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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1964
Page
7
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Congress faces a proposed constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that banned state dictated prayers in New York public schools. The piece argues the issue risks violating freedom of religion and the separation of church and state while acknowledging the challenge of crafting a prayer acceptable to Catholics Protestants Jews Unitarians atheists and agnostics. It condemns political rhetoric that labels opponents as atheists and warns the debate risks undermining constitutional liberties.
A four man Hungarian Communist technical team operates for five months in British Guiana, sponsored by the United Nations Technical Assistance Program at the request of pro Communist Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan. The mission, led by Ferenc Beretvas, surveys bauxite with expenses paid by the UN amid questions about all Hungarian personnel and UN policy. The U.S. condemns the allHungarian composition while noting the broader aim of UN development aid.
Art Buchwald recounts a stall in near Washington sparked by civil rights protests. A motorist out of gas faces hostile crowds, misidentifications, and a mock “fair trial” before police remove the car. The piece satirizes reaction to protests and racial tensions.
Washington reports a worsening piaster exchange crisis under Johnsons war policy. The inflated rate in Hong Kong and Saigon black markets funds Viet Cong operations and inflates U S aid costs. Officials clash over responsibility while Diems successors avoid decisive currency reform amid rising coups and inflation threats.
Dear John readers ask if the column mocks others. the columnist explains the start and clarifies years of writing. Confused reader learns the column began four years ago while the writer has delivered seven years of guidance.
A reflection on Churchill's Fulton speech and Khrushchev's evolution from Stalinist terror to a more prosperous, conservative Russia. The piece contrasts China and Russia, notes shifts in Cold War dynamics, and argues for a UN centered peace vision behind a Fulton memorial in Fulton Missouri.
Algerian Premier Ben Bella will be the honored guest of Soviet leaders at Moscow's May Day celebration, following Fidel Castro who attended in 1963. Castro is expanding trade via a Brussels mission and a European trade headquarters, while Bonn opposes his Brussels plan. Alaska warns White House of Kodiak flood risk with June 11 high tides and a federally funded dike needed to protect the city.
United Press International notes on May 1 1964 as the 122nd day of the year. Notable entries include Buffalo Bill staging his first Wild West show in 1883 and Chicago beginning work on a major skyscraper in 1884. The Empire State Building dedication occurred in 1931 and a 1960 U S air reconnaissance flight was shot down over Russia.
Tass reports a quake induced landslide backed up the Zer avasashan River endangering Samarkand with potential unprecedented regional flooding. Archbishop Toolen orders desegregation of Catholic schools in Alabama and parts of Florida urging acceptance for God and country.
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