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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1964
Page
6
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The columnist argues Col. John Glenn, famed astronaut, should join the Democratic Party race for Senate, praising his modern outlook and crosscut experience. He contrasts Glenn with old party machines, says Congress needs practical, tech savvy leaders, and calls for reform to include astronauts and journalists in public service.
The Communist Party USA, based at 23 W 26 St New York, plans nationwide campaigns on political industrial and literary fronts. It aims to influence elections including write-in candidates, expands its Industrial Commission with units in Chicago and New York targeting steel coal rail trucking and meat packing, and contemplates a daily Worker. The party seeks youth outreach via Operation University and awaits a potential en banc review after a federal court ruling on its registration status.
Two top Republican contenders Goldwater and Scranton resist Johnsons call for federal programs to ease poverty and improve education and health care. They insist on state control, arguing federal action threatens self reliance. Appalachia and migrant labor issues illustrate poverty within states.
Dear John, readers ponder use of old Christmas trees and the cost of lighting large trees. A curious reader asks about differences between tortoise shell and plastic glasses, with a punny reply noting no difference for the reader but all for the tortoise.
Almanac entry recounts notable anniversaries on January 28 1964 including the first commercial telephone switchboard in 1878 and Coast Guard creation in 1915. Noted disasters include the 1922 Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapse with 95 fatalities. Also mentions 1945 Burma Road opening and a Henry Adams quote.
The piece reports increasing signs that Fidel Castro and Khrushchev aim to provoke incidents at Guantanamo to pressure the U.S. to relinquish the base. It notes a stolen machinegun, Cuban worker influence, Soviet freighters, and a Marine showing bold restraint as authorities monitor threats and political maneuvering in Washington and Havana.
United Auto Workers President Walter P. Reuther backs President Johnson in pressuring industry to hire more workers rather than pay overtime. He calls excessive overtime a scandal while others struggle to find jobs. In Washington Johnson downplays a stereo gift and a looming Supreme Court decision.
Arthur Breitwieser, a former Nazi corporal, stands on trial in Frankfurt for chamber murders of prisoners at Auschwitz. He testified that gas exposure during operations caused severe sickness and led to a transfer.
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