Veterans benefit cutback plan scrapped by White House
The White House ordered withdrawal of the proposed disability compensation reductions for Vietnam veterans to allow further study. Critics welcomed the move, noting the plan would have hit Vietnam veterans hardest and altered rates for amputees and other disabilities, with lawmakers pledging to push freezes and reviews.
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W. Jennings Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
House Veterans Affairs Committee
White House
Dorn
Nation's weather swirls across the mid-Atlantic region
A storm centered in western Pennsylvania drew a mix of rain sleet and snow from the middle Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast. Travelers advisories extended through Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey New York and Connecticut with heavy snow warnings issued for Vermont New York and Pennsylvania. Chicago saw 3.3 inches of snow the heaviest single day this winter and new Valentine’s Day snowfall record.
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American woman evicted after West Irian marriage saga
Mrs. Wyn Sargent, 46, said her marriage to Chief Obahorok of the Baliem Valley tribe was official after she slaughtered a pig but she was evicted for failing to consummate the marriage. Immigration officials ordered her to leave for conducting unlicensed research.
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UPI
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Obahorok
Reagan plans to shutter three California mental hospitals
The Reagan administration proposes closing Metropolitan State Norwalk Patton State and Stockton State by early 1974 and winding down Napa State and Camarillo State by 1977 while transferring patients. Officials foresee no immediate closure of state mental retardation hospitals but urge planning with parents and professionals.
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William Mayer
Senate Finance Committee
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Rojas
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R-Exeter
Health and Welfare
Earl Brian
Randolph Collier
D-Yreka
Reagan
DeWitt
Auburn
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Ukiah
Modesto State
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Democrats unveil reapportionment plan with three new seats
Democratic leaders announce AB8 to redraw districts claiming GOP support to override Reagan veto. They describe one seat as a misshapen T bone steak and another like an elephant seal, while a small third district spans Contra Costa Alameda and Santa Clara. Some GOP members warn the plan could cost seats.
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Nixon
San Clemente
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Newport Beach
Orange County
Suspect Mullin Charged in Santa Cruz Murders
Herbert W. Mullin 25 of Felton faces charges in three killings, all by .22 rifle, with police saying six related murders are suspected. Authorities indicate possible charges for a January 24 cabin killing of Kathy Francis and her two sons.
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Peter Change
Santa Cruz
Kathy Francis
Faith in God and nation helps POW Denton says faith carried 7.2 years in captivity
Navy Captain Jeremiah C. Denton Jr. told reporters at Travis Air Force Base that faith in God and country sustained him through seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He recalled prisoners signaling hope with a whistle and described his return aboard Homecoming One from Clark Air Base. Denton, shot down July 18, 1965, spoke of reuniting with his Virginia family and the endured rigors of captivity.
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Calif
UPI
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Jeremiah C. Denton Jr
North Vietnam
Denton
Virginia Beach
Vietnam
Hanoi
California
Travis
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Independence
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