German bacterium may be kin of Legionnaires' disease
UConn Health Center researchers link a German soil bacterium, alkaligenes eutrophus, to Legionnaires' disease by nickel uptake. They compare it with the Legionnaires bacterium and seek CDC samples. Dust and soil are seen as factors in outbreaks, with CDC estimating up to 5,000 yearly U.S. cases.
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Farmington, Conn
UPI
University of Connecticut Health Center
Germany
Uconn
Philadelphia
Connecticut
F. William Sunderman
CDC
Sunderman
Tennessee
Ohio
U.S
Rensselaer County Gets Money for Crime Fight
Rensselaer County is one of eight NY demonstration areas chosen by Gov. Carey to launch an elderly crime prevention program run through the Office of Crime and Delinquency Control. County Exec Murphy notes plans to coordinate with Troy and Rensselaer police, the sheriff, NY state police, and county youth aging and social services departments. Existing county programs like Operation Security and Telephone Reassurance will help implement the new effort focusing on reducing fear of crime and strengthening neighborhood communication.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Hugh Carey
New York State
Office of
Crime and Delinquency Control
Division of Criminal Justice Services
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Troy and
Hoosick Falls Seaman Edward Carknard Ships Out for Sixth Fleet
Hoosick Falls Navy Seaman Edward P. Carknard, son of Mr and Mrs Edward R Carknard, departs for an extended Mediterranean deployment aboard USS Sylvania out of Norfolk Virginia. The ship serves as a floating store providing underway resupply to Sixth Fleet units as it trains with allied ships and visits Mediterranean ports. Carknard is a 1975 Hoosick Falls High School graduate who joined the Navy in November 1975.
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Navy
Edward P. Carknard
Edward R. Carknard
E. Caffery St
Mediterranean Sea
Sylvania
Norfolk
U.S
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Darknard
Hoosick Falls High School
Darkward
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Mark E. Davendonis
U.S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Davendonis
John E. Davendonis
Fourth St
Bitburg Air Base
Germany
The
Community College of the Air Force
Davendanis
Hoosick Falls Central High School
Manchester selectmen to meet tonight on zoning and town matters
Manchester selectmen will meet at 7 30 p m in the Town Office Building to set a date for a second public hearing on zoning changes including the Route 7 commercial zone where a McDonald s purchase option exists. Jack Heaton will discuss sewer connections for the senior housing project and officers will discuss mailbox placement and post office traffic.
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Manchester
McDonald’s
Jack Heaton
Senior Citizens
Douglas Scott
Powder Horn Road
Henry R. Lambert
Jean Bongartz
Rev Champlin to speak at Williams College
Rev Joseph Champlin, pastor of Holy Family Church Fulton New York and noted liturgist, will lecture on The Sacrament of Penance at Williams College Makepeace Room Greylock Dining Hall on Wednesday November 9 at 7 p.m. The talk, sponsored by the Williams College Newman Association, is open to the public. He has lectured nationwide and written many articles and books including Together for Life which guides the marriage ceremony and has sold over 1.5 million copies.
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Williamstown
Mass
Joseph Champlin
Williams College
Williams College Newman Association
Makepeace
Greylock
Champlin
Holy Family
Fulton
N.Y
Sunderland School Board Meeting Notice
The Sunderland School Board will meet on Wednesday November 9 at 5 30 p m at the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union superintendent s office.
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Sunderland
Bennington- Rutland Supervisory Union Superintendent
Battenkill Grange Halloween Party and Youth Activities Update
Gayle Paustian organized a Halloween party with games and prizes for Most Original, Funniest, Prettiest, Scariest, and a ghost lamp and pumpkin lamp presented to David Hoffman and Angie Holton respectively. Judges were Mr and Mrs John Williams. Arlington Fire Co sponsored the October 200 Club winners. Due to loss of a community center, volunteers are needed for weekly and biweekly activities including Friday swims from Mortar & Pestle Drug Store, Wednesday crafts at the Community House, and biweekly field trips with hikes. Call Carol Clinton at 442-2271 to volunteer.
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Battenkill Grange
Gayle Paustian
Angie Holton
David Katrick
Melisa Paustian
Jamie Paustian
David Hoffman
John Williams
Arlington
Mortar & Pestle Drug Store
Bromley
Carol Clinton
Vermont chiefs clash over outside influence and training standards
Essex Junction Police Chief John Terry resigns from the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police citing outside interests and influence from a federal technical assistance project. Montpelier Chief Douglas Franks criticizes Vermont Police Academy training standards after noting a 92 average. Local leaders urge policy reforms to education funding to ease property taxes and caution about tax-cut plans. Vermont wins a $40,000 federal grant to study wood energy use and a series of regional health conferences opens for local health officers.
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Franks
Brendan Whittaker
Vermont
Inmate pleads innocent in jail razor slashing case
Albany County Jail inmate Dean Quattlebaum aged seventeen from Albany pleaded innocent in Albany County Court to a razor assault on October 14 on the First East Tier that disfigured fellow inmate Michael Jansiewicz after a dispute over a centerfold. In a separate note, a burglary at St Johns Church rectory in Rensselaer yielded 320 dollars in cash along with quarters and petty cash, police said.
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Albany
Albany County
Dean Quattlebaum
First St
Michael Jansiewicz
Rensselaer
St. John’s Church
Thomas Brown
Beavers Seek New Home Amid Berkshire Damage
In Berkshire County beavers at Wild Acres have felled 63 trees as two residents offer to adopt the threatened animals. Game manager Thomas Keefe will inspect properties of Mrs. James Dodge in Worthington and Earl H. Dallmeyer Jr. behind his home for relocation. ADAMS-County leaders consider a nonbinding casino referendum for next November's ballot. State Rep. Anthony P. McBride seeks amended measures to require 24 hour gambler registration to curb impulse play before wagering.
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Pittsfield
Wild Acres
Thomas Keefe
James Dodge
Worthington
Peru State Forest
Adams
Peter G. Arles
Berkshire County
Anthony P. McBride
D-Adams
Greylock Glen
Joint Committee On Government
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Red Devil
Htuttle
Bennington
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Gerald Raftery
Battenkill
Helene Thompson
Ronnie Ryan
Ted Hoyt
John P. Griffin
John Thompson
Chiel Foster
Jack Griffin
Arlington Fire Co
Burlington
House Appropriations Committee
Richard Snelling
Madeleine Kunin
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Chittenden County
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