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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1966
Page
6
British officials propose a sweeping gaming tax to raise about $308 million annually from all gambling forms, with revenues funding housing programs. The plan targets casinos bingo clubs and betting, but excludes certain games. critics warn it could push activity underground and worsen social issues.
A reader jokes about a husband accused of chiseling on his wife punning on sculpture and a man who stays out with a ping pong club. The tone teases motives and cautions against gossip while noting humorous behavior and suspicious reactions.
A 1934 San Francisco dock clash and current talks reveal ILWU leadership eyeing a Pacific-wide shutdown with possible support from World Federation of Trade Unions allies. Harry Bridges leads the union as contract expiry looms and US authorities monitor overseas backing.
Democratic majorities seem likely but Republicans rally behind President Johnson on Vietnam. Analysts see tensions between party lines, with core power held by prowar lawmakers in both parties while Senate moderates push for limited withdrawal. The piece notes a looming clash in November and hints at ongoing strategic debate within the parties.
The author recalls a morning on Fremont Street where a driver paused to let a pedestrian cross with a warm smile. He reflects on how such courtesy can shift attitudes, inspiring a resolve to bless rather than curse drivers and to practice patience and understanding in daily life.
On this day in history Patrick Henry proclaimed liberty or death at the Virginia Convention in 1775. In 1933 the Reichstag granted Hitler blanket powers. Wernher Von Braun birth year noted as 191? The almanac mentions celestial references and planets Venus Jumiter.
In 1942 Japanese Americans were moved from the Pacific Coast to inland communities as a wartime precaution. In 1943 Denes bravely defied Nazi occupation and voted 99 percent for demarcation and one percent for the New Order of Germany. A German author Goethe muses on the infinite debt married people owe each other.
A fragment suggests discussions of diamonds as a woman's best friend and a man’s cash struggles. The text ends mid thought with an incomplete idea about merit or social norms.
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