Two More May Have Legionnaires Disease In Philadelphia
Two visitors at the 41st International Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia were hospitalized with pneumonia like symptoms. Officials said they might have legionnaires disease but could not confirm. The two are a 4-year-old priest from Spokane and a 32-year-old musician from Danbury. The illness has killed 24 at an American Legion convention earlier and hospitalized many more.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Spokane
Wash
Danbury
David Soricelli
Lewis Polk
Morton Rosen
State Health Department
Soricelli
Bellevue- Stratford
Legion Convention
FBI to Probe Roselli Death in Castro Plot Links
The FBI will investigate whether mobster John Roselli was murdered for his Senate testimony about CIA plots to kill Fidel Castro. Attorney General Levi authorized the probe under a federal obstruction of Congress law after Hill requests and Roselli’s body was found in a Biscayne Bay oil drum.
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Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
Washington
FBI
John Roselli
Senate
CIA
Fidel Castro
Edward H Levi
Roselli
Justice Department
Robert Havel
Biscayne Bay
Florida
Castro
Levi
Senate Intelligence Committee
Department
Havel
Capitol
West Coast
Chicago
Sam Giancana
Giancana
CB Clubs Organize Instant Charities for Muscular Dystrophy
Citizens band clubs nationwide organize spontaneous charity drives for individuals in need. In San Diego they raised 6000 for muscular dystrophy patients, while cities from Atlanta to New York run small targeted fundraisers. A column by E Z Strange also explains AM versus SSB broadcasting and CB statistics, noting declines in May license applications.
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E. Z. Strange
Citizens Band
San Diego
Calif
Atlanta
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
New York City
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Dallas
Hy Siegel
Radio Shack
Ford's Panama Canal stance shapes GOP platform
Republican platform fights over Panama Canal sovereignty echo Ford and Reagan tensions. Ford allies kept to treaty language preserving U S rights while avoiding full sovereignty claims. Reagan forces pushed tougher defense and foreign policy language, with rules committee disputes looming at the convention.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Platform Committee
Ford Committee
Panama Canal
Reagan
U.S
Canal Zone
United States
Panama
Strikes Slow U S Industrial Growth in July
Washington AP reports strikes slowed overall industrial output in July, with production rising only two tenths of 1 percent. Despite a 10.1 percent year over year gain in consumer goods, durable goods, autos, and appliances saw mixed changes as coal and rubber disputes closed.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Luna 24 Enters Moon Orbit, Tass Reports
The Soviet unmanned moon probe Luna 24 entered lunar orbit early today, Tass reported. All systems were normal after launch on August 9 with a correction on August 11, placing the satellite 69 miles above the moon in a circular orbit. no landing plan was announced.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
NRC Halts New Nuclear Plant Construction in Curtailed Review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission restricts new nuclear plant construction and bans further licensing until a environmental review on fuel reprocessing and waste handling is completed by Sept 30. The move suspends permits for several planned plants while allowing existing operations and certain fuel loading tests to proceed.
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Richard Carelus
Associated Press
Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Bernard Rusch
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
U.S. Court of Appeals
Commission
Vermont
Michigan
Peter Strauss
Court of Appeals
Vermont Yankee Power Corp
Vernon
Consumer Power Co
Midland
Mich
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Calvert Cliffs
Lusby
Public Service Electric and Gas Co
Crackdown in South Africa Erupts Across Townships
Police arrest at least 50 black leaders amid nationwide crackdown following rioting that left two dead and about 100 wounded. Nelson Mandela’s wife Winnie Mandela named among detainees as authorities pledge harsher action under Internal Security Act while promising reforms to appease blacks. Police chief Prinsloo and Prime Minister Vorster push for swift measures and broadened state control.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Cape Town
Jan Visser
Gert Prinsloo
Pretoria
Winnie Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Black Parents Association
Soweto
African National Congress
James T. Kruger
Kruger
National Party
Durban
John Vorster
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Rules Committee
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