments use bus or train connections, and the program limits trips to one annual free homeward ride for corpsmen aged 16 to 2 years.
Gov elect Paul Laxalt appointed Dr. Otto Ravenholt as director of the Nevada Health and Welfare Department to start Jan 1 for a six month review and to recommend a successor. Ravenholt will keep his Clark County salary of 26,000 while reimbursed 15,000 by the state and work from Carson City, with wife and children remaining in Boulder City. He will analyze program funding and qualifications and study local distribution concerns and air pollution issues, while reporting on possible shifts in emphasis or direction.
Maintenance workers replaced office door locks in court attaches offices to restrict access after ink was smeared on transcripts and notes in Connie Brower's reporting area. Previously several people held master keys. now only staff with business in each office have keys.
The SUN Youth Forum addressed dress as body enhancement and personal choice, discussed LSD as a cautionary educational topic, debated lowering voting age with mixed views, and noted women’s right to fight for Vietnam. 700 students attended the forum organized by Hank Greenspun and team with KLAS TV coverage.
Five Norwegian language titles remain in the United States. Nordisk Tidende of Brooklyn issued a 48 page edition to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
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