Citizens Form Neighborhood Watch in Public Vigilante Trend
In San Pedro California and Sun City Arizona residents organize volunteer groups to deter crime under the label Your Neighbor's Keepers and City Posse. They coordinate via networks, alert systems, and trained volunteers, aiming for deterrence rather than arrests, as police note reduced crime in Sun City.
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Desert holly in Death Valley faces smog threat from LA
A UPI report notes silvery desert holly near Death Valley is declining as smog from Los Angeles reaches up to 160 miles away. UNLV biology student Frank Fisher led a study for the National Park Resources Studies Unit showing ozone levels in August double the national plant survival standard. Researchers warn the desert shrub may be headed toward extinction in the Death Valley area without clearer proof of the source.
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Las Vegas
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National Park Studies
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Arizona
United States
Midland Area on Aging to replace executive director
The Midland Area on Aging will relieve executive director James Chappel of duties on September 30. Board chair Willis Bailey cites communication issues and personality conflicts as reasons for change. A special board meeting is planned for August 10 to pursue replacement options. The agency serves Adams Hall and Howard counties.
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TV star Telly Savalas likens image to Uncle Harry
TV star Telly Savalas explains his Kojak popularity rests on resembling “everybody’s Uncle Harry.” He talks about filming in Manhattan for CBS Kojak exteriors and scenes while fans crowd for autographs between shoots. He jokes about romance for next season and hints at directing future projects.
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Lee Enterprises Buys Kansas City Kansan and Wisconsin State Journal
Lee Enterprises Inc. agreed to acquire the Kansas City Kansan of Kansas City Kansas and the Wisconsin State Journal in a sale by Stauffer Publications. The deal, effective August 1, was announced by Lee president Lloyd Schermer. The Kansan will be Wayne Schile’s publication, and the company already owns Racine Journal Times and the State Journal. The Kansan reports daily circulation around 25,611 with Lee noting 25,483 for the State Journal.
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Lee Enterprises Inc
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Wisconsin State Journal
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Racine Journal- Times
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Afternoon tea stays alive in London hotels despite waning local interest
Tourists flock to exclusive London hotels for afternoon tea with cucumber sandwiches and pots of tea costing up to 3.25 dollars. Local Britons have reduced the habit as hotel chains and luxury houses keep the custom alive, though some warn teabags signal decline.
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London
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Portman
Plane crash near Prague kills 70 on CSA flight
An Ilyushin TL18 operating CSA Prague to Bratislava plunges into Zlaty Piesky lake after engine fire and an attempted emergency landing. Sixty nine passengers and crew of six died, six survived. Government and Communist Party condolences issued as investigation opens.
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Zlate Piesky Lake
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Communist Party
CSA
Prague
Bratislava
Zlaty Piesky
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ILA
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