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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1997
Page
8
A 6-year-old boy is hospitalized with suspected bird flu in Hong Kong, bringing the total believed infected to 11 with three deaths. Officials urge calm while noting many facts remain unknown, and poultry sales plunge as residents avoid chicken.
Washington officials released declassified atomic weapon files from the Department of Energy and Defense showing a lightweight nuke tested for harbor use by a parachutist and a Davy Crockett rifle weapon. The 60 pound device could produce less than a kiloton and contaminate water if used.
On a race against time, Dr You Min Wu assessed and accepted a donor liver in a Southern state for Bonnie Breen. The operation began at 2 30 a m and Breen recovered rapidly, with doctors crediting the United Network for Organ Sharing for the life saving match. Breen plans to advocate for organ donation after recovery.
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