Recalled Tragedy of 22 Years Ago Girl Rescued
A 3 year old girl Alycia was pulled from a 15 foot hole at a storm drain site in Torrance California after a fall during a ball game. Fire crews dug a rescue shaft and tunnel, reviving her after hours of work. Her rescue followed the famous Kathy Fiscus case and she remained under observation at Little Company of Mary Hospital.
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Mary Hospital
Torrance
Kathy Fiscus
Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
Alycia
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Alycia Hernandez
Lomita
Cal
Los Angeles
Nevada cuts out aid to welfare cheaters
Carson City Nevada AP reported the state cut 22 percent of welfare payments totaling about 1 million annually affecting 3 000 people including 889 families. Director George Miller said a door to door check found most ineligible recipients and that Nevada may be first to run such a check.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
George Miller
Miller
Las Vegas
Reno
Reagan Accuses HEW of Welfare Budget Blunder
Sacramento Governor Reagan claims federal welfare officials harassed him and hid a blunder by canceling a $684 million California aid cut at the last minute. He says he informed HEW Secretary Richardson via Agnew to call off the cutoff due to a misunderstanding. The dispute centers on California’s interpretation of need standards and ceilings for aid to families with dependent children.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Reagan
HEW
Elliot Richardson
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Laird Leads High Level Talks On Vietnam Strategy
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird met in Saigon with U S officials including Ambassador Bunker and Adm Moorer to discuss Indochina strategy and faster U S troop withdrawals. Reports say troop strength could drop from 335,800 to 250,000 by next summer, including Marines.
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Saigon
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Indochina
Vietnam
Laird
Ellsworth Bunker
Thomas H. Moorer
Joints Chiefs of Staff
John S. McCain
Pacific
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S. Command
Tan Son Nhut
Abrams
Bunker
Thailand
Defense Secretary
Nixon
Executive Protective Service
White House
Washington
Russia
Soldier Admits My Lai Killings at My Lai Court Martial
Army investigator testifies that Sgt. Charles Hutto admitted killing civilians during a My Lai assault. Hutto said he carried out orders not his own choice, as the defense argues about his ability to refuse orders. Capt. Ernest Medina under investigation faces overall responsibility for civilian deaths.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Army
Charles Hutto
My Lai
Hutto
Col
Kenneth Howard
Billy Thompson
Criminal Investigation Division
Franklin Wurtzel
Thompson
Charlie Company
Ernest Medina
Medina
Ft. MacPherson
Jarring Meets Meir Asks Early Peace Terms
Israeli officials described talks with U.N. mediator Gunnar Jarring as positive and constructive after a two and a half hour session in Jerusalem. Jarring pressed for Arab Israeli negotiation progress while Israel weighs fears of renewed conflict as the cease fire nears its February 5 expiry.
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Jerusalem
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.N
Middle East
Golda Meir
Meir
Ribba Eban
Yosef Tekoah
Jarring
Egypt
Jordan
New York
Israel
U.S
Suez Canal
Anwar Sadat
Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson Seized by Tupamaros in Uruguay
In Montevideo the Tupamaro guerrillas abducted British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson and brutalized his guards. A car fire later consumed his limousine as troops blocked the city. The group seeks ransom while holding multiple foreign nationals and a demand for jailed activists’ release. Jackson, 55, has a heart condition and requires stimulant treatment.
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Geoffrey Jackson
Montevideo
Jackson
Tupamaros
U.S
Dan Mitrione
Giovanni Bucher
Brazil
Uruguay
Brazil agrees to freedom for 70 in swap for envoy
Brazil signs off on releasing 70 prisoners to fly them to Algeria Mexico or Chile in exchange for Swiss envoy Giovanni Bucher held since December 7. Government says decree bans the prisoners from Brazilian territory awaiting transport details.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni Bucher
Ministers of Justice and Foreign Relations
Bucher
Manded
Algeria
Mexico
Chile
Varig
Rio
December's Jobless Rate Nine-Year High
The nationwide unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in December, the highest in nine years, as 4.6 million Americans were out of work and seeking jobs, despite GM striker returns. Retailers
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Washington
General Motors
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon Sees Rosier Picture In 2 Years
President Nixon voiced optimism that 1971 will be good and 1972 better for workers and business, assuming inflation stays in check and unemployment declines. Officials noted December 6 percent unemployment, with 4.9 percent projected for 1970 after full calculations.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
White House
Gas Station Robbery Involving Two Males and a Pistol
Two unidentified Black males entered the Workingmans Friend gas station at 80 Campbell's Highway Friday evening and assaulted the attendant with a silver revolver, fleeing with about 85 dollars and a coin changer. Robert Haddon, 24, described the gunman as stocky with facial acne. a second man and possibly a third waited in a car. Police followed a report of a fast-moving light blue Pontiac or Buick toward Albany. Haddon was treated for head injuries and released. Investigators Durkee and King continued the inquiry with Capt. Elgeiser and officers Valente and Connors at the scene.
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Campbell's Highway
Troy
Robert Haddon
6Th Ave
Haddon
Albany
Broadway
Emmett Street
Menands
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ambulance Service Corp
Antilles Cruise Ship Grounded and Burned Near Mus tique Island
The French cruise ship Antilles ran aground and burned off Mus tique Island in the Caribbean. Hundreds fled in lifeboats as shark-infested waters surrounded the area. The Queen Elizabeth II arrived to aid, with estimates of 1,000 aboard from the Coast Guard and 350 passengers plus 300 crew from French Line officials.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Mustique Island
Caribbean
US Coast Guard
San Juan
Coast Guard
French Line
Paris
Computer dating industry faces public hearing in New York
A NY hearing before Attorney General Lefkowitz heard psychologists and customers allege computer matchmaking fails to deliver compatible dates. Experts questioned the method's viability, citing large sample needs, while Operation Match urged regulation and claimed past success and public service.
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New York
UPI
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Stanley Lehman
New York University
Lefkowitz
Stephen Milgrim
Operation Match
Great Neck
Milgrim
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