Soviet Jew frees after long escape to New York
Leonid Riggerman, a 35 year old Soviet Jewish computer programmer, won permission to leave Russia after a seven month campaign and arrived with his mother at Kennedy Airport. He warned that many Jews await a secure chance to emigrate, noting strict Soviet controls and lack of Hebrew study spaces at home.
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New York
Iupi
Leonid Riggerman
Russia
Syangogee
Riggerman
Soviet Union
Brooklyn
Moscow
Esther Riggerman
Kennedy International Airport
Israel
United States
Brussels
Belgium
Kremlin
Calley
FT. Benning. Ga
William L. Calley
My Lai
Ernest Medina
London
Britain
California
Blizzard and Tornadoes Striking Texas Paralyze Travel
A heavy winter storm hit Texas with five foot drifts and 45 mph winds paralyzing the Texas panhandle. Tornadoes struck four towns including Bellmead near Waco, damaging a bank, grocery store and cafe as travelers were stranded and the mayor urged National Guard aid.
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United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
National Guard
Bellmead
Waco
Weather and flood reports across multiple towns and states
Cloudy with rain and snow developing this afternoon. Highs in the 30s, tonight and Tuesday rain likely with a Tuesday high near 40. Rain totals shown for Middletown Monticello and Newburgh. Tornadoes uprooted trees near Lacey Lakeview and hit Athens, near Dallas, injuring two, plus a twister near Cleveland. Nebraska floods with two mile wide lakes, hay drops to cattle, Winslow sandbagging, and ice jams. Rock River area in Illinois seeing homes evacuated but gradually stabilizing.
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Middletown
Monticello
Newburgh
Lacey- Lakeview
Athens
Dallas
Cleveland
Miss
Nebraska
J.J. Exon
Elkhorn River
Winslow
Abzug criticizes media over Laos invasion portrayal
Rep. Bella Abzug denounces press kowtowing to President Nixon and the Laos invasion. She accuses the media of reframing it as an incursion and embargoing criticism, urging unified public protest as awareness grows. The quote signals rising dissent and calls for forthright reporting.
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Washington
Nixon
Laos
Bella Abzug
D-N. Y
Congress
Strong California Aftershocks Shake Southern Counties
Earthquakes rattled southern California with a 4.3 magnitude tremor near Oceanside at 9 50 pm and a 4.1 shock at 11 16 pm, part of a sequence that threatens already damaged buildings. Seismologists warn of continued activity and aftershocks could affect the region into the night.
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Los Angeles
California
Oceanside
San Diego
Nixon Ashington
Mark O. Hatfield
R Ore
Nixon
Hatfield
Middletown Daily Record circulation totals January 1971
The Middletown daily newspaper lists net paid circulation figures for January 1971 at 44,135, up from 41,176 in January 1970. The paper publishes every morning except certain Saturdays, with home delivery by carrier and stands prices noted as 75 cents per week and 15 cents per single copy.
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Middletown
Net
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Imad the
Jewish Conference
Amusement
Editorial
Anderson
Evans Novak
Porter Comics
TV Cryptoquote
Thesteson
the Times
Mereia Lecooonrd
Landers Bridge Buchwald
Lipsyte
Pepe Fieks
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