Orphans or Bribery Alleged In Vietnam Adoptions
UPI reports an adoption agency official claims some Vietnamese children airlifted to the United States as war orphans may actually be offspring of officials who paid to get them out. At the Presidio center near San Francisco, over 800 children were processed with 51 still hospitalized. agencies rely on Saigon to verify identities, while critics say several children claimed as orphans were not.
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San Francisco
UPI
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Maria Eitz
Friends For All
Saigon
Presidio of
San Francisco Army Base
Bernard Powell
Los Angeles
Imes
Powell
Army Reserve Center
Presidio
Orphan's Airlift
Jane Barton
American Friends Service Committee
Tran Tuong Nhu
International Children’s Fund
Berkeley
Calif
Communion denied to NOW members at San Diego church
About two dozen NOW members were refused communion at St. Brigit's Church in Pacific Beach after supporters clashed with Right to Life advocates on the church steps. Monsignor Doxie and two aides denied the sacrament on Bishop Maher's order citing NOW's abortion stance. Linda D'Addario described being pushed aside and escorted out by an usher.
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San Diego
UPI
National Organization of Women
Right
Donald F. Doxie
St. Brigit’s Church
Pacific Beach
Leo T. Maher
Maher
Linda D’ Addario
Concord prepares for Bicentennial crowds in 120000 cap
UPI reports Concord Massachusetts plans to limit visitors to 120000 for Saturday events marking the nation’s bicentennial. Past celebrations saw massive crowds, traffic jams, and security challenges as officials expect large turnout similar to 1875.
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Concord
Mass
UPI
Lexington
Sheriff criticized over 6 year old death probe
The NAACP Sacramento branch blasts Sheriff Duane Lowe for the inquiry into Harriet Elizabeth Riley who suffocated on January 9 and was found in a trash bin near her home. The letter saying the probe fails to boost black community confidence accompanies prior criticism from the Bar Association and the ACLU over court rulings and security at a Symbionese Liberation Army trial.
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Sacramento
UPI
NAACP
Duane Lowe
Civil Rights
Lowe
Sheriff's Department
Harriet Elizabeth Riley
Sacramento County Bar Association
American Civil Liberties Union
Symbionese Liberation Army
Rockets lift orphans to new lives at Ft Benning
At Fort Benning Georgia dozens of Vietnam orphans aged 9 to 10 began their first full day in the United States. They were evacuated from Saigon during Operation Babylift and placed with foster families over the next two weeks. One boy Khoi Khoi moves in with his aunt and her husband an electrical engineer. The effort was organized by An Loc Orphanage Inc. and local residents.
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FT. Benning
UPI
Vu Tien Phung
Ha Mai Khoi
Phung
Khoi
Vietnam
An Loc
Saigon
Tom Dooley
Ford
Hoa Newsome
Bill
Columbus
Mrs. Newsome
Bill Newsome
Crocker Offers Free Checking For 62 Or Older
Aged 62 or more can open a free checking account with Crocker avoiding service and maintenance charges. The offer targets retirees on fixed budgets and highlights no imprinting fees and flexible account styling options.
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Crocker
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