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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1963
Page
1
A local newspaper column reflects on Christmas goodwill and honors readers, paying tribute to community figures including Ed Morgan and Justice Frank McNamee Ruthe, and noting ongoing political themes as the nation looks to the new year.
The fate of a proposed health fee ordinance, already rejected by Las Vegas commissioners, now rests with the Clark County Commission. A Jan. 6 vote may resolve a crisis threatening county health services and a public hearing is set for Friday at 2 p.m. A Monday joint meeting between local government committees and a health board delegation was requested. Dr. Don Romeo led an emergency session where Dr. Otto Ravenholt outlined the need for income the ordinance would raise with graduated annual fees from 25 dollars for sanitation inspections to cover heavy sanitation needs amid a tourism driven budget shortfall.
In Washington lawmakers faced a weary session as Congress left for the night with President Johnson seeking a final say on U.S. credit use in a wheat sale to Russia. Rep. Walter Baring opposed granting Johnson that decisive power amid concerns of political cost and support.
Budapest reports 32 dead and 36 injured after a crowded passenger train collided with a freight in dense fog near Szolnok 100 miles southeast of the capital. MTI notes the engineer failed to see a red warning light in bad visibility.
Survivors aboard the Lakonia describe a chaotic escape at Funchal Madeira as the crew failed to assist. Passengers leaped into the sea to reach lifeboats while 34 known dead and 57 missing were reported from 1036 aboard the Southampton departure liner. The Salta Rio Grande Statheden and Charlesville De were among vessels aiding with survivors and bodies delivered to Canaries.
Congress wraps up a record long session with major action on foreign aid and a wheat amendment. The roll call on the wheat rider stood 189 to 158, while the full foreign aid bill advanced by voice vote. The session closes after substantial funding and policy votes, with continued coverage on page 5.
More than 500 local high school students share opinions on the editorial page under Voice of Youth. They urge government spending cuts as incomes drop, published daily by the Las Vegas Sun during its eighth annual Youth Forum.
Sen. Howard Cannon announced that space and nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site would continue on a similar basis despite fiscal pressures. The Atomic Energy Commission and NASA said Rover is being revised to drop one phase, Rift, run from Huntsville Alabama, with expected employment gains at the test site as underground testing expands.
Dr Westburg notes Bethlehem’s long sacred history from Adonis worship to birth site of Jesus. The town, in Jordan, blends Arab Christian life with Islamic reverence, about 20 000 residents, 3000 years of history, on a chalk plateau near Jerusalem with a road connecting to the city.
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