Managua Quake Destroys City Killing Thousands
A devastating Managua earthquake Saturday caused widespread fires and massive destruction. Reports from Costa Rica and Managua governments varied, with death tolls ranging from hundreds to thousands and up to 50 000 injured. Rescue teams, Red Cross aid, and martial law were in place as streets flooded with refugees and looting threats emerged.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Miami Herald
Costa Rica
U.S
Valery Slaughter
Red Cross Center
League of National Red Cross Societies
Spain
Red Cross
Europe
Americas
Juan Jose _ Barrios Taracena
Guatemala
Toy Makers Race to Beat Holiday Deadline at Hasbro
CENTRAL FALLS R I AP toy makers push overtime to finish and test new models for the February New York toy show the industry’s key event for Christmas sales. Hasbro supervisor Leonard Gray notes tight security and secrecy in the model shop and restricted areas to prevent industrial espionage.
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Central Falls
R.I
Santa Claus
Leonard Gray
Hasbro Industries, Inc
Gray
U.S
New York
Hasbro
Montana Christmas forecast warms across state
The Associated Press reports warm weather will dominate Montana Christmas weekend with 40 degree highs for Sunday and Monday except the northeast where 30s are forecast. Light rain west of the Continental Divide and mountain snow are possible while wind and travel advisories remain in effect for western passes.
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Associated Press
Montana
Canada
Northeast
National Weather Service
Continental Divide
Divide
Rockies
Truman Improves Slightly in Critical Health Battle
President Harry S. Truman, 88, remained comatose and in critical condition after 18 days in hospital. A spokesman said his condition showed slight improvement with more stable blood pressure and better respiration, though kidney function remained inadequate and fluids in the lungs had decreased.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Two More B52 Bombers Lost in Vietnam Action
Saigon reports say American warplanes attacked areas around Hanoi and Haiphong on Saturday as the U S Command confirmed two additional B52 losses bringing total since Monday to ten. South Vietnamese intelligence claimed Vo Nguyen Giap was killed in Haiphong, a denial followed from Hanoi.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Vo Nguyen Giap
Paris
Giap
Tran Hung Dao
U.S. Command
Indochina
Radio
Washington
Defense Department
Egypt
India
Red Khmer Republic
Cambodia
Cuba
Rehabilitation in jail a flop
A 42nd American Assembly report on prison reform says rehabilitation in U.S. jails has failed and that offenders should be sent to prisons only as a last resort. The panel calls for closing large state institutions and offering meaningful self improvement, with reservations by some participants over drug, gambling and morality policy relaxations.
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Malcolm N. Carter
New York
Sylvan
Harriman
N.Y
42Nd
American Assembly
U.S
Columbia University
Arden House
William G. Nagel
American Foundation Institute of Corrections
Dallin H. Oaks
Brigham Young University
Little cigars push for health warnings in ads and labels
Advertising and rising sales of little cigars spark calls for health warnings by regulation or law. The FTC weighs a required warning. Congress considers a bill to bar little cigar ads from TV and radio. Senator Moss leads the bill to treat little cigars as cigarettes under existing warning rules.
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Washington
Edera
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Steinfeld
Winchesters
R. J. Reynolds Industries
FTC
ASH
Action of Smoking and Health
John F. Banzhafd
George Washington University Law School
Ernest I. Wynder
The
American Health Foundation
Lark
AHS
Commission
West Junior High Band Teacher Reports Missing Donkeys
Larry Johnson of 2555 S Dakota, band teacher at West Junior High, reported two donkeys missing after a Saturday incident. Authorities investigate whether the animals were stolen or strayed as snow flurries blanket Butte and area.
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Larry Johnson
S. Dakota
West Junior High School
Johnson
Butte
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Butte Central
Butte Central High
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Emma
James
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Public Health Service
Jesse L. Steinfeld
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
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