New York City Hospital Strike Shrinks Creedmoor Patient Census
Thousands of mental patients were sent home or moved as a strike by the AFL-CIO Council 50 spread to Creedmoor State Hospital in Queens. Half the staff were on duty and other state hospitals faced partial evacuations as the governor denounced the move.
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Toys for Hospitalized Children Initiative
D Miller state commissioner of mental hygiene stated professional workers would visit hospitalized children as part of a toy program. The initiative aims to brighten patient days and provide support during treatment.
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Union Patients Tour Creedmoor Facility
Miller said after touring Creedmoor that the remaining patients could be moved to smaller wards to free space for care. The visit highlighted ongoing debates over patient housing and capacity management at the state facility.
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Viet Cong Victories Hit Viet Nam War Fronts Near Da Nang
US and South Vietnamese troops say they killed 181 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese and captured more than 200 in two operations south of Da Nang and southwest of Saigon. The battles followed a winter offensive start and shelling of provincial capitals and towns.
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Notable Strike Shows Patient Outcomes at Creedmoor
On strike patients were faring remarkably well according to officials. They noted substantial impact but not devastating, with Creedmoor able to cope with the foreseeable future.
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Crippled Children Find Hope In Toys Through Volun-toys
Clare Young, a Forest Hills housewife, founded Volun-toys to distribute year round dolls to children in New York hospitals. The program supplies dressed dolls that help immobilized or shy children imitate movement, with two Dutch capped girls visiting during distributions. Volunteers clean and costume dolls, expanding to emergency rooms and multiple hospitals, driven by a need for kindness after seeing a child petrified in a waiting area.
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France and Premier face tight budget amid franc crisis
Paris sources report President de Gaulle and Premier Couve de Murville with Finance Minister Ortoli discussing Europe’s financial crisis as markets show mixed signals. Experts doubt austerity steps will curb speculation on the franc and warn central banks’ actions remain uncertain.
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Francois-Xavier Ortoli
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Brussels
Cuba Returns 22 Hijacked Airliner Passengers to Mexico City
Seventeen passengers and five crew members were flown back to Mexico City aboard a Mexican airliner after a hijacker claimed a dynamite bundle. The group included four Americans and three Canadians among the 22 onboard traveling from the Yucatan to Mexico City via Havana. The hijacker threatened to blow up the plane unless redirected to Havana. The crew and passengers were treated well by Cuban officials before the flight resumed to Mexico City.
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Day in Court Near for Havana Hijacker
Mexican Foreign Minister Antonio Carrillo Flores said the hijacker’s name is known but not released until all facts are verified. An embassy official who spoke to the man in Havana doubted he was Mexican.
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Havana
Middletown Weather Outlook Turns Colder With Snow Flurries
The Middletown forecast calls for cloudy windy and cooler conditions with occasional snow flurries through Wednesday. Tonight will see lows in the mid 20s and yesterday's high reached 46 while this morning's low was 33.
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Architect warns Capitol could collapse from distant blast
Los Angeles AP reports Capitol architect Mario Campioli warned that a sonic boom or nearby blasting three miles away could topple the Capitol. He said most city ordinances would deem the structure hazardous and that preventing collapse would cost about $50 million and take four years.
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Chuckle A good beginning may be half the battle
A light remark on starting hurdles in any effort, noting many stop after the initial push and fail to finish. The line underscores the value of persistence beyond a strong start.
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