Military Jury Frees Pvt Billy Dean Smith in Fragging Case
The two black and five white officer jury acquitted Billy Dean Smith of murder and attempted murder in the Bien Hoa fragging case. He was convicted of assaulting a military policeman and given a bad conduct discharge and 30 days custody remaining.
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Chateau
Mont
Richard Harlan
Dallas
Tex
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Harrison, N.J
Army
Col
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Hazel Smith
Argentine woman may be first birth after ovary transplant
An Argentine woman may become the first to give birth after an ovary transplant. The baby is due in March and so far no rejection or complications have appeared. Doctors report the pregnancy is over three months along and note the donor's ovaries determine the baby’s genetics.
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AO Paulo
Brail
Congress of Fertility and Sterility
Raul Blanco
Buenos Aires
Blanco
Alvear Hospital
Balance of payments deficit widens in July September quarter
The Commerce Department reports the official reserve transactions balance to be a $4.7 billion deficit in the July to September quarter, reversing nine months of improvement. The decline stems from dollar drain early in the quarter amid unsettled foreign exchange markets after Britain floated the pound.
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Commerce Department
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Auburn prison under fire amid work stoppage warnings
The Auburn state prison, housing 1,460 inmates, faced denials of reports of a large work stoppage last month. The facility was described as very tense and ready to explode after a Buffalo Civil Liberties Union news conference.
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Auburn
N.Y
Buffalo
The
American Civil Liberties Union
New York New Jersey Rail Mass Transit Plan Unveiled
A 650 million rail mass transit program for New York and New Jersey announced today includes direct rail service to Kennedy Airport and major projects on both sides of the Hudson. Governors Rockefeller and Cahill announced the agreement.
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New Jersey
Kennedy
Hudson River
Nelson A. Rockefeller
William T. Cahill
Methadone Abuse Seen Rising in Senate Testimony
U S Justice Department officials say illegal methadone distribution is increasing with heroin addicts in treatment dispensing much of it. Bureau spokesmen told a Senate subcommittee that methadone related deaths are the tip of an iceberg and signal a serious potential problem.
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U.S. Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
U.S. Senate
Greek World Hero Hits Merlin in Gulf Collision
In the Saronic Gulf a World War II era oil tanker on a cargo free trial struck the Greek navy troopship Merlin. The Merlin sank with 46 sailors missing and 13 rescued. The World Hero is owned by Stavros Niarchos and no tanker casualties were reported.
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Saronic Gulf
Stavros Niarchos
New York Liquor Dealers Cut Syracuse Supply
Syracuse liquor dealers report supply shortages as NYC bar and store owners haul liquor upstate to bypass trucking strikes. One dealer described a private escorted delivery of a tractor trailer full of liquor, with hundreds of out of town buyers flooding local outlets. Local retailers fear reduced stock for holiday customers despite licensing and payment proofs.
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N.Y
New York City
U.S. Planes Pound North Vietnam Panhandle Hardest
U.S. fighter bombers and B52s pressed the southern North Vietnamese panhandle with over 300 fighter bomber strikes and more than 30 B52 missions. Officials said the surge aims to disrupt supply hubs linked to forces in the South as Hanoi accelerates stockpiling ahead of a cease fire. The rise in attacks comes after six days of intensified air operations since November 9.
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
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Storms Bring Heavy Snow and Flood Damages Across Northeast
Heavy snow and freezing rain stretch from the Ohio Valley to New England as gale warnings linger along the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast. Thousands evacuated along Lake Erie and Lake Huron shores with damages expected above one million dollars in Michigan and Ohio.
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N.H
ECB Proposes County Level Tax to Fund $85 Per Pupil Aid
The New York Educational Conference Board backs a statewide $1 per thousand full value tax at the county level to finance a flat $85 per pupil grant for all districts. The plan would use county collected revenues to supplement state aid and aim to equalize funding across counties while preserving the existing $310 per pupil minimum.
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N.Y
New York State Educational Conference Board
ECB
James V. Vetro
ECB Wich
Vetro
Former Subversives Hunter Dies at 71 Dies Sr.
Lufkin Texas AP Former Subversives hunter and first chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee Martin Dies Sr. has died at 71 from an apparent heart attack. A burly Texan who spent more than two decades in Congress he opposed foreign aid bills and headed the Dies Committee before retiring in 1944 due to health.
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Tex
Martin Dies Sr
House UN- American Activities Committee
Dies
Congress
Martin Dies Jr
Beaumont
Texas
Robert M
Jack Dies
East Texas
UN- American Activities Committee
House Rules Committee
Con
Miami Father Charged After Child Starvation Death
A 3-year-old boy Dean Nozza died of starvation after the father Michael Nozza allegedly ordered his mother not to feed him and prevented hospital care. Lois Nozza said the child had survived only on chocolate milk for three months. Police charged Nozza with man mass casualty event as the family faced multiple injuries and risks.
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Variety Children’s Hospital
Dean Nozza
Michael Nozza
Nozza
Lois Jean Nozza
Dean
Dade County
John Esty
Weather service predicts relief from record early deep snow
The Associated Press notes New Yorkers woke to fresh snow but forecasters expect relief as the storm wanes. Albany saw 14.4 inches on Tuesday, with a record for the earliest foot of snow. A high 24 degrees was measured at Saranac Lake as records show prior earliest snow was 10 inches in 1900.
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New York City
U S Sends 600 Plus Aircraft to South Vietnam Air Force
Washington reports say the United States transferred more than 600 aircraft and helicopters to the South Vietnamese Air Force as part of a rush buildup before a cease fire. The shipments lift total air assets to about 1,850 aircraft and helicopters valued at over 300 million dollars, with ground equipment and nearly 30 tanks also moving to South Vietnam.
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Renftagun
United States
South Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Southeast Asia
Japan
Dow Jones tops 1000 in history on New York Floor
The Dow Jones industrial average closes above 1000 for the first time amid cheers at the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts weigh long term impact with questions about profit taking and renewed investor enthusiasm. quotes include Robert Johnson of Paine Webber and Edward Merkle of the Madison Fund.
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