Ryan slaying shocks nation amid cult turmoil in Guyana
Washington reels as California Rep. Leo Ryan and four others die in Jonestown killings. Reports fault State Department for warning gaps and FBI for jurisdiction debates. The piece ties broader concerns to environmental and defense waste issues, noting EPA inaction, 638 dump sites, and Pentagon loss of millions from failed metal recovery efforts.
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Washington
Guyana
South America
The
Peoples Temple
Jim Jones
California
Leo Ryan
State Department
Department
FBI
U.S
San Francisco
Jones
Mark Lane
Lane
Rep
Ryan
Celebrate Christmas in Our Hearts Not the Marketplace
A reflective piece urges finding Christmas joy in care and quiet, not in消费 frenzy. It contrasts frantic shopping with acts of love and service, notes chaos from Guyana to malls, and emphasizes inner peace, family guidance, and the majesty of silence.
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Guyana
Cathedral of
Chartres
World Trade Center
Nurse furious at Mrs. Miller over Fair Acres letters
Letter from a nurse at Fair Acres defending the couple Mrs. Miller and Mr. Miller, detailing their June 1977 marriage funded by administrators and local merchants, a string of anniversaries and parties, hospital care, transportation, and a dispute over $25 monthly personal expenses. The writer accuses Mrs. Miller of misrepresentation and urges her to leave Fair Acres due to a long waiting list.
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Mrs. Miller
Fair Acres Dietary Department
Fair Acres
Mr. Miller
Today in History highlights through Dec 2, 1978
Saturday December 2 1978 notes mark key events from 1942 Chicago nuclear chain reaction demonstration to Napoleon's 1804 coronation and Castro's 1956 Cuba landing, plus Vatican meeting and Enterprise Vietnam strikes. Other items include Peron return attempt, Middle East shelling, and a note on rare coins. Julie Harris is 53. Thought for today is a Chinese proverb.
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Associated Press
University of Chicago
Napoleon
France
Cathedral of
Notre
Juan Peron
Brazil
Argentina
Madrid
U.S
Enterprise
Vietnam
Jordan
Israel
Julie Harris
Chester news notes from past eras and local business items
In a past dated item, Chester Councilman Samuel Greenwood was fined $40 by Judge Thomas Clayton for missing court. The notice mentions local offices, a store wagon 390 years ago, a Missouri compressed yeast tip for bread, Roach's Shipyard closure for a funeral, boarders wanted at 220 Broad Street, a horse mare for sale, and George W. Neible receiving a new red white and blue mail wagon with a built in store area.
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Chester
Samuel Greenwood
Thomas Clayton
Roach’s
John Paul
Broad Street
George Heacock
George W. Neible
Mr. Neible
John B. Roach
William Rowland
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Delaware County
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Central States Publishing, Inc
Ralph Ingersoll
Rufus F. Walker Jr
Clifford Rainey
Donald T. Beideman
Halus Ewing
Niagara Falls
Upper
New York
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
EPA
Cesar Augusto Amador
Managua
Amador
Anastasio Somoza
National Guard
Pentagon
Jack Anderson
Henry Ford
Pharoah
Thomas Gillespie
Daily
Ee Times
the Times
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Batista
Canterbury
John XXIII
Vatican
Charles Larkin
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