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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
12
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A House armed services subcommittee travels to South Viet Nam to assess military victory options under Johnson policy. Lawmakers seek on-the-spot reports from U.S. commanders, Westmoreland’s recommendations, and wartime atrocities. The mission aims to avert a Korean-type stalemate and pressure for policy change.
The piece credits Brazil with forging the first Latin led inter American peacekeeping effort in the Dominican Republic. It praises Gen Hugo Panasco Alvim and President Castelló Branco, noting Brazilian and OAS backing for U S crisis response and criticizing the non intervention principle as selectively applied.
Las Vegas grew from a dusty railroad town with primitive lighting and a single diesel generator nicknamed Old Betsy to a modern power system after Boulder Dam contracts. Edw. Clark overhauled the diesel, ties with Union Pacific supplied city power, and rising demand spurred electric heating despite high costs. Substantial outages faded with improved lines and insulator washing, making the region’s power reliable and inexpensive today.
Clark County School District superintendent Leland B. Newcomer outlines support for federal aid programs aimed at closing achievement gaps. He cites demonstrated need, local funding limits, and district obligation to provide high quality education for all students, while acknowledging board authority to decide participation.
Citizens imagine waking after long sleep to a new world. Clark County official questions viability while Ray Leydecker and Dutch Levis joke about funds, marriages, and the shock of 20 to 30 years of hibernation.
Ken Jones portrays Barbara Croy a cocktail waitress at the Elks Lodge speaking about sudden immersion in an unfamiliar world and the relief of income tax and bill worries versus the fear of isolation and unfamiliar customs.
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