Alcoholic at 10 Addict at 11 Dead at 12
Walter Vandermeer, a Harlem youth, became alcoholic at ten, heroin addict at eleven, and deaf at twelve. He died around 1 to 2 a.m. Sunday while shooting up in a four story tenement bathroom on West 117th Street. He was found 14 hours later with drug paraphernalia nearby.
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Walter Vandermeer
Michael Baden
Harlem
West 117Th Street
Baden
Needle
Walter
Thieu backs Nixon troop pullout plan in Vietnam
Saigon reports Thieu welcomed Nixon's 50 000 troop withdrawal by April 15 and said South Vietnam will increasingly assume defense duties within 1970 troop-replacement policy. Hanoi called the move meaningless and urged full unilateral U.S. withdrawal. U.S. command will choose units to pull out after talks with Abrams. In Saigon a Viet Cong attack hit a printing plant, injuring six.
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Sen. Dang van Sung
Renewed Enemy Offensive Could Stall Nixon Troop Cut
Washington AP dispatch warns a major North Vietnamese and Viet Cong offensive could disrupt President Nixon's plan to withdraw troops. Officials estimate gradual pulls through 1970 with total pullout by 1972, leaving about 200,000 U.S. troops in advisory and support roles if public timelines hold.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
Nixon
U. S
U.S
Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Clear Skies And Lows Near 20
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for clear skies and cold temperatures with lower 20s tonight. Wednesday will bring sunny and warmer conditions with highs in the 40s, after yesterday’s 35 and a 17 degree low this morning.
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Middletown
House Protests POW Treatment in Vietnam
The House censures Hanoi and the Viet Cong for POW abuses and demands proper treatment and release of about 1,300 American servicemen. The Red Cross urges Americans to mail Christmas cards to the North Vietnamese president to press for prisoner access and humane conditions. House also commends U.S. servicemen for their Vietnam duty.
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North Vietnam
Red Cross
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Nixon troop cut praised by Rhodes in Columbus
Gov. James A. Rhodes lauded President Nixon for announcing a withdrawal of 50,000 more troops from Vietnam. He said the move shows the United States is willing to go the last mile for peace and will likely gain broad public support for cautious steps to end the conflict without risking more U.S. troop lives.
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U. S
Vietnam
Canberra
John Gorton
Australia
United States
Gorton
New Zealand
Keith J. Holyoake
Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
America
Rhodes
290 Research Monkeys Saved From Federal Death House
NIH spokesman says 290 research monkeys slated for death due to budget cuts have been shipped to four NIH primate centers to be used as breeders. The monkeys, inoculated with material from human cancers, showed no cancer or virus spread, with further releases possible later.
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Washington
Death House
National Institutes of Health
NIH
National Cancer Institute
Torrijos Seizes Panama Capital as Coup Details Emerge
Troops loyal to Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos reportedly seized the National Guard garrison in Panama City and arrested the two colonels who ousted him, Col. Ramiro Silvia and Col. Amado Sanjur. Torrijos, who had been abroad in Mexico, reportedly returned to Panama and won support in David as business leaders called for a civilian junta to restore constitutional rights within six months. The National Assembly remains dissolved and political parties remain banned following the 1968 coup.
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Omar Torrijos
Strong Man
National Guard
Ramiro Silvera
Amado Sanjur
Torrijos
David
Mexico City
City of
Nicaragua
National Assembly
Santa Wears Wings Delivering Yukon Arctic Toys
In Alaska, Air Force crews from Galena and Campion delivered gifts by helicopter to about 1,000 children in Ruby Husky Galena Nulato Kaltag Kuyuk Holy Cross Hog River and Kokrines. The effort, dubbed Project Santa Claus Kids Along the Yukon, moved over 5,000 pounds of clothing school supplies hygiene kits and $450 in cash with help from the Galena Lions Club and USO Fairbanks.
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