Beckwith defends Newsweek portrayal of Iran mission
Retired Army Col. Charles Beckwith defends Newsweek’s accuracy on his Delta Force mission to rescue the Tehran hostages. He disputes depictions of others’ remarks and denies calling pilots cowards. The piece notes the failed April 1980 operation and ensuing casualties.
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Charles Beckwith
Newsweek
Iran
Beckwith
Austin
Texas
Delta Force
U.S
Tehran
Maynard Parker
Boy Scout saves brother in Chicago Heights crash dash
Jeff Pederson, 13, of Glenwood NL, drove a car to rush his 19 year old brother Scott to St James Hospital after Scott fell through a glass storm door, tearing chest artery. Jeff applied first aid learned in the Boy Scouts to staunch the bleeding and reach hospital. Scott listed in good condition.
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Jeff Pederson
Glenwood
Scott
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Jeff
Twin Progeria Boys Reunite In South Africa Goodbye
Mickey Hays ten, Hallsville Texas, rests with his mother at Dallas airport before flying to Orkney South Africa to say farewell to Fransie Geringer nine who shares progeria. The boys, aging rapidly due to progeria, face an uncertain life with likely lifespan under twenty.
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Mickey Hays
Hallsville
Texas
Cindy Edwards
Dallas-Fort Worth
Mickey
South Africa
Fransie Geringer
Orkney
Lost in Bergen Swamp Woman Rescued by Roadside Help
Emily Holden, 59, of Spencerport, spent two nights lost in Bergen Swamp Genesee County while exploring for pitcher plants. She followed a crowing rooster to a road where passersby found her exhausted but stable at St. Jerome Hospital Batavia. Holden, Kodak employee, said she never lost faith and would return to the swamp.
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Emily Holden
Spencerport
Monroe County
Bergen
Genesee County
St. Jerome Hospital
Batavia
Holden
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
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