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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1964
Page
6
The Las Vegas SUN lists editorial leadership led by H M Greenspun with staff names including Ruth Deskin and Alan Laythorpe. It provides subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, and notes national advertising reps and associations.
Washington reports that Canada selling wheat to Communist China could impact tens of thousands of American workers. The piece notes potential job losses and difficulties finding new positions as domestic needs shift amid global grain trade.
The Ottawa agreement allowing Chinese goods into Canada hurts textile workers as underpriced textiles flood in from Peking. Quotas rose from 1.3 million to 7 million and may reach 14 to 15 million, costing jobs and pressuring U.S. and Canadian industries already reeling from competition and shifting trade policies.
A decades old rail labor dispute risks a Feb 25 strike as unions challenge a 1960s arbitration award. Elimination of firemen from diesel trains and reduced crew sizes loom, with Nevada full crew laws complicating possible changes and ongoing court action in Washington.
In a satirical exchange Buchwald mocks Jack Birch who opposes peace moves in President Johnsons State of the Union speech. They clash over overkill capacity and nuclear stockpiles while debating tests and disarmament consequences and impeachment odds.
Letter discusses ruling on due process for a deceased suspect. It cites a Dallas police analysis and questions precedents. The writer urges a public trial to present evidence, noting a presidential commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren will report on the case.
Almanac notes a Saturday date January 18 1964 with 348 days remaining. It lists birth of Daniel Webster in 1782 and historical events including Botany Bay settlement 1788 Roald Amundsen Scott Pole arrival 1912 Leningrad siege end 1943 US oleomargarine tax repeal 1950 and a Van Wyck Brooks quote about Mark Twain.
President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy face a tense split over the Maryland Democratic Senate primary. Johnson favors Louis Goldstein with Tawes Brewster and others backing him, while Kennedy backs Joseph Tydings. Sorensen’s alleged backing of Tydings strains ties as Cabinet members watch. Johnson also pushes the $1000-a-plate Presidential Club fundraising event and limits speeches before the Atlantic City convention, with McCarthy rally attendance noted.
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