Harrods bombing in London leaves five dead
In London a car bomb outside Harrods killed five people including a police officer and a policewoman. Sixty to seventy seven injured, many in serious condition, as shoppers fled amid smoke. Police blame the IRA, though no immediate claim of responsibility was made.
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Amputee Santa Hands Out Toys to 400 Needy Kids
Double amputee Tom Vizzi dressed as Santa and distributed bags with toys to about 400 poor children at the City Mission in Buffalo. Gifts donated by Western New Yorkers for the Buffalo News Most Neediest Fund included dolls, toy cars, radios and stuffed animals, with each child receiving toys valued around twenty dollars.
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Clinic helps school phobic children in Philadelphia
The Behavior Therapy Clinic at Medical College of Pennsylvania treats children with school phobia, a condition where anxious youths avoid school for weeks or months despite being good students. Administrators may mislabel them truants, but these children seek home-based safety and fear separation from parents.
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