Real Torture Transcends Returnees In Elaine Folden Letter
Elaine Folden of Pinckneyville urges relief from postwar uproar over released hostages and honors Korean War and Vietnam veterans. She recalls watching captured prisoners tortured on TV, including a boy named Billie Joe who volunteered at 17 and disappeared, underscoring enduring family grief and national healing.
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Korea
Billie Joe
God Bless
America
Elaine Folden Pinckneyville
Thank you veterans and hostages return letter to editor
Editor thanks veterans and families for service and audiences for hostage returns. Apology offered to those not lucky enough to return unchanged and critique of public celebration. Reflects on gratitude versus sacrifice and the contrast with veterans who endured injuries.
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Southern Illinoisan
Vietnam
Smoke detectors push prompts debate on safety and policy
After two fatal fires in Williamson County, several towns move to buy and install detectors at cost. Critics urge mandatory installation in all dwellings, noting detectors cost little and save lives, urging occupancy permits and county action. Local officials push for broader rules beyond voluntary use.
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Williamson County
Pinckneyville
Herrin
Marion
Johnston City
Hurst
Pshor
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Bill Stevens
Cranston proposes limiting primaries to a third of delegates
Senator Alan Cranston suggests a plan to restrict primaries to 17 of the 363 Democratic National Committee delegates, shifting power to other methods and aiming for a more consensus driven convention. He argues primaries reveal fundraising and organization but not broader electability. Critics fear major rollback of 1970s reforms and state level pushback.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Alan Cranston
California
Cranston
Charles Manatt
Los Angeles
Democrats
National Finance
Democratic National Committee
Washington
John C. White
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Didates
Congress
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
District of Columbia
New Hampshire
Ethics clash over medical confidentiality in Wiesbaden hostages case
The International conflict between public interest and patient privacy surfaced as doctors and officials protected hostage health details while more than 1,000 journalists sought specifics. Reports depicted varied mental health statuses and raised questions about accuracy, disclosure, and the role of confidentiality in high profile crises.
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Lawrence K. Altman
M.D
New York Times
Wiesbaden
West Germany
United States Air Force Hospital
Hippocrates
Tehran
United States
West Point
Jayces Brady
M. Korcak
Koreak
Iran
PSRO
Jack Cannon
Cannon
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