Ford to take 12 day work and ski vacation at Vail
President Ford departs Andrews Air Force Base for a 12 day work and ski holiday in Vail Colorado with First Lady Betty Ford. The trip aims to balance family time with addressing energy inflation and the budget ahead of the State of the Union. The Fords will be joined by their children Mike Susan Jack and Steve as they shuttle between work, Christmas plans, and Cabinet questions.
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Wanted Santa for Oklahoma City charity dinner
Oklahoma City's Red Andrews Christmas Dinner seeks a volunteer to play Santa Claus for the largest charity event in the country. No salary, lifetime contract possible. duties include bringing joy to elderly, shut ins, and children up to 92 years old with few possessions. Sponsor Carl Knox notes the role vacancy after Judge Donald Marrs moved to Kentucky.
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Slain Boy Case Leads to Airport Capture
Police charged Vernal Walford, 31, with slaying Arnold Zeleznik, nine, son of psychologist Carter Zeleznik, after the boy was found with his throat slit in a Miami motel lobby. Walford, a former mental patient, was found bloodied in a taxi at Miami airport after a police lineup. The father struggled to speak as he described the moments before tears rose. Officials disclosed Walford had recently been released from a Connecticut mental hospital. Zeleznik worked as a psychologist in Philadelphia.
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Change of heart frees two kidnapped youths in Ohio
Police in Butler Ohio said the two teenagers abductors of a bank president's children released the youths and returned the stolen car, suggesting a possible change of heart.
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Pot law prompts Oregon reform talk and testing results
A year after Oregon decriminalized simple marijuana possession, a Drug Abuse Council survey shows 32 percent approve the civil offense and 15 percent want legal small amounts. 39 percent seek stiffer penalties, while use has not surged. About 19 percent have tried it and 9 percent currently use it.
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Health plan says housing, environment may improve health more than care
The Forward Plan for Health issued by HEW argues that poor health stems largely from low income and poor living conditions rather than medical care alone. It calls for $5 billion yearly through 1979, shifts in Medicare and Medicaid, and new programs from fluoride water to cancer worksite controls and mental health projects.
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Squirrel sparks fire in Arlington home incident
Dale Matthews aged 16 shoved burning newspapers up a chimney to evict a squirrel. The blaze spread unexpectedly as the burning squirrel ran back into the living room and died on the floor. No injuries were reported.
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