Economy cuts yule tree sales slow in major cities
Dealers in at least six cities report weak Christmas tree sales amid economic uncertainty. In Los Angeles Brentwood, Bob Butler says 70 percent of normal stock with no customers. Detroit reports 25 percent drop. others note mixed results and slight price rises while some markets near selling out. Prices vary by region and tree size.
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Associated Press
Bob Butler
Brentwood
Los Angeles
Butler
Detroit
George Skirt
Warren
William Boyd
Frank’s Nursery Stores
Boyd
Garden City Tree Sales Struggle With Warm Weather
Garden City tree sellers report an odd warm spell keeping buyers away as 68 degree afternoons dampen holiday sales. Several vendors note slow week while others, including Ward and Miller, report better business on peak days. Prices across lots have dropped to about 10 to 12 dollars per tree, with shoppers debating size and price more than tree type.
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Garden City
W. E. Rodrock
Phyllis Stone
Plymell
Verne Miller
Miller
Optimist Club
Fleming Street
Warehouse Market
Lester Koch
Koch
Mike Ward
Ward
Garden Center & Pet Shop
Randy Toppin
Gibson's
Taylor Ave
Ransom Cardillo
Pizza Hut
Kansas Ave
Cardillo
Safeway
Ron Bryant
Ward's
Miller's
Toppin
John Craft
Family terrorized in Camden home robbery with police on line
A Camden family was robbed at gunpoint by three attackers, while an open police line recorded the scene. The raid marked a second such attack in a week, as the victims identified three suspects who were later arrested. The couple, on welfare, fought to protect children under 12 as the emergency line captured cries and threats.
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Camden
N.J
Mark Montelpare
Johnson
Eugene
Mick'’ Friesen
Johnson Coop
Friesen
Southwest Kansas
Farmland
Robbery trio nabbed after tying up Oxnard family
In Oxnard California three suspects dressed as Santa robbed the Montelpare home taking food a wedding ring and a kerosene heater. They threatened six year old Jeannie with a knife to force disclosure of a hidden money stash. Police tracked the trio who were arrested near the Montelpare residence after the homeowner identified them at about 9 am.
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Patricia
Childen
John Howell
Howell
New Jersey Bell
Mark Gransden
Montelpare
Teens linked to 90 mph chase as car rammed roadblock
Two Owensboro youth aged 14 and 15 with two juvenile boys were involved in a 100 mile chase ending in a crash north of Dighton on I 70. They were returned to parents while the 14 and 15 year olds remain in Lane County jail. Charges pending. restitution sought for the police car wrecked at the roadblock.
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Dighton
Owensboro
Lane County
Paul Marsteller
Roger Yost
Marsteller
Interstate 70
WaKeeney
Kansas Highway Patrol
Keith Denchfield
Missouri
Kansas
Kentucky
Bob Kirtley
Daviess County
Woman Apologizes Then Imprisoned in Tolbert Case
Miss Tolbert pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the December 1981 shooting death of Miller, the father of her child. Reno County District Judge Porter Brown sentenced her to 3 to 10 years, denying a holiday deferral and ordering jail transfer to the Department of Corrections after bond forfeiture and earlier court delays.
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Miss Tolbert
Brown
Department of Corrections
Miss .Tolbert
Taylor
Miller
Lawn chair flyer warned on FAA violations
Larry Walters, 33, of North Hollywood, piloted a chair lifted by 42 helium balloons to about three miles, prompting FAA citations for four aviation act violations. He faces civil penalties of at least $1,000 per count and possible court action if unpaid.
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Los Angeles
Larry Walters
Walters
North Hollywood
San Pedro Long Beach
Long Beach
DeWitte T. Lawson
Federal Aviation Administration
Lawson
Walter
U.S. District Court
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