Soviet left handers begin to gain better treatment in USSR
In Moscow the left handed population now receives more freedom in schools and is the subject of serious study. Some reports claim up to 10 million Soviets are left handed, about 4 in 100, with prevalence lower than in the United States.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Tula
Czarist Times
Pravda
Communist Party Daily
Anatoly P. Chuprikov
Associated Press
Chuprikov
Russia
Teen Abuse Awareness and Help Resources
A Surgeon General report highlights up to four million abused or neglected children, including teens. It urges reporting, counseling, and accessible crisis lines, with steps to find local social services, medical aid, or police juvenile officers.
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Vincent Fontana
New York
Fontana
Robert Wallace
Copley News Service
Savages cycle world trek despite perils and poverty
Barbara and Larry Savage of Santa Barbara rode 23 000 miles over two years from California to Egypt and beyond, facing 500 pound bear encounters in British Columbia, rattlesnakes in Idaho, alligators in Georgia swamplands, and hostile crowds in Egypt while marketably coping with hunger. They began May 14 1978 traveling through Canada, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, India and Asia, then via New Zealand and Tahiti returning to California. They spent about 17000 on the voyage and may write a book to fund future trips.
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Copley
LA Mesa
Calif
British Columbia
Idaho
Georgia
Barbara
Larry Savage
Larry
Santa Barbara
Egypt
Pacific Coast
California
Pacific Northwest
Vancouver Island
Prince Rupert
Alberta
Michigan
Connecticut
Florida Keys
Miami
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
France
British Isles
Ireland
Austria
Germany
Italy
Greece
Athens
Cairo
Nile River
Luxor
King Tut
U.S
Iran
New Delhi
India
Himalayas
Katmandu
Nepal
Mount Everest
Burma
Bangkok
Thailand
Calcutta
Malaysia
Singapore
New Zealand
Tahiti
Manistique
Mich
Wales
South America
Networks press convention coverage in costly three network plan
Networks race to cover the 1980 Republican National Convention in Detroit spending about 30 million dollars from July 14 to 17. CBS NBC and ABC deploy nearly 2,000 personnel with 50 on the convention floor, while most expenses are not covered by ads. ABC aims to mix gavel to gavel coverage with specials. CBS and NBC keep traditional lines with Cronkite and Rather guiding floor crews.
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Detroit
CBS
Cobo Hall Convention Center
Cobo Hall
NBC
ABC
Joe Louis Arena
Ronald Reagan
Russ Beasley
Hal Bruno
Tures
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Walter Cronkite
New Hampshire
George Bush
Edward Kennedy
Carter
World News Tonight
Barbara Walters
Frank Reynolds
Ted Koppel
Nightline
Koppel
Max Robinson
Lynn Scherr
Sam Donaldson
Sander Vanocur
Jim Wooten
Dan Rather
Cronkite
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Savages
Nile
Santa FE Square
Odessa, Texas
Odessa
Knight News Wire
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