Maine Governor Starts Drive For Samantha Smith Memorial
Gov Brennan unveiled a clay model of Samantha Smith to raise funds for a memorial statue in Auburn Maine. He read letters from President Reagan and Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin praising the 13 year old girl who wrote to Andropov about nuclear war. A Bar Harbor Airlines crash killed Samantha and six others last August near Bar Harbor. About 300 people attended a drive to raise 20000 dollars for a life size bronze statue based on sculptor Glenn Hines model.
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Samantha
Samantha Smith
Auburn
Manchester
Maine
Joseph E. Brennan
Brennan
Reagan
Anatoly Dobrynin
United States
Yuri Andropov
Soviet Union
Harbor Airlines
Glenn Hines
Barge Accident Causes 30 Mile River Oil Slick
A towboat hit a railroad bridge on the Mississippi near Thebes Missouri causing 180600 gallons of No 4 crude oil to spill and spread 30 miles downstream toward Cairo Illinois No injuries reported two barges were damaged Dix ie Carriers of New Orleans owned the towboat Dixie Power Coast Guard crews considered placing an oil boom at Mile 10 to contain the slick.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Cairo
Ill
Gregory Devore
Coast Guard
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Thebes
Charles G. Hill
Marine Safety Office
Paducah
Hill
Devore
Dixie Power
Dixie Carriers
New Orleans
Mile
United Way Raises Record 2.33 Billion Nationwide
The United Way reports a record 2.33 billion from Americans in 1985, a 9 percent rise over 1984, marking the charity’s strongest three-year stretch in over 25 years with inflation near 3 percent. Gains are noted in the Midwest including Green Bay Detroit Ann Arbor and Flint, with distribution to about 37,000 groups.
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Washington
United Way
United Ways
James D
Robinson II
United Way of America
Robinson
American Express Co
Midwest
Green Bay
Wis
Ann Arbor
Flint
Mich
Detroit
Requests for Aid Up but Donations Down
Salvation Army units including Cleveland report fewer Christmas aid requests being met as donations lag. Capt. Donald MacMurdo notes a drop from last year while more people seek help. Detroit and Boston report similar trends with rising need and efforts from Ford workers and Zayre to raise funds and items.
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Salvation Army
Cleveland
Donald MacMurdo
Army
MacMurdo
Detroit
William Himes
Himes
Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
Boston
Steve Capoccia
Zayre Corp
Capoccia
Leon Ferraez
Verona
N.J
False Reports Of Child Abuse Endangering True Victims
Washington AP reports concerns that public overreaction to graphic abuse stories prompts misreports. Be sharov of AEI notes 65 percent of nationwide child abuse reports are false, comparing with 35 percent groundless in 1973.
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Washington
Douglas J. Besharov
American Enterprise Institute
Social Invention Project
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Missouri
National United Way
NCMEC
NCPC
Jack Meyer
Center
Texize
Operation Kids
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Capitol Hill
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
National Crime Prevention Council
Heritage Square
Reebok
Ladies Reebok
Newport
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