Johnny Carson gives $1500 to St Petersburg recycler on air
Dobr ing Carson left reporter Clare Ritter, a 70 year old Florida can collector, appeared on his Burbank program to share her aluminum recycling project aiming for a Mediterranean cruise. Carson spontaneously pledged 1500, saying he would match her goal to fund the trip. Ambassador Andrew Young urged graduates to be revolutionaries in their professions during a NYC speech. Urban America needs a revolution in education and accessible health services.
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Burbank
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Andrew Young
New York
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Medgar Rivers College
City University of New York
Cancer specialists near breakthrough in adult cancer care
Washington officials report experts on the verge of major advances in treating adult cancers. Benno C. Schmidt testifies that combined surgery or radiation with drugs shows encouraging results, with cures now reported for childhood leukemia Hodgkin’s disease and other cancers. He notes ongoing progress in treating breast colon stomach and eye cancers as part of an era of drug aided systemic cancer control.
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UPI
Benno C. Schmidt
House
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Schmidt
American Cancer Society
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New SIDS Theories Linked to Family History
Seattle reports on a nationwide study into crib death finding heredity is not a major factor but having a relative with SIDS may raise risk. Dr. Donald Peterson of the University of Washington presented the tentative results at the Society of Epidemiological Research meeting.
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Seattle
UPI
Donald Peterson
University of Washington
Society of Epidemiological Research
Alan Reed, long-time radio TV voice star, dies at 69
Alan Reed, known to fans as the voice behind Fred Flintstone and the Daddy in Baby Snooks, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 69 after a 50-year career in radio television film and Broadway. He won a 1943 Critics Circle award co starring with Frederic March in Hope for the Harvest.
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Fred Flintstone
Baby Snooks
Los Angeles
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Frederic March
Britons to Carry Amin in Uganda Spectacle
UPI reports in Nairobi that Britons in Uganda volunteered to lift President Amin on a makeshift throne for a two mile gesture at a gadget meeting. The broadcast notes possible delays due to helihood and recalls 1975 OAU reception when Britons, including Robert Scanlon, helped Amin ascend.
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Kenya
UPI
Uganda
di Amin
Radio Uganda
Amin
Organization of African Unity
Africa
London
Commonwealth
Britain
Robert Scanlon
Scanlon
OAU
UAW Teledyne Reach Tentative National Contract
Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and Teledyne Continental Inc an engine maker reached a tentative national contract Wednesday night covering 3 800 workers in six states. UAW vice president Ken Bannon said ratification by the workers is still required and the agreement covers Teledyne plants in Muskegon Michigan Milwaukee Mobile Ala Neosho Missouri Toledo Ohio and Chicago
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UPL
United Auto Workers
Teledyne Continental Inc
Ken Bannon
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Teledyne
Muskegon
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Mobile
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Neosho
Toledo
Ohio
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Commonwealth leaders condemn Amin at eight day summit
At a closing Commonwealth summit leaders condemned Idi Amin's Ugandan regime for massive human rights violations. The statement, though not unanimous, labeled South Africa's racism and Rhodesia's raids into Mozambique as urgent concerns and praised action toward southern Africa's liberation. Prime Minister Callaghan supported the stance, noting the organization must uphold human rights.
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Commonwealth
Idi Amin
South Africa
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Africa
Amin
James Callaghan
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