Las Vegas Daily Profile Details Ownership and Rates
The Las Vegas Sun presents editorial leadership with H. M. Greenspun as editor and publisher and a local ownership model. The piece lists officers including Ray Germain, Robert Belz, C. D. James, and Barbara Greenspun with subscription rates at 10 cents for daily copies, 20 cents for Sunday, and 2.00 per month.
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H. M Greenspun
Ray Germain
Robert Belz
C. D. James
Barbara Greenspun
Billboard Debate Spurs Action on Paradise Road
Clark County officials urged immediate steps to curb billboard clutter on Paradise Road near Las Vegas, warning signs threaten views and traffic safety. California considers a measure to remove 27 000 billboards within 800 feet of highways, while opponents argue signs lure motorists and harm aesthetics.
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Paradise Road
Las Vegas
McCarran Field
California
Assembly
Do Not Make Vacation a Season for Burglars
FBI head warns vacationers to guard homes and valuables with ten cautions. Lock doors and windows, stop mail, arrange lawn care, use safe storage, inform neighbors and police, and avoid signaling an empty house. Beware pickpockets and con games at resorts, and report scams promptly.
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Washington
Astronaut Sleep Claim Echoes Across Office Poem
A quirky column mixes observed events and opinions about aging infrastructure and space travel. It notes how a Weather Bureau origin is linked to prior observation, hints at campus senior fears, and compares urban skylines to a croquet game. The piece blends humor and social commentary without a single decisive event.
Bond Issues Win Big In County Education And Hospital Plans
Unofficial tallies show two educational bond issues totaling 5.75 million dollars and a 0.5 million hospital expansion issue winning county voter approval. In Las Vegas, sheet metal workers begin returning to duties after a six week stoppage ended by a back to work order from the National Labor Relations Board. Marriage licenses rise eighteen percent in Clark County during the first four months year over year.
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Las Vegas
National Labor Relations Board
Clark County
Federal vs State Clash Deepens Over Mississippi Contempt Case
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals avoided a decision on Mississippi Governor Barnett in a four to four split seeking a jury trial for contempt of court over the University of Mississippi case. The Federal Civil Rights Commission urged Kennedy to press Mississippi to extend equality, even risking loss of federal funds totaling about 650 million in 1962.
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Washington
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Ross B. Barnett
Mississippi
Federal Civil Right Commission
Kennedy
Barnett
United States
Paul B. Johnson, Jr
James H. Meredith
U. S
University of Mississippi
U. S. Department of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Johnson
Joseph C. Hutcheson
Courts of Appeal
U. S. Senate
John Stennis
Derby Week Honors Turned Art Buchwald Into Local Hero
The Kentucky Derby welcome sequence shows two Old Fitzgerald distillery men guiding Art Buchwald through Louisville and Churchill Downs. They present mint juleps and honorary titles from governor's mansion to Turf Writers and television segments.
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Louisville
Old Fitzgerald Distillery
Kentucky
Frankfurt
Col
Art Buchwald
Chamber of Commerce
Churchill Downs
Turf Writers’ Brotherhood
Turf Writers’ Losers Association
Ascot
Dear John Advice Column Fragment
A humorous column fragment invites readers to mail problems to John for sideways thinking. It includes Q and A with playful exchanges about fears, deceptive beauty aids, and a note about a relative eating them out of house and home.
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John
Jennie
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