Modern American life amid growth and social shifts observed
Washington report highlights longer lifespans and rising income with more leisure, yet persistent family instability and rising divorce. Television dominates leisure while horseracing attracts 60 million fans in 1974. crime and illiteracy remain concerns as life expectancy climbs and costs of health care surge.
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Washington
UPL
Cersus Bureau
eAmericana
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Begin says Israel will not quit West Bank
Prime Minister Menahem Begin stated there is no chance Israel will withdraw from the occupied West Bank or Gaza, while Egyptian President Sadat urged peace and warned of potential pressure from President Carter. Dayan met Tehran to report on a summit with the Shah, as speculation grows over a hidden peace plan and regional visits.
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United Press International
Menahem Begin
West Bank
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Moshe Dayan
Tehran
Jerusalem
Carter
Hussein
Iran
Dayan
Sadat
Ismailia
Egypt
Luck runs out for player who missed fatal crash
A University of Evansville freshman basketball player, sidelined by an ankle injury and who missed the ill fated flight that killed 29 on December 13, died in a car crash with his younger brother Byron 16 near Newton Indiana. The victims were David Farr 18 and Byron Farr 16.
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Newton
UPI
University of Evansville
Evansville
David Farr
Byron
David
Olney
Charleston
Pana
Tim Nois
Here
Leroy Wakefield
Farr Brothers
Wakefield
Richland Memorial Hospital
David Parr
Storms threaten South County as two-part system looms
Weather officials forecast a weakening but follow-on storm from the Gulf of Alaska to hit South County by Friday. Rain and snow persist across the region with potential easing of drought restrictions if continued storms replenish reservoirs. EBMD and Alameda County agencies report below average storage but improving inflows, with decisions on water use likely after April 1.
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Rich Riggs
South County
Gulf of Alaska
Abe
California
Orn
Sein Sou
Bea
Dave Vossbrink
East Bay
East Bay Municipal Utility District
EBMUD
Pardee
Vossbrink
Stan Saylor
Alameda County
Fremont
Newark
Union City
Saylor
Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservatoir
Sierra
Hamilton
Howard Hawks dies at 81 in Palm Springs
Noted film director Howard Hawks, famed for westerns and collaborations with Lauren Bacall Cary Grant and John Wayne, died at his desert home in Palm Springs at age 81 from complications after a concussion. His career spanned over five decades with classics like Sergeant York The Big Sleep Red River and Bringing Up Baby. He received a special Academy Award in 1974 acknowledging his masterful contribution to cinema.
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UPI
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Montgomery Clift
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Iawks
John Wayne
Cary Grant
George Raft
Humphrey Bogart
Sergeant York
Hawks
Asiece
Gary Cooper
Academy
Wayne
Roward
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