Christmas Charity by Las Vegas Firemen Boosts Baskets
Las Vegas Good Fellows members including firemen from Las Vegas North Las Vegas and Clark County organized a Christmas basket drive. Nearly 300 firemen sold the Las Vegas Sun at city intersections, collecting nickels to bills with customers receiving no change. Proceeds funded 171 food baskets to be distributed before Christmas containing turkey, bread, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, margarine, stuffing, onions, milk and more to needy families.
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Marvin Coston
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Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas SUN Drives Help With Christmas Baskets
Freeman reports Nevada firemen raised funds via a paper drive to support Christmas baskets and emergency aid. Hank Greenspun’s donation of 5000 newspapers is praised as crucial, enabling cash gifts and clothing vouchers for burnouts and needy families through the Good Fellow program and Catholic Welfare Clearinghouse referrals.
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Las Vegas Sun
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Sammy Cohen
Santa Anita Turf Club
Catholic Welfare Clearing House
AARP Potluck at Lorenzi Park Wednesday
AARP Clark County plans a noon potluck luncheon at Lorenzi Park on Wednesday. The event includes installation of officers and entertainment, as announced by Robert Masley.
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Clark County
American Association of Retired People
Lorenzi Park
Robert Masley
Traffic Toll 200 Two Die in Southern Nevada Accidents
Nevada highway deaths rose to 200 over the weekend with two fatalities in separate Southern Nevada crashes. Herbert Schnider 21 of Las Vegas died when his car overturned on Highland Avenue. Donald Parker 47 of Caliente died after his car hit a broken down tractor trailer on U.S. 93 six miles south of Caliente. Lawrence Stegemann the truck driver was seriously injured. Local injuries included a 14 year old Las Vegas boy and a 19 year old Las Vegas woman among others treated at Memorial Hospital. Frank Martinez 24 of Las Vegas received four citations after a high speed turn led to a reckless driving incident.
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Caliente
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Highland Avenue
Spring Mountain Road
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
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Pahor Ave
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Robert Johnson
Laurelhurst Ave
Charleston Boulevard
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Poplar Ave
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E. Monroe Ave
Whitmore
Frank Martinez
6Th St
Driver Loses Control on Evergreen Avenue
A vehicle on Evergreen Avenue turned onto Decatur Boulevard, jumped the curb narrowly missing a pedestrian, then crossed back and jumped the opposite curb. Police chased as the car sped off on a blown tire for four blocks before the tire came off the rim.
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