Mystery disease may be poison not virus in Legionnaires case
Harrisburg reports researchers shift to toxins as a possible cause of the deadly Legionnaires disease outbreak. Dozens dead, 25 confirmed. tests explore toxins from food water air and common items while virus remains unconfirmed. Officials warn the illness may not be highly infectious and lab work continues through the weekend.
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David Sencer
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Sencer
Leonard Bachman
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Webber fund drive names area volunteer leaders
Mrs Clarissa D Deering and Mrs Madeline N Hadiaris announced group and section chairmen for the Webber Hospital Association fund drive. Biddeford leaders include Mrs G Gordon Cheney and team captains. Saco leaders include Mrs Helen K Truman and her team. Kennebunk leaders are directed by Mrs Allen Swenson with several section chairs. Old Orchard Beach leadership is led by Mrs Olga Dayton with section chairs. The drive aims for 657 volunteers to raise 1 million dollars for a 12.5 million hospital on Alfred Road Biddeford with a Webber Hotline at 282-5198.
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Martha) Cheney
Portland
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Paul Ouellette
Guillaume Guillory
Dennis Dutremble
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Sheila) Swenson
Swenson
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Brunswick Theater
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Kennebunk
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Marty) Merrill
Artemus
Polly) Weatherbee
Sandra Armentrout
William Whorf
David
Mary) Barry
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Indiana
Franklin College
Haines
Wells Rotary Club
Kennebunkport
South Congregational Church
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H.W. Aplington
John
Dorothy) Evans
Dexter
Virginia) Stevens
Thomas Gaffney
Bustin Seeks House Seat After Narrow Primary Loss
Augusta Democrat David Bustin, who finished fourth in the seven way race for Maine 1st District U S House nomination, wins party backing to replace Rodney Pierce on the state House ballot. Pierce withdrew last month, and Bustin, former state party chair and Maine Teachers Association associate executive director, says he did not seek a placeholder position.
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Maine
David Bustin
Democratic City Committee
Bustin
Rodney Pierce
Pierce
Democratic Party
Maine Teachers Association
Three Children Die As Bus Crashes In Iowa Countryside
NEOLA Iowa AP reports a privately organized bus trip to a swimming site ended in tragedy. Three children died when the bus struck a bridge abutment on Iowa Highway 191, flipped into Mosquito Creek, and ripped away its front axle. Eight year olds Page James and Robbie Hood perished along with Jim Gilbraith’s 8-year-old son. Sixteen others hospitalized. many treated and released. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and a Detroit team from Ann Arbor will probe the crash.
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Paul Ring
Neola
Carolyn James
Council Bluffs
National Transportation Safety Board
Tri-Center
Avoca
Mosquito Creek
Page James
Jim Gilbraith
Lowell Gilbraith
Robbie Hood
Ernest L. Hood
James
Willard James Sr
Safety Board
Ann Arbor, Mich
Martinez
Calif
Swine flu bill flows in Congress
President Ford criticized delays as Congress may adjourn next week without authorizing a nationwide swine flu inoculation program. He warned that vaccine insurance plans are held up, delaying the program by at least six weeks, though tests show the vaccine is safe and effective.
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Ford
Congress
House
Senate
Congressional
Ert
Pennsylvania
Maine utility faces charges of diversionary tactics over Sears Island plant
A Maine group Safe Power for Maine accuses Central Maine Power of using calculated diversionary tactics to delay a proposed nuclear plant on Sears Island. CMP officials counter that an alternate coal plant may be pursued if nuclear approval proves difficult.
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Stockton Springs
Maine
Central Maine Power Co
Sears Island
Cali Hollander
Safe Power For
CMP
Hollander
Safe Power
Peter Thompson
Thompson
Sury
Unleaded Gas Shortages Reported In Patches
AP checks show spot but not widespread shortages of unleaded gas, mainly along the East Coast, with minor easing in access. Industry notes cite temporary outages at a few stations as new car sales surge, while automakers post record profits for 1976.
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Associated Press
Herbert Uge
Platt
Dilgram
U.S
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