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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1963
Page
6
Governor Grant Sawyer faces a tight choice after the sales tax defeat. He plans a special session to seek new funding methods for schools, possibly including a gaming tax, while civil rights legislation faces resistance. Revenue estimates suggest up to 2.2 million may be available to bolster school finances if the tax boost passes.
The 72 year old former Inland Steel chairman and Eisenhower adviser survived a Lisbon stomach upset that was a coronary. Sylvia Porter details Randall’s late life illness, his corrective actions, and four retirement tips urging early preparation, civic work, public discourse, and acceptance of aging health issues.
Washington insiders report a strategized union move to shorten railroad workers' hours to six per day, aiming at a 36 to 30 hour week. The drive, tied to executives and government talks on a nationwide rail strike, could accelerate mid July with arbitration possible if talks fail.
President Kennedy’s tax cut bill loses solid support in the Senate Finance Committee with six Republicans and at least three Democrats opposing. The battle shifts to the House Ways and Means Committee as leaders warn the measure may not reach the floor before July and could be drastically altered or killed.
The Las Vegas Sun publishes with editor and publisher H. M. Greenspun and lists a full staff including executive editor Bryn Armstrong and sports editor Ross Tucker. The notice cites addresses in Las Vegas Nevada, postal classification, and association memberships.
Joseph Farber of the Southside Improvement Association urges reevaluation of county planning officials actions. He warns that loose zoning practices and variances threaten the Master Plan and risk a hodgepodge of poor growth harming future county progress.
A preliminary hearing under Congressman Holland addresses a bus rate hour week policy tied to AFL C IO concerns. The article notes this is only the start and predicts the main battle will erupt during the heart of the 1964 presidential campaign.
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