Ex Reporter Fights ALS Battle to Live On
Richard Kisonak, a former reporter from Portland, battles amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with daily routines and family support. He defied a doctor’s one year prognosis, stating his will to live as he faces worsening symptoms and a daily fight for time with his wife Beverly and their three children Rick Jan and Wayne.
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Lewiston, Maine
Richard Kisonak
Portland
Kisonak
Associated Press
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Beverly
Rick
Jan
Wayne
Kisonaks
Couple considers suit over wrong address narcotics raid
Herbert and Louise Giglotto of Collinsville say they will decide today whether to file criminal charges against narcotics squad members who raided the wrong address. A Springfield couple filed a $100,000 damage suit, and an FBI apology followed as officials reviewed the incident.
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Collinsville, Ill
Herbert Giglotto
Collinsville
Louise
St. Louis
US District Court
Springfield
Donald Askew
Virginia
Federal
Drug Abuse Enforcement Program
Myles J. Ambrose
Chevy Chase
Ambrose
Giglotto
Fires Still Blazing In California Town
In Roseville California a munitions train fire triggered large scale explosions injuring 52 people and damaging about 400 homes with 10 destroyed. Over 7 000 bombs were aboard the Defense Department cars amid a large blast area near the Sacramento rail yard.
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Roseville
Calif
Grand Oaks
Sacramento
Navy
Southern Pacific Railroad
Defense Department
California
Mississippi Flood Bases Hold as River Rises Toward Gulf
Major sandbagging along the Mississippi north of St. Louis has paused as the river flattens in southeastern Missouri and crests southward. Over 10 million acres remain flooded, displacing thousands. Federal agencies mobilize aid while 35,000 people evacuate from Hannibal to the Gulf. Earl Butz plans an aerial flood tour Tuesday.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
Small Business Administration
Internal Revenue Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Hannibal
Gulf of Mexico
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Agnew Running Behind Kennedy
George Gallup reports early 1976 primary chatter with Kennedy leading Agnew 51 to 38 in a trial heat. Republicans favor Agnew at 35 percent, Reagan 20 percent, Connally 15 percent in preliminary 1976 race preferences.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Ronald Reagan
California
Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
Libya tightens borders halting most foreign entry
Rome AP reports Libya has barred foreigners except Arabs, allowing only Arabic passport holders to enter. Dozens of Americans, mainly oil personnel and families, were turned away from Tripoli after arriving from Athens. The policy, in effect since Jan 1 for tourists, signals Khadafy's cultural revolution to unite Arabs by Islam and language. The note mentions Antarctica being twice the size of Australia.
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Rome
U.S
Oil Company
Libya
Tripoli
Athens
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Israel
Cambodians On Offense Near Angkor Wat Repel Insurgents
Cambodian government reports a major push retaking river banks north of Phnom Penh and driving insurgents from Arey Khsat while claiming 52 rebels killed and five captured. Air strikes by U S B52s and fighter bombers aided operations as fighting spreads to Takeo and Tram Khnar.
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Edith Lederer
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong
Angkor Wat
Arey Khsat
Choy Neang Nuon
Angkor
Takeo
Setbo
Tram Khnar
South Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Commission
Fey
U. S
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Siesta
FBI
Wounded Knee
S. D
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Hawthorne
Nev
San Francisco Bay
Port Chicago
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
Antarctica
Australia
Christ
Decatur
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