New and deadlier flu feared to hit this winter
Atlanta based CDC expert Dr. Larry Corey warns a Port Chalmers type A flu strain identified in New Zealand could spread nationwide this winter. The more dangerous virus targets adults, with several cases already seen in Georgia and Mississippi. Vaccination remains recommended for high risk groups, with 70 to 80 percent effectiveness against the Port Chalmers strain.
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Atlanta
UPI
United States
Center For Disease Control
Larry Corey
CDC
Port Chalmers
New Zealand
Corey
Georgia
Mississippi
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
Pacific
Mid Atlantic
Early Winter Weather Grips Nation With Snow Across Regions
A nationwide cold snap brings frost into the South and snow across the Great Lakes. Detroit records its earliest snowfall in over a century as Chicago ties a record low. In California, beaver tax shelter cases yield prison and probation. Minnesota reports record low highs while frost threatens the Tennessee Valley and Appalachians.
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Great Lakes
Detroit
Motor City
Chicago
National Weather Service
Tennessee Valley
Southern
Appalachians
Ozarks
Renewed tensions in Boston schools
Boston reports the first racial clash at South Boston High School nine arrests in other incidents and the highest citywide attendance of the year as a court ordered desegregation plan continues. A white student was suspended after throwing a chair at Black students in the library as tensions rise and attendance improves.
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David M. Rosen
Boston
UPI
South Boston High School
South Eston High
William J. Reid
Reid
Dorchester High School
South Boston
Dorchester
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
Garrity
Pentagon lifts weapon program cost by 16 billion
The Pentagon’s cost estimate for 42 major weapons programs jumped 16 billion dollars, about 15 percent, due to higher inflation. The new total rises to nearly 144 billion with 45 billion already spent and the rest scheduled through 1990. Pentagon spokesman William Beecher warned of further cutbacks but expected a higher budget request next year.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
William Beecher
Congress
Beecher
Martha Mitchell won’t attend Mitch ell Watergate trial
Martha Mitchell said she will not travel to Washington for the Watergate trial of her estranged husband John Mitchell because they are separated. She told reporters she is not married to him anymore and declined to attend.
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New York
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Washington
U.S
John Mitchell
Portugal’s new chief calls for work unity and order
Portugal’s new leftist leader Gen Goncalves urged work order and unity to pull the country from crisis after conservatives were purged from government. Spinola resigned claiming chaos, and his supporters fear a rallying point for regaining power as the government vows elections by next April and economic reform.
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Portugal
Lisbon
UPI
Vasco Dos Santos Goncalves
Antonio de Spinola
Spinola
Marcello Caetano
League of Revolutionary Unity and Action
Information and Defense
National Salvation
Trade Union Congress
Goncalves
Francisco Costa Gomes
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gomes
Oil executives say price drop from Arabs is temporary
Oil company and government officials say the slight decline in pump prices is only temporary as Arab producers resist Ford pressure and aim for higher crude costs. Several majors cut prices while Gulf raised prices, with experts warning motorists not to expect a trend reversal.
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Richard Hughes
United Press International Oil Company
Ford
Standard Oil
Ohio
Skelly Oil Co
Tulsa
Okla
Clark Oil Co
Mobil Oil Co
Exxon
Gulf Oil Co
Sohia
Skelly
Clark Oil
Banks advises for Wounded Knee film
Wounded Knee defendant Dennis Banks serves as a film consultant on a project based on the 1973 Pine Ridge occupation. He met with screenwriter Abbie Mann to discuss motives for the takeover as Banks and Russell Means faced trial before dismissal due to a juror illness. Filming eyed for February or March, as another oil price rollback report in Washington noted Kissinger’s lack of progress.
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ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
Wounded Knee
Dennis Banks
South Dakota
Banks
Abbie Mann
Russell Means
Pine Ridge Reservation
Washington
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Authority says yes More political kidnappings ahead
UPI reports a terrorism expert predicts more political kidnappings like Patricia Hearst’s. Dr. David Rapoport of UCLA says Hearst’s abduction shows prominent figures are vulnerable to ransom and that more such acts could occur, though he notes the current wave is largely imitative and often ineffective.
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San Francisco
UPI
United States
Patricia Hearst
David C. Rapoport
University of California, Los Angeles
United Press International Editors and Publishers
Secret Police
Rapoport
Black Liberation Army
SLA
Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
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Fresno
Calif
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Crum
Galas
Marquette County
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Midwest
Minneapolis
Minn
Duluth
New England
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Florida Keys
Ozark Plateau
Washington State
California
Yuma
Ariz
Sioux Falls
S.D
International Falls
Purmese Funcom
Feederat Inc
Salae
Molideys
Mein Street
Bennington
Aryers
Kelton H. Miller
North Kennington
Lawrence K. Killar
Pittefield
Mase
Vasager Postor
Soar
J. Tyler Resch
North Bennington
Wre
Pdr
Omer Te Greenfeed
Benner Publieht Co
Tet Witte
Otal Amon
Pennington, Vt
Pitts
Yeas
Tangwn Boa
Deas
Trim
Eagle Publishing Co
Pittefield, Mass
Recutaw
Baste
Wien
Caton
ANG Calmers Street Vengors
Kelter B
Aeu
Athietse
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
First Baptist Church
Fkr
LACE
Bob Wilson
Wilson
Coast Guard
Catalina Island
James R. Ringrose
Martha
By Erik van Ees
Banks Advises
Newspaper Empire
William Randolph Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Super Duper
Mov Self Vice Discount Department Stores
Vermont
Main St
The
Banner Publishing Corp
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Main Street
Minx
Bennington, Vt
Wes
Fashio
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown
Mass
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