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Neighbors Raise Funds for Bullet-Proof Vests

September 1981

Original neighborhood vest fundraiser reception photograph.

Historical September 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.

Neighbors enjoying the bulletProof Vest !deception held recently in the expansion area of Central west End Savings. and Loan, 415 DeBaliviere.

The event was jointly sponsored by the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council and CWE Savings. Lt. Col. William Brown, head of the St. Louis Police Department Bullet-Proof vest Fund, and Chief of Police Eugene Camp receive a check from Kathleen hamilton, vice president of Central West End Savings and Loan, and Richmond W. Coburn (far right), executive direc for of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council.

The two organizations sponsored the neighborhood fundraiser which raised 11,718 for purchase of these vests specifically for police in the 7th and 9th Districts.

Original photograph caption

Neighbors at the bullet-proof vest reception in the expansion area of Central West End Savings and Loan, 415 DeBaliviere. The Paper, September 1981, page 4. Photographer not credited.

Original check presentation photograph at the vest fundraiser.
Lt. Col. William Brown and Chief Eugene Camp receive a check from Kathleen Hamilton and Richmond W. Coburn. The event raised $1,718 for vests for the 7th and 9th Districts. The Paper, September 1981, page 4. Photographer not credited.

Originally published in The Paper, September 1981.

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Original source: SD_Times1981_09.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.

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