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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1977

Page

2

Derelict veteran denied amputation rights returns to old life

An Alabama veteran, previously in a hospital infirmary after a foot injury, was found in Times Square asleep and incoherent in bitter cold. A state court upheld his right to refuse full foot amputation. He had been relocated to a veterans hospital in Oxford, New York, and insisted on leaving the VA facility. He checked into a Times Square hotel, drank, fell ill, and then was admitted to St. Clare's Hospital for sobriety before release. He served in a U S Army Quartermaster unit and receives a pension.

Oes Joseph Dombek Dombek Andimmons St. Clare’s Hospital Simmons Marso U.S. Army

Trudeau family visit to Boston area for private gathering

Margaret Trudeau visits with her parents James Sinclair and Rosalind in the Boston area for a private family gathering. A Toronto Star report notes a rented house north of Boston and no comment on rumors of a marital separation from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau who remains in Utah. The Trudeau couple share three children Justin Sasha and Michel during the extended vacation period.

Margaret Trudeau Canada Greater Boston Trudeau Air Canada Toronto Toronto Star Truxdeau James. Sinclair Rosalind The Star Pierre Elliott Trudeau Snowbird Utah Justin Sasha Michel

World Today Drug Plane Lands On Road In Kansas

A DC6 cargo plane carrying over five tons of South American marijuana made an emergency landing on a road near Jetmore Kansas. Four men were arrested nearby on possession charges, while the street value of the cargo is estimated at about one million dollars.

Jetmore Kan Sion U.S. 283 Kansas

Indira Gandhi accepts responsibility for election defeat

NEW DELHI Indira Gandhi acknowledged she bears responsibility for her government's March election defeat in a letter to Congress official Dev Kant Barooah. She stated she understood the anger of the voters and owned the accountability for the outcome. The missive marks the first public admission by the former prime minister.

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Congress Party Dev. Kant Barooah Andhi

Wallace settles with Screw magazine over endorsement suit

Gov George Wallace of Alabama wins a 12 500 settlement from Screw magazine after suing for 5 million. Publisher Al Goldstein will print a future apology for an alleged endorsement showing Wallace in a wheelchair praising white paper printing and featuring sexual references. Tito to be named people’s hero on May 25 at 85.

Wallace George C. Wallace Alabama Screw Magazine al Goldstein

Kissinger to Receive 1878 International Humanitarian Award

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will receive the 1878 International Humanitarian Award of Variety Clubs International, Monty Hall announced Tuesday. The award will be presented at the 50th annual convention in Monte Carlo on April 29. Past recipients include Winston Churchill Albert Schweitzer George Washington Carver and Helen Keller. Attendees include Prince Charles and Princess Grace of Monaco. Thurmond, 73, says he seeks re election for another six year Senate term.

Kissinger Henry Kissinger Variety Clubs International Monty Hall Varity Clubs Monte Carlo

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