Soviet UN official defecting seeks asylum in United States
Arkady N. Shevchenko, the United Nations undersecretary general for political and Security Council affairs, reportedly defected to seek asylum in the United States after leaving his post six days ago due to differences with the Soviet government. The State Department said an American lawyer notified them that the 47-year-old Russian would not return to the Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union
Mitchell OK after hip replacement surgery and furlough
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital reports former Attorney General John N. Mitchell is in satisfactory condition after hip joint replacement surgery Monday. It is his second operation since a medical furlough from Maxwell AFB Alabama during Watergate fallout. He was jailed for obstructing justice and lying under oath. He entered the hospital last Thursday and occupies an unguarded private room in the Harkness Pavilion costing over $200 daily.
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Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
John N. Mitchell
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Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
Harkness Pavilion
Gail Fisher cocaine charge deferred in LA drug diversion
Actress Gail Fisher of Mannix fame faced a deferred six month treatment plan on a cocaine possession charge after a police find in her home and a look into illegal phone use with a blue box. She received 12 months probation and a 350 dollar fine plus 1026 dollars to Pacific Telephone Co. If she completes the program the felony narcotics charge may be dropped. An Oct 8 progress hearing was set by Municipal Court Judge David Perez.
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Leonard Levine Levine
Pacific Telephone Co
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Fire department requests masks be tested after fatal Syracuse blaze
Syracuse firefighters ordered to surrender new face masks for testing after four colleagues died in a boarding house fire on the Syracuse University campus due to getting lost, running out of air, and smoke in the third floor hallway. Fire Chief Thomas Hanlon cites possible leakage at the regulator valve and vows to fix any fault.
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Nixon returns home after brief New York Florida trip
Richard and Pat Nixon are back in San Clemente after a weekend trip to New York to visit daughter Tricia and Edward Cox, then Florida to see industrialist Robert Abplanalp. They declined to speak to reporters as they left Los Angeles International Airport by limousine.
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Slain Actress Patricia Cowan Ties to Highland Park Play
Patricia Cowan an aspiring actress 20 was bludgeoned to death in Highland Park Michigan by the playwright with a sledge hammer after auditioning for the lead in Hammer. Detectives say warrants will charge the playwright his girlfriend and two other men. The killer struck Cowan’s 4 year old son Dequan injuring him. he remains hospitalized. Cowan had been paid 100 by a friend for reading the part.
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Peter Kelcher
Priscilla Presley Wins Divorce Claim From Elvis Estate
Priscilla Presley secured a $750000 divorce settlement from Elvis Presley estate hidden from public view by Probate Judge Joseph Evans. The deal includes support for daughter Lisa Marie and portions of proceeds from furnishings sales and music company stock.
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Doctor Denies Addiction Betty Ford Seeks Treatment
Betty Ford enters alcohol and drug rehabilitation at a Navy hospital near Los Angeles for what officials call a medication problem. She says overmedicating stemmed from arthritis and neck pain, and stresses this is not about cancer or addiction. Gerald Ford plans to stay on schedule with appearances while she undergoes two to three weeks of care.
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Radio City Music Hall May Find New Nonprofit Savior
New York AP reports the Radio CityMusic Hall may not close on April 12 after all as Lt. Gov. Krupsak says owners agreed to lease to a nonprofit group to manage the venue. Patricia Roberson notes discussions continue and a consortium of business leaders could run the theater while Rockefeller Center covers rent and taxes. A feasibility study on John Dyns proposal for a high rise above the site is included. Rockettes and the Music Hall Symphony would continue to perform during transition.
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Pershing Home Declared National Landmark at Laclede
The boyhood home of World War I hero John J Pershing in Laclede Missouri has been named a national landmark. A dedication Sunday featured John W Pershing grandson of the general unveiling a commemorative plaque as France and Belgium attended the event. Pershing died in 1948 at the age of 88.
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Senate approves one year farm aid bill faces House veto
The Senate passed an emergency one year aid program for grain and cotton farmers by 49 41 but the measure faces a tough House battle and a likely presidential veto if enacted. The bill would raise price supports proportional to land left out of production and could add 58 cents to 2 14 to a three person urban family's weekly grocery bill.
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White House
House Rules Committee
American Agriculture Est Group
Congressional Budget Office
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Budget Office
NIH Names Common Food Allergies List
The National Institutes of Health identifies the most common food allergies as fish berries nuts eggs cereals milk pork chocolate beans and various fresh fruits. The listing highlights widely allergenic foods and reflects broad consumer guidance.
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Freedwoman Finds a Home After 23 Years in Hospital
Suzanne Bohannan, 38, who spent most of her life confined to body casts and hospitals, says she has found a home with Mr and Mrs Roger Wilson in Loxahatchee. She plans rehabilitation and secretary courses, and aims to live independently rather than return to the Pembroke Pines state hospital. She declined two marriage proposals as she pursues a new life and personal freedom.
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South Florida State Hospital
Phil Drabick
Health and Rehabilitative Services Department
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Pembroke Pines
Roger Wilson
Loxahatchee
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