Betty Ford returns home after treatment in California
Former first lady Betty Ford arrived at the Ford home in Rancho Mirage after almost four weeks in hospital for alcohol and prescription drug addiction. Gerald Ford greeted her as the family planned a weekend reunion with their four children. Doctor Joseph Pursch said Ford completed the rehabilitation program well and future medications would be tightly controlled. Ford, 60, has long suffered arthritis and a pinched nerve.
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Betty Ford
Long Beach
Calif. Naval Hospital
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Barrett
Joseph Pursch
Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Apple Blossom Festival Ends With Grand Feature Parade
In Winchester Virginia the Apple Blossom Festival closes with a four hour Grand Feature Parade led by TV star Norman Fell as grand marshal. The event features 85 bands from 22 states and over 50 decorated floats as Shenandoah Apple Blossom Queen Gigi Garner, daughter of James Garner, is crowned. Local dignitaries including Lt. Gov. Charles Robb and Rep. J Kenneth Robinson participate in the coronation. A later parade marks the fireman pageant with Rex Allen as grand marshal amid showers that pass.
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Winchester
Virginia
Norman Fell
ABC
Three's
Gigi Garner
James Garner
Miss Garner
John Dalton
Handley High School
Rex Allen
Carlioton
Charles Robb
J. Kenneth Robinson
R-Va
John Unitas
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Namibian forces vow revenge for South Africa raid
UN briefing notes SWAPO leader Sam Nujoma warning of retaliation after South Africa said its air strike on Cassinga and two Angola bases killed no civilians. Lt Gen Dutton gave five SA casualties as UN Security Council prepared to debate a resolution condemning the attack amid ongoing Namibian independence negotiations.
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United Nations
South Africa
Angola
Sam Nujoma
South-West African People's Organization
Bulle Maddid Freiella
SWAPO
Cassinga
South West Africa
Moscow
Jack R. Dutton
Dutton
South- West Africa
U.N. Security Council
Namibia
Elisio de
Council
League of Nations
Security Council
New York
China seeks Asian involvement in Hua's first abroad trip
Hua Kuo-feng, aged 57 and Mao’s successor, begins his first overseas tour in North Korea as China aims to deepen Asia focused diplomacy. The trip follows regional visits by Chinese leaders to Burma, Nepal, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and France, signaling renewed ties with allies and new friends amid modernization efforts and power consolidation after Mao's death.
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Tokyo
Communist Party
Hua Kuo-feng
North Korea
Peking
Mao Tsetung
Hua
Teng Hsiao-ping
Burma
Nepal
Li Hsien-nien
Philippines
Bangladesh
Chou En-lai
Teng Yingchao
Cambodia
Ku Mu
France
Pyongyang
Mao
Gang of Four
Chiang Ching
China
Yeh Chien-ying
Kwangchow Canton
Teng
Kim -Sung
Moscow
Kim
U.S
South Korea
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Carter
Korean Central
Thina
U.s.china
Zbigniew Breezinski
Moro death threats heighten search for Aldo Moro
Rome police widened a manhunt after anonymous calls claiming the Red Brigades would carry out a death sentence against Aldo Moro. More than 20 arrests were made around Rome as detectives investigated four communiques stating Moro had been sentenced.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Moro
Red Brigades
Terracina
Milan
Turin
Genoa
Christian Democratic Party
Gerund
Christian Democrats
Messaggero
New University of Arcavacata
Cosenza
Calabria
Navy asbestos in ships sparks safety debate
Navy says 18 ships began with varying asbestos levels five years ago and at least 41 more built and accepted since. Insulation deemed hazardous only when removed or during fires. seven Norfolk ships contain large amounts. Cost and delays kept prior asbestos bans from fully changing contracts. Newport News and Ingalls claim full compliance with health rules.
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Norfolk, Va
Navy
Ateast
James Bullock
Navy Public Information Office
Washington
Norfolk Ledger-Star
Bullock
Nimite
Eisenhower
Saipan
Spruance
Peterson
Arthur W. Radford
Caron
Newport News Shipbuilding
Ingalls
Pascagoula
Miss
Newport News
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