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Show Serviceman Takes Part in North Church Activity Lt. Dale A. Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Long of this city, is one of 18 U.S. Air Force men stationed at Thule Air Base, Greenland, which com prises a branch of the LDS Church, said to be the northernmost north-ernmost branch of the Church. The men are located 790 miles from the North Pole and they hold meetings regularly, including Sunday School, Sacrament Sac-rament and Priesthood meetings. meet-ings. They hear the weekly broadcast broad-cast from the Tabernacle Choir on Station KOLD at the base. A number of investigators are attending the meetings and the weekly choir broadcasts have, greatly increased interest in the church among base personnel, per-sonnel, it is reported. The men enjoy a variety of activities despite the cold and long Arctic nights. Recently they visited an abandoned Eskimo Es-kimo village near their base just about half way between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole. |