Midwestern premiere honors Henry Fonda at Omaha theater
Jane Fonda and more than 2000 attend the Orpheum premiere of On Golden Pond in Omaha to kick off a drive to build the Henry Fonda Theater Center at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Henry Fonda, 76, was released to his Los Angeles home after seven weeks at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a heart condition.
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First Crawford Marriage Hid by MGM Revealed
Hollywood author Patricia Fox-Sheinwold says Joan Crawford’s first marriage to musician James Barratt Welton was real but concealed by MGM. The couple wed in the mid 1920s while Crawfordwas Lucille LeSueur, met Welton in The Passing Show of 1924, and divorced in the late 1920s. Welton died in 1971.
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American student recounts civilians fired on in El Salvador
Harvard graduate Philippe Bourgois describes 13 days with peasants in the Cabanas offensive near Honduras. He says Salvadoran troops fired mortars and helicopters at unarmed civilians, killed livestock, and that about 50 peasants were killed and another 50 wounded.
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Guatemalan Troops Find 50 Abducted Villagers Bodies
In western Guatemala 50 abducted villagers from San Francisco El Tablon were found with bullet wounds and torture marks. The attackers reportedly burned 20 homes and took 60 residents. In Guatemala City a 29-year-old army captain and his father were killed by unidentified gunmen. The country faces about 300 political-violence deaths monthly.
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Dozier Kidnapping Still Unsolved After Rome Raid
Police doubt the weekend Red Brigades arrest and weapons cache seizure will aid in locating kidnapped Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier. Giovanni Senzani, tied to the group, is not believed connected to the Dozier case. Judith Dozier remains under protection, seeking normal life in Verona as authorities search for the hidden prison.
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Saudi hints at possible ties with Moscow if Soviet presence ends
Hashem Abdu Hashem editor of Okaz echoed Saudi restraint toward full relations with the Soviet Union. He said Riyadh could accept diplomatic ties if Moscow withdraws from the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa and pulls out of Afghanistan, arguing Saudi policy avoids superpower competition in the region.
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Five Snowmobiles Plunge Through Ice In Michigan Kill Three
Five snowmobiles sank on Murray Lake in western Michigan early Sunday. Three killed, two injured, one more body searched for as divers work. All victims from Grand Rapids area. water temp 34 degrees. Snowmobiles were heading north about 1 a.m. across the lake 15 miles from Grand Rapids.
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Guardian Angels Resume March Toward Washington
The Guardian Angels restarted its march to Washington to protest the fatal police shooting of a New Jersey member. Curtis Sliwa, founder of the New York group with 2,200 members in 33 cities, said members faced brutal wind chill near Aberdeen as temperatures fell to severe levels.
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UAW Begins Talks With Ford and GM In Labor Push
UPI reports the United Auto Workers open contract talks with Ford Motor Co. and General Motors in Detroit. Negotiators meet Ford in the morning and GM in the afternoon as discussions focus on paid personal holidays totaling 26 per year in addition to vacation time.
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Iran President Khamenei's Brother Wounded in Tehran Shooting
Gunmen shot and wounded Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khamenei in front of his Tehran home. Two bodyguards were killed. Iranian News Agency blamed U S backed terrorists for the assassination attempt. The president’s brother sustained slight wounds in the side. Iran accuses the United States of backing the Mujahedeen Khalq.
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Early Vision in Babies and Signs of Issues
A parent guide from Dr Wayne A Cary O D outlines how newborn vision develops, common signs of vision problems, and when to seek an eye exam. It notes difficulty picking up small objects, missing toys, stumbling, tilting head, squinting, or closing one eye as potential indicators requiring professional assessment.
Vigil at Fort Bragg protests El Salvadoran troop training
About 150 protesters will gather in Spring Lake near Fort Bragg to denounce the Army boot camp style training of 1600 Salvadoran soldiers. The event includes a news conference with David Dellinger and other religious and activist leaders amid claims of U.S. intervention and El Salvadorian army abuses.
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