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Transcript of interview with Mary Laub by Wendy Starkweather, December 02, 2013

Date

2013-12-02

Archival Collection

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Mary Laub and husband William “Bill” Laub first came to Las Vegas in 1954, eventually establishing permanent residency with their five children four years later. Bill’s work with his family’s business, Southwest Gas Corporation, brought the Laub’s to the city from their lifetime home of California. Unable to find a home adequate for their large family, the Laubs ordered a home, which was shipped to Las Vegas and built on their lot in Rancho Circle. Mary’s “claim to fame” is founding the Las Vegas Assistance League chapter in 1976, serving her community through this organization for decades after. Her concern for the viability of Assistance League led her to start a thrift store to finance organizational operations, as well as solicit donations from entities like the Reynolds Foundation and Andre Agassi Foundation. To this day, the Assistance League continues many of the programs Mary started, including providing clothing to local children and the thrift store. Mary still lives in the family’s Rancho Circle home, in a community to which her and her husband dedicated themselves. In addition to his successful career with Southwest Gas, Bill was appointed by then Governor Laxalt as chairman of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, and he also served as a Republican National Committeeman for over a decade. Mary’s work with the Assistance League was so meaningful that it established an annual Mary Laub award for other enduring volunteers. She also served on the local library board of trustees, and was involved with the Junior League for many years.

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Map showing right of way of toll road constructed by Nevada Rapid Transit Co. in Lincoln County (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Scale [ca. 126,720]. 1 in.=2 miles 1 map : blueline print ; 49 x 74 cmScale [ca. 126,720]. 1 in.=2 miles ; 1 map : blueline print ; 49 x 74 cm ; Shows right of way of what now is Interstate 95 through what is now Clark County, Nevada ; "Aug. 10, 1905." ; "Adopted as toll road of Nevada Rapid Transit Company at meeting of Board of Directors of said company Aug. 25, 1905. Attest Wh. Comstock, secretary, J. Ross Clark, president." ; "Book I, page 3"--Lower right corner of map ; "[Illegible] recording [illegible] J. Ross Clark September 1st. A.D. 1905 at 40 [illegible] 8 A in book of platts [illegible] Henry Lee [illegible]"--Upper right portion of map

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Map showing the proposed improvement of Las Vegas Springs, Las Vegas (Nev.), Clark County (Nev.), 1916

Date

1916

Description

Scale [ca. 1:240]. 1 in. to 20 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. 1 in. to 200 ft. Vertical scale [ca. 1:48]. 1 in. to 4 feet. -- Scale [ca. 1:4,800]. 1 in. to 100 feet ; 1 map : col. ; 40 x 78 cm ; "Scale as noted." ; "Exhibit 'A'." ; "Approved Sept. 21, 1916." ; "Div.Engr."--Lower right corner ; "W.E.J."--Lower left corner ; "L-44-50to61. T-75-17&46."--Upper left corner ; Includes discharge figures and plans for improvements to springs ; Library's copy has "Proposed layout" written on it in pencil ; Contents: Detail at springs -- Profile -- Alignment ;

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Dill, David Bruce, 1891-

David Bruce Dill was a physiologist in the study of exercise, sports medicine and applied sciences. His research focused on the effects of temperature exposure, high-altitudes, diet, age and fatigue on the human body. Dill received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California and both his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University in Stanford, California. He began his physiology career at Harvard’s Fatigue Laboratory in its inaugural year, 1927.

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Fine, Mark L., 1946-

Mark Fine was born February 10, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, and was raised with a strong Jewish identity. When Fine was in fourth grade, his parents moved the family to Shaker Heights, and again moved to Arizona during his senior of high school. Upon graduation, Fine enrolled at the University of Arizona and became a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration with an emphasis in real estate.

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Hecht, Chic, 1928-2006

Nevada businessman and Republican politician Jacob "Chic" Hecht (1928-2006) was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1982. As a senator, he used quiet diplomacy skills to help Soviet Jews gain permission to emigrate. During the Korean War, Hecht served as a counterintelligence agent in Berlin. After the war he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and operated several businesses. Hecht also represented Clark County in the Nevada State Senate for eight years.

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McMillan, James B., 1917-1999

Civil rights leader James B. McMillan was born in 1917 in Aberdeen, Mississippi and moved to Michigan in 1931 with his family. He finished his high school education in Hamtramck, Michigan where he was the first African-American captain of the football and track teams. In 1936, he opted to enroll at the University of Detroit rather than the segregated University of Michigan. After graduation, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry.

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