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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1962
Page
11
A 16 year old asks about smoking on dates and faces addiction. a reader describes a smoking habit and regret. a letter about a funeral reception judged as a party prompts Ann Landers to defend the widow's composure, noting grief varies and public display differs by person.
New York Dow Jones closes with a range of figures across stock groups. Industrials, rails, utilities and other indices show modest gains and losses amid fluctuating trading activity. Net totals indicate a slight decline from yesterday's levels.
New York stocks edged lower in subdued trading. Steel shares were narrowly mixed while auto shares and oils moved insignificantly. Du Pont rose about one point and Kodak fell about one. Woolworth and Procter & Gamble gained roughly one point each.
Closing stocks preview lists numerous companies with varied gains and losses. Notable entries include Alcoa, Boeing, General Electric, Ford Motor, IBM, Macy's, PepsiCo, and Warner. mixed performance shows price movements across multiple sectors.
Delegates at the Western Podiatry Congress to be held at the Flamingo Hotel May 25 to 27 will learn about corticoster oid use for quick relief in resistant skin disorders. Dr. Herbert Prentice of New York City cites a new therapeutic weapon for podiatrists and CHI ropody.
Jon Larsen, a straight A pupil and former Las Vegas Sun carrier, was elected president of Las Vegas High School student body. A Las Vegas native since infancy, he attended John S. Parks and John C. Fremont schools, belongs to the Honor Society and student senate, is active in LDS Church, and plans to study science and engineering at Brigham Young University after graduation. He is supported by his parents Mr and Mrs Rulon Larsen of 1407 Cottonwood Place and has a sister Julia who is a high achieving sophomore.
Two Las Vegas women were arrested and booked by local lawmen over the weekend. Neldija Anyon, 40, was arrested Sunday morning at a resort hotel and listed 2317 Santa Rita Drive as her address. Marcia Feinberg, 33, of Landmark Apartments, was taken into custody early yesterday at the same hotel.
Collier's Encyclopedia states that the detective story origins lie in 18th century England's Gothic novels, the tales of terror that influenced later mystery writing.
The Theatre Guild of Las Vegas adds Sunday performances and moves opening to Friday May 18 at the Mesquite Club play house 702 E St. Louis. The Festival runs six consecutive nights at 8 30 pm with dialect parts and coaching by Alexandra Barbier Ruth Bergis Martova and Richard Braff in key roles Pilar is played by Charette Chapin the Spanish speaking housekeeper and the cast works on authentic inflections for realism.
A. J. Koval, former deputy chief architect for the Federal Housing Authority, yesterday assumed duties as county director of building and safety. Appointed April 20 by the county commissioners, he succeeds Bill Bardon who was ousted in March. The new head previously worked briefly for the county in 1953.
The Oshkosh Fire Department held a spring cleanup campaign with a greater turnout than expected. Firemen carried signs declaring they are striking for a better and cleaner Oshkosh and were flooded with phone calls begging the strike to end.
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