Conflict of Interest in Las Vegas Bus Service Critique
A Las Vegas Sun editorial denounces Vegas Transit Lines for poor service and lack of bus access to Nevada Southern University. It argues the Public Service Commission cannot compel improvements, urges legislative action to curb carrier conflicts, and suggests competition could yield better mass transit.
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Message From Ruark on Youth and Tech Awe
Robert Ruark laments a jaded generation losing wonder for space, Venus missions, Telestar, color TV, and classic heroes. He recalls simpler pleasures, shared community events, and the awe once sparked by explorers, circuses, and trophies, noting a drift toward commercialism and diminished curiosity.
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McCarran Talks Tonight In Las Vegas War Memorial
Sen Joseph McCarran arrives in Las Vegas to speak at War Memorial auditorium tonight. District attorney says county hospital board special session to fire credit manager Dorothy Smith and administrator Horace Caterer was legal.
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Soaper’s Notebook: Witty Observations on Modern Life
Columnist Bill Vaughan lampoons public concerns from elm blight to automation. He riffs on traffic signs, cash culture, college riots, sports, and TV debates with concise punchlines and sly humor.
Campaign Signs Block View At Busy Las Vegas Intersection
A citizen criticizes city ordinances banning obstructions near sidewalks yet notes mayoral candidate Oran Grayson places a large sign at the Main and Gass corner, a dangerous blind intersection. The writer cites impaired southbound visibility and speed by northbound traffic, urging regulation to prevent hazards. The letter also highlights sculptor Estelle T Austin, Nat Austin’s wife, with awards at Kern County Fair.
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Estelle Boivin
Paradise Valley
China Reds Eye British Guiana Beachhead in Caribbean Crisis
Victor Riesel reports on Chinese Communist outreach to British Guiana amid Caribbean tensions. A Guianan Communist wife of Cheddi Jagan tours China and attends a rally praising Mao, while London and Washington face allegations of imperialism and pressure on media.
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Congress Fights Kennedy Backstage on Berlin Policy
The adjourning Congress approved a resolution attacking unannounced White House decisions on West Berlin. The President overrode the Joint Chiefs by barring use of tactical nuclear weapons and withdrawing a 1 500 man battle group, while conventional forces may be used only on his order. Senate and House support was swift, signaling a tense clash over defense strategy and secrecy.
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