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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1962
Page
7
Dear Ann Landers column discusses wives overextending themselves in chores and marital dynamics, advising couples to seek counseling. It also covers a teen who failed a driving test, encouraging practice, study, and persistence with guidance on resources and how to get the booklet.
New York markets see a range of the Dow Jones Industrial average with highs around 541 and lows near 533 while overall close shows modest changes. Transactions show total volume across industries and railroads nearing 740 thousand shares.
New York stocks rose early but pared gains to end little changed. Major blue chips moved with Procter & Gamble and Union Carbide down modestly while Alcoa United Aircraft and Woolworth edged up. Rails utilities and most sectors finished mixed. Ford fell nearly 2 percent while steel stocks showed fractional gains. High speed trading was videotaped early and late, with overall volume below Monday’s pace. The session mirrored a cautious market with no clear trend as leaders posted minor moves.
NY closing stock list shows numerous corporate abbreviations and percent changes. Prominent names include Allied, Alcoa, Dow, Ford, Sears, Texaco, US Steel, Nike, Boeing, Pepsi,Philip Morris, Chrysler, and General Motors among others with varied gains and losses across industries.
In Hong Kong, forty seven Chinese orphans depart by chartered flight for Los Angeles as the first step toward placement in American homes. All but six will be placed with Chinese American families under a 1958 International Social Service program that has found homes for 650 orphans in four years. Ten nurses accompany the group and will remain until each child meets their new parents.
Don Jardine son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Jardine of 2001 East Tonopah Ave will represent the Las Vegas NCCJ Youth Committee at the NCC twelfth annual USA Brotherhood Workshop in Idlewild California from June 30 to July 7 He is a Rancho High senior and holds offices in the Explorer's Club class presidency and Youth Committee leadership The theme is Living and learning good human relations The Idylwild Pines camp hosts the week long workshop offered to youth leaders nationwide under a NCCJ scholarship program.
NASA said it was negotiating a 2.5 million dollar contract with Hughes Aircraft Co for a study of problems in perfecting a second generation synchronous orbit communications satellite. NASA plans to launch a 55 pound satellite into a 22300 mile high orbit early next year carrying a single telephone channel relay and not placed in an Equatorial orbit. Syncom is being built by Hughes.
Crosby Records signs Eddie Dean for a recording session in Las Vegas after his national appearances. Dean joins a roster of five male singers as the label prepares new releases by Bill Barker Babe Pier Jonne Tinovic and others. Morgan expresses satisfaction with progress and aims to recruit a top female singer.
A boy in Columbus Indiana mails his beloved puppy when upset. Neighbors hear whining before the postman arrives. Police are alerted and contact the post office to handle the incident.
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