Legionnaires Disease Linked To 1974 Philadelphia Outbreak
Medical scientists say laboratory evidence ties the Legionnaires disease deaths at a Philadelphia hotel in 1974 to a later outbreak at the same venue. Dan Berreth of the Centers for Disease Control noted the 1974 incident involved a convention and showed blood tests indicating prior exposure. He described possible unrecognized transmission among Odd Fellows attendees and older infections.
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Motive for energy plan questioned in GOP attack
Republican National Chairman Bill Brock accused President Carter of proposing higher gasoline taxes as a backdoor fund for $40 billion in new social programs. He argued the energy plan is a tax increase to finance government programs, saying the tax would burden families and push the budget.
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Tobacconists sued for disclosures by FTC action
The Federal Trade Commission sued the six largest cigarette makers to force disclosure of how much they spend on promoting tobacco. The agency seeks data for its annual report to Congress amid claims the companies withhold information already supplied in the past.
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San Diego official Silberman appointment under review
The San Diego Evening Tribune reports that financier Richard Silberman’s appointment as state business and transportation secretary may be illegal. The attorney general’s office is reinvestigating Silberman’s liquor licenses and conflict of interest statutes based on Tribune information, with deputy AG Richard Martland noting possible earlier errors and a good faith effort to verify.
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