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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1964
Page
6
Observers criticize the Dallas Texas televised Ruby case as a spectacle. The court’s dignity was damaged and reporters’ limits questioned as jurors verdicts drew public glare. Editorials urge decorum from all participants and the destruction of unfit tapes.
A reader asks how a sparrow flaps thirteen times every three seconds and asks how a 180 pound man could achieve similar flight. The reply jokes that the idea is unlikely and shifts to a note about joining the French Foreign Legion.
An American journalist recounts a 1961 Elysee Palace encounter with Charles de Gaulle. The anecdote reveals de Gaulle’s military bearing and cryptic diplomacy as the journalist notes how true intent may be what one cannot see. The piece ends with the quip about the third tunic button.
A Nevada frontier council urges bold front page coverage for Girl Scout Cookie Week March 14 to 21 1964 to raise funds for camping and programming. The letter notes United Fund support and emphasizes cookies sales as the sole fund raiser for the council serving Las Vegas and southern Nevada. Bonnie Benbow signs.
A parent voices anger over a town hate group and calls for community action to remove hate influence from schools. The letter, signed by Mrs G, cites Jonn C Fremont and Jim Bridger school and references Esther's note urging shared stance against the Ku Klux Klan.
A UAW women’s committee presses Walter Reuther to elevate a woman to the International Executive Board. They note 12.5 percent of members are women, few hold high posts, and urge action ahead of the Atlantic City convention as they mobilize for broader political and labor influence.
President Johnson's push for a multi billion dollar foreign aid package meets firm House opposition led by Rep. Thomas Morgan who rejects adding the 312 million IDA backer. Senate support remains narrow as White House efforts to bypass committees falter and Nixon emerges as a busy spring campaign figure.
On March 2 1964 notable moments include Thomas Jefferson becoming the first U S Secretary of State in 1790 and Khrushchev’s pledge to cooperate with the United States in peaceful space exploration. A thought notes Jefferson on the earth belonging to the living. The moon nears full, Venus and Jupiter visible.
A fragment argues blue collar workers yield to white collar employers as automation and computer skills redefine production. It envisions women entering leadership as the future reshapes the workforce beyond current labor leaders.
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