Death Rate Rising as Hong Kong Flu Spreads
In a nationwide update, 33 states report wide Hong Kong flu illnesses and pneumonia influenza deaths more than doubling in the third week of December. The National Communicable Disease Center cautions peak not until January, with about 1,000 expected deaths in 122 cities for the week ending Dec 21.
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National
Communicable Disease Center
David J. Sencer
NCDC
Sencer
Hong Kong
Minnesota Tax Credit Ties Blind Drivers to Licenses
Thirty people who claimed the special blind tax credit in Minnesota were required to surrender their driver's licenses after a cross check between the Tax Department and Highway Department. Of 30, three licenses were mailed in, 27 canceled, and a larger group faced further tax inquiries. The crosscheck aims to verify eligibility for the blind tax deduction amid debates over vision standards and license eligibility.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minnesota Highway Department
Tax Department
Highway Department
G. A. Hatfield
Hatfield
Minnesota
North Korean diet helps Pueblo sailor shed pounds
John Higgins, a 6 foot 5 inch sailor from Missouri, lost about 70 pounds during captivity aboard the USS Pueblo after a low fat regime in Pyongyang. He arrived with 81 survivors at Ascom City hospital weighing 210 pounds and gaining five pounds in five days after returning to American cuisine. The group endured mostly soup and cabbage with turnips and spinach during the winter and summer. Higgins criticized the lack of variety in Korean cooking and expressed a desire for tastier preparations.
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San Diego
Calif
John Higgins
America
Uss Pueblo
Higgins
St. Joseph
U.S
Ascom City
South Korea
Pyongang
North Korea
San Diego Naval Hospital
Three Die in Fuel Shortage Prompt Action by Officials
In New York City three deaths are linked to lack of heat amid a flu outbreak and fuel shortages. The Board of Health declares a state of peril as Mayor Lindsay orders priority delivery to health emergencies and 100 depots to be monitored. Transport secretary pick Volpe urges mass transit focus to ease urban traffic.
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Josh Mills
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Board of Health
John V. Lindsay
Edward O'Rourke
Washington
John A. Volpe
Nixon
Massachusetts
Melvin Kennedy Dies at 68 in Idaho Falls
Melvin P. Kennedy died Tuesday in Idaho Falls of natural causes at age 68. He was the brother of Treasury Secretary-designate David M. Kennedy.
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Melvin Kennedy
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Melvin P. Kennedy
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Not Moonstruck Doctor Becomes Pioneer in Aerospace Medicine
Dr. Sarah Nunneley of Golden Valley is among the first women to begin formal residency in aerospace medicine at Ohio State University. A University of Minnesota Medical School graduate, she aims to work with NASA or industry, though she expects no space travel soon. She believes qualified women will fly in the future as long term space station duty grows. Her interest was influenced by science fiction and her father’s aviation law work.
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Minneapolis
Sarah Nunneley
Golden Valley
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Ohio State University
Lone Survivor of Massacre to Wed in Manila
Corazon Amurao, the sole survivor of the Chicago nurse killings, will marry Alberto Atienza on January 5 in Manila. She later became a San Luis councilor and filed a multimillion dollar suit against South Chicago Hospital after testifying against Richard Speck, who faces the death sentence.
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Manila
Corazon Amurao
Chicago
Alberto Atienza
Miss Amurao
San Luis
South Chicago Community Hospital
Miss Amarao
Richard Speck
Glenn Avain Has Yen for Politics
Former astronaut John Glenn Jr. weighs another bid in Ohio politics as Democratic leaders discuss potential runs for the Senate or state offices. Incumbent Sen. Stephen M. Young may retire in 1970 while Gov. James A. Rhodes is barred from reelection by law.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Glenn Jr
Glenn
Stephen M. Young
James A. Rhodes
Eugene P. O'Grady
State House
Senate
Moorer Delays Comment on Pueblo Crew Poker Face Before Inquiry
Admiral Thomas Moorer, chief of naval operations, says he will not prejudge whether Pueblo officers and crew acted properly while captive. A Navy court of inquiry in San Diego, led by Vice Admiral H. G. Bowen, will probe compliance with the code of conduct and whether Pueblo violated North Korea's waters.
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Washington (Ap
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
U.S
Pueblo
North Korea
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Mooret
Navy
Moorer
Bucher
San Diego
Edwin M. Rosenberg
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