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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1969
Page
12
A reader argues the Lainie flyer侵 entry into households by newspapers promotes lascivious material. The letter condemns topless shows and porn in media, cites Pearl Buck and social harms, and urges media to promote uplifting, nonlewd content.
In a letter to the editor Phil Lawson of Overton praises a recent Strip photo while others complain about a page four image labeled Cabinet Kiss featuring the Defense Secretary and a deputy. The writer jokes about surrender while Pager Beavers adds a cheeky postscript about Lainie Kazan.
Letters from readers laud Howard Hughes influence on Las Vegas growth. One writer recalls visiting Landmark hotel September 17 18 19 1969 and praising Hughes wealth for reshaping the area. Another reader thanks the paper for support in considering Las Vegas for residency and notes interest in the local labor market.
The Las Vegas Sun invites letters to the editor under the Where We Stand heading. Submissions are limited to 150 words and may be edited or shortened. Names may be withheld on request, but writers must sign and request nonuse of their name. Libelous or tasteless content will be rejected.
A letter-response critiques Bill Deutsch on the one man vote in Supreme Court rulings. It argues for constitutional amendments to reflect modern conditions, condemns judicial liberalism, curses obscenity ambiguity, and laments perceived societal decay while praising Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
A requester asks readers to help locate her father William N Williams who she last saw as a child. She notes he was alive in February 1966, possibly living in Nevada, with several men of the same name around his age. Describes him as blue eyed, six feet tall, 175 pounds, ruddy, balding, with a limp, once a truck driver in Texas oil fields. She seeks any information from readers after 25 years of searching.
The writer argues against metro consolidation citing Dade County Florida where 15 years of merged government produced higher taxes and duplication. They warn that selecting judges by committee removes voter control and risks corruption, urging citizens to preserve direct voting to protect freedom and prevent power centralization.
Reader letter questions why Jackie Onassis receives U S secret service protection as widow of JFK. It argues public funds should not cover her guards and notes protection was withdrawn after her marriage to Aristotle Onassis. The letter condemns her celebrity status and calls for ignoring or fading from public view.
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