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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1963
Page
18
A local column urges Las Vegas area leaders to address missing sidewalks in older neighborhoods. It notes that wartime growth left many streets without safe pedestrian paths, forcing children to share roads with cars. Proposes public entities fund sidewalk installation via assessments on abutting property.
This entry marks January 5 1963 with notable history: Nellie Taylor Ross sworn in as Wyoming’s first woman governor in 1925. Israeli forces advance into Egypt in 1949 striking airfields. West Germany rejects Russia’s demilitarization idea in 1959.
National American Legion president Rae Ashton, from Vernal Utah, addressed a Silver Slipper banquet amid alarms of communists in Las Vegas. She outlined a program to combat subversion as mysterious threats linger. Former Tucson fire chief Harold Case travels there for three months to treat asthma.
Sen Soaper hints longer lunch breaks and extended time to log details including waiter and tip witnesses. The column then weaves in pop culture lines and political jabs about pesticides 1963 calendars automation and Congress with sharp, wandering observations.
A dated column surveys Paul Robeson amid Chinese, Soviet and American party politics. It notes Robeson’s estrangement from Soviet communism, U.S. activist support for the American Communist Party, and the party's finances, fronts, and mass rallies while highlighting legal battles over its registration and seized assets.
President Kennedy launches a drive for far reaching tax reforms with pledges of across the board reductions in 1963 and possible full reform by 1964. Wilbur Mills presses for revenue producing reforms alongside rate cuts while Byrd questions deficit impacts. The tax burden debate centers on eliminating loopholes and balancing budgets as growth depends on tax policy.
A quiz outlines origins of junkets from classical terms to modern public funding. It explains that travel expenses for Congressmen come from committees or executive sponsorship, not their home districts, and that defeated lawmakers may still take fact finding trips. It notes use of government planes and counterpart funds for overseas travel.
In Washington, Secretary of State Dean Rusk joked about how to obtain banned Cuban cigars, suggesting contacting a diplomatic friend in Havana. The exchange occurred during a social at the State Department amid Cuba policy talk and questions about the Bay of Pigs ransom. timing and details remain undisclosed.
In a fragmented exchange, INTERLANDI COATED 2 faces WE & ines with a remark about imitation and voices. The dialogue shifts to Kennedy, echoing questions about communication and identity in a distracted, surreal moment.
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