Hope cites North Vietnamese pledge on POW release tied to U.S. withdrawal
Bob Hope said a North Vietnamese official told him POWs would be released tomorrow if President Nixon fixed a total withdrawal date from South Vietnam. The claim follows Hope's talk with Nguyen Van Thanh, first secretary of the North Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, about Vietnam peace proposals.
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Vietnam
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Laos
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Deaf kindness sign language carol surprise for Nelson family
In Littleton Colorado a Brownie troop 868 performs sign language carols for Mr and Mrs Nelson who are deaf and mute. Susanne Nelson seven learned We Wish You a Merry Christmas for the 12 girls itinerary. The Nelsons and their children express happiness and gratitude at the silent, heartfelt performance.
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Littleton
Colo
Garret Nelson
Nelson
Susanne Nelson
Susanne
Fires claim lives of eight
A gas heater pilot light and a Christmas candle are blamed for two fires killing eight children. Five children of Joseph and Marylee Shepard perished in an upstairs apartment room in Los Angeles, while three Backhoff children Richard 1 Stephen 5 and Sloan 8 died in a Tewksbury wood frame house after a lit Christmas candle fell onto a couch.
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Tewksbury
Mass
Joseph
Marylee Shepard
Shepard
Tweksbury
Beverly Backhoff
Richard
Stephen
Sloan
Cancer crusade plan begins with Nixon backed program
Benno C Schmidt named chair of the President's Cancer Panel warns against expecting quick miracles. Nixon signed the National Cancer Act launching a multibillion dollar effort to fight cancer, promising no false hopes and sustained federal and voluntary support. Schmidt expects accelerated programs at the NIH and NCI, with panel duties to monitor the expanded efforts and a likely earlier panel appointment.
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National Institutes of Health
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New York
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National Cancer Advisory Board
Texas court ruling orders overhaul of school financing
A federal panel in San Antonio ruled the Texas public school financing system unconstitutional, finding funding tied to local property taxes creates inequities between rich and poor districts. Judges ordered a restructuring to ensure equal protection, following a suit by Mexican American parents.
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Texas
U.S. District Court
California
Federal
Panthers Trial Verdicts Reported In Los Angeles
A jury convicting nine of conspiracy to possess contraband weapons and acquitting eight on the most serious charge of conspiracy to murder Los Angeles policemen wraps a seven month Panthers trial. Acquittals on lesser assault charges and mistrials on several counts followed.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Court halts waterway dumping across non navigable waters
Federal Judge Aubrey E. Robinson Jr orders all waste discharges into non navigable waterways illegal and bars federal permits for them. Environmental impact statements are required for any discharge permit, including navigable waters, affecting up to about 20 000 applications.
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Washington
Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr
Robinson
John R. Quarles, Jr
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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