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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1965
Page
9
Two hundred plus young couples wed at the Clark County Courthouse to beat President Johnson’s draft deadline. The piece compares married life to military life noting wives assign chores and keep husbands in line, likening home life to drill and implying matrimony won’t shield men from discipline or pressure.
The Gemini mission tests peril and resolve as Cooper and Conrad push beyond fuel limits while mission control in Houston weighs 24 hour decisions. Back on Earth protests erupt against networks canceling programs to cover the tense space event, reflecting public fascination and frustration with the cliffhanger.
Max Lerner argues the Gemini eight day space mission exposes the intertwining limits of technology and human responsibility. He condemns football indifference to the mission while warning that overreliance on machines risks societal loss of imagination and empathy.
Art Buchwald recounts a joke about White House figures seeking a job-saving mention in Arthur Schlesinger's Kennedy era book. The exchange covers Johnson, Rusk, and other officials, with Schlesinger refusing to name or tailor stories for anyone.
The piece argues the Great Society anti poverty push is bloated by high salaries and wasteful administration. It cites figures from the Milwaukee Sentinel on pay for Washington officials and local programs, warning funds mainly fund bureaucrats rather than the poor. It cautions politicians may distort sincerity into a bureaucratic gravy train while taxes fund the salaries.
Las Vegas Sun daily newspaper details staff roles including editor and publisher names and positions. It lists mail subscription rates: one month, three months, six months, and twelve months with prices and advance payment note.
A collage of playful complaints and punchlines where readers vent about fatigue nagging partners and a celebrity mockery bit. The missives mix domestic discord with a wink at celebrity impressions and a jokey diagnosis of drunkenness.
Groundbreaking ceremonies were set for Sept 15 for the new Las Vegas YMCA at Second and Bonanza. Police Chief Ray Shaffer resigned after the city commission refused to reinstate him from suspension during a grand jury probe into a police burglary ring.
United Press Interha Almanac for Monday August 30 1965 notes the date as the 242nd day with 123 remaining. It lists celestial bodies Jupiter Saturn Venus Mars and Saturn as evening stars and cites John Gunther born in 1901. Historic milestones include Cleopatra’s death in 30 B C Benedict Arnold’s 1780 promise to surrender West Point and Goering's 1932 Reichstag election. A Roosevelt quote reflects on truth and freedom.
Readers weigh in on the Juan Marichal incident naming a $1,750 fine and eight day suspension for hitting Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with a bat. Opinions vary from calling for longer discipline to denouncing the act as bad publicity and a disgrace to sport.
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