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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1963
Page
13
A barroom narrator recalls a wedding day in June, contrasting champagne receptions with a father’s mixed emotions. He witnesses a bridegroom’s celebration, notes parental losses and gains, and ends with a daughter’s brief kiss and the line The hell with June.
European papers from London to Manila condemned U.S. racial tensions and Kennedy policy. The Times urged a change in administration approach while the Telegraph noted global leadership hinges on domestic race handling. Lyon Progres and Dagens Nyheder warned of rising prejudice and strengthened activism, and Neues Deutschland critiqued SEATO aims on Laos.
A Buddhist priest self immolated at a Saigon intersection to protest religious discrimination under President Ngo Dinh Diem. About 1,000 clergy and nuns gathered, knelt, prayed, and wailed as the priest poured gasoline, lit a match, and his body burned immediately.
The passage notes that Hilsman’s restatement of American policy draws undue attention to the U S position just as preparations begin for a potential decisive Asian summit conference, signaling heightened diplomatic stakes without provoking local agitation.
Six German shepherd dogs began a six week conversational English course in Providence Rhode Island to adapt to Boston Police Force commands. The dogs had previously responded only to German and the Providence Police Department with a nine dog K nine corps is aiding retraining efforts.
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