Bellevue Stratford Hotel to Close After Legionnaires Outbreak
The Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia announces it will shut down next Thursday due to ruinous adverse publicity linked to the Legionnaires disease outbreak that killed 29 visitors last summer. The 750 room hotel averaged a $10 000 daily loss in the last 90 days as officials seek a city purchase or other plan amid ongoing health investigations.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Bellevue-Stratford
William G. Chadwick
American Legion
Chadwick
Broad and
Walnut Streets
Legionnaires
Frank L. Rizzo
Bellevue- Stratford
United States
Jack Tucker
Edward Hoak
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Bellevue
Legion
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
University of Connecticut
New Jersey
Omaha Woman Wins Weekly Grid Contest
Omaha entrant Marlene Cunningham at 3818 W Street won The Telegram weekly grid contest missing three games and naming Jim Wightman as the Mystery Man earning $30. Runnerup Adeline Ryck also missed three games but fell on tie breaker.
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Omaha
Telegram
Marlene Cunningham
W Street
Jim Wightman
Adeline Ryck
S. 39Th Avenue
Cunningham
Michigan
U S urged to rely on foreign oil for years to come
UPI reports at the American Petroleum Institute conference that industry leaders foresee the United States maintaining heavy foreign oil use for many years. imports could reach 50 percent of total consumption by 1985, largely from Arab nations, while domestic energy development is urged through policy lobbying.
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San Francisco
UPI
United States
U.S
Maurice Granville
API
Texaco
American Petroleum Institute
Washington
Granville
Veteran’s Day Closures With Limited Transfer Station Hours
City offices and Platte County Courthouse close in observance of Veteran’s Day. The solid waste transfer station opens 9:30 a.m. to noon for the public and haulers, with double dumping rates at the compactor. Banks and some offices remain closed.
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Platte Country
Abbreviated Nebraska Weather Report
Variable skies and cooler temperatures mark a cold front moving south from South Dakota through Nebraska. Skies partly to mostly cloudy, widespread 40s, with highs 30s to 50s through Thursday and a chance of light snow flurries in northern Nebraska tonight. Low temperatures reach the 20s tonight.
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United Press International
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Valentine
Grand Island
Omaha
Ample gas for homes and businesses faces cuts
The hearing warned 15 states may suffer economic dislocation from cold weather. Officials said gas for heating homes should remain available but heavy industry could be hit if interstate deliveries drop about 22 percent, 25 percent more than last winter.
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Washington
UPI
John H. Holloman III
Federal Power Commission
House Energy and Power Subcommittee
Holloman
Alabama
California
Delaware
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Merriees
Mississippi
Nevada
Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
West Virginia
John Dingell
D-Mich
Dingell
FPC
Quake of Moderate Intensity Reported Near Gilgit Kashmir
A quake of moderate intensity was recorded by the Geophysical Observatory in Quetta today. The epicenter was about 700 miles northeast of Quetta near Gilgit in Kashmir, Pakistan, bordering China.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
UPI
Geophysical Observatory
Quetta
Kashmir
China
Baluchistan
Gilgit
Carter to name first key staff members next week
Carter began assembling a White House staff for his new administration and plans to name the first key members within a week. He will avoid a single chief of staff to keep information flowing from many aides with Oval Office access.
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Carter
ST. Simons Island
UPI
Jimmy Carter
White House
Oval Office
Jody Powell
Oon Powell
Crence of Mayors
Chicago
Powell
Jack Watson
Jordan Powell
Jordan
Plains
October Job Applicants Dip As Labor Demand Slows
The Job Service reports 184 initial applications in October, down 9 percent from September. End-Oct active file reached 627, up 29 with 386 female and 77 veterans. Most active files in clerical and sales. layoffs added to the rise. 126 employers listed 174 openings, down 36 percent from last month. 518 referred, 153 placed. Regional service areas show demand strongest in services and construction with upcoming welfare office meetings in Albion Osceola David City and Schuyler in late November.
Publicity push planned for swine flu immunization program
Federal health officials in Atlanta outline a national publicity campaign to raise swine flu vaccination. New TV spots emphasize rapid spread and counter skepticism while radio messages target low income groups and local leaders to boost clinic turnout.
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Atlanta
UPI
Don Barreth
National Center For Disease Control
Berreth
CDC
AMC rebates touch 10 million retirees. Chrysler trims output
American Motors offers cash rebates of 25 to 225 dollars to 10 million retirees through 1977 to lift lagging sales. Chrysler Corp idles 14,200 workers at two plants for a week each to cut inventories of Volare and St. Louis models, the first shutdowns since March.
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Detroit
UPI
American Motors
Chrysler Corp
AMC
Chrysler
Dodge
St. Louis
Aspens
Wisconsin Assembly
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