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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1968
Page
20
The Henderson Rotary Club adopted a New Year pledge to increase service in 1968. President Roy Campbell thanked members for support and highlighted a duty to broader Henderson community. Rev. Jim Reid spoke on The Day After Christmas at the meeting, with prior attendance figures and visiting Rotarians noted.
In Boulder City on New Year's morning Keith Novak, son of Mr and Mrs John Novak, found a cup with a greenish liquid and glass rod near a garbage can. The mixture exploded when stirred, burning the retina of one eye but glasses saved his sight. police consulted a chemistry teacher who suspected red phosphorus and sulfur. Further neighborhood checks did not reveal how the cup and reactants came to be there.
The Boulder City Council agenda for Tuesday at 8 p.m. includes a 60 page traffic code, a power cycles bill with helmet and safety provisions, and an amendment to the business license ordinance to make fees fairer. A contingency fund transfer resolution, bid openings for street lamps and tubes, and a replacement on the NMA board of directors for Mayor Broadbent are also anticipated.
Mr and Mrs Weldon Empey and family of 417 Rutle Way visit their married daughter Mary Louise Bryne and husband Clair in Overton Nevada on New Year’s Day. Jay and Ver Dawn enjoy dinner and a buggy ride while Billie stays at home working for United Air Lines. Billie unable to join, but family shares 1967 Christmas dinner. Clair Byrne is a seventh grade teacher in Overton Nevada.
National Institute of Mental Health figures show alcoholism risk among drinkers in Chevy Chase Maryland is 1 in 18. The study highlights the significant exposure to alcohol related disorders based on population data.
Air Sergeant Jim Bequette of the US Air Force in Vietnam requests contact from friends. His Arlington-style APO address is published for letters. Bequette’s parents spent New Year’s in Lakewood, with family, and visited relatives en route home to Nevada.
A Chicago ad notes 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke, with many quitting after evidence links cigarettes to lung cancer. A tablet helps reduce nicotine need, with less than 2 percent of 150000 users still smoking. Free information offered by the Anti Tobacco Center of America.
In cooperation with the Boulder City Jaycees the Clark County Health Department will run a free vaccination clinic at the Boulder Natural Gas Co. office from 7 to 830 p.m. on January 15. Shots offered include measles DPT polio Sabin or Salk smallpox typhoid and tetanus. All ages may participate but children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Doctors and nurses will be present. no charge, donations go to the BC Ambulance Fund Drive.
Tom Domschot, superintendent at the Nuclear Rocket Test Site, showed colored slides from his world trip to Rosary Council 3741 Knights of Columbus at St. Peter's Auditorium. Grand Knight Gary Garrett announced plans for a November return engagement and a future journey to the Himalayas with Captain Roberts assisting.
Tokyo faces interference from new skyscrapers as it moves into a tall-building era. Planners urge a 2,000 foot high television transmission tower to resolve reception problems and support expanding broadcasting needs.
McKay Hall and relatives hosted a family Christmas Eve gathering at the Call home. Mona Rae Hall visiting from the University of Arizona could not bring her car due to a snow drift. Several Hall family members plus relatives traveled to Hurricane Utah for cafe and store openings.
Public information officer William J. Williams reports 22 workers on the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project near completing major survey work. Three crews finished the main aqueduct, Saddle Island intake, and major groundwork. Boulder City lateral work is near finish. Construction will start on the River Mountain Tunnel as funds arrive, connecting Lake Mead to Las Vegas Valley and yielding 61 000 acre feet annually. As construction grows, Henderson staffing will rise from about 40 to roughly double. First stage cost about 47 million dollars. total project cost around 81 million with all laterals. Completion targeted for summer 19/0.
Mrs Mil dred Rhoades will be installed as president of BPO Does Grove 34 on January 13 at 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge with Mrs Frieda Friedlan as retiring president. Past presidents provide refreshments and Bill release and his trio play music for dancing. All Elks invited to the 22nd installation.
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