Company executioner finds purpose in layoffs and fears
Blake Paquin, head of Executive Careers Inc., describes the executive headhunter role as a needed, morally complex service during rising white collar layoffs. He recalls firing hundreds at once, noting varied reactions from tears to quiet acceptance and the ethical burden of ending careers.
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Axman
Blake Paquin Box
Eope
Paquin
Executive Careers, Inc
Chicago
Waa Tia
Laliing
Vietnam aid debate widens and Cambodia falls to Khmer Rouge
Congress signals reluctance to boost military aid to South Vietnam and may approve humanitarian help if evacuation improves. Kissinger questions Indochina’s future as Khmer Rouge tightens grip on Phnom Penh and refugees flee, with Battambang and Svay Rieng under threat.
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Congress
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Cambodia
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Saigon
Battambang
Sirik Matak
Tam
Svay Rieng
Woman stabbed by 16 year old in Cincinnati shop
Jackie Warren 21 was repeatedly stabbed by 16 year old Philip Begley of Florence Kentucky after warning a friend she feared the assailant. Begley later died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. coroner ruled it a suicide. Warren remained in fair condition. Children nearby helped identify the youth.
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Cincinnati
UPL
Jackie Warren
Philip Begley
Florence
Ohio River
Here
Boone County
Don Smith
Fighting erupts in three Laos locations amid pro Communist forces
Defense Minister Sisouk Na Champassak said fighting broke out Monday about 100 miles north of Vientiane between rightist forces and Pathet Lao troops backed by North Vietnamese. He reported clashes also in two other sites in South and central Laos.
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Vientiane
UPI
Laos
Pathet Lao
Sisouk Na Champassak
Sisouk
Here
Lebanon Violence Flare Reignites After Brief Ceasefire
Beiruts renewed fighting escalated with bombings snipings and mortars as Palestinian guerrillas and right wing militiamen again raised alerts. Police reported at least ten killed and multiple injured amid five days of clashes between Palestinians and Phalange forces totaling about 144 dead and over 250 wounded.
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Beirut
UPI
Policeman changes last name to Page in Newport
Kenneth Pigg, a Newport police officer, has changed his surname to Page to avoid miscalls and mistaken identity. He jokes about answering as Chief Page, noting callers confuse his name with “Pigg.”
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Newport. Ky
UPI
Kenneth Pigg
Page
Pigg
Paducah
Chief Pigg
Newport
Father convicted in son's castration by radiation
Kerry Andrus Crocker 44 was found guilty by a district court jury of castrating his 14 year old son Kirk with radiation. The 10 year prison term and 5000 fine were imposed. Prosecutors said Kirk underwent 11 operations for burns and would likely not father children. The boy testified he saw pellets near his sleep. Crocker denied the charges and said he did not expose Kirk to cesium.
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Kerry Andrus Crocker
Crocker
Kirk
Study claims U.S. ignores white-collar crime findings
A Public Citizen report claims federal agencies fail to recognize white-collar crime's scope, despite multi‑million dollar spending on crime research. It cites gaps in national tracking by FBI and Census, notes limited prosecutions, and says government efforts are lagging as white-collar crime rises.
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United States
America
Public Citizen
Comsumer
Ralph Nader
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Census Bureau
Justice
Justice Department
Department
FBI
Witte-Coller
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