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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1969
Page
13
A series of brisk opinions from readers on dress and grooming. Mrs Garth Lamb, a Fort Collins dental assistant, argues women are generally more vain about clothing while noting exceptions. Benito of Rome weighs whether bespoke tailoring makes men or women more particular about appearance.
Hollywood designer asserts the average man is more particular and finicky about dress than the average woman. Names Ken Jones, David Waite, Zoran, and Rene Germainier appear as figures in the discussion.
Reader laments lack of local publicity for Traci Anderson from Las Vegas who won Miss Cheerleader USA at Cypress Gardens and will tour national camps. Letter notes TV halftime intro in Tampa and asks why hometown media ignored the achievement while crime dominated headlines.
A new Congress reviews an unpublished Scherle study criticizing Johnson era community action programs as hindering the war on poverty. The Brown, Rep. William Scherle, says the programs, funded since 1964 with about 8 billion dollars, have impeded poverty relief.
Washington column argues Israel’s Lebanon attack warrants cooler, fact-based review. It contends Israel acted to defend itself after Arab threats, while UN bias and Cold War dynamics colored international reaction and American elite opinion shifted against the Israelis.
The piece reports on harassment toward city officials by anti poverty workers and cites Mayor Walsh accusing promises unkept by the poverty program. It notes an FBI probe into Pride Inc and GAO findings with possible spring completion and implications for the Nixon administration. It also mentions criticism in Congress led by Representative Scherle urging reforms.
A notice from The Sun inviting readers to submit letters to the editor up to 150 words. The editor reserves the right to edit letters and will not print comments deemed libelous or in bad taste.
A two car collision left Mayor William Taylor uninjured in North Las Vegas. NAACP official James Anderson urged new standards to judge a policeman's fitness and possible dismissal.
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