Mystery deaths in Pa as investigators hunt disease source
Pa health officials report 19 deaths and 52 hospitalizations from a flu like illness linked to an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Researchers in Philadelphia and Atlanta test samples. officials weigh viral pneumonia, swine flu, or bacterial causes while mass vaccination plans are considered.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Philadelphia
Karen Sheetman
Leonard Bachman
Bloomsburg
Legion
Viking scientists say Mars soil gas activity likely nonbiological
Viking researchers report that unexplained gas generation in a Martian soil sample has mostly stopped and favor a nonbiological explanation. Oxygen from the rusty soil, sunlight, and a nutrient reacting may drive the observed gas release, while other experiments await fuller results.
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Pasadena
Viking
Harold P. Klein
Viking Biology
Mars
Klein
Fred Brown
TRW Systems
Labora
Tory
Brown
Norman Horowitz
Three L B Officers On Trial In Bar Spree
Testimony begins in Los Angeles Municipal Court for three former Long Beach police officers charged with misdemeanors after a March bar-hopping spree. An eight woman four man jury heard trial at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday with Judge Ronald M. George presiding. defense cites three week expected duration. Defendants: Michael Callahan disturbing the peace one count Robert M. Hanby obstruction of an officer one count, Paul J. Steed battery and disturbing the peace.
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Los Aneles Munipal Court
Ulal
Long Beach
Charles Gangloff
Ronald M. George
Michael §. Callahan
Robert M. Hanby
Paul J. Steed
Senators override Ford veto on coal royalties bill
The Senate authorized a 75 to 18 override of President Ford’s veto on a bill that would raise state and local shares of royalties from private extraction of coal and minerals on federal land. Ford warned the bill would burden production and raise prices, slowing energy independence. House action was pending.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Congress
Maryland
Millionaire Davis faced killings at ornate Fort Worth estate
T Cullen Davis, heir to a wealthy family and Stratoflex Inc. president, was released on an $80,000 bond after a psychiatric exam in connection with a grave shooting at his estranged wife Priscilla’s mansion. Two people died Andrew Wilburn and Stan Farr. two others were wounded.
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Fort Worth
Tex
T. Cullen Davis
Davis
Priscilla
Texas Christian Universi
Farr
Andrew Lee Wilburn
Widow's crypt slaying mystery grows in Compton mausoleum
An elderly widow, Martha Eddington, 76, was bludgeoned and strangled in a Compton mausoleum near her daughter's grave. Found Monday afternoon, the body showed signs of a brutal attack with a broken vase nearby. Police said no money was found and investigators pursue leads as they probe the unusual crime.
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Compton
Martha Eddington
Graves Ave
Rosemead
Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
E. Compton Blvd
Philip A. Sonntag
Eddington
Pasadena
Turner At Stevens Co
Woll
Shane
Mlarenge Ave
Margaret
Missouri Senate candidate Litton dies in air crash after win
Rep. Jerry Litton who led Missouri Democratic primary before his death in a small plane crash after takeoff from Chillicothe Airport. His wife two children and a campaign aide perished. Litton led with about 45 percent as Hearnes and Symington trailed. Danforth won the Republican nod.
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ST. Louis
Jerry Litton
U.S. Senate
Missouri
Missouri Department of Public Safety
Chillicothe
Litton
Riegle Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Nomination Upset
Rep. Donald Riegle, a five term Flint congressman who left the GOP three years earlier, upset the Michigan Senate primary, halting Richard Austin's bid to become the first Black Democrat elected to the Senate. Austin conceded after midnight as Riegle led with 42 percent with 35 percent of precincts reporting.
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Detroit
Donald Riegle
Democratic Senate
Flint
Michigan
Richard Austin
Senate
Austin
Riegle
Idaho
George Hansen
James O’hara
Flood Toll Rises as Survivors Displaced in Colorado
In Loveland Colorado flood toll climbs past eight with Larimer County Sheriff predicting up to two hundred. Survivors were airlifted to safety after three days of rain and canyon searches. Widespread destruction includes hundreds injured and several small communities wiped out. Estimated damage ranges from five to ten million dollars for buildings and residences, with federal aid potential totaling up to one hundred million.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson River
Larimer County
Robert Watson
Big Thompson Canyon
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