Nevada tourism warned to act on New York 1964 world fair exhibit
State promoters urge Las Vegas Reno and Lake Tahoe firms to form a cooperative plan for a Nevada exhibit at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. They warn lawmakers to fund state efforts and avoid a repeat of missed opportunities from last spring, stressing millions in potential tourist dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Seattle
New York
Vegas
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Las Vegas
New York Fair
Paris Wits and Woes of Secretaries in Scriptwriting
Art Buchwald interviews George Axelrod about writing Paris When It Sizzles. He notes humor hinges on the secretary who types and reactions guide edits. Axelrod recalls laughter timing, secretary skill, and the risk of losing staff or changing scripts to save a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
George Axelrod
Audrey Hepburn
William Holden
Axelrod
Congress considers user fees for federal recreation areas
Congress may soon authorize the President to impose user fees on all federal land and water areas open to public recreation. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation begins a study at Interior's request to set a fee schedule by next outdoor season. Forest Service already has camping and picnicking charges. Park Service lacks camping and picnicking fees currently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Cq
National Forest
Congress
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Edward C. Crafts
Bureau
Udall
US Forest Service
National Park Service
House
Interior Committee
Atlantic Seaboard
Midwest
Atlantic, Pacific
Gulf Coasts
Congressional Appropriations Committees
US. Forest Service
Federal seeks user fees for public recreation areas
A 1942 UPI summary reports Udall backing a revenue plan to fund new national parks forests and wildlife refuges via user fees. Proposals include a 253 auto sticker for year access, with fees already charged in 68 national forest areas and at many parks and monuments.
Protest Over Convicted Sex Offender on TV Interview
A reader denounces the Paul Price show for airing a convicted child molester. She cites parental concern over late viewing for 12 or 13 year olds and notes County Treasurer candidate Mr. Gray canceled his Channel 8 appearance. She urges laws against criminals on television, while opposing censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Price
Price
Gray
Channel 8
Space Race and a Local Strike Shape a Moon Mission Tale
Washington writer Victor Riesel recalls a Sheffield Alabama IBEW dispute with Baroco Electric that halted 1136 workers at Huntsville and Redstone Army facilities for two weeks. He links the stoppage to delays in Saturn rocket testing crucial to manned lunar navigation and landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Space Flight Center
Wernher von Braun
Sheffield
Alabama
Marshall Space Flight Center
Redstone
Michoud Works
New Orleans
von Braun
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Baroco Electrical Construction Co
Pensacola
Fla
Baroco
Florida
Mississippi
Georgia
Muisiana
Tennessee
Local IBEW Defies Union Head Over Huntsville Project
Two electricians a journeyman and an apprentice work on a Baroco contract worth 100000 dollars covering labor materials planning expenses and profits. The IBEW local challenges its international president Gordon Freeman and ignores Arthur Goldberg's White House appeals. A court order had little effect. The piece questions labor's public relations image and US standing abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Huntsville
Baroco
IBEW
Gordon Freeman
Arthur Goldberg
White House
Soviet electronic counter equipment spotted near Cuba
U.S. intelligence reports Soviet technicians are installing electronic counter devices in Cuba that could jam or track U.S. missiles from Cape Canaveral. Ten times the needed equipment reportedly arrived with 26 Soviet ships unloading at Cuban ports as General Maxwell Taylor prepares a full assessment for President Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Cuban
Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S Security
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Caribbean
White House
State Department
Russia
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Havana
Katanga
Tshombe
United Nations
Zafruna Khan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Abdul Raiaan Paghwak
General Assembly
India
Sutper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Art Buchwald
America
Congressional Quarterly
the Manne
Re United Press International
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Aaron Burr
Richmond
Boston
United States
Europe
Germany
Poland
Scott Piagerald
National Parks
Mt. Rainier National Park
Sequoia-King Canyon National Park
California
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
National Monuments
Washington Monument
John H. Kyle
Iowa
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission
Mr. Price
Victor Riesel
Little
Earth
Moon
National Labor Relations Board
Baroco Co
Meridian
Mississipp
Allen-Scott Report
BSS
Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
Maxwell Taylor
Spain
Castro
Haiti
ECE
Divalier
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!