Coins and sports and social notes in a Gazette column
A Gazette column discusses half dollars and the new dollar coin and recalls Kennedy half dollars in 1973. It then shifts to Latrell Sprewell and coach P J Carlesimo, adds a high school anecdote, a San Francisco mayor comment, a wife’s reaction to golf feats in 50 states, and ends with a note on notch babies Social Security pay.
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John F. Kennedy
Lausanne
Switzerland
Rotary International
Kennedy
Italy
France
National Basketball Association
Seattle
Latrell Sprewell
P.J. Carlesimo
St. Ansgar High
Vic
Frank
Slip
San Francisco
Willie Brown
Brown
Elvis Grbac
Cecelia Thorner
Gus Schrader
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Hong Kong to cull 1.2 million chickens amid bird flu fear
Hong Kong announces a government wide cull giving 1.2 million chickens and geese carbon dioxide as authorities try to halt a mysterious bird flu linked to 12 confirmed cases and four deaths. Agriculture officials will compensate farmers for losses while health officials report no epidemic in humans yet.
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Hong Kong
Stephen Ip
Agriculture and Fisheries Department
Margaret Chan
Correction reveals doctors aid band of blue in California
Pediatricians Judy Bernhard and Joy Weydert accompanied the Jefferson High School Band of Blue in California. The doctors names were reversed in a Sunday story. Blood samples from chickens at Yuen Long farm near the China border tested positive for H5N1. A Cheung Sha Wan market section tied to a large slaughter cleanup was closed after many dead chickens found by veterinarians. Hong Kong halted shipments from China last week to allow testing and investigations. Some vendors disposed of chickens Sunday for government collection. Health officials reported antibodies in nine people who were exposed but not severely ill, implying some immunity. Tests indicate possible human-to-human transmission. Bird flu victims show flu symptoms and may develop pneumonia.
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Joy Weydert
Jefferson High School
Blue
California
Yuen Long
China
Cheung Sha Wan
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The Gazette Responds to Complaints About Accuracy
The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy. Call 398-8313.
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