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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1963
Page
12
Southern Nevada’s only home owned daily Las Vegas Sun lists H M Greenspun as editor and publisher with Ray Germain and C D James holding officer roles. Subscription rates show daily and Sunday single copies priced at ten and twenty cents respectively.
Local group and rockhounds push ongoing highway cleanup from Las Vegas to Indian Springs. They seek civic support for a year round project involving Boy Scouts or service clubs to curb beer cans bottles and trash along the road to Mt Charles and Lee's Canyon, with California posts serving as a model and enforcement of an anti litter ordinance under discussion.
A collection of humorous reader questions about labor unions kiss reluctance and nightclub acts with terse, witty responses from John and Bee. The column parodies advice formats and exposes generational views on work and morality.
Lourenco Marques in Mozambique argues no local independence fight exists in Portuguese East Africa. He cites outside powers from Tanganyika to Algeria backing Roberto and his forces, condemning foreign committees and predicting turmoil and violence that will harm indigenous Africans and worsen Portugal's position.
A Rauminous opinion piece rails against Ruark. It argues Russia Hungary talks reveal UN appeasement of Afro-Asian aims. The writer suggests outside greed may drive actions risking lives to free those already free.
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL reports Janet Leigh mocks Paris fashion moguls as playful with skirt lengths. In Berlin Nixon criticizes East Berlin police control, calling it among the world’s tightest. Robert Katz vows fight against city’s closure of Stephen Ward show. Rock Island Railroad warns Chicago employees of abolition of positions after last tour before 12:01 am July 30.
A reader notes how an employee at multiple San Francisco markets overcharged customers by adding an extra item to the receipt and later refunding when confronted. The writer warns others to watch for this “human error” and cites three recent cases in Las Vegas.
A concerned Nevada mother argues that a one cent sales tax increase was opposed, alleging blackmail and misinformation by tax pushers. She asks Governor Sawyer to call a special session, notes four million dollars earmarked after the referendum, and warns that education and youth face an endangered future without stronger public support.
President Kennedy phoned former President Eisenhower asking him to actively support the nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union. He asked Eisenhower to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and publicly back the treaty, stressing world peace. Eisenhower will study the text before deciding, while Kennedy seeks bipartisan backing amid strong opposition from the Joint Chiefs and key senators.
Juanita Smith and Chuck Smith discuss race and job opportunities in Las Vegas. Juanita cites unequal treatment of Negroes while Chuck argues race relations are generally fair. Phil Cummings notes overall job qualification standards and public administration concerns.
Letters discuss discrimination in employment and demand equal opportunity. The writers urge action, noting friends denied jobs due to color. They contrast Las Vegas minority groups' conditions with other parts of the country and advocate patience for improvement.
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