News of the day from 1960

Friday, Sept. 15, 2000 | 10:20 a.m.

Story: The lifting of Las Vegas' racial barrier passed its first test yesterday with flying colors as officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People reported that Negroes had been accepted very well in various downtown and Strip establishments they patronized.

"I think the people of Nevada have accepted the idea of integration 100 percent," said Dr. James B. McMillan, local president of the NAACP.

May 28: Flamingo's Sale OK'd At Meeting

Story: The sale of the Flaming Hotel to Florida interests for nearly $11 million was approved unanimously yesterday by the state Gaming Control Board and is ready for weighing by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Aug. 15: Balloon Satellite May Be Visible Here Twice Today

Story: A huge balloon satellite, a possible forerunner of a global communications system that will revolutionize worldwide radio, will make two "passes" over the California-Nevada-Utah area today as it orbits around the Earth.

Nov. 9: JFK In White House

Story: Sen. John F. Kennedy rode a tide of big-state votes toward an almost certain White House victory early today. But Vice President Richard M. Nixon doggedly refused to concede defeat.

On the basis of early morning returns, the 43-year-old Massachusetts senator was only an eyelash away from becoming the first Roman Catholic and the youngest man ever elected to the American presidency.

Nov. 29: Millionth Air Passenger Gets Gala Welcome

Story: The one-millionth person to book air passage to Las Vegas in 1960 arrived at McCarran Field yesterday afternoon, marking a new record in air travel to Southern Nevada.

The millionth passenger turned out to be Mrs. William P. McCann, a secretary from Detroit, Mich. She and her husband had been visiting a sister in Phoenix and flew here for a three-day stay.