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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1962
Page
3
J W Allom Elementary in Paradise Valley opens as a 36 000 square foot building with 650 capacity, 22 teachers, and principal Neil Twitchell. The $350 000 Clark County project includes air conditioning, a library, nurse’s quarters, and a fenced playground for Desert Hills families.
Clark County reports 57 637 residents eligible to vote in the November general election, up 2 515 from the primary. Dems total 41 329, Republicans 13 930, non partidans 2 378. Primary had 55 122 eligible. Distribution spans Las Vegas 32 435, North Las Vegas 6 602, Henderson 9 303, Boulder City 2 268.
The SUN reports ongoing popularity of its Learn-a-Language offer with daily visitors collecting language records. Seven languages Spanish French Italian German Russian Japanese and Hebrew are available via coupons at 900 S A St behind the Las Vegas SUN office. Astronaut John Glenn’s space flight record is among the selections.
A head on collision on U S Highway 95 ten miles north of Hawthorne Nevada killed Earl J Lute 68 and Pete Neimi 71 both Hawthorne and John B Knight 18 of Vancouver B C. Knight's passenger Seigfried Braun 22 also of Vancouver suffered serious injuries. The crash occurred between 9 and 10 P M Thursday night according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
Dow Jones closes with the industrials rail and utilities indices mixed. The stock averages show a 7.26 point gain to 573.29 for the Dow total while bonds and futures reflect modest shifts and a 0.05 rise in the commodity futures index to 141.84.
A double barrell selling spree pushed the market lower, driving the industrial average to a three month low after a mixed opening. Traders saw rapid declines in blue chips and a wide range of issues, with several stocks losing a point or more as selling intensified through the afternoon.
The document lists numerous stock names and tickers from the New York market, including Alcoa Aluminum Amn Motors Ford Motors General Motors Goodyear Goaldolphines and many others, with company abbreviations and sector hints. It reflects a broad snapshot of equities and industrials traded in New York, aiding readers in assessing market breadth and major players across sectors.
A 23 year old deer hunter, Jerome John Kendcorsk of Van Nuys, died in a one car crash on Highway 91 one mile south of Glendale Neveria. Police say he fell asleep at the wheel, driving a 1962 Willys Jeep into a construction hole. The vehicle traveled 143 feet after impact and Kendcorsk was thrown 36 feet. The body was taken to Bunker Brothers Mortuary in Las Vegas by Mercy Ambulance Service.
Griffith Methodist Church plans two Sunday services with lay leadership. Charles Cheatham, church lay leader, will lead the 11 o clock service focusing on the theme Methodist Loyalty. Roger W. Sawyer will conduct the 8:30 am service.
British Nazi leader Colin Porden aged 39 and deputy John Tyndall aged 26 sought permission to appeal their convictions as leaders of the Spearhead movement. Jordan, a former Coventry schoolteacher, received nine months in jail while Tyndall drew six months for leading the group aimed at advancing Fascist aims by force.
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