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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1966
Page
9
The speaker muses on unlikely interfaith friendship between Masons and Catholics in Las Vegas. He recalls a Dublin mayoral analogy with Briscoe and jokes that Ireland’s omen suggests better days if prejudices fade. He notes a Catholic advancing to 33rd degree Mason remains unlikely but possible within fifteen days.
A Reno encounter places Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt in conversation with journalist Harry Claiborne and Sahara executive Bill Creek. Laxalt plans a return flight to Las Vegas to address the Masons, highlighting cross currents between Catholic and fraternal political outreach and signaling campaign implications.
The transcript shows Lieutenant Governor Lax Alt addressing an open minded audience in Las Vegas. He notes the honor of speaking and hopes his remarks are not misinterpreted as abuse of the invitation. He recalls his initial doubt about appearing and feeling awkward.
The lieutenant governor argues in favor of differences as a strength of democracy, saying unity comes from handling disagreements. He notes that diverse viewpoints in religion politics and government should not be a minus but a plus factor in a free and responsible society.
Lt. Gov. Laxalt cautions that opposing views keep democracy alive and rejects the idea that government should be universally agreed upon. He suggests political discourse, even if heated, prevents a nation from stagnating. The remark touches on religious and civic diversity as essential to freedom.
Dr. Hugh Follmer of the Clark County Medical Association told the Kiwanis Club that Southern Nevada’s hospital and medical equipment match national standards. He cited a bed shortage solved by Sunrise Hospital expansion and a planned 142 bed hospital by the Teamsters Union, plus advanced automation and cancer treatment units funded by the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund and the Fleischmann Foundation.
Alan Bible of Nevada is among three senators named by Vice President Humphrey to the Board of Visitors of the U S Naval Academy. The board meets annually at Annapolis to assess morale discipline curriculum instruction equipment fiscal affairs and academic methods. Bible has served on academy boards of visitors before.
An underground nuclear blast with yield up to 20 000 tons of TNT was conducted yesterday at the Nevada Test Site. The AEC reported it as the seventh underground test of 1966 and the 74th since the 1963 treaty banning atmospheric tests.
The Bureau of Public Roads will hold a hearing in Carson City on March 22 to gather information for minimum standards. The session, at the State Highway Department auditorium, covers outdoor advertising and junkyards control.
An ordinance authorized reissuance of six Fair and Recreation Board bonds reported lost or stolen years ago. Each bond valued at 1000 dollars. Bonds disappeared after delivery to buyers. Commissioners were informed and steps were taken to have them validated.
Sunday at the Sahara South Convention Hall drew over 700 for James Clark and Ennio Bolognini’s recital. The program mixed chamber pieces with lengthy program notes and flashy solos by the Baranton sisters, Ronald Simone, and the Las Vegas Saxophone Quartet, ending with Bolognini's Gaucho Serenade.
Henderson Municipal Judge for Davis, a former bailiff, was admitted to Rose De Lima Hospital for double pneumonia. His wife Rose, county law library librarian, denied reports that Davis has cancer and said he was not always available for visitors during last week’s treatment.
A plaque was presented yesterday by fellow board member honoring James Sader Ryan for his chairmanship of the bhonome County Commission in 1964 and 1965.
City building inspectors ordered to begin twice yearly four year inspections of pool enclosures at motels hotels and apartments after a prior drive phased out. The crackdown follows a 4 year old drowning and targets unsafe gate latches and fencing with over 100 citations issued previously. Inspections will move to annual checks for residential pools.
Clark County's air pollution control program is hailed as one of the best in the nation. Paul N. Carlin of the National Association of Counties praised the plan during a County Commission meeting and noted studies in 33 other jurisdictions. He said findings will guide a booklet helping other communities develop controls. The U S Public Health Department officials also lauded the Clark County program.
Judge Roger D. Foley Jr set sentencing dates for March 28 at 10 30 a m for Wayne Faustman a deported alien in custody and Raymond Cozart for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle Both were in custody and had pled guilty Two other prisoners awaiting psychiatric reports are Charles Hayes and Donald Mears They face Dyer Act and escape charges respectively Sims was continued 30 days to file motions and Anderson received an extension for tax evasion arraignment while in custody
A Las Vegas reader complains about a national broadcast error linking Nellis Air Force Base to casino action in town. The letter decries misdirection and urges the Clark County School District to justify its opulent new building amid ongoing funding woes and public infrastructure concerns.
A Las Vegas region piece profiles bottle collector Jan Seneker and family in a Salem Drive home, noting Dick Seneker as a state game warden patrolling Clark Nye and Lincoln counties and Lake Mead. The article touches on local tourism, Golden Gate hotel tables, and a Junior Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission formed in 1986.
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