Mitchell, last Watergate prisoner, heads for home
Former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell leaves prison as the final of 25 Watergate figures to resume private life. He declines questions, thanks supporters, and prepares to rejoin Alabama friends after a 19 month term. He was part of the 1970s scandal leading to Nixon's resignation.
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Study links cancer to lifestyle in New Jersey area
A New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection study ties cancer deaths to personal environment including eating habits water supply and employment. The unpublished 1950 1969 Rutgers led analysis by Michael Greenberg shows mortality 20 percent above national average in the NYC to Philadelphia region and 10 percent above average across 49 New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Connecticut counties. Dr Peter Preuss cautions it shows statistics not causes while noting higher stomach cancer in Polish descent and higher breast cancer in Italian descent women.
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Army Secretary backs peacetime registration for women
Washington AP report says Army Secretary Clifford Alexander favors peacetime registration of young women and supports registering both men and women. He did not clarify if he advocates drafting women in wartime. His remarks followed a speech proposing a system to enable rapid mobilization.
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Interfaith groups plan interim schools during teacher strike
St Louis religious leaders move to run temporary schools to keep children busy as the teachers strike enters its fourth day. The St Louis Interfaith Clergy Council asked churches and synagogues to volunteer, offering recreation and play activities. Schools closed Wednesday.
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Fire kills six children in Philadelphia home
A early morning blaze in a west Philadelphia working-class neighborhood killed six children aged 3 to 15 and injured at least three others. The one alarm fire started around 3 16 a m and was under control about 20 minutes later with hospitalized burn injuries reported.
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Holdouts still fight in Cambodia near Kampot port
Heavy fighting reported across Cambodia as Vietnamese forces clash with holdout units loyal to ex-Premier Pol Pot. In Kampot and Kompong Som Vietnamese warplanes Strikes target the estuary area while resistance stiffens in multiple front lines following the Dec 25 invasion.
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Refugees Allowed Ashore as Huey Fong Reaches Hong Kong
About 3,300 Vietnamese refugees aboard the Huey Fong will be allowed to land in Hong Kong after weeks of refusal. The 2,820-ton freighter entered Hong Kong waters amid heightened tensions, with the captain Shu Wen-shin defying orders to sail to Taiwan and heading toward Kau Yi Chau.
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Fire casualties identified but cause unknown
Police said the fire's cause remains undetermined and relatives are being notified. Four of the dead children were from the same family while two others were house guests, with identities not released pending notification.
Carter shifts budget toward teen pregnancy program
Washington AP reports President Carter reversed prior plans to boost birth control clinics and contraceptive research. The shift funds a major program aimed at pregnant teens, reflecting a stance against abortion and alignment with HEW Secretary Califano. The move follows years of abortion- restriction support by the administration.
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Brock says Carter moves toward confrontation with Israel
Republican National Chairman Bill Brock says the Carter administration appears deliberate in confronting Israel. He sent a Dec 21 letter to President Carter. a spokesman says no reply yet. Rex Granum notes a response will come but the president prioritizes other matters and calls the letter politically motivated.
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Carter Says Soviet Summit Participation Looks Slow
President Carter, in an NBC Nightly News interview, said the Soviets appear to have backed off from a summit conference partly because U S relations with China have been normalized. He added the move may slow momentum in the strategic arms talks.
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Toxic residues in dressed meat and poultry raise concern
A GAO draft report says 14 percent of dressed meat and poultry in supermarkets may harbor illegal chemical residues linked to cancer birth defects or mutations. It notes no method to prevent contaminated meat reaching consumers and criticizes USDA testing practices as undercounting.
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Millions march in Iran call for Islamic republic
Tehran sees the largest anti-government demonstration in recent memory with about 1.5 million in the capital and crowds nationwide demanding Bakhtiar’s ouster and urging Ayatollah Khomeini to seize state power. Khomeini, in exile near Paris, vowed followers will rise to power legally or by public pressure.
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U.S. Seventh Fleet rejects Saigon plea over Paracels
Five years earlier the U S Seventh Fleet turned down an appeal from Saigon seeking assistance for South Vietnam in its clash with China over the Paracel Islands.
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Carter pardons draft evaders in 1977 on date
On this date in 1977 President Carter pardoned American draft evaders and ordered a case by case study of deserters. The move aimed to heal divisions from the Vietnam War era and reconcile military-aboard dissent with national service obligations.
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Polygamist slain during arrest attempt in Utah farm raid
Polygamist John Singer, 47, who vowed to keep his children from public schools, was killed by a shotgun blast when he drew a gun on 10 officers attempting to arrest him outside his Marion County hand built farm. His first wife Vicki was later arrested on contempt charges.
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