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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1965
Page
8
The Las Vegas Sun lists staff roles including editor in chief managing editor and city editor with a sports editor and other positions. It provides subscription rates for one, three, six, and twelve months payable in advance for continental U.S. deliveries.
Letter argues against President Johnson's plan to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act, warning it would end Right to Work in 19 states including Nevada. It claims labor bosses drive the push, notes public polls favor retaining 14(b), and urges readers to contact LBJ and lawmakers to oppose the repeal citing state rights and personal freedom.
The piece criticizes Las Vegas city bus service and urges new city commissioners. It notes antiquated buses, overcrowding, and hints at politicized pay raises for civil servants before elections. It accuses commissioners of favoritism toward pets and bypassing exams for promotions.
A reader writes asking for help with a neglectful boyfriend who rejects romance, claiming love is for sissies. The letter expresses frustration and curiosity about finding a more attentive partner, noting past beauty contest success and current dissatisfaction.
The column welcomes Frank Gorin to return to Channel 8s Big News after travel. Readers note his London reflections reveal homesickness for Las Vegas and anticipation for his resumption of the Big News team.
Today is May 22, 1965 a Saturday the 142nd day of the year. Notable events include Aaron Burr treason trial in 1807 the Savannah first transatlantic steamship voyage in 1819 the Reno gang train robbery in 1868 and the Leopold and Loeb murder case in 1924. Plato quote closes.
The writer commends a column praising realistic firearms control while noting organized groups block reform. The Nevada Legislature this past session killed three control bills in committee amid pressure from the same interests. Publications like Time and Harper’s join Christian Science Monitor and Ladies’ Home Journal in raising public awareness, aided by the SUN.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey announced a major civil rights speech that the government will sue to desegregate Southern school districts even if they forgo federal aid. He said the choice is clear: keep federal aid and desegregate or lose aid and desegregate anyway.
The Las Vegas Sun invites signed letters to the editor under the Where We Stand heading. Typewritten double spaced preferred, unsigned letters not published, and tasteless or libelous content is disallowed. Brevity improves publication chances.
Dale E. Krueger argues that FM stations KRGN and KORK-FM overuse automation, eliminate live news and weather, and fail to provide informative or entertaining broadcasts. He urges more classical programming and stronger announcer presence to serve listeners. He mentions May 8 as the column date context.
Barnaby Conrad discusses Frank L. Baum the creator of the Oz books. He notes Baum grew up in the Midwest and found release in imagining Oz despite a drab early life. In later years Baum died at 63 and reportedly murmured Now we can cross the Shifting Sands.
A veteran recounts a life of migrant labor from ages 13 to 20 and long railroad service to 1946. He credits self education, a railroad sponsorship for a correspondence course, and practical experience as keys to success, arguing that self-reliance beats reliance on others. He ends with a call for practical grit and learning by doing.
A local critic attacks the Committee of 100 for backing a bond to build high rise parking structures. The piece argues the downtown improvement program increased taxes, failed to attract shoppers or speed traffic, and bids private industry handle parking and transit. It accuses the Chamber of Commerce of funding the push and cites municipal missteps and scandals to question government efficiency.
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