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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
6
Sunday edition details advertising rep networks and rates for single copy and mail subscriptions. Emphasizes local Las Vegas daily and national associations with price breaks for one month three months six months and twelve months to readers within the continental United States.
The Hawthorne cafe owner refused service to Negro members of the Western High School Band, prompting calls for strong civil rights action. The piece condemns bigotry, cites Kennedy praised performances by the band, and urges Nevada officials to curb gambling and protect public dignity amid potential demonstrations.
A satirical monologue by Ruark imagines a 1960s political run on poverty and antiwealth. He jests about teaming with Hubert, Adlai, Dick, Barry, and Lyndon while lampooning campaign finance and elite privilege, ending with a plan to steal a hat to start the bid.
Max Lerner reviews the public infatuation with Cleopatra as a global phenomenon. He contrasts the episode with public life and private dreams, casting the film as a mythic drama of a queen and two men, Caesar or Todd and Antony or Burton, whose lives entwine through power, romance, and tragedy ending in death and embrace.
Nelson Rockefeller quietly sought union backing from AFL CIO leaders and local crafts unions in Albany New York City and Washington as part of a broad effort to present a liberal front against Barry Goldwater. The drives include high level meetings with construction trades chiefs and an exchange with American Federation of Musicians president Herman Kenin.
A playful exchange about meeting a person in Bark Arkansas. The speaker offers a contact for a “strange girl in a nice town” and notes the hypothetical travel to Bark in a light, humorous tone. The snippet reads like a humorous postcard line or personal note.
United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk states the U S cannot relinquish military and civilian presence in the Panama Canal Zone. Rep Harold Cooley discusses Congressional action on smoking and health assurances for smokers. Chou Enlai on revolution as a global solution, from Tirana speech.
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller comments on Senator Barry Goldwater's decision to enter the New Hampshire presidential primary. Rockefeller says he is glad he got there first, signaling early competition and strategic positioning in the GOP race.
A reader compares Anything Goes and High Button Shoes at the Thunderbird. Both shows impress with singing and dancing, Monte Proser’s production, and strong performances by Dick Shawn. The reader prefers Anything Goes for its family appeal but enjoys both and laughs at both shows.
A reader praises the comedy High Button Shoes after viewing with the couple calling it fine entertainment. They cite Joe McClain’s recommendation as influential and commend the performance by Captain of Detectives Ken Jones Bill O’Reilly of the Clark County sheriff's department.
Friday marks the 17th day of 1964 with 349 to follow. Notable events include Ben Franklin born 1706, Jefferson’s Randolph's birth in 1806, US Virgin Islands purchase in 1917, Eisenhower’s 1944 command, Lumumba’s 1961 murder, and a thought on humility from Eisenhower.
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