Scientists Identify Suspect Organism in Legionnaires Deaths
The CDC in Atlanta reports a bacteria like organism linked to 29 Legionnaires' deaths in Philadelphia last summer. Researchers used tests on guinea pigs and chicken eggs to isolate the organism, noting the disease is not contagious.
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William E. Schulz
Associated Press
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Center For Disease Control
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Pennsylvania American Legion
Bellevue
Joseph McDade
National Center For Disease Control
McDade
Charles Shepard
CDC
Necklace-Transmitter Aids In Emergencies
Katherine Held felt chest pains and knew she was having a heart attack. A necklace transmitter alerted responders, enabling rapid aid as police and medics arrived at the scene in Los Angeles.
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Stephen Fox
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Katherine Held
Inaugural Special Heads to Washington for Carter Plot
The Georgia Inaugural Special carries nearly 400 passengers from Atlanta to Washington to witness Jimmy Carter's inauguration. The train includes Georgia officials, school bands, poultry and dairy groups, and remarks by Southern Railway chairman W Graham Claytor on fare concerns and railroad challenges. Sixty four-year-old Mrs Held uses a Microlert pendant transmitter to summon help in emergencies.
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Dick Pettys
Associated Press
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Ers
Washington
White House
Stone Mountain High School
Brookwood
Gainesville
Georgia Poultry Federation
Georgia Milk Producers Assn
Lucy Lee
Hoboken
W. Graham Claytor
Southern Railway
Claytor
Microlert
Microlert Systems International
North Hollywood
Mrs. Held
Tom Cataldo
MSI
Boston
Cataldo
Car Tax Plan Proposed for On-the-Spot Vehicle Tax
Raleigh AP reports the State Property Tax Study Commission urged studying a plan where counties could levy property tax on cars when license tags are issued. Delinquent registrants cost counties hundreds of thousands in revenue, with Wake County estimating over 360000 lost on 30000 unregistered cars.
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Raleigh
State Property Tax Study Commission
General Assembly
Commission
Wake County
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