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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1962
Page
5
The report shows Dow Jones at 566.59 with notable swings across sectors. Industrial, rail, and utility indices move unevenly as trading closes with modest gains and losses amid 926,600 transactions.
New York stock markets fell sharply after four hours of volatile trading as investors reacted to the Cuban situation. Most blue chips and defense issues turned green briefly but slipped again, with losses of two points or more across sectors except for oversold steel shares and some basic metals like copper and aluminum.
Sealed bids from qualified contractors will be received at Henderson Nevada City Clerk Office until 8:00 pm on December 3 1967 for furnishing all materials tools and transportation for construction of a new City Hall Plans and specifications available at City Clerk Office Henderson. Notices appeared October 17 21 24 28 1982.
Scattered notes from the Vegas scene recount sightings of cocktail waitresses in mink, movie-site visits by Bill Perlberg and Henry Denker, and Elaine McNally promoting a SUN Fish Cookery School session at Sahara Center. Local parties, theatre chatter, and celebrity sightings fill the page with nightlife, travel writers, and club buzz.
Carson City NEVADA registration for the 1962 general election reached a record 134,346, per Secretary of State John Koontz. Democratic registrants numbered 85,402 and Republicans 42,987, with 5,977 miscellaneous registrations. Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 2 to 1.
In Derby England a department store used live models showcasing women's lingerie to fill its window. Across the street Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell spoke to a rally drawing attention from shoppers and spectators. A lingerie model commented on the unusual scene and audience reaction.
Qualified Army Reservists in California Arizona and Nevada may apply for mobilization designee slots in the Sixth and Seventh Regions U S Army Air Defense Command at Fort Baker California and McChord Air Force Base Washington Vacancies listed include three lieutenant colonels eleven majors and two captains across several staff and MOS codes Branches Artillery Judge Advocate Engineer and Ordnance with MOS 2010 2960 2162 1181 0140 2625 4010 8103 7610 4802 Applicants must submit Sixth Army Form 558 in triplicate to Headquarters XV US Army Corps Presidio of San Francisco attn MOB DFS Section Forms can be obtained locally
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