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-Q <0 -P "0 c 3 0 L. q- o +5 L. O CO (0 On JQ 0) ?╟≤P "U C (0 >, fO ?╟úU would have somewhat world-shattering overtones. The disease of alcoholism o ?╟≤ goes back thirty-thousand years) there la a record of a King Hammaurabi In anole&t Persia who was decapitating those who drank too much wine* CO o "a?½ Vegas enters this picture because four years ago certain Las Vegas cltliens subsidized me financially to do the research and write the book. *5 when the scientists informed me of the "break-through", I suggested that a because of Las Vegas1 support, and beoause I am Including a chapter on * Las Vegas In the book, they hold the world-convention In Las Vegas. But you - must understand that the scientists, themselves, don t care, and It means 2 nothing personal to me. In faot, we are not certain that they want to come = to Las Vegasj In the public eye, Las Vegas has stood for "honky-tonk" too long. I'd like the chance to prove to a world-representative congress that _c Las Vegas la In reality one of the greatest "melting-pots" and thus, one +> of the greatest test-cases of brotherhood In human history. Where else would o you find a Mormoh Churoh executive, a Catholic who is a liquor-dealer, and ^ a oasino-owner, all three intimate friends? But to get the convention, Lae ?║ Vegas will have to fight for it. Vancouver, B.C. has already offered the a scientists #25,000 if they would- come up there. ?║ I should explain that these scientists represent every country In the o world except Russia and Red China. They are the top men In nutrition, - chemistry, blood, kidney?╟÷ ahthing allied to metabolism, which is the basic ground of the mal?╟÷function. These scientists Include, for instance, the secretary of the World-He4lth-Organizatlon of the United Nations. The mbney to pay their way to this hemisphere has been mad# tax-exempt by the United States government. I don * t even know the names of most of them, beoause they are keeping the facts under wraps until the time acmes?╟≤ You speak of my "associates" but I have no associates in the sense that anybody Is paying me any money. It just so happens that they have investigated me and are allowing me to include the convention in the book I'm writing?╟÷ and this will be the only authentic reocrd. Of oourse, publicity-wlse, this is one of the greatest stories of the twentieth century. H oould only be super- oeded bp an announoemt of a cure for cancer. Already LIFE Magazine has offered to give full coverage to the convention by top editors, and if I oould sorounge a plane tioket to New York, 1 could also gst LOCK to devote a whole issue by giving them just a littel different slant. ~lso, READIES DIGEST is iateyestsdPknr do you like MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE CITY, with Las Vegas end the convention end the fact that this "wickedest city wee the only one I oould find that would sponsor a book on alcoholism? Naturally, every news outlet in the world will be on hand to oover the convention* Already, the AP has oalled up the REVIEW JOURNAL (Get Sobsey) for a story on me* But I'm giving Hank the first break at the story beoause I know Hank will get the facts, and I trust him Implicitly* On. February 14 Mr* Hems sells of the TRCPICANA has invited Mr* end Mrs* Shadel to toe him gfteits for a week* (Incidentally, Mr. Shadel is the only layman In history to start a medical treatment and a hospital and have tooth fully approved toy medical societies all over the world# H# is trying to persuade Dr. Turvey of the University of British Columbia (one of the main "researchers? end a famous man) to fly down for a day or two. They are offering to speak to Las Vegas groups during that week, Feb 14 to 19, in an effort to acquaint local people with purposes of the convention, and what it means* Dr* Richard "aub has promised enthusiastic support-of the Nevada medioal society and Dr. Gile Gray has promised the sohoqls, as well as Dean Carlson. Reed Whipple afid John DeLuca will do anything to help, as will Unity Ohuroh and the goamunity Church. I didn t have time to see E 3 CO o CL E >* CO o JZ ?╟≤6 o CO CO CO ?╟≤p CO CD O) CO 3 CO CD ?╟úO CO -C (/) CD C o ?·_ <D > CD >s : -Q