26 Dec 1968
Page 49
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
49
Postmaster General W Marvin Watson Jr moves toward a decisive action on the Kappel Commission Report. The panel proposed creating a semi public corporation to run the debt laden Post Office Department.
In a clash over Kappel plan to privatize postal reform, Nixon and Blount favor removing the Post Office from politics while Watson hesitates. Watson orders bureau chiefs to submit reactions by Sept. 15 as Johnson weighs a budget plan. Meany dissents, unions press for preserves, credit shifts toward Nixon and Blount.
Today is Thursday December 26 1968 the 3611th day of the year with five to follow. Notable events include Washingtons army capturing Hessians at Trenton in 1776 and the federal government taking over US railroads in 1917 for World War I. Churchill spoke to Congress in 1941 and a heavy 1947 NYC snowfall set a record.
Art Buchwald offers humorous holiday wishes aimed at American TV watchers and consumers. He jokes about Cadillacs, toothpaste, deodorants, hair care, cosmetics, cigarettes, beer, fashion, home appliances, and car recalls, imagining a world with flawless health products and perfect TV pictures.
Nevada gaming authorities faced with a Circus Circus dispute over contractor bills refused a permanent license until payments were resolved. The editorial argues regulators cannot act as collection agents and should instead set guidelines, leaving negotiations or court actions to determine owed sums. The piece defends Circus Circus’ adherence to escrow and calls for arbitration, not license denial, to avoid harming employees and suppliers.
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