Researchers study deadly gas in Legionnaires' disease probe
Researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center examined tissues from 27 American Legion members who died and tested 118 more ill after a Philadelphia convention. Dr. Sunderman led tests on nickel carbonyl as a potential cause, noting its extreme toxicity and possible treatment with a scavenger powder.
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University of Connecticut Health Center
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
American Legion
Philadelphia
F. William Sunderman Jr
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Connecticut
Sunderman
Dr. Sunderman
Legion Santee
Hurricane Belle Eases Across Massachusetts Crops
The Associated Press reports Hurricane Belle spared most Massachusetts crops with minor tobacco damage in the Connecticut Valley. The Connecticut River rose about four feet, flooding lowland fields briefly before receding. Officials note potential apple crop risk if the storm had tracked differently, but most orchards remained east of its path.
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Associated Press
Belle
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Roger Harrington
Extension Service
Northampton
Vermont
New Hampshire
Harrington
Worcester County
Jim Cassaday
State Agriculture Department
Boston
Cardinal Medeiros Photographed At Salisbury Amusement Park
His Eminence Humberto Cardinal Medeiros archbishop of Boston enjoys cotton candy handed by Sister Rita Ursula of Beverly during a park outing hosted by the Cardinal for 65 nuns from the Greater Boston area at a Salisbury amusement park.
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Humberto Cardinal Medeiros
Boston
Rita Ursula
Beverly
Cardinal Medeiros
Rita
Cardinal
Salisbury
Mass
UPI
Vermont seeks federal disaster aid after Belle floods
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon and officials toured flood affected areas as recovery continued from tropical storm Belle. West River Valley communities Jamaica Wordsboro Windhall and Stratton suffered washed out roads and bridges with 75 homes without power. Officials estimate public facility damage from several million to ten million dollars and note ongoing local reports of further losses.
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Associated Press
Thomas P. Salmon
Vermont
Belle
Salmon
West River Valley
Jamaica
Wordsboro
Windhall
Stratton
Peanut-eating flyer rescued after crash on Temple Mountain
Aleck R. Anderson of Goffstown says a navigational error pushed him about 75 miles off course during a flight from Caribou to Manchester New Hampshire. He rode out Hurricane Belle in upside down wreckage, read his Bible and listened to a taped sermon while eating peanuts. He built a fire to signal rescuers and was saved when a Coast Guard helicopter reached him.
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N.H
Aleck R. Anderson
Temple Mountain
New England
Anderson
Caribou
Maine
Manchester
New Hampshire
Rumford
Coast Guard
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