Good News stories brighten holiday season across the nation
A series of small acts bring holiday cheer from Robert L. Harris receiving a motorcycle in Houston to a Newark center rescue of toys and food. El Salvadoran boy Tarsis Lopez inspires Santa letter, Olathe raises 3500 dollars to bring Vietnam veterans home, and local donors in Kansas continue charitable Christmas efforts.
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Robert L. Harris
Humble
Houston
Tex
Herman Short
Short
Harris
Newark
N.J
Newark Emergency and Disaster Center
WRAN
Dover
Alma Wilson
Oroville
UPI
Tarsis Salomon Lopez
San Salvador
el Salvador
Santa Claus
Butte County
Larry Gillick
Gillick
Butte
Santa
North Pole
Rotary Club
Olathe
Kan
Vietnam
Richard Buzbee
Olathe Daily News
Man Against Noise: Baron Seeks Quieter Cities
Robert Alex Baron, author of The Tyranny of Noise, argues noise is the world’s most prevalent pollution. He details health and economic costs, blames corporate greed and official indifference, and proposes quieter autos and buildings, stricter posting of noise dangers, and tenant protections to curb urban din.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Alex Baron
Baron
New York
Manhattan
St. Martin's Press
Medi Cal cuts blamed for shifting costs to counties
County Supervisors Association president Ralph P. Thiel denounces Reagan Medi Cal reductions as a breach of faith that would shift millions to local property taxpayers. He warns of service cuts, higher local bills, and possible court challenges if the state holds firm. In a separate Denver raid, 41 people were arrested at the Apex Social Club where police seized seven loaded dice.
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UPI
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County Supervisors Association
Ralph P. Thiel
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Thiel
Tuolumne
Cal
Association Fee
Medi-Cal
Denver
Apex
Outfield Glories Highlight Historic Centerfielders
Encyclopaedia Britannica credits legendary centerfielders like Tris Speaker Max Carey and Joe DiMaggio with shaping the game’s best defensive outfields. The list emphasizes speed range and instinct in covering vast gaps and saving runs.
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Tris Speaker
Max Carey
Terry Gore
Joe DiMaggio
Encyclopaedia Britannico
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