Rehabilitation Center Keeps Quang Ngai Busy
At the Quaker Service Rehabilitation Center in Quang Ngai, Vietnamese victims of mine blasts and artillery choose between lifelong care or death as staff from the American Friends Service Committee aid injured civilians. Patients include Duong, a 30 year old paraplegic, and Lien, a 14 year old paraplegic, with weights and braces aiding rehabilitation amid a landscape scarred by unexploded ordnance and years of fighting.
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Today In History Highlights and War Center Efforts
The history capsule notes Truman announced hydrogen bomb development in 1953 and the 1788 first US presidential election. It covers Lebanon unrest, and a Vietnamese center aiding war victims with prosthetics. Brinton and Krich discuss shifting roles as staff take on long-range planning.
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Harry Truman
State of the Union
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Holy Roman Empire
U.S
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New York
Cayuga County
London
Lebanon
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Dearborn Mayor Initiates City Diet After Weigh-In
Dearborn Michigan mayor Orville L Hubbard then 70 and 283 pounds starts a citywide dieting effort for all 19 department heads after a weigh-in at City Hall. The prompt move aims to cut weight to improve work efficiency as Hubbard reflects on past public health notes and leadership.
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Holy Land
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Los Angeles
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Dearborn Mayor Calls Fat Workers To Lose Weight
The mayor warns that those who fail to slim down will be suspended without pay. Hubbard, the U.S. mayor with the longest service, criticizes fat workers for eating too much and sipping beer at lunch. He recalls selling kingsize suits in 1970 and vows to drop seven pounds by January 15 or suspend himself.
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