Antiwar Activists Petition Vietnam Over Rights Abuses
A United Nations petition by over 90 antiwar figures including Joan Baez and Allen Ginsberg appeals to Vietnam’s government to address alleged human rights violations since Saigon’s fall. The group cites mass detentions, religious repression, and calls for reconciliation, while noting splits within the movement over pursuing the petition publicly.
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Joan Baez
Vietnam
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Daniel Ellsberg
Saigon
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White House
Cora Weiss
Gareth Porter
Indochina Resources Center
Washington
Carter to follow strict ethics code for wealth
President elect Carter says he will not disclose his personal financial holdings yet but will apply the same ethics restrictions to his appointees. He expects full divestiture of conflicting interests and disclosure of net worth, with public release anticipated this week. Carter and aides discuss the code during preinaugural talks on St Simons Island.
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Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Robert
Strauss
Curtis
Lillian Carter
Americus
Lillian
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White House
Grove teen found dead in car after sexual assault
Janet Stallcup a 19 year old former Cypress College student and UC Irvine Medical Center employee was found dead in her car behind Yockey Street Garden Grove. She was last seen Dec 19 at 8 30 p.m. and coroner classed the death as about Dec 22 from a broken neck with sexual assault. Rewards totaling 8700 including 2000 from the Independent Press Telegram Secret Witness program 5000 from the girl's parents and another reward from the paper offered for information leading to arrest and conviction. Secret Witness contact 436-2526 and Garden Grove tip line (714) 638-0615.
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UC Irvine Medical Center
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Palmwood Drive
Independent
Press-Telegram
State hospital volunteer plan eyed to aid patients
Brown outlined a plan to recruit volunteers for hospitals with a five member religious leadership board at each site and a statewide Health Department volunteer office to train staff and coordinate efforts. About 40 faith leaders met with Brown and aides to discuss the project as unemployment remains high. Retirement groups and housewives may form the core of volunteers, reviving past hospital practices while linking to jobs programs like the California Conservation Corps.
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California Conservation Corps
Mondale Sees Bell as Strong Attorney General Pick
Mondale praised Bell’s potential as attorney general and forecast Senate confirmation. He recalled his Senate tenure highlights including a rules change to curb filibusters and cited his regret over late critique of Vietnam. Anderson will replace Mondale after resignation to become a U.S. senator.
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Senate
Vietnam
Minnesota
Wendell Anderson
U S arrests tanker skipper charges 2 oil spill violations
A tanker incident spills oil in the Thames and Delaware rivers. Coast Guard reports most oil contained by booms, with wildlife impact downstream. A separate Liberian vessel Daphne ran aground near Puerto Rico, none threatening, while an Ohio River barge collision disrupts traffic near Paducah.
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Ohio River
Paducah
Flat Wheels Stall San Francisco Zephyr in Galesburg
The Chicago to San Francisco San Francisco Zephyr with 147 passengers halted in Galesburg after three of four locomotives developed wheel flat spots. New units were sent to resume service by noon while 67 riders were bused onward and 280 stayed aboard. Officials cited holiday locomotive shortages and braking as a probable cause.
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Long Beach Firm Buys Yellow Cab Operations
Ocean Salt Inc of Long Beach agreed to pay 839000 for Yellow Cab operations in San Diego and Oceanside. Donald R Swortwood and wife of Pacific Beach own Ocean Salt which will form Western States Transportation as parent company of Yellow Cab after court approval and city council consent.
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Ocean Salt
Donald R. Swortwood
Pacific Beach
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