Survivors Return to Bridge on River Kwai Reunion
In Bangkok an Allied group and ex Japanese captors plan a Monday walk over the Bridge on the River Kwai and along the death railway to ease historic bitterness. About 51 former Japanese soldiers, 10 Australians, Americans and British participants visit cemeteries where thousands died from malnutrition disease and brutality.
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Ferry disaster on the Mississippi claims 78 lives
At 6:30 am the ferry George Prince collided with tanker Frosta near Luling Louisiana. Captain Kjell Slatten testified as 78 people drowned and 33 bodies were recovered by Saturday. Survivors describe a frantic crash and swift river current. The Ollie K. Wilds helped rescue weary survivors.
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Ford and Carter Launch Final Campaign Trek
Ford and Carter head into the election stretch on opposite paths with a toss up in polls. Carter campaigns through New Jersey Virginia and Georgia while Ford visits Virginia the Carolinas and California as Dole and Mondale mount contrasting efforts.
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Welfare fathers targeted in new federal crackdown
The HEW program tracks down nonpaying welfare fathers and reports $280 million collected in its first year. It cost $134 million to operate with a net gain of $146 million, and states expect $400 million in the next fiscal year. The effort aims to reach $1 billion by 1980 and ties welfare eligibility to paternity establishment for out of wedlock births in many cases.
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Moisture on Skin Alters Kirlian Auras Say Researchers
Drexel University researchers report that moisture transferred from a touching object to photographic film alters electric charges, producing variations in Kirlian corona images. The finding challenges aura theories and suggests water vapor factors explain fluctuating halos around hands or objects.
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Weather Outlook with Morning Rain Chances
Occasional rain this morning with possible thundershowers this afternoon. Highs in the 50s today and tomorrow, with rain chances dwindling overnight and into tomorrow.
Art of monstering takes a heavy toll in haunted house work
A journal staffer details the toll of “monstering” on both workers and visitors in haunted houses. The piece hints at emotional strain and the effort behind creating scary experiences for crowds as readers are invited to page 35 for the full inside look.
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