Fat Captain Faces Air Force Expulsion
Portsmou th New Hampshire AP report details Air Force Captain Harold K. Sacane facing dismissal for failing to meet weight standards. He allegedly starved and used pills while claiming a physician’s care and contested accusations about his attitude. A three colonel board recommended removal, with final decision by the secretary of the Air Force after HQ review.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Air Force
Harold K
Sacane
Hugh B. McManus Jr
Secretary of the
Air Force Headquarters
Washington
Tax Cut Lowers Weekly Withholding Across Levels
Washington sources explain new withholding rates under a compromise tax bill. The change reduces the prior tax for high earners and shifts portions to a flat plus percentage over $200 weekly wages, affecting take home pay for workers ranging from $75 to $200 weekly.
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Washington
UPI
Bob Hope 30 years of marriage celebrated by Dolores
AP writer recalls Bob Hope and Dolores celebrating 30 years together. Hope praises the decades while Dolores balanced show business with family life, adopting four children. He notes more home time now and shared interests including golf and vacations.
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Bob Thomas
Bob Hope
Dolores
Eva Marie Saint
Roberta
George Murphy
Vogue Club
Dolores Reade
Bob
Florida
Pierce Arrow
Central Park West
Hollywood
Flash fire on Chicago West Side kills eight
A mattress fire swept through a West Side Chicago home killing seven children and a man. Detective James Alford 37, suffered burns while trying to rescue the children on the top floor. Mrs Alford and two other children escaped with minor injuries. Leroy Robinson 41, living with the family, died.
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Chicago
West Side
James Alford
Alford
Gloria
Keith
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