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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1965
Page
6
The Las Vegas Sun invites letters to the editor under the Where We Stand heading. Letters may be unsigned if a name is provided. publication favors brief submissions and will not print libelous or poor taste content.
Letters to the editor advocate keeping the Right to Work provision and Taft-Hartley preemption, oppose federal repeal, and condemn a 1965 Nevada notary reform replacing seals with rubber stamps. Joseph J Benneman objects to the new law, urging repeal and public polling. The writers address state rights, driving under the influence, and legislative priorities.
A local notice outlines a new carrier delivery rate of 2.00 dollars per month with a one time charge of 16 dollars and a recurring 30 dollar amount referenced. The fragment indicates changes in delivery fees and associated costs for customers.
Maggi Coleman expresses gratitude for the 1965 Western High School graduation party held at the Flamingo Hotel Convention Room. She credits volunteers, hotel staff including Jerry Gordon and Chester Sims, local officials, chaperones, donors from Desert Coca Cola Bottling Co, and entertainment by Hello America and The Golden Nugget for a successful, well coordinated event attended by about 500 graduates.
A reader vents about the long lines for weekly unemployment checks in California and Oregon style, calling the $37.50 sum in California higher, and condemns the process as discouraging to claimants who need work. The letter complains the procedure and interviews waste time and undermine dignity.
A contributor rebuts an editorial backing the Court's decision to allow Communist mailings. He argues his past letters were censored for naming treasonous individuals and defends the Douglas opinion cited on free speech. He asserts the need for public rebuttal despite potential censorship.
Johnny Tremain condemns a court decision as treasonous and dangerous, arguing published Communist propaganda funding and government subversion threaten national security. He cites Constitution rights, criticizes media praise, and questions Supreme Court members, urging stricter deterrents against subversives.
A brief note recounts a miner's daughter Ruthie D in Nevada and references a miner's open pit closure. The writer complains about dictatorial power and recalls losing a shirt during the mine's shutdown.
A grateful message from Mr. Bernstein’s class visits the newspaper to learn how it works. The students express enjoyment and appreciation for the tour and the editor’s time.
More than 500 people attended the 50th anniversary ceremonies marking the founding of the Methodist Church in Las Vegas. In a separate note, five years ago a Clark County Grand Jury panel was drawn to investigate charges that a burglary ring operated inside the Las Vegas Police Department.
A ninth grade student Ellen Moss writes to praise the LAS VEGAS SUN for current events coverage aiding schoolwork. She commends the paper for clear writing suitable for history class and expresses gratitude for criticism and praise.
The Las Vegas Sun notes Clark County Assemblyman Vernon Bunker criticizes a special legislative session on reapportionment as stupid and a waste of money. It argues against retroactive constitutional changes, cites ex post facto limits, and recalls Nebraska’s unicameral history.
June 12 1965 marks the 163rd day of the year with 202 to follow. Notable items include John Winthrop arriving in Salem in 1630 aboard the Arbella, Roosevelt signing the Reciprocal Trade Act in 1934, Medgar Evers' assassination in 1963, and remarks from Ernest Hemingway about the world being worth fighting for.
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