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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1962
Page
4
The piece weighs Walter Winchell and a Harper's Magazine critique arguing papers vary in quality, rely on sensational content, and must balance facts with interpretation. It cites editors from Dana to Pulitzer, plus anecdotes on Whitman and JFK, urging objectivity, editorial judgment, and candor in reporting while noting press clubbiness and self censorship.
Columbus Pictures seeks a new Gidget for Gidget Goes to Rome. Billy Gordon at Columbia Pictures asks 8 colleges to submit photos tone recordings and 16 mm color film of potential candidates. Officials nationwide invited to participate.
Former AEC Head Lewis Strauss was one of three recipients of the Synagogue Statesman awards. The ceremony, presented by the Synagogue Council of America, also honored Herbert Tenzer, honorary president of Congregation Beth Sholom on Long Island, and Joseph Wohl of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Seoul reports three Communist espionage agents were shot dead by a marine patrol as they attempted to abduct three fishermen in the Han River estuary. The fishermen were rescued unharmed.
Franz Schlegelberger, once Adolf Hitler’s acting Justice Minister from 1941 to 1947, failed to obtain a $73 monthly pension. The Administrative District Court ruled he was ineligible for a pension for former State Secretaries due to numerous legal violations in the Nazi era.
Detectives investigate a weekend theft of 20 pounds of human hair and 214 wigs valued at over 25000 dollars. No suspects named yet as authorities seek leads in the Miami area.
A volley of reader letters and celebrity cameos fill a Las Vegas chatter column. Subscribers blast columnist Ralph Pearl over his columns and vast casino anecdotes while defending nightlife figures like Hank Greenspun and Bobby Darin. The letters reference Palm Springs, the Sahara, and the Flamingo, with hints of TV appearances and personal feuds.
A Nashville freight train carrying AEC cargo derailed five miles north of Marietta Georgia. Twenty four cars derailed and a traffic jam formed on US 41. Officials said there was no danger to the public and no explosives on board with guards at the scene. Three guards were injured but treated and returned to duty.
Hollywood glamour figures from Marilyn Monroe to Rita Gam and Arlene Dahl defend nude art shoots while discussing fame and modesty. Belgium Bulge Monique Van Vooren and others weigh celebrity exposure, artistry, and public perception amid risqué spreads in Playboy Esquire and Esquire style pieces.
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