Legionnaires Disease Suspected as Toxin Outbreak
Federal scientists in Harrisburg announce tests rule out influenza and fungus as causes of the illness. They say evidence points to a toxin or chemical agent linked to the Philadelphia American Legion convention, with 25 cases and 23 deaths cited, though no virus is detected and transmission remains unlikely. Authorities sweep hotels and restaurants, inspecting air systems, water sources, and materials for potential toxins.
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Jobless Rate Rises To 7.8 Percent In July
The Labor Department reports July unemployment at 7.8 percent, up from June, with about 400,000 more people employed to a total of 87.9 million. Adult women show the largest labor force growth, now 4.74 million, while teen and Black unemployment show small improvements amid overall high rates.
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Labor Department
Red Cross convoy stormed as Palestinians flee besieged camp
Be irut Lebanon AP witnesses say a Red Cross mercy convoy was mobbed by camp inmates at Tal Zaatar as they tried to evacuate wounded and civilians. Four wounded on stretchers were hit as snipers fired. The ICRC halted operations and urged a full civilian evacuation.74 evacuees were carried to western Beirut with others clinging to trucks.
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Lebanon
APY
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Tal Zaatar
Geneva
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross Committee
Kenya and Uganda Agree to End Threat of War
Kenya and Uganda announced agreement to end the threat of war by withdrawing troops from mutual borders and halting belligerent acts. The communique outlines measures to restore regular trade, protect nationals, and settle debts, with guarantees to stop Kenyan harassment in Uganda and resume normal air service.
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Uganda
Nairobi
API
Constantque
Arizona Keeps Property Tax Rate At 1.60 for 1977
The Joint Legislative Tax Committee in Phoenix announced that Arizona’s state property tax for fiscal 1977 remains at 1.60 per $100 of assessed valuation. Officials credit an improving economy with higher revenue projections, including a 6.4 percent rise in taxable property valuation to about $6.2 billion and modest gains in sales, individual income, corporate, and luxury tax receipts.
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Arizona
Joint Legislative
Neal Trasenle
Department of Revenue
Trasenle
Police Fire on Rioters in Soweto Amid Race Unrest
In Soweto, South Africa, police opened fire on demonstrators as racial rioting continued for a third day. Rampaging students attacked buses and buildings, attempting to force black workers to stay home.
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Johannesburg
South Attica
Soweto
Senate Confirms Army Chief of Staff Nomination
The Senate confirmed Gen Bernard W Rogers to be Army chief of staff. Rogers, 53, is commander of the Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson in Georgia and will succeed Gen Weyand. Separate reports describe violence in a Johannesburg ghetto where seven blacks were killed and several wounded over two days amid protests for student leader releases.
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Washington
Senate Today
Bernard W. Rogers
Army
Johannesburg
Ford for Running Mate, Reagan for Delegates Republican Candidates Go Hunting
President Ford launches a confidential information gathering effort to identify potential running mates. Ron Nessen declines to name candidates while Ford conducts background checks on health finances and tax returns. Reagan challenges Ford to reveal names and defends Schweiker as his pick.
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Walter
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