Adoption Clash Over Victor Wilkerson Sparks Racial Debate
Houston pediatrician testifies that Victor Wilkerson, a Mexican American who identifies with the Black community, should stay with his Black adoptive foster parents. The Adamses, long seeking to adopt, face opposition from Harris County welfare officials who cite age illness and potential welfare fraud. The case centers on whether race should influence custody and adoption decisions as Victor remains attached to his Black foster family.
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Allende Arrives in Moscow for Three Day Talks
Chilean President Salvador Allende arrives in Moscow for three days of economic talks with Soviet leaders Nikolai Podgorny and Alexei Kosygin. Accompanied by wife, Foreign Minister Almeyda, and Gen. Rojas, he attends official ceremonies and meets diplomats under overcast skies.
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Soviet scientists to visit California for environmental studies
SAM FRANCISCO UP I State Department official Christian A. Herter Jr said Soviet scientists will come to California in February under a joint American Russian environmental study agreement. The exchange covers 19 projects including urban problems in San Francisco Atlanta and Leningrad water pollution studies for Lake Tahoe and Lake Baikal and earthquake prediction work on the San Andreas fault and the Pamir Mountains.
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Solon to forfeit military status
SAN FRANCISCO AP Reypublican Congressman Paul W. McCloskey says he is giving up his commission as a colonel in the Marine Corps because a court ruling holds congressmen cannot hold military status. He announced on a local TV program that the U Court of Appeals decision upholding a Washington DC judge’s ruling applies to the 93rd Congress, not yet in session.
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Three Die in Belfast Day of Violence and Attacks
A day of unrest across Northern Ireland left three dead in Belfast and Tyrone as IRA rocket attacks hit army and police posts. A bricklayer killed by troops mistaking him for a sniper. Ulster Defence Regiment member William Bogle shot near Killeter post office. an army officer killed by a mortar shell in Lurgan. Shrapnel wounded a 18 year old woman. 14 rockets were fired in five separate assaults, marking the second major offensive in 16 days. The deaths raise the toll amid four days of sectarian violence between Protestant north and Catholic south.
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GOP official urges open door for broad Republican base
New GOP chairman Linwood Holton of Virginia said the party must shed limited appeal and become a broad coalition open to all people, parties, faiths and races. He urged including more black representation and all segments of American life as Republican governors push to rebuild party influence and seek a White House summit with Nixon.
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