Flu Like Disease Kills 16 in Four Day Span
In Harrisburg 16 dead and 52 hospitalized after a Legion convention crowd contracts a mysterious illness with fever headaches and lung congestion. Officials cite possible virus pneumonia or swine flu, with CDC investigators in the state testing blood samples and throat swabs. Autopsies ordered and ages of the dead range from 39 to 82 as cases spread across Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Leonard Bachman
Bachman
Jay Satz
State Health Department
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
State Health Laboratories
Philadelphia
Legion
Congress
Center For Disease Control
U.S. Public Health Service
Pennsylvania
CDC
Michael Gregg
Fort Dix
N.J
Legion Convention
Questions on sweepstakes entry and other locals inquiries
Readers ask about state sweepstakes rules and entry eligibility, noting federal bans on cross state ticket transfers and suggesting friends in states with lotteries like New Hampshire Maryland and New Jersey. Other items cover pharmacist licensing at Mann Drug, kindergarten start dates, VD testing at Guilford County Health Department, and driver license photo rules plus a Wake Forest gymnastics car pool.
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New Hampshire
Maryland
New Jersey
Guilford County Health Department
Viking To Pick Up Additional Soil
Viking 1 will scoop a second handful of Martian soil for testing in the automated package. A gas chromatograph mass spectrometer will search for organic molecules while scientists debate whether the observed gas emission signals life or a chemical process.
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Viking
Richard Saltus
Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Vikings
Gil Levin
Soi
Levin
Earth
Judge Bason charged with excusing jury service
A prospective juror wrote Chief District Court Judge George F. Bason saying work would hinder service and requesting postponement after August 25 1982. The note, signed Wake Superior Court Judge James H Pou Bailey, indicates scheduling needs as his term expires in 1982.
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Raleigh
George F. Bason
Supreme Court
Wake Superior Court
James H. Pou Bailey
Flood Toll May Hit 200 in Big Thompson Canyon
Eight helicopters scanned Big Thompson Canyon for flood survivors while ground teams renewed the search among mud slides for the dead. The fatality count stood at 82 with fears of a higher toll as air rescues paused and authorities planned to focus on recovering the dead.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Park Terrace
Estes Park
Rocky Mountains
John Englebert
Jarimer County
Air Force
E. M. Stiger
Forest Service
Big Thompson River
Death toll climbs after canyon flood in Colorado
Welcome Home Cathy Sayler reports 62 bodies recovered from the canyon with 20 inside and not yet recovered. Sheriff Robert Watson warns the death toll could reach 200 as 260 injured and 559 unaccounted for. Helicopters ferried survivors as floodwaters tore through the canyon in a Colorado Rockies vacation area.
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Cathy Sayler
Sheriff's Department
Larimer County
Robert Watson
Colorado Rockies
Watson
Refugees Rescued as Red Cross Evacuates Tal Zaatar Camp
An International Red Cross convoy reached the besieged Tal Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp in east Beirut to evacuate the wounded. Palestinian and Moslem radio reported 91 wounded taken out in three hours, while a Red Cross spokesman said 47 were evacuated, with neither confirmation independent. Fighting continued with about 50 killed overnight.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Christian East Beirut
Geneva
Red
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Khali
Hearings Begin On Auto Air Bags
Washington AP hearings on auto safety split between seat belt advocates and passive restraint backers. GM argues belts equal or better protection at lower cost. air bags cited as next step. Secretaries promise decision by year end on belts versus airbags and public education mandates.
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Washington
Insurance Company
General Motors
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
Coleman
David S. Potter
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Mann Drug Store
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Archdale
Randolph
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Wake Forest
Telenos
Sidney L. Terry
Chrysler Corp
Frederick A. Stewart
American Motors
Herbert L. Mich
Ford Motor Co
Hal Needham
Lada Latorre
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