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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
6
The notice lists daily, Sunday, and carrier delivery rates for Las Vegas subscriptions with prices such as 10 cents for the daily, 20 cents for Sunday, and 2.00 dollars monthly. It specifies advance payment and that rates apply to the Continental United States only.
An advocate argues for metropolitan authorities to solve Las Vegas Valley problems. He cites smog and health district issues, urging centralized planning for sewers water lines streets and schools while warning against duplication of government. He notes rising local costs and the need to evaluate bond projects by overall progress.
In a reader exchange the columnist defends authenticity of a famous people confidences column while a skeptical reader questions its existence. The reply teases readers with witty banter and ends with a punchline about fleas.
Ruark recounts a helicopter flight from 42nd Street to Kennedy Airport and urges planning commission support for midtown roof rights. He notes rapid, car-free access, baggage handling in Pan-Am Building, and compares to existing heliport use in other cities. He argues noise and safety concerns are overstated and public acceptance should grow.
Art Buchwald details a White House press conference staged for reporters and their families. A child observer voices reactions to the president, teleprompter use, and policy mentions from Viet Nam to Latin America while noting the event’s staged feel and the media’s scrutiny.
Angelo P. Stappas argues that after 3100 years of struggle the Greek Cypriots will secure freedom and a balanced democracy in Cyprus. He traces the island’s Roman to Ottoman rule and explains Cyprus’s current constitutional flaws that empower a Turkish minority to veto fiscal laws, urging triumph of unity and peaceful democracy for all residents.
The United States Chamber of Commerce, traditionally conservative, votes to back broader trade with Communist bloc nations. The rationale is to divert orders from European suppliers while preserving overall business interests. Critics may fear congressional backlash, but supporters argue trade could ease tensions and boost profits, with the wheat deal cited as proof.
President Johnson tells a New York World's Fair union meeting that it may take all summer and sessions around the clock to pass the Civil Rights Bill and bring new hope to 20 million Americans long outside the mainstream. In Mount Clemens a tornado survivor recalls his father carried away by the wind. In Delray Beach the police chief declines a nudist wedding invitation, quipping he is not that proud of himself.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in Europe for the NATO spring meeting, said no state can claim absolute sovereignty in today’s world. He argued that compelling, practical reasons favor interdependence over national independence.
Cardinal Mazarin, born in Italy in 1602, served as key adviser to Richelieu and later to Anne of Austria. He died uttering a poignant line about leaving his beloved treasures and the costly passions that accompanied them.
Almanac entry notes May 16 as the 137th day of 1964 with 229 to follow. It lists historical events including 1866 coinage of the first U S five cent piece, 1927 tax ruling on bootleggers, 1933 FDR anti aggression pact call, and 1962 U S forces in Thailand. A Voltaire quote closes the note.
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