Vets clash at news parley over Vietnam visit and Agent Orange
Four Vietnam veterans who visited Vietnam to inquire about MIAs and Agent Orange effects faced sharp denunciations from other veterans. They met with Vietnam's foreign minister Nguyen Co Thach who pledged to expand MIA investigations and allow scientists to study Agent Orange. The reporters and attendees criticized the group for alleged posing and questioned Vietnamese aims as debate over U.S. policy and diplomacy continued.
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New York
Vietnam
Nguyen Co Thach
Thach
U.S
Southeast Asia
Frank McCarthy
Agent Orange Victims International
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
Santoli
Robert Muller
Thomas Bird
John Terzano
Michael Harbert
Penthouse Magazine
Muller
Vietnam Veterans of America
United States
State Department
Dean Fischer
Cambodia
State Supreme Court awards 4.3 million for tent fire injuries
A New York state Supreme Court jury awarded 4.3 million dollars to Donna Rush and the estate of her sister Bobbie Jo for injuries from a 1973 Sears Roebuck tent fire. The verdict, the court’s largest ever, covers pain and medical costs after Donna Rush and siblings were trapped in the flames. Sears plans to appeal as the cause remains undetermined.
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Albany
State Supreme Court
Sears Roebuck & Co
Supreme Court
Donna Rush
Canajoharie
Albany Medical Center
Bobbie Jo
Lloyd T. Rush
Sears
Thomas Tracy
Miss Rush
State University At
Brockport
Leta
Alice Billucci
Bobbie
Sal
Tracy
Thruway chemical spill cleanup delayed for proper equipment
Fort Plain officials and Thruway Authority spokesmen report the removal of toluene diisocyanate from a tanker wreck along a 38 mile stretch of the New York State Thruway has been postponed until organized cleanup gear arrives. Plastic sheeting covers remaining chemicals while crews plan a weekend or early next week operation with Inland Pollution Control and regional environmental teams.
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Fort Plain
New York State Thruway
Montgomery County
Thruway
David Alexander
Thruway Authority
Alexander
GSF Corp
Andover
Mass
State Departments of Health, Environmental Conservation and Transportation
West Central Environmental Corp
Albany
Syracuse
GSF
Inland Pollution Control
Boston
Son of grid star Ameche dies in two-car crash
Paul Ameche Jr., 22, son of former college and pro football star Alan Ameche, died from head and internal injuries after a two-vehicle collision in Tredyffrin Township Chester County. He was visiting family in Malvern for the holidays. Funeral services will be today in Malvern.
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Berwyn
UPI
Paul Ameche
Alan Ameche
Tredyffrin
Chester County
Ameche
Malvern
Paoli Memorial Hospital
Lawrence L. Paul 3Rd
West Chester
Paul
Pauli Memorial Hospital
Ithaca College
Ithaca
N.Y
University of Wisconsin
Baltimore Colts
Gino's Inc
Epidemic gonorrhea strain prompts city task force
New York officials report a penicillin resistant gonorrhea strain reaching epidemic proportions with a 350 percent rise in cases over 11 months. A special task force will identify infections, map affected areas, and boost detection and treatment using spectinomycin.
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New York
New York City
Venereal Disease Control Bureau
United States
Asia
San Diego
Los Angeles County
California
Dade County
Florida
Westchester Lawmakers Approve 1982 Budget With Tax Hikes
The Westchester County Legislature approved a balanced 1982 budget totaling 471,856,113 and endorsed a 17.1 percent property tax increase. A 0.5 percent rise in the county sales tax was also approved, aligning with County Executive Alfred DelBelley’s proposal.
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White Plains
Westchester County
Alfred DelBelley
Original U S Morgan Silver Dollars offered at midnight
Imm announces sale of fewer than 10 000 original U S Government Morgan Silver Dollars in very fine condition at 35 each. Limited to 10 coins per customer first come first served. Certificate of Authenticity provided. Call 1-800-345-8502 to order with credit cards. Returns allowed within 14 days. S981 THM. Loe
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Philadelphia
IMM
U.S
International Monetary Mint
United States Congress
U.S. Morgan
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