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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1965
Page
12
A reflective piece traces the Hiroshima Nagasaki bombings and their lasting impact. It links the 1945 events to Cold War tensions and recent Viet Nam policy debates, noting the arms race and international efforts to curb nuclear testing. The author discusses Kennedy era debates and the need to learn from history to pursue peace.
The piece contrasts end oriented leaders with means oriented ones using Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs and Cuban missile crises as examples. It notes Kennedy’s reluctance to commit and Johnson’s evolving stance, within limits, toward military action and world opinion. It cites Alsop and Lippmann on military power and ends with a judgment on American resolve and prudence.
The White House shocks press circles by naming John Chancellor NBC White House correspondent as VOA director at a news conference. The tale follows frantic calls and a dinner offer to join the Great Society, highlighting press relations and the President’s outreach to the media.
A critical look at a one cent per gallon gas tax and rising federal and state levies totaling about eleven cents per gallon. The piece argues the levy erodes purchasing power, highlights taxes on cigarettes beer and whiskey, and notes sales taxes compound on taxes. It asserts drivers will continue to fuel up despite higher costs.
Cap Anson the famed Chicago Colts star and playing manager who batted .300 in the grave is memorialized. He boasted a .339 career average and once went 103 games without a strikeout. His dying request was to inscribe his gravestone with Here lies a man who batted .300.
Almanac notes for Friday August 6 1965 mark the 218th day of the year with 147 remaining The moon nears full phase Jupiter and Saturn visible in morning sky Venus and Mars in evening sky Lucille Ball born on this day in 1911 Historic events include the first electric chair execution in 1890 Wilson mediating peace 1914 Truman Hiroshima 1945 and Titov spaceflight 1981 Abraham Lincoln quote on redress closes.
Quick checks from Roy Galyean Harry Korby Seth Dobbs and TAN Studebaker on stricter gun sale rules. Opinions vary from stricter buyer screening and registration to preserving mail order access with minimal changes.
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