Nevada Gambling Economy and State Finance Reflections
An essay on Las Vegas hosting Junior Chamber delegates discusses legalized gambling as Nevada’s economic base. It notes low license costs, reliance on tourism, and the risk of overdependence as mining revenue faded and the state sought revenue from gambling. It cautions against moral justifications and warns of diminishing gimmicks as revenue diversifies remain limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nevada
Parody on economic aid and European recovery
Art Buchwald sketches a satirical dialogue about US plans to fix American lag by destroying Europe’s buildings then importing aid. The piece lampoons American arrogance and European dependency as a hypothetical exchange unfolds with mock diplomacy and inflated self help.
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Paris
Kennedy
France
West Germany
Italy
United States
Osgood Noon
Noon
America
Maly
My Views on Mozambique Race and Colonialism
Ruark Laurenco Marques recounts travels in Beira and the Save River area and argues Mozambique shows less racial tension and poverty than the United States rural South and Nairobi. He notes integration as seen by locals, compares labor and caste to Mississippi, and questions Adlai Stevenson’s calls for immediate African freedom.
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Save River
Beira
Limpopo River
Swaziland
Calvern
Mozambique
Mississippi
Alabama
South Africa
New York
Angola
Huntley and Brinkley
Labor strikes push Kennedy into labor disputes over Republic Aviation
Thousands of Republic Aviation workers, mainly International Association of Machinists members, strike over wage and benefit demands delaying F-105D and F-110 parts. The White House and Secretary of Labor seek fact finding while Defense needs aircraft for Germany and the Pacific. President Kennedy takes the case to court amid wage talks.
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Farmingdale
N.Y
John Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
Pacific
Choice of Entertainment Draws Reader Protest
Dorothy C. Voorsanger in Palo Alto argues the current film market pushes audiences toward offensive content and shallow thrills. She urges teenagers and adults to seek morally healthier entertainment and to walk out when films fail the test.
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Dorothy C. Voorsanger
Palo Alto
Calif
Father figure stays strong in kids eyes study shows
Dr Joyce Brothers reports a Fels Research Institute survey finding that children view their father as competent and central, despite media shows of henpecked dads. A Boy Scouts study adds one third want to be like father while 42 percent fear dad disapproves. Mothers and fathers share duties. kids want time with dad more than high pay.
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DR. Joyce Brothers
Dad
Fels Research Institute
Father
Pop
Mom
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
James Rossard
Boyd McCandless
University of Iowa
Junior
Asher Company
America
Soviet Union
Daniel Rosenblatt
Harvard University
Soaper’s Exhibit Idea and Odd World Fair Musings
Senator Soaper proposes a Seattle World’s Fair replica for the New York exposition. A string of quirky anecdotes puns on everyday life from a tot’s report card to a post office size rule and a tax promise. The column blends humor with political jab and social quips about bureaucrats, thieves, and Estes.
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Art Buchwald
Strategic Defense
Ruark
Laurenco
East Africa
Portugal
Portugese Diplomatic Corps
Nairobi
Kenya
Zambique
India
Adlai Stevenson
Emma
Victor Riesel
Republic Aviation Corp
Outer Space
NATO
Republic
Germany
Air Force
Navy
McDonnell Aircraft Plant
St. Louis
International Assn. of Machinists
Pentagon
Defense Dept
Convair
Douglas
North American
Lockheed
Arthur Goldberg
Christian Science Monitor
Dr. Brothers
Soaper
By Bill Vaughan
Grandmaw
Billie Sol Estes
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