Death Toll Soars in Arizona as 11 Die in Pima This Month
A State Highway Department report shows 321 deaths statewide in the first 11 months, with Pima County suffering 11 fatalities in November alone. Incidents include a driver ignoring signals, stopping violations, and pedestrians struck. Officials note many drivers face license suspensions and probation. The piece warns holiday travel will likely bring higher numbers.
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State Highway Department
Israels and
Arizona
Air Force
Christmas Dinner for Rincon Scouts at Barton School
About 40 Boy Scouts from Rincon Troop were treated to a free Christmas dinner hosted by the Rincon Lions Club at Elizabeth Barton School cafeteria. Forty Lions Club members attended, with wives cooking the meal. Arthur Mahaney chaired the party committee and Arnold Grant serves as Rincon Lions Club president this year.
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Elizabeth Barton School
Lions Club
Arthur Mahaney
Arnold Grant
Saks Fifth Avenue theft error burns gifts in chimney
A Saks Fifth Avenue porter dumped $500 worth of Christmas purchases into a chimney causing a store blackout on December 20. Officials issued an apology and asked shoppers to report purchases while two extra phone lines and six clerks were deployed to match slips. The mistake cost the porter his job and will cost about $1,500 to rectify.
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New York
Saks
Fifth Avenue
Grief Stricken Father Drowns After Family Tragedy
A despondent Tokyo father Ichiro Takada, 35, drowned himself in front of an electric train yesterday, two weeks after his wife and four children attempted mass suicide. Police say the mother and a one-year-old son survived the canal plunge on December 5, while a 10-year-old daughter, an 8-year-old daughter, and a 6-year-old son perished.
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Ichiro Takada
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