Quadruplets die after birth at Joliet hospital
Marilyn Stickel of Joliet gave birth Friday to quadruplets weighing about 2 pounds each at Silver Cross Hospital. All four infants died within hours of birth, including Matthew 2 pounds 13 ounces and Jennifer 2 pounds 9 ounces, with Kimberly and Michael also deceased by morning.
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Joliet
Marilyn Stickel
Silver Cross Hospital
Kimberly
Michael
Matthew
Jennifer
Defense chief cites cease-fire violations by North Vietnam
Defense Secretary Elliott Richardson says Hanoi has infiltrated war materiel into South Vietnam in breach of the cease-fire. He notes 30 000 troops and 300 tanks moving along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and warns Washington may respond if Hanoi ignores warnings. No immediate U S offensive is planned, but shipments raise concern for future actions.
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Washington
UPI
Elliot. L. Richardson
South Vietnam
United States
Richardson
Hanoi
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Storms Hit South Driving Hundreds From Homes and Killing Three
Torrential rains and tornadoes swept six Southern states causing widespread flooding from Mississippi to Tennessee. Three people died the Tennessee Valley bore the brunt with towns inundated and the Gatlinburg resort area flooded. Rescue crews evacuated patients from a threatened Alabama hospital as storms damaged several Georgia towns and roads were washed out in North Carolina and Virginia.
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United Press International
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Tennessee River
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Mississippi
Alabama
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Virginia
Chattanooga
Erick Neumann
Tennessee National Guard
Travis Clark
Civil Defense
Greenwood
Miss
Henry Russell
Victoria
Paul Clayton
Gatlinburg
Lawrence County
Ala
Pelham
Mike Forsaty
Tallapoosa
J. D Folsom
Rome
Blue Ridge Ellijay
Subligna
Dalton
Lithonia Springs
Interstate 40
Washington County rescuer unit gains all volunteer crew
A newly formed all volunteer crew now mans Washington County’s 1965 medium duty rescue truck under sheriff control. The unit aims to handle water rescues drowning recoveries and auto crashes with tools to rip apart cars and a two 2500 watt lighting system. Volunteers donated over 43500 in gear and labor to outfit the truck parked at the sheriff’s garage awaiting calls.
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Hesser
Journal
Washington County
le Jarvis
Karl Jones
Jarvis
Zager
Kieseyarvis
Chalupa
Bob Long
Org
Maynard Goff
National Guard Company
Dale Booth
Ken Peters
Joh County Ambulance Service
Washington Street Department
Mirror Ox
Bob Zager
Sixty POWs fly home from Clark base Philippines
Sixty former American prisoners of war arrived home in three C141 Starlifters at Clark Air Base Philippines as part of Operation Homecoming. Among the group one civilian POW Bobby Joe Keesee 39 kissed the American flag before about 200 well wishers.
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Philippines
APL
Hanoi
United States
China
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
March Air Force Base
California
Bobby Joe Keesee
U.S
Keesee
William S. Moore Jr
13Th Air Force
Arlington, Va
Weather outlook shows cooler morning and warmer Sunday
Forecast calls for highs of 40 to 45 this morning with decreasing clouds and mostly sunny conditions this afternoon. Northwest winds around 15 mph, veering to light and variable tonight. Tonight's lows near 25 to 30. Sunday expected to be fair and warmer with highs of 50 to 59 and rain chances around 5 percent today, near zero tonight.
Parachuting Ground School Free Orientation Tonight at WHS
A free orientation for sport parachuting ground school is set for Thursday March 22 at 8 p.m. in room 113 at Washington High School. Don Henry of Burlington will teach the nine week course with a 10 student limit. He holds USPA licenses and leads the Mississippi Valley Skyhawks. For details call Judy Ridley at 653 3113.
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Washington High School
Don Henry
Burlington
U. S. Parachute Association
Mississippi Valley Sky
IRS to check on truck taxes in Iowa crackdown
IRS officials announced an intensive one month review of highway use taxes for more than 6,000 Iowa truck owners, mainly small operators and farmers. They will send letters and conduct personal contacts to verify delinquencies, not prosecutions, aiming to boost federal revenue by about 750,000 annually.
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Des Moines
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Iowa
Mike Boydston
IRS
Boydston
Iowa workers debate sick leave abuses dispute
DES MOINES UPL Jim Neh field coordinator for the State of Iowa Employees Association challenged State Auditor Lloyd Smith to name workers who allegedly fake sick leave. Smith cited a 1972 audit showing 13 074 workers took 173 298 sick days costing taxpayers over 3.2 million dollars. Grassley plans to curb leave by cutting monthly accrual and offering payout upon retirement or resignation, while Lynch defends the auditor's methods.
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UPL
Jim Neh
Lynch
Merit Commission
Smith
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
Grassley
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