Mass immunization in race against clock
The U.S. moves to vaccinate nearly all Americans against swine flu as a $135 million program clears a final hurdle. Four drug firms have produced about 120 million doses but battled liability limits. Congress approved broad government liability for injuries, with private doctors still able to charge for services. Vaccination will be voluntary and free, with first shots expected by late September ahead of the flu season peak in January.
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Washington
Ford
U.S. Public Health Service
Congress
W. Delano Meriwether
Meriwether
AMVETS press ahead with national convention
AMVETS members from across the United States gathered in Philadelphia for the national convention amid concern over a deadly outbreak linked to a recent American Legion event. Officials said attendance was slightly above last year, with about 2,000 expected overall, while medical teams investigated possible causes such as nickel carbonyl exposure and toxic antifreeze derivatives.
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Philadelphia
Escanaba
Mich
Fred Mathias
Amvets
American Legion
Leon Sanchez
Legionnaires
Sanchez
AMVET
Connecticut
Scotty MacKenzie
Bethany
Conn
University of Connecticut Medical School
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Cyril Wecht
Viking 2 Hunts Landing Site On Mars Amid Hazards
AP reports Viking 2, in Martian orbit, seeks a smooth northern landing site while evaluating hazards. Ninety six photos aided camera calibration as scientists test heat patterns to gauge terrain roughness. First evidence of Martian ground fog linked to soil water hints at possible life-related processes.
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Richard Saltus
Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Mars
Viking 1
Viking 2
Poke
Viking Mission
William Baum
Earth
Downtown Wichita sniper rampage leaves two dead
An 11 minute hail of bullets from the Holiday Inn Plaza top floor killed two, wounded seven in Wichita. Police fired through a wall wounding a 19 year old with two rifles identified as Michael Soles of Sand Springs Oklahoma. Soles under guard in hospital in fair condition. Victims include a freelance photographer and a glass company worker. Police gathered quickly as witnesses described random firing on shoppers, workers, teens. Authorities planned charges against Soles.
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Ade
Michael Soles
Wichita
Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Sand Springs
Okla
Holiday Inn Plaza
Joe Goulart
Elmer W. Hensley
Glass Company
Soles
Oklahoma
Dan Bachmann
Mark Falen
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Justice Department
New Jersey
Holiday Inn
UPI
Larry
Veterans Administration Hospital
Howe’s Floor Store
U.S. Route 1
Wells, Maine
Timothy Hutton
Howdy
Elm ST
Biddeford
Folsom's
Folcome
Alfred
Fki
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