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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1965
Page
10
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The piece argues Congo elections reflect tribal power struggles under Moise Tshombe. It notes witch doctors and fetishes shaping rebel and regional loyalties, with Tshombe’s support from Katanga and tribal chiefs. The author casts the vote as a cosmetic democratic gesture amid ongoing jungle influence.
GOP leaders back a compromise option for the head of the Republican State Chairman Advisory Committee with Gaylord Parkinson drawing the sharpest support. Ohio’s Ray Bliss will leave the post next month as two rivals, Craig Truax of Pennsylvania and Wirt Yerger of Mississippi, campaign with regional support amid the Goldwater faction feud.
Robert Ruark declares a bold warning to female readers about the Paris fashion revolution led by Courrèges and Cardin. He taunts the rise of pantsed silhouettes and sleepless skirts, pledging to resist the new look and return to traditional attire.
A group of Las Vegas figures including attorney Charlie Garner and security officer Mike Bryan express opposing views on empowering the parole board to free inmates before completing minimum sentences. Opinions range from support for rehabilitation to insistence on full term service.
A reader shares a parakeet craving cognac and a second bird’s beer habit, while NAACP protests block a new West Las Vegas grammar school as court rulings on neighborhood schools unfold. The piece discusses Supreme Court limits on integration, looming changes in public housing subsidies, and mixed views on federal housing policy.
The column notes March 19 as the 78th day of 1965 with Mars as the morning star and as evening planets. It marks David Livingstone born in 1813, cites 1917 Supreme Court upholding an eight hour railroad workday, and 1920 Senate rejection of the Versailles Treaty.
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