Bitter Vietnam veteran over Army treatment in Boise
Wounded Vietnam veteran James McVicar says the Army has been getting even since he was injured in 1972. He reports poor treatment at Letterman Army Hospital and disputed bills for overpayments, with denial of a commendation and delayed disability payments. He adds he would likely flee to Canada if he could redo his service.
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Letterman Army Hospital
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Robbery Clerk Hid 90 Minutes After $2000 Heist
Shirley Bazler, 25, a clerk at West Liberty Savings and Loan in Cincinnati, said she locked herself in a restroom for 90 minutes after a $2,000 robbery. Police report the delay gave the bandit a 90 minute head start. Bazler recalled the gunman ordered her to a rear room and warned she would be shot if she left.
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Thatcher Leads Conservatives Fight for Heath Post
Britain's Conservative leadership ballot shows Margaret Thatcher ahead of Edward Heath after the first round with 130 votes to 119. William Whitelaw leads potential challengers, as Thatcher aims to become the party's first woman leader and possibly prime minister if Conservatives win in the next general election. Heath's record includes Britain’s entry to the European Common Market.
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Margaret Thatcher
Edward Heath
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Thatcher
House of Commons
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Youngest U.S. governor to speak at Jaycees dinner
Oklahoma Governor David L. Boren, age 34 and the nation s youngest governor, will headline the U S Jaycees Top 10 Young Men awards dinner in Tulsa on February 22 A spokesman says President Ford and Vice President Rockefeller were invited but had not replied Boren had previously been nominated for the award in 1969 by the Oklahoma Jaycees He was named one of the state s three outstanding young men that year
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David L. Boren
U.S. Jaycees
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jaycees
Boren
Oklahoma Jaycees
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