Telethon host blasts alleged pledge withholding during record drive
Lewis denounced delays in pledge payments during a 21 hour VID telethon at the Sahara Hotel, claiming funds were held back while he supplied time and talent. He asserted no compensation from VID or MDD activities, urging FOIA and other laws to reveal all accounting details as the event set a new pledge record of 29,074.45 dollars with about 100 personalities participating.
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Epileptic 12-year-old scales hospital wall then climbs down
In Pittsburgh a 12 year old with epilepsy escaped a counselor, climbed 11 stories of St Francis General Hospital, and perched on a parapet for about three hours. Pediatric psychiatrist Dr. Ruth Kane and staff negotiated with him while police, paramedics, and firefighters stood by. He finally descended around 2:30 PM after repeated pleas to come home.
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George Snyder
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Florida woman kidnapped near Atlanta is found
An abducted Florida woman, bound and blindfolded, was reunited with her husband and child in Cleveland Tennessee after two men in a van picked up Wayne and Denise Mead and their 22 month old daughter. The woman said she was abducted for 14 hours during Labor Day weekend and released near Cleveland. Authorities say the abductors are still at large.
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Miss America Pageant Faces Possible End Within a Decade
Atlantic City AP report notes pageant may die within ten years due to sagging ratings. Frank Deford argues adaptation to liberal TV tastes is needed while Albert Marks Jr. cautions if ratings drop more, NBC promotion costs rise. Pageant began in 1954 and peaked in 1961 with a 75 share. last year’s share was 43. Deford suggests returning to 1950s wholesomeness could help.
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Crippled Woman Seeks New Life After Hospital Stay
Suzanne Bohannan, a wheelchair bound survivor of a Florida mental hospital, aims for independence after five months free but faces scarce housing options for those between independence and dependence. Social worker Isha Kesade searches for a suitable home while Bohannan recalls neglect and misdiagnosis.
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War crimes retrial delayed in The Hague court
The Hague based retrial of Dutch millionaire Pieter Mentens is postponed for three months to allow investigators to probe his claim that a former justice minister promised he would not be jailed again. The delay comes as the case revisits new war crime charges and Mentens attempts to secure his position amid legal scrutiny.
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