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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1964
Page
18
Southern Nevada's only home owned daily newspaper describes subscription rates for one, three, six, and twelve months. The item lists H M Greenspun as editor and publisher and notes Las Vegas publication.
A Nevada traffic safety appeal notes 1964 highway deaths rise due to careless driving and alcohol. It echoes a Los Angeles Police Department letter to Santa asking for safer driving, more patience, and caution on the roads this holiday season.
Readers debate President Johnson, Las Vegas life, and Nevada Southern autonomy. A Las Vegas letter praises local shopping and safety on Fremont Street while a second argues for a unified Nevada university under a chancellor system, highlighting governance, funding, and faculty input.
Art Buchwald notes the John Birch Society acts as a powerful merchandising force in America. A Monterey incident over UNICEF Christmas cards drew threats to picket, boosting card sales and drawing envy from tb Christmas Seal groups and other charities. The piece argues Birch efforts are underequipped and ineffective without broader membership.
With the 1960 census history and 1970 projections, Carson City Nevada rises in population, possibly surpassing towns like Pierre Montpelier Dover and Juneau. Carson’s growth from 8063 in 1960 to about 14033 now signals a drive to be the state’s third largest city behind Reno.
A reader laments women’s mixed signals and persuasion tactics. The columnist argues reading men is an old secret and predicts evolving dangers for future generations suggesting a provocative shift in dating behavior.
The French soldier Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851 1929) who led Allied arms at the end of World War I reportedly said I have had my span of life All I want now is heaven Let us go as he neared death showing his faith and resolve in final moments.
United Press International recalls December 23, 1964 as a date with notable past events including Washington’s 1783 resignation of his army commission NBCs founding in 1928 the execution of Tojo in 1948 and Lavrenti Berias 1953 death plus a biblical thought for the day about loving enemies.
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