Fire devastates Willis trailer and surrounding area in Georgia visit
Residents recount a blast that destroyed Roy and Delores Willis trailer home while family members camped near New Hope Church. Evacuation orders separated relatives as gas lines burned and lines and poles smoldered. Linemen and neighbors aided search for the main gate as fire roared past midnight, with the community gathering at Dale Van Horn’s farm after the blaze waned.
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Roy
Delores Willis
Georgia
Lyle
van Horn
Percy van Horn
Mrs. Currier
Mrs. Shepard
van Horne
Gas Company
Curriers
New Hope Methodist Church
Dale van Horn
Rich Get Richer in Federal Health Spending
A federal study finds the rich receive as much health care tax relief as the poor through Medicaid and Medicare. Tax breaks for affluent health premiums outpace growth in Medicare and Medicaid costs, with per capita figures showing $142 for the rich versus $327 for the poor in 1977. The combined spending on Medicare, Medicaid and high income tax breaks nears $9.7 billion, far exceeding aid to the poor.
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Washington
Gail R. Wilensky
National Center For Health Services Research
Treasury Department
Treasury
Wilensky
Ms. Wilensky
Americans Ring In New Year With Parades And Football
The 1982 start featured a Times Square apple drop and a baby born in Falls Church as Kevin Fish became a father. About 1 million attended Pasadena floats, 350000 watched Miami parade, and five major bowls aired on TV amid rain and cold. Police logged 14 arrests nationwide.
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Associated Press
Kevin Fish
Pasadena
Calif
James Stewart
Rocky McAlister
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Miami
Dallas
Pope John Paul II appeals for Poland and peace
Pope John Paul II prayed for an end to martial law in Poland during a World Peace Day Mass for 15,000 in St. Peter's Basilica. He praised Solidarity as a force for justice and peace and warned of the grave threat of nuclear war. He noted delegations of scientists visiting Washington, Moscow, Paris, London, and the United Nations to discuss nuclear dangers.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Poland
Independent Union Solidarity
St. Peter's Basilica
Pontifical Academy
Washington
Moscow
Paris
London
United Nations
New York
U.N
Pope
Ghana in disarray after coup and looting across Accra
Reports from Abidjan state soldiers looted shops and a curfew is in place as the Provisional National Defence Council led by Lt. Jerry Rawlings warns of unprecedented revolutionary action. Seven killed in the coup, Limann held at The Castle, borders and airport closed, civilians urged to surrender arms.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Accra
Ghana
Provisional
National Defense Council of
Ex-Air Force
Jerry J. Rawlings
Council
British Broadcasting Corp
Hilla Limann
Limann
Rawlings
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Trinity Ins
Ottawa Insurance Ency
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