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Page k LAS VEGAS VOICE WHAT SAMMY DAVIS IS REALLY LIKE Thursday, June 9, 1966 Denton Pledges Full* time Representation MR, W-OXDERFLL , Sammy Davis Jr., now appearing in the Coca Room of the Sandc! Hnr<*i ?Σ≤ade a E??od recognition dinner ?╟  wonderful' ?╟╓ when he spoke to t%e members of the^Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission and their guests, a group of sm^ntfiorn VaHev t*????rlZh0 have.formed their own Junior Human Relations SStKlto!*?║&?· r mLn relations. at the school, (Left to right) City Commissioner Grant Stewart- Mayor Oran Gragson; Sammy Davis Jr.; M. William Deutsch, Chairman S N H R C ; Las Vfio-aq Pnlirp rhi^f . Lorin Bupker; Lubertha Johnson (back to camera), Secretary-Treasurer SNHRC* Lt Richard andPiUla MacDonsld?╟╓ chalrma"'VaIley "Concerned About The Future?╟Ñ Setting aside for the moment the laugh-pro-" yoking patter and effervescence which has made* him the world famous success he is, Sammy Davis, Jr. revealed a serious, erudite and warm personality as he spoke to the group assembled for a dinner sponsored by the Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission honoring mem- . ?╟╓ bers of Valley High School?╟╓s Junior Human Re- lations Commission in the Emerald Room of the, Sands Hotel, recently. "THE FUTURE is in your hands?╟Ñ, he told them; "Never has youth, and especially a young Negro, had as great an opportunity afforded him as he now has. You can become whatever you wish to become.?╟╓?╟╓ Pointing out that he was the father of young children himself, Davis said he was concerned about their f u t u r e and that of all young Ameri- cans, and felt that groups like rhe Jr. Human Relations Commission were vital for the estab- lishment of positive racial and religious attitudes in the early formative school grades as well as throughout a young person?╟╓s school life. Davis was greeted by a standing ovation led by Mayor Oran Gragson, Commissioner Stewart, and SNHRC Chairman Deutsch. He was intro- duced by Sands Hotel executive, Ron Erickson, on behalf oi Jack Lntratter, president' sands Hotel,"wno was out of town. By way of introduc- tiony"Erickson said that Sammy Davis, Jr.need- T-ecTntT^in^o3uction as the luminous star of the entertainment: world, but that, at this event, ~Dayis~~was "present as a man interested in his "Tellownnan. Other speakers at the dinner were Mayor Oran Gragson, Commissioner Stewart, Chief of Police F. Lorin Bunker, and Chairman Deutsch. THE JUNIOR Human Relations Commission was formed at Valley High School during the fall session of 1965 by a group of students under the direction of Asst. Principal Jack Dailey, with assistance from Social Studies instructors, Will F. Longshore and Jack Foreman. Dailey and Longshore are members of the Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission and proposed the idea of such a group at a regular monthly SNHRC meeting. Members of the city and county spon- sored Southern, Nevada Human Relations Com- mission heartily approved the proposal and backed the young people by attending their meet- ings, planning with them, and passing out Human Relations literature. During the school year, the students worked hard to establish a school agency which would hear complaints of students and act on them. SNHRC members now plan to meet with officials of the Clark County School District in the fall to establish similar Jr. Human Relation Commis- sions in other schools. 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"When the roll was called in Congress on many of the vital issues of our times, there was only silence from Nevada?╟╓s .empty chair,?╟Ñ Den- ton said. No Nevada vote was cast on 27 roll calls during the current session of Congress, he con- tinued. The people of Nevada were not repre- sented, therefore, on almost half of the 56 votes which came before the House in the first five months of 1966, Denton said. "This continues,?╟Ñ he said, "a dismal rec- ord of several years.?╟╓?╟╓["Nevada?╟╓s member of the House only voted on 134 roll calls out of 201 in 1965 and on 53 of 113 in 1964.?╟Ñ "In other words the present Representative was in the lower 5 per cent in voting participa- tion,?╟Ñ Denton said. "In attendance, our Congressman ranked 411th out of a total of 435 House members in 1965 and 414th in 1964,?╟Ñ he charged. DENTON SAID that among the major issues on which there was no Nevada vote cast in the House in the current session were: The appropriation for the National Aeronau- tic and Space Administration, which operates the huge Nuclear Rocket Development Station 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas. A measure to improve mail service to mem- bers of the Armed Forces serving in Viet Nam. r The appropriation for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. And the bill to provide the money for the proper equipment and supplies to carry out America?╟╓s commitment to fight communism in Southeast Asia. "As I have traveled around the state in the last few weeks, Nevadans everywhere have told me they are shocked by the incumbent?╟╓s failure to vote on these and other vital issues,?╟Ñ Denton said. "Thousands of Clark County residents are employed at the NASA rocket testing facility and their welfare, as well as the safety of our nation, is dependent upon continuation and successful development of the vital experiments underway at that important facility. But the Nevada chair in the House was empty when the important NASA appropriation bill came before the law- makers. "Nevada can no longer afford the luxury of a part-time Congressman. We need a full-time voice in Washington and I am certainly prepared to spend the necessary time in the nation?╟╓s cap- ital to help build our state and to work for our country?╟╓s best interest.?╟Ñ Denton is a native of Caliente, in Lincoln County. He is a former Clark County Commis- sioner and has lived in Boulder City since 1955. He practices law there and in Las Vegas. * pREW OLSON ^ j .DUDLEY 4-3526 jj. 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