In today’s R-J:

On Tuesday, 43 paramedics and firefighters, along with many of their family members, arrived in Las Vegas for five days. Other rescue workers have been sent to Atlanta. Over the next month, other New Orleans police officers, firefighters and paramedics will be sent to the two cities on R&R.

The R&R program, started about one week after rescue workers began their emergency efforts in ever-worsening conditions of despair, death and flooding, has drawn a largely sympathetic response. In Las Vegas, rooms have been provided free by Station Casinos, the Hard Rock, Boyd Gaming, the Palms and Fitzgeralds.

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