Bureaucratic bias prompts Las Vegas hearing demand
A Nevada reader laments state offices favor Carson City meetings over Las Vegas, citing Charles Cheatham’s dismissal as welfare chief. The letter argues witnesses and foster-home providers can't travel 450 miles, urging a Las Vegas hearing for fairness and taxpayer respect.
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Clark County
Nevada
Las Vegas
Charles Cheatham
Nevada State Welfare Department
Barbara Coughlan
Cheatham
State Personnel Advisory Board
Carson City
Soaper Remarks On Names Banter And Public Debt Echoes
A senator riffs on anonymity and social mores while mocking public figures and civic concerns. He jests about Alcoholics Anonymous and similar groups, recalls scarce pizza and debt, and notes space feats and mail truck thefts as part of a satirical panorama.
Dear John and Disillusioned Dear: A writer’s conflict over money and art
A reader asks whether writers should chase money or pure love of writing. The reply reflects on art versus income, career risks, and the personal ambitions tied to newspaper work and subscriptions. The exchange mixes practical incentives with creative ideals.
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John
Backstairs at the White House scene in Kennedy era
A weary camelman exited President Kennedy's office and told an electrician that the president sometimes seems more informed about matters than the aides. The remark captures a moment of staff humor in Washington.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Cuba
Cuban aid and Soviet arrivals weighing on Cuba and economy
U.S. intelligence notes growing Soviet technician and ship activity into Cuba amid Castro aid shipments. A memo from Alfredo Menendez to Che Guevara estimates 1963 sugar output at 5.35 million metric tons, barely covering commitments with little export surplus. IMF chief Jacobsson touts U.S. strength, while Senate moves probe and Barkley’s unused consent device is debated.
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Washington
Alfredo Menendez
Cuban Consolidated Sugar Enterprise
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Cuba
Kennedy TV lighting tests in White House office
A Kennedy telecast planning session reveals how the President tested lighting, camera angles, and background with Pierre Salinger acting as stand-in. He checked monitors, suggested changes, and noted the new gear caused him discomfort from heat before promising adjustments for future speeches.
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Kennedy
New York
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
White House
Quotes in the News From Around the World
A multi-country roundup of quotes on Fidel Castro Lyndon Johnson Charles de Gaulle Barry Goldwater the Vatican and U S and Soviet space politics. Castro praises resilience of the Cuban revolution while Tehran visit notes shared liberty aims. De Gaulle threats from Paris tracts and Hoover space council proposals are reported.
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Tehran
Lyndon Johnson
Paris
Secret Army
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
August 28 1962 Almanac Brief
The date notes a Tuesday with the moon near new phase and visible planets Mars Jupiter in morning and Jupiter Saturn Venus in evening. Notable events include 1938 slavery ban in British Empire, 1917 White House protest arrests, 1922 WEAF radio broadcast, 1941 Japan Roosevelt peace note. Chester Nimitz quote concludes.
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Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Empire
White House
WEAF
New York
Japan
Roosevelt
Chester Nimitz
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Soaper
By Bill Vaughan
Alcoholics Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous
Smokers Anonymous
O.K
John Q
Busines
Alamine City
Dr. Brothers
Washington Anglo
By David Barnett
U. S
Kremlin
Havana
Mariel
Matanzas
Bahia de Nipe
Lee Metcalf
D.-Mont
Edison Realbird
Real” Crow
Realbird
Montana State University
Per Jacobsson
International Monetary Fund
Bureau of the Census
Jacobsson
U.S
Europe
Capitol
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
Barkley
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
D-Mo
Clark
Senator Clark
William Vaughan
Senior Mansfield
Uncle Sam
Joyce Brothers
North American Newspaper Alliance
United Press International
Fidel Castro
United States
Oklahoma City
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Rome
Vatican Radio
Ri Finkbine
Moscow
Upper Heyford
England
North Atlantic
Francis Gary
Powers
Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Herbert C Hoover
Free Nations
Hooever
United Nations
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Defense Department
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