Legal Trouble May Halt Swine Flu Vaccine Program
Government officials warn the swine flu vaccination initiative for 215 million Americans may stall due to legal and insurance hurdles facing four vaccine producers. Parke-Davis plans to cancel swine-flu liability coverage, while Wyeth Laboratories, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Merrell National Laboratories face indemnity and insurance challenges threatening mass immunization progress.
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Washington
Parke, Davis & Co
U.S
Wyeth Laboratories
Philadelphia
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Rahway
N.J
Merrell National Laboratories
Parke-Davis
Delano Meriwether
E. Burke Giblin
Warner-Lambert Co
Ent
Ford
Congressional
Public Health Service
Parke- Davis
Giblin
HEW
Congress
FBI Seeks Senders Of Explosive Letters
The FBI hunts the origin of extortion letters sent to about 200 firms demanding millions. Thirteen letter bombs were mailed, with Merrill Lynch in New York seeing one detonate injuring four. Targets include Beatrice Foods, Exxon, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, Cargill, McDonald's Systems, Marathon Oil, and others.
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Washington
FBI
Merrill Lynch Inc
New York
Kelley
United States
Bunge Corp
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
DuPont Co
Wilmington
Del
Exxon
McDonald's Systems Inc
Oak Brook
Ill
Marathon Oil Co
Findlay
Two More Letter Bombs Found in Ohio Attacks
A secretary at Combined Insurance in Worthington and the home of Procter and Gamble chair Edward Harness in Cincinnati received manila letter bombs. The devices, postmarked Texarkana or Atlanta, did not explode. four people were injured in New York.
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Columbus, Ohio
Proctor & Gamble
Cincinnati
Marathon Oil Co
Findlay
Ohio
New York
Combined Insurance Co. of America
Worthington
Columbus
Manila
Texarkana
Tex
Stan Cooper
Loni Schuman
Procter & Gamble Co
Edward G. Harness
Harness Eres
Florida
Indian Hills
Ricard G. Jr
Harness
Marathon Co
FBI
Atlanta
Mississippi River
Vacation Pak offer from The Messenger
Reader notes a Vacation Pak service by The Messenger that saves copies during trips and delivers them on return at half price. Call 592 6612 and ask for circulation for details.
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Messenger
Dem Platform Emphasizes Unity with Carter Backing
The Democratic platform committee backed a nonconfrontational program for health care, income guarantees, full employment in three years, and detente, aiming to unite the party behind Carter. The 89 page document, praised as unifying, excludes a Carter-only focus and costs are set at about 30 billion for non health items, with health care projected at 130 billion. The committee delayed the Bomber decision to 1977 and narrowly defeated a general pardon for Vietnam War opponents while considering deserter cases.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Democratic Party
Carter
Stuart Eizenstat
Atlanta
United States
House
Platform Committee
Drought Effects Hit Athens County Farms Amid Dam Concern
A drought spans most of the state impacting Athens County farms per Extension Agent Ken Ackerman with homeowner tree tips. Water supply in Athens is stable though concerns rise over the broken White's Mill dam and possible water impoundment.
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Athens County
Ken Ackerman
Athens
Phil Goldsberry
White's
Boston Harbor seizure recalls 1776 transport brig capture
On June 16 1776 a large British transport and a brig were seized in Boston Harbor after a sharp engagement. About 1 200 sailors and soldiers were taken prisoner.
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Boston Harbor
Partly cloudy tonight with storms and showers likely
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions this evening with showers and thunderstorms probable. Lows will be in the low 60s. Thursday should be mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s and a near zero chance of rain.
Ambassador Meloy Vanishes Near Beirut Front Line
Beir ut reports that American Ambassador Francis E. Meloy Jr disappeared while crossing the Beirut front line between Moslem and Christian sectors. He was en route from the embassy in the Moslem sector to a meeting with President-elect Elias Sarkis in Hasmiyeh when kidnapped fears arose.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Francis E. Meloy Jr
U.S
Meloy
Elias Sarkis
Hasmiyeh
Fighting Ebb in Lebanon Amid Blockade Lift Talks
Beirut and other cities see easing hostilities after Syria agrees to lift blockades and Lebanese Christians accept a Pan Arab peacekeeping force. The move signals a potential shift toward stabilizing the region and ending clashes that have gripped the area.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Telluride Trashes Fourth of July Celebrations
Telluride Colorado cancels fireworks bars close parks and campgrounds suspend revelry amid rowdy visitors. Chamber of Commerce president Rich Luhman says essential services stay open while police and volunteers cap crowd trouble in the historic mining town.
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Telluride
Colo
Rich Luhman
Telluride Chamber of Commerce
Luhman
Telluride Times
The
Telluride Examiner
Tony Hebron
the Times
Hebron
Angolan murder trial cites mercenaries amid looting charges
Prosecution witnesses accuse 13 white mercenaries in Luanda of mass murder and looting during the civil war. Testimony names Costas Georgiou Col Callan and Andrew McKenzie as leaders while describing executions, lootings, and currency burnings at San Salvador jail and finance offices.
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Luanda
Angola
Costas Georgiou
Col
Callan
Alfonso Carlos
San Salvador
Carlos
Georgiou
Henrique Moises
FNLA
McKenzie
Baires
Joao Leitao
Finance Department
Leitao
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Ft. Dix
Beatrice Foods Inc
Chicago
Mexico
Thorities
Beatrice
Clarence Kelley
Dems
Alexander
Hocking Tech
Nelsonville
Hocking Technical College
Tri-County
Earl Parkins
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Board of Education
Thomas C. Porter
Parkins
Pomeroy
Big Bend
Middleport
Meigs County
Cnecd Hess
Fernando Baires
People’s Revolutionary Court
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Bob Cesner
Gearhart
National Front For the Liberation of
Popular Movement
MPLA
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Gustavo Grillo
Argentina
Jersey City
Andrew McKenzie
Moises
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