San Bernardino Southland forest tree rustling crackdown urged
Southern California foresters warn of illegal Christmas tree theft in Los Padres Angeles and San Bernardino forests. Carla Van Dyne of Angeles National Forest says taking or damaging trees kills them. penalties range from 50 to 5000 dollars and possible jail. Mount Pinos guards say 2 rustlers caught yearly, with 20 to 30 trees stolen annually.
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California
Carla van Dyne
Tujunga
Angeles National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Los Padres
Angeles
San Bernardino
Mount Pinos
Los Padres National Forest
Ventura County
Don Trammell
Partly cloudy with cool temperatures today and tonight
Partly cloudy and breezy conditions continue with cool daytime temperatures near 50. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies and lows in the mid-30s. The National Weather Service issued the forecast.
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National Weather Service
Christmas Shopping Starts Across Princeton Area
Shoppers flock to Mercer Street and Pine Plaza as the Christmas shopping season opens the day after Thanksgiving. Santa greeted visitors at K Mart while stores offered coffee, donuts, and festive music. Marta Oxley and Debbie Meadows note higher prices and early start to gift buying amid busy aisles at Mercer Mall and Pine Plaza with families and a four month old shopper among the crowds.
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Princeton
Mercer Street
Santa Claus
Oakvale Road
Kmart
Lowe's
LA Joe's
Merchants report brisk sales after Thanksgiving lineups
Local merchants reported booming sales on the day after Thanksgiving as crowds gathered before store openings. Gary Beever of the Kmart Department Store in Bluefield described a surprisingly strong start with a line at 7 a.m. and shoppers flooding through doors, boosting early holiday trade.
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Gary Beever
Kmart
Bluefield
Kmart manager counters economists on Christmas shopping
John Ringhoffer of Kmart at Claypool Hill Mall dismissed analysts predicting weak holiday sales. He said business is strong with a busy first day, 40 Christmas trees sold in ten minutes, and space running out for layaways and earmarked gifts.
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Claypool Hill
John Ringhoffer
Kmart
U.S
Ringlehoffer
Sabaraina Bower
K-Mart
Pokeeta
Houke
Army freezes personnel, halts desert shield departures
The Army will keep all soldiers and officers who planned to leave, freezing about 5,500 departures monthly. Transfers from overseas to U.S. bases are halted indefinitely and Christmas vacations for 22 Army institutions are canceled to preserve readiness amid the Persian Gulf crisis.
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Defense
Dick Cheney
Army
United States
West Point, N.Y
Military Academy
Fort Jackson
S.C
Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Infantry
Fort Benning
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Barbara Goodno
Princeton Man Joins Twin Brother in Gulf Deployment
U S Navy Petty Officer First Class James Beavers of Princeton will deploy aboard the USS McInerney FFG 8 to the Persian Gulf on January 11, joining his twin Tim Beavers in service. James notes the oddity of timing and the brothers’ close bond as Tim serves in the Middle East.
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Princeton
U.S. Navy
James Beavers
Beavers
Jacksonville
Fla
Stark
Persian Gulf
Jodi
United States Air Force
Tim Beavers
Steve Martin
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Princeton High
Navy
Tim
Air Force
Gulf Region
Governor drops toy drive after radio skit controversy
Charleston governor Gaston Caperton declines participation in Super 102 Toy Mountain program after spokesman cites station's portrayal of a shove between the governor and his cousin. Host says pressure to alter content led to decision while station defends humor as harmless.
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Charleston
Bob Brunner
Brunner
Martie Gray
Gaston Caperton
Bob
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