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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1963
Page
4
Walter Winchell notes Joseph P. Kennedy’s wealth near 300 million dollars amid tax shelter investments and a charitable foundation. The piece cites rising payroll taxes, a deadly holiday traffic toll, and various political and press critiques impacting Kennedy’s era.
Senator Keating accuses the State Department of permitting known terrorists and Communists to enter the United States, urging disclosure of names, dates, and places. He questions why the senator’s requested details have not been made public.
The Time excerpt notes tax adjustments not yet finalized, suggesting drug, chemical, and food firms contributing to Castro could write off 25 million as charitable deductions on a 53 million ransom. The piece laments the idea of ransom as charity, contrasting government demands for receipts from ordinary taxpayers with Disney’s remark that dollars grow like fertilizer.
The Christian Science Monitor reports high Washington officials say the Soviet medium range missiles have been removed from Cuba and note that these officials had previously claimed Cuba possessed no offensive weapons.
Orson Welles reflected on show business as a public paradise for success and a private hell for failure noting today’s Broadway scene. He argued fame depends on public reception and the harsh realities of the industry.
The Communist Party in the United States was found guilty and fined $120,000 with appeals expected to drag on for years. The piece notes the party has used American legal safeguards to their advantage, calling the situation a foolish precedent that mirrors allowing Khrushchev to vote in U.S. elections.
The column mocks Communist regimes while noting prosperity only among certain elites. It ridicules intellectuals and questions press influence, referencing Pierre Salinger and a Hitler era photo. A sporadic sports tease mentions Jockey Yeara’s marriage and Mozel Turf.
A bulldozer clearing a road near Westmill England yesterday uncovered a small car hidden beneath a snow bank and dumped it over a hedge.
Analysts note 1963 will not return to strict fixed onscreen couples. Major studios cut rosters after TV boom, sending Cary Grant Doris Day Rock Hudson and others to new partners across films. The shift preserves box office while breaking long running romantic pairings.
Economist Celso Furtado said rising inflation will not deter foreign capital as Brazil aims to attract about 1.5 billion dollars in new investment over the next three years. He spoke amid Kennedy administration worries and a government drive to stabilize the economy.
Argentine authorities study a plan to reduce military service age from 30 to 18 for properly prepared youths. Source says the proposal envisions conscripting young men at age 18 rather than 30.
Storms and blizzards in Japan over the New Year weekend caused at least five mountain climbers to die while eight others were missing. About 2,000 people were trapped by blizzards in the Northern Alps but no deaths were reported.
John L. Lewis 82 former United Mine Workers president will be released from a Springfield hospital next week. His physician said he is doing very well after surgery on December 26 for a perforated ulcer.
Broadway debutant Jack Richardson writes Lorenzo a 16th century costume drama set in Northern Italy. Alfred Drake Carmen Mathews and Fritz Weaver lead a cast directed by Arthur Penn. The play explores an artist’s stance amid public controversy without a play within a play scene.
An official said yesterday that President Habib Bourguiys of Tunisia is almost recovered from a facial infection that confined him to his summer palace, easing concerns at the capital.
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