Photo changed life of Vietnamese orphan now adopted in US
12 year old Nhanny, once photographed in a Saigon cardboard box, meets President and Mrs. Reagan outside the Oval Office. Photographer Chick Harrity recalls the moment as Nhanny, now Nhann Martha Frances Heil, and her adoptive mother Evelyn Heil travel to Washington. The Heils received aid to support a private learning center, and Nhanny bears lifelong scars from early hardship yet shows resilience in the United States.
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Washington
United States
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Nhan
Martha Frances Heil
Reagan
Oval Office
Charles “Chick” Harrity
Nhanny
Nancy Reagan
Channy
Evelyn Warren Heil
White House
Heil
W. Clement Stone
Heils
Harrity
U.S. News & World Report
Houston
Canny
Nhanny Heil
Adop
Nancy
Reagan denounces bigotry image amid civil rights push
President Reagan rejects the claim he is an outright bigot and says prejudice is the worst sin. He defends his record on housing discrimination and higher education while facing opposition to his Civil Rights Commission nominees. He noted a Justice Department action against Alabama and recalled breaking barriers during California governorship. He warned critics not to view his actions as political posturing for the election.
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Reagan
National Council of Negro Women
White House
North Carolina
Thomas Ellis
Board of International Broadcasting
Ellis
Black Women’s Gathering
Justice Department
Alabama
Illinois
California
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Rocky Pit Bull Granted Last Minute Reprieve
Seattle UPI reports Rocky the pit bull on death row for involvement in a robbery has a reprieve due to an ownership rule. Curtis Knight admitted taking $60 after ordering Rocky to attack. Knight’s uncle Joe Sellers holds a Pierce County dog license, promising Rocky a release once presented to authorities.
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Knight
Joe Sellers
Spanaway
Pierce County
Seattle Animal Central Division
Sellers
Zfrent
Weinberger extends ban on animals used for medical training
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger ordered an immediate halt to shooting pigs goats or any other animals to train military doctors for battlefield wound care. The expansion follows a prior dog shooting ban and ends the proposed use at the Uniformed Services University lab in Bethesda Maryland.
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UPI
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Jim Santana
Pentagon
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda
Santana
New Mexico reports 18th human plague case in 1983
A 60-year-old Navajo woman, age 60, is confirmed as New Mexico's 18th plague victim of 1983. She developed illness Monday and was admitted Tuesday to Zuni Indian Health Service Hospital, starts treatment, and responds. The septicemic form affects the bloodstream directly. Health officials note an unusually high number of cases this year with one fatality and suspect fleas and cold wet spring may raise transmission.
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N.M
New Mexico
State Department of Health and Environment
Zuni Indian Health Service Hospital
Jonathan Mann
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