Public not chicken about chicken scare
A federal panel warned that poultry can be tainted by campylobacter and salmonella during slaughtering. Despite the risk, Eastern Iowa shoppers report steady poultry sales as experts urge proper handling and cooking to prevent contamination.
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Ken Sullivan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
National Research Council
Iowa
Chuck Clifton
Nash
Chariton
Chuck Weaver
Peoria
Ill
Illinois
Clifton
Weaver
Susan Athoff
Linn County Extension Service
Health tips warn on chicken handling and cooking
Uthoff urges sanitation and proper cooking to prevent bacteria from raw poultry. Experts from the National Research Council echo the guidance to thoroughly cook chicken and clean utensils to avoid cross contamination and refrigerate poultry. A separate report notes a New York Airways helicopter accident at the Pan Am Building heliport killed five people after a gear failure caused a rotor blade to fly.
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National Research Council
New York Airways
Pan Am
Midtown
Manhattan
Poultry Inspection Shift Aimed at Health over Aesthetics
FSIS chief asked Congress to shift to processor led checks of four billion chickens while inspectors focus on random health surveillance. He warned alarm over Salmonella detection tech remains years away and endorsed a consumer warning label urging thorough cooking, utensil washing, and rapid chilling.
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Houston
Academy
FSIS
David Pryor
Dark
PTL facing cash crisis and missing millions probe
PTL founder Jim Bakker admitted a tryst in 1980 and handed the ministry to Jerry Falwell as auditors show assets of 178.4 million and liabilities of 66.7 million. Nims cites a missing cash flow and a black hole worth millions with only 200 thousand left in bank, while Falwell warns of needing 25 million in 90 days to survive.
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Imelda Marcos
Nims
Bakkers
Rolls-Royce
Bakker
PTL
Jerry Falwell
Ment
Harry Hargrave
Richard Dortch
Falwell
Economy shows mixed wholesale gains and fading inflation risk
Energy and food costs rose in April, with wholesale prices up 2.1 percent led by a 2.3 percent jump in gasoline. Heating oil and natural gas rose modestly while auto and light truck prices climbed as rebates ended. Industrial production fell 0.4 percent in April, signaling slowing demand alongside sluggish retail sales.
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Michael Evans
Washington
Evans
Fed
Iowa passes titles for boats over seventeen feet
Gov. Branstad signs laws regulating boats and insurance. Boats longer than 17 feet require a title certificate from the county recorder, with a $5 fee and transfer on ownership changes. The measures also expand state power over insurers and regulate long term care insurance filings.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
State Insurance Commissioner
Branstad
Iowa
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