Vietnam Orphans Find New Life in America After Flight
The AP piece recalls the 25 hour Vietnam orphan airlift led by Ed Daley that brought 54 children to the United States. Today these former orphans are adopted across the country and describe a life with American families, diverse religions, and new comforts, from television to Rice-a-Roni.
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Vietnam
Saigon
United States
San Francisco
Lua
Nam
Lan
World Airway
Ed Daley
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Cherie Clark
Denver
Friends of Children In
Associated Press
America
Clark
Birth certificate tips and city golf cart guidance
Readers receive practical guidance on obtaining birth certificates from county registers of deeds and state vital statistics offices, including addresses and fees. The column also explains rules for using an electric golf cart in city limits noting registration and insurance requirements and cautions about nighttime operation.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
S. Eugene St
Forsyth County
Hall of Justice
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Office of Vital Statistics
N.C
State Board of Health
P.O
Raleigh
Anow
A. John Stilwell
Motor Vehicle License Agency
Solar power eyed for homes but costs and duties loom
President Carter's solar tax breaks spur interest in sun energy while experts warn of high upfront costs and complexity. Solar hot water heaters are the cheapest entry, costing about 1500 to 2000 dollars, with 50 to 80 percent water heating savings but require a conventional system as backup. Government publications offer guidance including Solar Energy and Your Home and Buying Solar, with the latter priced at 1.85 dollars.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Carter
Federal Energy Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colo
Office of Consumer Affairs
Women to join Highway Patrol line ranks in coming shift
Fayetteville AP report notes that adding women to the Highway Patrol line officers is a coming change pending agency reclassification to a crime control agency to qualify for LEAA funds and enforce sex discrimination rules. Carlton doubts timing but calls it inevitable. Thompson warns on hazards and trains women temporarily this fall.
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Fayetteville
Highway Patrol
State Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
J. Phil Carlton
Fayetteville Times
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Carlton
Col
P.F. Thompson
South Carolina Highway Patrol
SEAA
South Carolina
North Carolina
Edgecombe County
Rocky Mount
Federal criminal code overhaul would legalize small marijuana use
The plan would exempt possession of 10 grams or less from federal offense and set a 30 day maximum and 500 dollar fine for more than 10 grams. It would fund victim compensation from fines and create sentencing guidelines to reduce disparities. It also targets Watergate style crimes and relaxes rape testimony rules while redefining rape to include homosexual attacks.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Edward F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Griffin B. Bell
McClellan
Kennedy
Senate
House
May Day Sunset Over Empire State from Calvary Cemetery
A New York May Day scene shows the sun sinking behind the Empire State Building as Calvary Cemetery overlooks Manhattan. The day is described as a perfect crisp Sunday with brilliant sun that many readers hate to end.
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Empire State Building
Calvary Cemetery
Queens
Manhattan Island
New York City
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Nam (S
Sen
North and
South Poles
Main
NPA
Central Business District
T.B. A
Consumer Watch
Sun
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