George C. Scott Hospitalized After Chest and Stomach Pains
Los Angeles AP George C Scott was admitted to hospital with chest and stomach pains while filming the final Mr President episode. Maggie Begley said he was in good condition after a recent medical checkup showed no issues. Scott, 60, had five Emmy nominations and three Academy Award nominations and won for Patton in 1970.
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George S. Patton
Celebrities Star in AIDS Awareness Commercials
Ted Danson Marlee Matlin and other stars join a campaign with 28 public service announcements on AIDS prevention. The spots will air on over 30 stations nationwide starting today, produced by KPIX with participants Ally Sheedy Jimmy Smits Justine Bateman and Alyssa Milano among others.
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Tom Goodgame
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Jimmy Smits
NBC
Justine Bateman
Alyssa Milano
ABC
Amy Carter Takes Farm Aid Role in Cambridge Office
Amy Carter, 20, daughter of Jimmy Carter, works part time in Farm Aid’s national headquarters in Cambridge with five other staff. The Farm Aid office funds over 110 grassroots groups across 41 states supplying aid to farmers. Carter has been active politically and left Brown University last summer for activism.
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Jimmy Carter
Farm Aid
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Ellen Kay
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Central America
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Farm Aid Office
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Willie Nelson
Political warfare tightens ahead of Nicaragua aid vote
Washington AP reports two weeks left before the House votes on renewed Contra aid as partisan rancor peaks. Reagan calls the Feb 3 decision the moment of truth and warns Ortega may use a peace accord to end U S backing. Officials hint aid near 50 million dollars.
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Daniel Ortega
Washington Post
One In 4 Children Live With One Parent
The Census Bureau reports nearly a quarter of all American children live with a single parent and over half will spend time in single-parent homes before adulthood. In 1960 one in ten did so, rising to 24 percent by 196. The study notes more young adults stay with parents, and over two million couples now cohabit without marriage.
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Census Bureau
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Crash Survivors Report No Warning Of Troubles
Survivors recount a swift descent after a wing snag on a snow ridge, a 200 foot slide, and no time to scream aboard a Continental Express Twin Turboprop. Nine died among 17 aboard. Paul Schauer walked miles for help and two other survivors remained hospitalized in fair to good condition. NTSB expected to issue preliminary findings that night.
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Colo
Paul Schauer
Schauer
Mercy Medical Center
Merchant Marines Gain Veteran Status in WWII
Air Force Secretary Edward C. Aldridge designated civilian mariners serving on ocean going ships during World War II as veterans under a 1977 law. The move, ordered by a federal judge, covers those who served from December 7, 1941, to August 15, 1945, enabling discharges and access to veterans benefits. About 250,000 mariners served, with many now deceased.
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