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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1965
Page
18
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A Reader's Digest piece argues that poverty level pay harms the Army Air Force Navy and Marines. It cites high turnover among Air Force enlisted and officers, welfare reliance, and low base pay versus civilian equivalents. It urges higher pay on base housing and merit-based promotions to safeguard national defense.
Art Buchwald notes cars become the era’s top virility symbol in U S advertising. He cites commercials showing men transformed by fast sports cars like Beep Beep, with tiger imagery in ads and scenes of social alienation until purchase.
Bryn Armstrong tests a Beep Beep car for an afternoon. The dealer warns of danger as the driver feels chest tightness and a tremor while behind the wheel.
Organized students plan sit ins and arrests in Washington next week to protest U.S. policy in Vietnam Speaker John McCormack orders extra police measures Capitol demonstrations barred without authorization SDS and DuBois Clubs linked to the effort while federal investigators warn of a Kremlin funded global plan to destabilize campuses and push for peace talks.
A quirky column offers isometrics to combat traffic delays, suggesting muscle tension against a steering wheel to stay trim. The reader responds with a crude cartoon suggesting standing on the head, prompting a sharp reply from G. H. about soaking the head in a bucket.
The 1965 Nevada Legislature session recognizes the heavy workload ahead for the county clerk's offices. The article notes the broad scope of duties and anticipated administrative strain across counties.
The note credits Senator Alan Bible for recalling that the 11th Amendment was drafted by Nevada Senator William Morris Stewart in 1869 and that Nevada first ratified it. It links the era to the 15th Amendment and the civil rights struggles culminating in Selma and Montgomery, mentioning Stewart as a key figure in Nevada's Comstock Lode era and his early legal roles in Carson County.
A roundup of notable quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on unemployment and violence, Henry Cabot Lodge on American policy in Southeast Asia, President Johnson on the steel contract extension, and The London Times on Edward R. Murrow’s wartime coverage.
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