Washington's homeless in winter despair by the White House
In Washington at 6 a.m. two homeless men shiver near the Treasury as cold December winds bite. Norman Moore and Eddie Noname, ages 54 and 47, survive on sacks and scraps while police and shelters strain to help. The city faces hundreds to five thousand homeless, with deaths from exposure in prior winters and harsh nights on steam vents near federal buildings.
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Washington
Nea
Treasury Department
Norman Moore
Eddie Noname
Norman
Eddie
Jimmy Carter
White House
Icts
Corcoran Art Gallery
Kennedy Center
Willie
State Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Health agency opposes closing Silvas Grove rehab program
Region IX Health Systems Agency board recommended disapproval of Manteno Mental Health Center’s plan to close the 50 bed Silvas Grove alcoholism rehabilitation program. The agency urged funding and operation of community programs first, with evaluation showing comparable care before permit denial.
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Silvas Grove
Manteno Mental Health Center
Region IX Health Systems Agency
Manteno
Illinois Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities
Region IX Health
Abraham Lincoln Hotel Tear Down Clears Way for Courts Complex
The Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield, closed since 1964, was demolished Sunday using 625 pounds of dynamite in a 10 second blast. Dust spread, rubble fell into the basement, and the building's interior was described as corroded with derelicts once occupying rooms used by notable figures.
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Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Doug Loizeaux
Maryland
Herbert Hoover
Wendell Wilkie
Richard Nixon
Will allegedly route $7.3 million from People's Temple to Soviet Union
A Chicago Tribune report claims a will in Annie McGowan's name, tied to Jonestown, bequeaths nearly 7.3 million in People's Temple funds to the Soviet Union. The suitcase with cash and bank letters was intercepted en route to the Soviet embassy in Georgetown as Jonestown violence began.
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People's Temple
Chicago
Soviet Union
The
Chicago Tribune
Guyana
Jonestown
Annie McGowan
the Tribune
Jim Jones
McGowan
Panama
Venezuela
Jones
Maria Katsaris
Georgetown
Katsaris
Michael Prokes
San Francisco
Michael Carter
Boise
Idaho
Tim Carter
Police and ice cream shop join in party for children
In Chicago 62 mentally challenged children from Misericordia Home were treated to a Christmas party by the Chicago Police Department and Dr. Jazz ice cream parlor owner Joe Bortz. The event featured musical entertainment and chocolate sundaes, described by Bortz as potentially the highlight of the year for the children.
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Chicago
North Side
Misericordia
Joe Bortz
Dr. Jazz
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By Tom Tiede
Tom Tiede
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Region IX Health Systems
Kankakee
Kendall, Grundy
Will Counties
Abe
Morris Daily Herald
Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
East
Washington Street
Morris
Illinois
Timothy J. West
Herald Office
Ues
Mary
Willow
Coal City
Carter
Bortz
M. E. Robinson
Agency
Liberty St. Morris
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Hartford, Conn
Kodak Ektralite
KODAK
Crest Hill
Photo Service
Kodak's
Plainfield RD
Spurgeon’s
Baum
Coordinate Sportswear
Liberty St
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