Medical group to hold Philadelphia convention despite Legionnaires disease
The Pennsylvania Medical Society plans a Sept. 16 18 meeting at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. Officials say the hotel is safe after extensive health inspections, despite 28 deaths linked to Legionnaires disease and recent deaths at the Eucharistic Congress.
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Tourism Outlook Mixed as Strip Strikes Dampen Growth
A Las Vegas business column notes rising real estate revenue stamps loans and electric power sales but sees a drag from the Strip strike on air traffic and convention attendance. It cites a 13.2 percent jump in sales-use tax in Q1 and urges hospitality workers to boost courtesy to sustain tourism through summer. Hank signs off.
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Pentagon sets XM1 tank bid to Chrysler or GM by Nov 17
Defense officials told Congress the U S version of the XM1 tank will be awarded to either Chrysler or General Motors by November 17 after postponement to adopt a German 120 mm gun. The project costs are around 4.9 billion for 3,323 tanks with possible German involvement.
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Arsenal to neutralize 78000 pounds of nerve gas this fall
Col John P Byrne commander of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal said 78000 pounds of GB nerve agent in an underground tank will be neutralized this fall. He noted 106 Honest John warheads have been drained since the program began last May and declared surplus in 1973. The project will cost $20 million.
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Five from Colorado Guard Family Shot at Canon City Ranch
The guard John Hardin his wife and three children were killed at their Penrose area home. Trustee Richard Turner 23 who had worked on the ranch fled in Hardin s four wheel drive pickup after the triple murder. Authorities said Turner had been moved to Fremont County jail for protective custody as an eyewitness to a prison murder. Governor Lamm ordered extra agents to Penrose to aid the probe.
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Viking 2 Enters New Mars Orbit for Landing Preparations
Viking 2 slips into a synchronous Mars orbit to capture vertical photos of the Utopia plain for final landing site selection ahead of the Sept. 3 touchdown. JPL reports a successful 20 second burn and plans ongoing imaging as Viking 1 analyzes soil and magnets reveal magnetic minerals in Martian soil.
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Clerk Cools Thief With Bag Of Ice In Pasadena
In Pasadena a clerk quickly restrained a thief using a bag of ice while another shopper helped. The two youths then fled the scene.
Las Vegas Weather Outlook Through Sunday
Clear nights and mostly sunny days continue in Las Vegas with a slight chance of thundershowers. Today's high near 105 and low in the mid 70s. Air quality is good at 20. Sunrise 6 09, sunset 7 14.
Forest Fires Rage Across Northern Midwest Amid Drought
Fires burn across Minnesota and Michigan as drought worsens crops. Some 1,000 firefighters in Minnesota fight 50 to 60 blazes including a 3,000 acre Gunflint Trail fire. Michigan declares emergency as 600 firefighters tackle a 19,000 acre peat bog blaze. state notes costs near $100,000 for firefighting.
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Britons Welcome First Rain in 38 Days in London
London weather brought a four minute drizzle marking the first rain in 38 days. Weather officials said the 0.039 inch fall would not ease Britain's severe drought, yet Londoners cheered as Heathrow staff and passengers watched the shower overhead.
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Sparks Youth Drowns in Paradise Pond
Sparks Nevada Scott Nelson Fleming age 2 drowned after slipping into Paradise Pond near his home. Washoe County Coroner's office calls the death accidental.
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