Last-Minute Shoppers Bemoan Frustration and Rush
SUN survey finds most last minute Christmas shoppers feel disorganized, tired and stressed amid a flurry of rushing crowds. Some enjoy the thrill or party atmosphere, but the majority see last minute buying as draining and chaotic as stores cut prices and shelves narrow from late season demand.
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SUN
Walter Pierce
Richmond
Calif
Pierce
Vince Tedesco
Las Vegas
The
Tyre
Bobbi Jones
Nellis Air Force Base
Bill Kenny
St. Christophers
Boulevard Mall
Kenny
Len Petoske
Raoul Leavitt
Overton
Cynthia Barrett
Hans Rae
Pat Brady
Springville
Utah
Steve Galambos
Woolworth
the Boulevard
F.W. Woolworth
Hickory Farms
Dave Meglemre
Hickory Farm
Knievel Must Serve Sentence After Furlough Bid Rejected
Evel Knievel, sentenced to six months in county jail for beating a writer with a baseball bat, had his request to delay the sentence denied. He sought a postponement to earn about 1 million in eight months through appearances and stunts while addressing debts over 1.03 million. Judge Edward A. Rafeedie noted Knievel’s conduct and probation reports, and Knievel continues to spend nights in jail with daily work in North Hollywood.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Evel Knievel
Knievel
Edward A. Rafeedie
Furievel
Hollywood
Rafeedie
Ann Burnett
Publisher Loeb Released From Hospital After Crash
William Loeb 72 publisher of the Manchester Union Leader and other papers was discharged from Washoe Medical Center after a road accident last week. His wife Nackey Scripps Loeb 53 remained in serious condition but showed signs of improvement after their vehicle skidded on ice and overturned.
Toll Rises to 32 in Grain Elevator Disaster at Westwego
In Westwego Louisiana the death toll from the Continental Grain Co elevator collapse climbed to 32 as rescuers recovered more bodies and authorities warned may soon find more beneath tons of concrete and steel. Federal inspectors involved after a national grain weighing scandal. several victims were federal inspectors. A memorial service was held as the community mourned and missing parishioners were feared.
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Westwego
UPI
New Orleans
Philip M. Hannan
Continental Grain Co
Mississippi River
Jefferson Parish
Alwynn Cronvich
Cronvich
Mississippi
Anthony Serio
Louisiana Agriculture
Gil Dozier
Washington
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
FBI
Louisiana
Tragic Death After Charleston Boulevard Bicycle Collision
A 35 year old Las Vegas man Edward Carapazza died Friday in Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a collision with a truck driven by Billy J Fairley on West Charleston near Campbell Avenue. Police say Carapazza swerved into the trailer as Fairley passed, in North Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Charleston Boulevard
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Metro
Edward Carapazza
Baltimore Ave
Charleston
Campbell Avenue
Billy J Fairley
Kemp Street
Fairley
Carapazza
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