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Show Reagan Target of xWar on Children7 Claim - WASHLNGTON (LTD President Reagan is declaring "an unconditional war on children" by proposing an 18 billion cut in social programs as part of the 1983 budget, the Children's Defense Fund charges. The fund, a national foundation that lobbies on behalf of issues affecting children, e released a document Monday that suggests Reagan start with the White House crease in the White House residential allowance, the fund s report said. 'While we want President and Mr Reagan to Uvt comfortably, we would prefer to use the proposed annual increase toward replacing 40 percent of the child abuse prevention services which the president proposes to cut." 215-pag- itself in making alternative budget reduc- tions. Noting the budget contains an $800 000 U.S. in- - Speaking at a news conference, fund Presi- dent Marian Wright Edelman. declared, "Last year. President Reagan demanded more szcrifices from children than from any other group in American society." Briefs Memphis, (UPI) Tenn., - Health faces an - encephalitis Dad Pleads With Police - MIAMI (UPI) Police are holding the body Colombian boy the most recent victim of Miami's drug wars to convince his father to help investigators rather than seeking cut the killer himself. Jesus Castro, 44, reported to be a bodyguard for an unnamed drug smuggling kingpin, has pleaded with police to send the body to relatives in Colombia, but they say they want him to help them find the gunmen first. "He sounded upsets broken up, on the verge of crying," homicide detective Nelson Andreau said Monday. "He kept saying, 'I want the baby's body! You can't hold my child. Send him back. The grandmother wants to take him back with her to Colombia.'" Johnny Castro was shot and killed by bullets apparently intended for his father during an afternoon outing more than a week ago. Plane Skids Off Runway LOS ANGELES 120 - MOUNT VERNON, 111. (UPI) The trial of former University of Illinois official Robert Parker, accused of embezzling $600,000 and spending most of it on women he met in clubs, ended without a verdict. Champaign County prosecutors today considered another embezzlement trial for Parker, who must appear in court March 8 for a hearing to determine if he will be officials fear epidemic, spread by mosquitoes breeding during the winter in the warm electrical vaults beneath the city's streets. The national Centers for Disease Control said Monday the mosquitoes are breeding in some 11,000 vaults that house electrical transformers and collect runoff water and keep it warmed to about 50 degrees. The encephalitis-carryin- g mosquito species, called culex pipiens, normally hibernates and is sexually inactive during the winter, but it can reproduce actively despite the cold when provided with warm water. A huge number of mosquitoes bred during such conditions may have contributed to the outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis in Memphis in 1974, 1975 and 1976, said Dr. Thomas P. Monath, a CDC official. of a Many of the alternative cuts proposed in the report were in military spending including eliminating the military servants program at a savings of IS million; sending Pentagon messages bv mail instead of teletype. $20 million: eliminating veterinary services for pets of military per Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's subsidized private dining hall $400,000. Among Reagan's planned budget cuts the group listed as being of great concern to children are $944 million for compensatory education. $196 million for handicapped edjcation. $112 million for foster care and adoption assistance, $2 million for fighting child abuse. $680 million for child nutrition and $282 million for a supplemental food program. - ST. PETERSBURG. Fla (UPI) Nancy Reagan's voice choked with emotion as she told teenage drug abusers and their mothers and father that there is "nothing as painful for a parent" as to see their child hurt by drug abuse. (UPI) - jetliner carrying cable hit a runway A light approaching Ontario Airport, regained altitude and made an emergency landing 40 miles away in Los Angeles, skidding off the runway. There were no injuries and damage to the plane was minor, officials said. The Air California 737, its brakes apparently disabled by the earlier impact, skidded sideways into the dirt at Los Angeles International Airport after traveling the entire 12,000-folength of people apparently the runway. The 113 passengers and crew of seven quickly evacuated the plane and boarded buses for the terminal. The flight, AirCal 754, originated in Seattle and was destined for Ontario Airport via Oakland. One passenger said "everyone applauded" when the jetliner skidded to a stop in the dirt. Harold Jensen Judge Tenn. An woman told police she was blindfolded, tied to a chair and beaten almost because she refused to take medication or take them on a Florida vacation. and Ellen her niece, were arrested and charged with aggravated assault Sunday after the wpman reported the incidents to police. They were released on bond. Bradley County Sheriff Robert Lawson said Mon- day Lizzie Willis had two black eyes and bruises on her wrists. 8.000 people about 12 miles south of the Canadian border. There was no fire but firemen were placed on alert. said. Although Officials of the Purdy Oil Co., which owns the n tank, had not estimated how much fuel was lost before the Franklin County Fire Control Center was notified about midnight Monday. A fire dispatcher said he was notified of the leak by a passerby, who said the gasoline gushing from the tank "sounded like a small brook." - N.M. (UPI) A woman saved herself from a rape attempt by biting off the lip of one of the attackers who was later arrested at a local hospital, police said. Capt. John Sands of the Bernalillo County sheriff's office said three men were taken into custody and charged with attempted rape after the woman, ALBUQUERQUE, identified her alleged assailants' 26, car at the hospital. g d About 400 families were MALONE. N.Y. (UPI) evacuated today because a rupture in a large gasoline storage tank spilled volatile fuel into the vilage's streets, storm and sewer drains, officials "I'm so proud of you and I love you, too," the first lady told the teenagers, who were mainly white and clean-cu- t and who described themselves as "druggies." Turning to their parents, the first lady said, "Being a parent myself, I know how painful it must be for you ..." Her voice caught and she paused. "There's nothing as awful for a parent, nothing as painful for a parent, as to have something happen to their child," she said. The crowd applauded her loudly and a teenage boy and girl presented her with a valentine. She hugged and kissed them. 16.500-gallo- Woman Bites Off Lip Of Man Attacking Her daily by relatives 20, 70, anti-dru- one-tim- one-wee- workers plugged the leak, gasoline fumes forced the evacuation to continue through the early morning hours. Police said about 400 families were evacuated. Much of the gasoline spilled into the storm drains and sewer system in Malone, a village of nearly Torture CLEVELAND, (UPI) - Scoggins, Brannon, Today she was to fly to Texas to visit Texans war Against Drugs, an committee, and meet Richardson Families in Action, a suburban Dallas parents group. Monday night, teenager after teenager stood up m a huge auditorium to tell Mrs. Reagan of their experiences with drugs ranging from cocaine to insecticide. She listened for several hours to the children and their parents describe what drugs did to their lives, Several broke down as spoke they Mrs. Reagan, wearing a black Chanel-styl- e suit and red blouse, stood up and spoke to the 1,000 people in the auditorium. Families Flee Leaking Gas - Elderly Woman Tells of Her grandson, Danny two-stat- university last June. Parker admitted taking the money, e but his lawyer argued the unwas vice iversity president paranoid because of a bad relationship with his boss and not responsible for his actions. The jury deliberated about 5'i hours before first reporting it could not reach agreement. six-ma- Monday e Mrs. Reagan, on a tour of drug programs, spoke after an emotional, confession-fille- d session at Straight Inc., a controversial effort that tries to wean teenagers off drugs though behavior modification. spending most of it on Chicago-are- a women he met at strip clubs He was forced to resign his position with the 2 9 age Emotional Talk With Youthful Drug Abusers sonnel. 114 million; and converting to declared a mistrial in the embezzlement case when a Jefferson County jury could not reach agreement on Parker's guilt or innocence. The panel was split 10-- in favor of a guilty verdict. k As he had throughout the trial, Parker, 60 showed no emotion and had no comment. Parker, a longtime and trusted employee of the university, was accused of embezzling 600,000 and Utah-P- First LacJy Has mistrial Halts Embezzling Case Mosquitoes Spawn Fear ATLANTA She added. 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