Henderson Fumes Prompt Citywide Plea for Action Against BMI Plants
A Sun editorial urges Henderson residents and Clark County officials to pursue action over ten years of foul air from BMI chemical plants. It notes prior reporting, calls for organized citizen pressure, and warns the Board of County Commissioners to take lead since plants lie in unincorporated Clark County. It stresses election-year leverage and community determination.
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Who Writes Threat Letters Dr Joyce Brothers Explains
Dr Joyce Brothers discusses anonymous threat letters aimed at celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor. She outlines three types, the behavior of writers, and why most threats do not lead to violence. The analysis notes the typical profile of the author as a lonely, paranoid individual with minimal social engagement.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
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Victor Reiser
Underworld
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Kennedy’s mixed record in Congress in mid June
The piece notes five months of Congress activity with few major laws passed. It highlights bills like retraining for workers, public disclosure on pension plans, and a national educational television grants program as progress, while many Kennedy priorities faltered or were killed. It also covers gains on tariff policy, a farm bill, and UN bond issues, with lingering hopes for medical care for the aged and possible late-session action before a November recess.
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Army Stock Market Satire in Germany Office
In a Paris style column Art Buchwald pits the US Army in Germany at Gen Electric’s office amid Wall Street talk. Pvt J P Morgan proposes selling the regiment for 1.3 million cash with tax losses and OTC listing, while intelligence weighs mergers and proxies.
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Air Force
Wall Street
United States Army
Germany
Charles F Electric
Castro Cocaine Ring Ties Cuba to U.S. Smuggling Network
A federal agent outlines Castro operatives running field bases in major cities to flood the U.S. with cocaine worth millions. The scheme funds arms and spare parts, with shipments flowing from Bolivia to Cuba, then into the United States via Mexico and Vera Cruz. Authorities report recent seizures at the Mexican border and describe Cuba starving its own people to pay for imports.
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Federal Bureau of Narcotics
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Pablo Guerra
Guerra
Woodside
New York City
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Mexico
Department of Commerce
Customs Bureau
Mexican
Savings surge at banks linked to stock crash
The Federal Reserve reports a record 5.2 billion rise in bank savings in January through March, driven by 4 percent interest, while savings and loan associations held steady. Analysts note funds may come from stock sales, shifts from checking balances, and saving rather than spending, with unclear overall economic impact.
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Wall Street
Hobart Rowen
Alliance Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Savings and Loan
FRB
Senator Soaper Sees Few State Distinctions In Toll Gate Uniforms
A returned tourist complains that today the main way to tell states apart is by toll-gate attendants’ uniforms. Bill Hoots congratulates the New Orleans Jazz Minstrels for playing When the Saints Go Marching In on the White House lawn. Rain forces college commencements indoors and prompts jokes about guttered mortar boards.
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Rain Forces College
Nature’s cow inspires Dairy Month and public policy
A playful note credits nature with creating the cow and the success of Dairy Month. It then notes a Kansas congressman's stalled bid to ban shorts from the capitol and the Treasury's persistent shortage of funds.
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Capitol
Treasury
Mr. America Named Amid Garden Aches
The piece notes that Mr. America has been named while observing the physical strains of gardening. It suggests the speaker feels aches in many muscles from gardening work.
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America
Quotes in the News United States and Peru
Washington Capt Paul R Schrantz praises Kennedy for uniting military leaders from air force army and navy and warns peace may be too precious to leave to politicians. Lima El Comercio criticizes Hubert Humphrey over aid linked to Peru elections and pledges sovereignty over intervention tied aid.
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