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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1962

Page

3

TAC Officer Takes Post Following New Training

Lt Maurice Stork, a nine year Navy veteran turned Air Force officer, completed AECP and ATCP training, earning a Bachelor of Science in Police Science and Administration. He graduated May 1962 from Officers Wing School at Lackland and transferred to regulars on Dec 3 after distinguished service. Stork served at multiple bases, earned several medals, and has been with the 4820th Air Police Sq at Nellis since Aug 1 as confinement officer.

Tactical Air Command Maurice Stork Washington * University ATCP Stork Car‘don Lackland FB Tex I Nto le Navy Air Force Lockburne Afb Ohio Moody Afb Dyess Afb Bergstrom Afb Dhahram Afb Saudi Arabia Nellis Lt. Stork 4820Th Air Police Sq

Santa Claus Parachute Jump Planned at Thunderbird

Santa Claus will parachute to a center event at 11 am with Thunderbird Sky Divers in a Sunday jump at the Thunderbird Hotel. Spectators at Twin Lakes Shopping Center are urged to attend the return performance to avoid confusion among children who saw last week’s display.

Santa Claus Thunderbird Twin Lakes Hal Evans

NLV Baptist Church Plans Big Christmas Program

Cal very Southern Baptist Church at 1600 Cartier North Las Vegas offers two Christmas services Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 7:39 p.m. The first features a sermon titled Jesus the Son and Christmas music. the evening presents the cantata Wonderful. Soloists include Mrs. Rea Gault Mrs. Billy Young Mrs. E. C. Cockrell E. C. Crockrell and Miss Peggy Fritz.

Calvery Southern Baptist Church Cartier North Las Vegas Jesus the Son Rea Gault Billy Young E. C. Cockrell E. C. Crockrell Peggy Fritz

SUN Records Available for Learn-A-Language Offer

The SUN reports steady demand as readers flock to pick up language records. The catalog splits evenly among seven foreign tongue records, an English record, and John Glenn's first space flight record.

John Glenn

Sea Explorer Receives God and Country Award

Sea Explorer Howard Clark, Eagle Scout last month, was presented with the God and Country Award at Immanuel Congregational Church. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Howard G Clark and a member of Sea Explorer Ship Rex Bell sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Uptown Las Vegas. Clark, a Western High School freshman, has spent over two years on the religious award fulfilling faith witness outreach citizenship and fellowship requirements.

Immanuel Congregational Church Howard Clark Zel Lowman Howard Clark Sr Bill Lowman T. Torrance Phelps Young Clark Howard G. Clark Upland Blvd Rex Bell Kiwanis Club Uptown Las Vegas Western High School

Dow Jones closes mixed as trading ends on Wall Street

UPI reports uneven Dow Jones performance with the 30 Industrials closing at 646.41 and the 30 Rails at 138.96 while the 65 Stocks index finishes at 227.06. Trading volume totals 480 700 and bond quotes show minor shifts with rails and utilities edging up or down. The commodity futures index stands at 144.12.

Closing Stocks List Highlights Major Industrial and Consumer Names

The list enumerates numerous companies across sectors including Alcoa Allied Air, Cater Trac, Dow Chemical, DuPont, General Motors, Ford, Boeing, Union Carbide, and Eastman Kodak. It shows investor emphasis on large manufacturers, energy firms, and consumer goods firms with percentages suggesting price or index changes, reflecting market activity and sectors like metals, chemicals, automobiles, and retail during the period.

ACF Indus Air Reduc Alieg Allied Ttd Alcoa Alum Am Air Lin Amn Can Amn Cyan Am Motors Aran Smelt Amon Vise Ampex Co Anacon Co Armco Sti Armour Co aAtensa Top Avco Carp Bendix Beth Stee Boeing Air Borden Co Borg Warn Burroughs Campo Soup J. Cater Trac Celanese Co Chrys Corp Cities Colg Paim Col Bra Sys Colum Gas

Mixed New York stocks as holiday mood steadies trading

A dull session in New York shares saw chemicals and motors ease while overall activity lagged as traders headed into a Christmas holiday. Declines and fractional gains marked a cautious market with Du Pont Kodak and General Motors slipping amid a sparse turnover.

New York UPS Chemicals Motors Exchange Republic U. S. Steel Youngstown du Pont and Kodak General Motors

Speed Curve Claims Vegans Life in Midnight Mishap

A 32 year old man, Bobbie Gerald Ries of 1508 Heim Dr, died in a single vehicle crash on a Sunset Road curve east of Lamb Blvd. His car left the shoulder, flipped multiple times, and landed on its wheels with him ejected and fatally injured. Nevada totals reached 188 traffic deaths for the year, below last year’s 202.

Sunset Road Bobbie Gerald Ries Heim Dr Lande Lamb Blvd Ries Nevada

Modifying Properties to Meet Fallout Shelter Plan

Carson City civil defense director Claude A. Shipley urges building owners to modify properties to provide more fallout shelter spaces and meet federal protection standards. Of 219 Nevada shelters, 62 fail the CP 100 protection factor but offer limited protection. 30,909 more spaces could be added with moderate modifications.

Carson City Claude A. Shipley Civil Defense Shipley Nevada U. S. Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks

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