Ex-GI Reunites German Couple He Helped
Douglas Hicks, once a young GI policeman in Germany, gave aid to a destitute German couple on a Frankfurt park bench. He risked court martial to feed them and helped them marry while stationed there. They later found his tossed wedding photo years after. a letter to him went unanswered.
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Eleven Coal Miners and Inspectors Recovered in Kentucky
Eleven men including eight miners and three federal safety inspectors were recovered from Scotia coal mine No. 1 after eight months. The bodies were brought out in plastic and blankets amid grieving relatives, with crowds viewing from the mine mouth and a nearby concrete block building.
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Hearst Release Set Bond Conditions In Robbery Kidnaping Case
Patty Hearst required her sister Miss Hearst to deposit 100000 cash as 10 percent of the federal bail of 1 million. On Thursday the Hearsts posted a 500000 bond in Los Angeles to assure her appearance at the January 10 trial on state robbery and kidnapping charges. Orrick ordered Miss Hearst to live with her parents, not leave California without permission, report by telephone to a San Francisco probation officer on Monday and Thursday mornings, and meet a probation officer at least monthly.
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Randolph Hearst
Hearsts
Los Angeles
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Orrick
Mtss Hearst
California
San Francisco
Price movements trim food costs while services rise
The report notes beef poultry eggs and fresh fruits rose after a prior dip while pork sugar and cereals fell. Car prices nudged up with the new model contributing to food price gains and gasoline prices eased. The cost of services including rents medical charges and insurance increased about 0.5 percent, similar to recent months.
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Labor Department
GM and Chrysler sign labor pacts amid auto strike wave
GM reached an agreement announced by UAW President Leonard Woodcock calling it an excellent settlement. GM's labor chief George Morris Jr. estimated the deal would add 5.8 billion to labor costs and lift the average hourly cost to over 13 dollars by 1974, with inflation raises included. Chrysler workers ratified a similar pact last month, while American Motors awaits a contract for about 14,000 employees.
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CIA chief briefs Carter for six hours in Plains
CIA Director George Bush briefed President-elect Jimmy Carter for nearly six hours in Plains Georgia on the agency's secret intelligence methods. Bush said Carter will have full access to information and could receive daily briefing material. Mondale attended. Kissinger to brief Carter and Mondale in Washington Saturday.
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David Mathews
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Rhodesia leader says Kissinger assured support in talks
The Rhodesian white minority leader, aged 57, testified that Henry Kissinger promised more sympathy and help if an agreement collapsed due to black Rhodesians. Smith recalled talks in Pretoria with Kissinger and Vorster. Washington denied any secret commitments or assurances by Kissinger.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Smith
Kissinger
John Vorster
Washington
State Department
Robert Funseth
Mc Smith
FDA backs continued use of weight loss pills
A federal health official endorsed ongoing prescription use of amphetamine like weight loss drugs citing obesity as a national issue and the lack of superior alternatives. Isaac R. McCraw of Pennwalt Corp, maker of Biphetamine and Lonamin, supported the stance.
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Isaac R. McCraw
Pennwalt Pharmaceutical Division
U S Reverses Its Stand On Angola
The United States said it would not block Angola’s U N membership, signaling an abstention. Washington cited no interference in Rhodesia talks, African pressure, and some Cuban troops withdrawn as key factors. The Security Council planned a vote for Monday on the Angolan application.
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Angola
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Albert W. Sherer Jr
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Washington
Geneva
Rhodesia
Five Cult Members Convicted In Death
Five members of a religious cult in Yakima Washington were convicted of first degree manslaughter and second degree assault for beating a boy to death during an exorcism. Jurors rejected claims the child David Weisbacher was alive and possessed. Debra Weisbacher Leon Cunningham 51 and Carolyn Cunningham 27 received verdicts, Velma Cunningham 45 and Lorraine Edwards were convicted of assault and manslaughter reduced to second-degree. The body was found Sept 19 in a sealed back room of the Yakima home.
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David
Yakima
Wash
David Weisbacher
Yakima County
Debra Weisbacher
Carolyn
High Rise Fire Sweeps San Francisco Tower
A massive blaze struck a tall building at 3:10 AM drawing 58 fire companies and about 300 firefighters. The inferno, the city’s tallest tower memory, burned for two hours before control. One firefighter sustained a serious leg cut from shattered glass. no custody details were given.
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