A Vote Of Appreciation For Las Vegas Symphony Society
The Las Vegas Symphony Society faced criticism after the Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra concert. The piece argues the event builds culture without casino subsidies, notes Bernstein’s earlier success in 1960, and urges continued support as the community weighs the added cultural value against complaints about logistics and acoustics.
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Las Vegas Symphony Society
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Ormandy
Las Vegas
New York Philharmonic
Convention Center
Symphony Society
Bernstein
Runaway Financiers Club and Curtain Trade Scheme
Art Buchwald mocks Edward Gilbert and a long absurd bid to corner NY curtain and home furnishings firms. He recounts a jokey tale of stealing Venetian blinds and bedspreads, trading up to control several companies, then fleeing to Paris after a cancelled order.
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New York
Edward M. Gilibert
Brazil
E. L. Bruce
Money T Duy
Celotex
Mr. Gilbert
Rio de Janeiro
Justice Department
Gilbert
New York City
Curtains
Aetna Curtain Company
Sammy
Venetian Blind
West 29Th Street
Venetian Blind Company
Aetna Curtain
Molly
Paris
Barking Dogs Nuisance Prompt Inquiry for City Ordinance
A letter writer seeks the city ordinance on barking dogs as a nuisance and penalties, citing sleepless nights and lack of police action. The writer asks for enforcement guidance to avoid neighborhood feuds and requests publication of the relevant rule to inform owners and prompt compliance.
Labor leaders alarmed by revived Communist cadres in unions
Victor Riesel reports a secret gathering of labor chiefs who fear a central order reactivating long-dormant Communist cadres inside major unions. Cadres disrupt meetings, run candidates, and broaden into transport, communications, metal mining, and waterfront work, with SACB ruling the Mine Mill union under Communist domination. China’s Chao Kuo chiang expresses support as U S labor voices urge unity to confront the threat.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Ultra
U. S
Canada
Robert Kennedy
National Labor Relations Board
China
Chao Kuo-chiang
Heavy Industry Workers Trade Union of China
Chao
All-China Federation
Peiping
Communist Party
U.S
McCarran
Mil
Toronto
King Edward
Wandering Thoughts From A Nightly Column
A fragmented, humorous column touches on labels and diet, bus rituals, golf spectators, automation fears, Brazil tourism, and quirks of daily life. It lampoons quick reading, public opinion, and the idea of expertise while noting unlikely comebacks in sports and entertainment.
Kennedy debating role in California campaign sparks 64 race troubles
President Kennedy weighs how to use California in the fall elections as Democrats target Governor Edmund Brown and eight new congressional seats. California’s strategy split between Unruh's demand for multiple campaigning tours and cautious plans to focus on southern voters and the state ticket. White House allies back Unruh’s leadership, while opponents urge restraint and a broader national fundraising push.
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Kennedy
California
Washington
Jacob Javits
White House
Golden State
Edmund Brown
Unruh
Brown
Assembly
Sta&s
Nixon
East
Thomas Dewey
Nicholas Katzenbach
Supreme Court
Byron White
White
Katzenbach
Robert Kennedy
Nevada
Rex Bell
Paul Laxalt
Carson City
Eisenhower
Europe
David
Anne
Mary McCaffree
Robert Schultz
Eisenhowers
Culzean Castle
William Miller
South
Inquiring Photographer reveals secret aviation dreams
Dennis McCullough, a 1006 Cunningham typist, says he wants to be an astronaut though chances are slim. Grace Page, chief pilot at Alamo Airways, admits a secret wish to compete in the Powder Puff Derby, the Women's Transcontinental Air Race, hoping to one day participate.
Red English Dreams of Farm and Horses
Frank Red English, a casino floor supervisor, shares a secret ambition to own a 40 or 50 acre farm with a modern house. He plans to raise blooded horses and cattle and keep a Dall. He imagines waking at 5 a.m. to roosters crowing as he lives his dream.
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Frank “Red” English
Las Vegas concert hall plans by Ken Jones and Antonio Morelli
Musical directors announce a Sands Hotel project for Las Vegas combining a concert hall and legitimate theater with seating for about 3 500. They promise the latest lighting acoustics and music as a single unit and hope to bring it to the city. Judy Mariner, a desk clerk, notes a desire to travel and meet new people, eyeing the Orient for its charm and mystery.
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Las Vegas
Orient
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Sticks and
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Victor Riesel
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By Bill Vaughan
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Jesse Unruh
State Assembly
GOP Politicals
Democratic Politicals
Pennsylvania
George Leader
David Lawrence
George McGovern
Senate
South Dakota
Endicott
Chub
Peabody
Cambridge
Groton
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Os i
Dennis McCullough
Cunningham
Grace Page
Alamo Airways
Ken Jones
Antonio Morelli
Sands Hotel
Judy Mariner
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