GI Dope Addicts Not Qualified for Vet Pension
Assistant Secretary of the Army John G. Kester said heroin addiction among Vietnam veterans would not qualify for disability pensions, claiming it is not a service connected disability. He noted records would not reveal addiction, while critics urged otherwise, and proposed a 30 day post discharge treatment window without court martial for relapses.
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San Francisco
UPI
John G. Kester
Vietnam
Exil
Kester
University of California Medical Center
David Diello
Honolulu
Department of Army
Arms cache tied to ex CIA aide found in Philadelphia homes
Police say weapons and explosives, including rifles, mortars, knives, and plastic explosives, were stored floor to ceiling in two basements. George Fassnacht, 35, a former Philadelphia police ballistics expert and CIA employee, reportedly lived in Hong Kong and worked overseas. A tip led to raids on Fassnacht and Mary Tovin's home, evacuation of 12 nearby houses, and removal of the cache.
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Philadelphia
Central Intelligence Agency
George Fassnacht
Fassnacht
Philadelphia Police
CIA
Intelligence
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Mary Tolin
Army begins medical program to aid returning addicted GIs
In Vietnam soldiers face a new program to detect and treat heroin use as the military starts a urinalysis system. Sgt Johnny Rogers reads a 490 word statement announcing compulsory testing and rehabilitation for those found with opiate derivatives.
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Army
Long bin
Vietnam
Johnny L. Rogers
Rogers
Zwolle
Steve Willey
Metic
Lodi
Calif
Willey
Jom
1St Air Cavalry Division
Cambodia
William J. Shink
Detroit
Vieniai
Fies
Eighth victim dies in dope den massacre in Detroit
Robert Lee Gardner 28, once found alive after gunmen killed seven others at Crard tice's flat on Detroit's west side, died from gunshot wounds. Police say Gardner was the apparent target. seven visitors were killed to prevent witnesses.
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Detroit
Robert Lee Gardner
Gardner
Crardtice
West Side
Elizabeth Taylor Chosen as Target in Knife Thrower Act
Elizabeth Taylor arrived in London from Mexico and found herself at the target end of a circus knife thrower’s dagger. Richard Burton intervened, leaping into the ring to shield her as the performer burst balloons with a knife.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Mexico
Heathrow
Miss Taylor
Richard Burton
Puerto Vallarta
Alejandro Fuentes
Elizabeth
Burton
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the Treasury
Lakewood
Carson St
Paramount Blvd
Pall Mall
Liz
Richard
Bureton
Barton
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Joyce
Santh
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