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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
6
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Wallace presses ads on 15 TV and 41 radio stations and in 45 papers as Indiana braces for a key primary seen as a bid to influence civil rights legislation. Opponent Welsh lacks aggressive campaigning while Wallace touts traditional government. observers doubt a Wallace surge will alter Senate votes or Civil Rights Act fate.
Faithful readers question polygamy and a reader asks how to verify if a man is married. The columnist suggests gathering more detail and offers a dubious method of testing fidelity by disguising a call and using a fake meet up to reveal marital status, then mentions checking court records.
A cryptic note advises Malcolm to sign registers using an alias to avoid publicity. The message hints at deliberate concealment and personal risk in maintaining anonymity through false names.
In a reflection by Robert C. Blark, the piece critiques hotel operators who raise rates to gouge steady customers near the World’s Fair. It traces historical patterns from wartime housing crunches to postwar inflation, noting the plight of regulars displaced by opportunistic pricing and unscrupulous landlords.
An eight year old in Park Forest, Illinois asks how to write to the President about the railroad strike and economic concerns. Parents discuss civic duty and the impact of public letters on national affairs, noting the President’s televised response to Cathy May Baker and the need for public interest in government matters.
City Commissioner Ed Fountain plans a full scale primary campaign for Walter Baring’s seat in Congress. Reported support from Mayor Oran Grayson and potential campaign chief Gordon Beach could shape a Southern Nevada vote bank, aided by 900 city employees and Las Vegas’ Black population benefiting from Fountain’s tenure.
President Johnson faces internal White House opposition as aides Lee White and Charles Horsky press for a merger with Washington backers before sending the $400 million private exhibition proposal to the President. The Wadsworth group seeks direct White House review with Senate support, while Commerce Secretary Hodges confirms the merger demand. The project aims to showcase U S industry near the Capitol, with GM and Ford pledging expansion of their exhibits.
United Press International notes May 5 1964 is a Tuesday the 126th day of the year with 240 days to come It lists Napoleon's 1821 death in exile in St Helena Poland's 1939 stance on Danzig West Germany's 1955 sovereignty and a Grover Cleveland quote on public officers duties.
The aging Marie Curie recalls the role of air and altitude in her healing during her later years. She questions whether radium or Mesotherium aided her, and expresses a wish to be left alone as she faces illness.
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