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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1976

Page

9

Senate panel warns live polio vaccine unsafe evidence

Senate Health subcommittee heard that oral Sabin polio vaccine has caused cases of polio among recipients and contacts, while Salk killed vaccine remains unavailable in the U S. Witnesses urged informed parental choice and a major immunization conference to resolve shortages and policy.

Senate Washington Congress Jonas Salk Senate Health Subcommittee Salk Albert Sabin Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Finland Sweden Culler Pharmaceutical Company David Sencer Federal Center For Disease Control

Stone Age hunting site near Ridgecrest found in California

SAN DIEGO AP Stone Age bones and over 20 000 prehistoric tools were found near China Lake in Kern County just north of Ridgecrest. Dr Emma Lou Davis led 125 scientists who will return Oct 30 to map and excavate a 40 square mile area showing mammoth remains camel bones and stone cutting tools. The team suggests early humans may have migrated from Siberia over a Arctic land bridge and lived near the Mojave Desert where the China Lake Naval Weapons Center now sits.

San Diego China Lake California North America Emma Lou Davis Davis Ridgecrest Mojave Desert U.S. 396 Kern County Siberia Arctic China Lake Naval Weapons Center Naval Preserve

First flu vaccine arrives in California for high risk

California received the first swine flu vaccine shipments totaling 430000 doses for high risk residents. Los Angeles and San Francisco airports distributed doses while Fresno and Sacramento counties plan mass immunizations within days. Public clinics will provide free vaccines, with private doctors charging only for visits after October 15. A second shipment of 356000 doses was anticipated soon.

New York City Center For Disease Control Lederle Laboratories Lederle Sacramento Los Angeles International San Francisco International Merck, Sharpe, and Dohme Inc West Point New Jersey Berkeley Los Angeles Pauline Banzano Ford da Honoros Charles Recelius National Health Federation

Study finds Auburn Dam area free of active faults

A six month extension of the fault search around the Auburn Dam found no active earthquakes yet. The study team noted the search continues with high risk assessments to be evaluated.

Sacramento Auburn Dam

Envoy: Turkey shuts opium traffic to the U S

San Francisco AP report says Turkish Foreign Minister Ihsan Caglayan noted a UN study showing opium poppy cultivation limited to three of Turkey’s 67 provinces for legal uses. He claimed no opium reaches illicit markets and urged U S support for military aid to Turkey.

San Francisco United States Turkey Ihsan Cagle Caglayangil United Nations Partic-Larly Congress U.S

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