Howes Howells Howe Chooses Newport Campaign
British General Howe halts at the Delaware River and rejects Clinton 6000 men plan to attack Philadelphia. Clinton sails with 70 transports to Newport Rhodesland arriving today and occupying Newport by December 24. The occupation lasts about three years as a base for an ice free harbor and Howe's planned 1777 New England invasion.
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Public works funds far short of demand
Public works funds across the country are far short of demand with nearly 25,000 applications totaling 23.6 billion for 2 billion in aid. Proposals include municipal offices libraries stadiums sewers bridges fire stations schools and more with winners to be announced in about two weeks and funds to flow in April.
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Medical care access cited for Southern poor children
The Southern Regional Council says poor children in the South are denied needed medical care due to bureaucratic and political resistance to the 1967 child health law. It notes shortages of doctors and transport hinder Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening and Treatment for needy patients, echoing national concerns about mismanagement and access.
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Phantom envoy fades away in Brussels intrigue
Reports identify a long-time unnamed senior American official aboard Henry Kissinger’s plane as the source behind leak-prone disclosures from 1973 to 1976. The figure disappears amid reforms. no memorial service is planned and mourners are urged to donate to the State Department Correspondents Association.
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Kissinger meets Western leaders in Brussels on eve of exit
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger began talks with Western leaders in Brussels after a 70 minute breakfast at the U.S. Embassy with Christopher Soames. He discussed European American relations as both men retire and prepare to leave office. Soames said relations since 1973 improved with satisfaction and will return to British politics. Kissinger then met King Baudouin at the Royal Palace before meetings with Norway, the Netherlands and West Germany foreign ministers.
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Missile locates target ship over horizon in test
The Pentagon announced the Navy's Tomahawk cruise missile located a target ship 188 miles away in a radar equipped test. Fired from an A6 Intruder bomber at the Pacific Ocean range, it ran a low pass and landed in the water. Defense officials will review both Tomahawk and the air launched cruise missile in January.
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