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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1963
Page
7
Dow Jones closes up as averages show gains across indices. Trading details include a high near 686.91 and a low around 678.29 with notable activity in railroads and utilities sectors. The index settles around 683.73 with an overall uptick of 0.84 points.
The program focuses on the $21 million bond vote and education. Channel Reports airs at 8 00 with host Hrank Thornley guiding a panel including Harvey Dondero Dayle Rust and Mrs Barbara Friedeil to discuss Lights on Education and bond issue stakes.
NASA announces Philco Corp will build the Houston flight control center for Gemini and Apollo. Estimated cost is $30 million. Center will direct manned spacecraft and a worldwide network of tracking stations.
North signals unusual distribution with a bid of one no trump after passing, showing a two-suiter in minors and surprising East at the European championship. The article explains standard responses to unusual notrump and the takeout double, plus a sample hand and bidding question from Shemwords S.
Capt. Vernon G. S. Munsell, North Las Vegas civil defense director, was lauded by State Civil Defense Director Claude A. Shipley for an excellent plan that would meet emergencies short of a nuclear detonation. Shipley called North Las Vegas the only fully developed CD program among responding communities and proposed sharing the format as a guide.
Medford Massachusetts UPI report says 19 year old Robert Donnelly offered a lift to three hitchhiking brothers Andrew Samuel and Levi Stanievy. His car skidded on a slippery road and struck them but none were seriously hurt.
Mexico City reports a government run refinery at Azcapotzalco suffered a deadly blast. Six workers died when a tank of anhydrous sulfuride gas exploded after a leak.
North Las Vegas officials push for a dedicated seat on the Clark County School Board as state lawmakers consider representation for NLV. Mayor William Taylor directed the city manager to draft a letter urging creation of a North Las Vegas slot on the school board.
North Las Vegas businessman Max Riecke proposes a television presentation titled Our Town to depict the city’s nine year population growth. The project would be funded by local businessmen and donated to the city film library after airing, with a $1,000 bond required for the producing company.
In Taunton England two six inch icicles are to be entered as evidence in a case accusing them of being offensive weapons. Police say the icicles were used in a recent restaurant fight and had been kept in cold storage by an ice cream firm pending the hearing.
Herbert Wakelam of Nottingham obtained a divorce from his wife on grounds of desertion. She left him in 1624 after only one month of marriage. When asked why it took so long, he said he delayed to avoid stirring up trouble.
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