Farm Hand in Wisconsin Victim of Swine Flu
Don Harris a 23 year old farm hand near Brodhead Wisconsin contracted the New Jersey strain of swine flu after tending pigs that were ill. He recovered and authorities led by UW officials and the CDC confirmed the strain. The pigs also recovered with uncertainty over transmission.
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Madison, Wis
UPI
New Jersey
University of Wisconsin
Don Harris
Brodhead
Susan Hyland
UW Department of Veterinary Science
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Wisconsin
Harris
Jeremy
Larry Hardison
Concordia Mo
Nerve tests planned for Velsicol workers in Houston
Occupational health team from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health opened a Houston office to locate about 230 past or present Velsicol Chemical workers involved in Phosvel production at the Bayport plant. Ten workers reported nervous disorders. officials aim to identify others possibly affected and reassure affected individuals about exposure. The probe covers 1967 to present, with 38 calls received so far.
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Houston
UPI
Greg Ness
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Velsicol Chemical Corp
Bronx teens convicted in 72 hour kidnapping and rape case
Two Clarke Brothers gang members Victor Aponte and Enrique Diaz were convicted of kidnapping and raping a Bronx girl held for three days. The victim, then 21, was abducted Oct 11 1975 and assaulted in an apartment with other gang members, while other defendants pleaded guilty to related charges. Sentencing set for Jan 17 with 15 years to life mandatory terms.
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New York
UPI
Bronx
Clarke Brothers
Merola
Mario Merola
Victor “Indio” Aponte
Enrique Diaz
Julio Attiles
Attile
Diaz
Aponte
Robert Vasquez
Carlo Clavell
The
Savage Skulls
Mercla
La Salle Trip Canoeists Return Home After 3300 Mile Journey
A group of 23 reenactors from Montreal to New Orleans completed a six birchbark canoe crossing returning to Elgin Illinois for a homecoming. Sixteen students and seven adults including a playwright and a Franciscan priest report weight changes during the voyage with some losing and others gaining. The expedition plans to resume toward New Orleans tracing the Kankakee Illinois and Mississippi rivers, camping near Adler Planetarium before continuing.
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Elgin
UPI
Robert Cavelier de la Salle
Montreal
New Orleans
Elgin Area
Canada
Ken Lewis
Lewis
Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Lake Michigan
Kankakee
Illinois
Mississippi
China launches seventh earth satellite amid political zeal
China successfully launched its seventh man made earth satellite, reported by New China News Agency. The agency cited leadership of Hua Kuo feng and praised Maoist thought while calling the Gang of Four purged figures.
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Hong Kong
UPS
China
New China News Agency
Hua Kuo-feng
Mao Tse-tung
Gang of Four
Mao
Chiang Ching
Wang Hung-wen
Chang Chun-chiao
Yao Wen-yuan
Dole urges expansion of U S farm exports at international talks
Sen Robert Dole, ranking Agriculture Committee member, urged Carter to raise farm export goals from 22 billion to 25 billion by 1980 and to push liberalized agricultural trade. He warned against grain reserve programs that would depress prices and urged avoid of price bands in new commodity pacts while proposing an ambassador rank trade expert. He cited dangers of the Wheat Agreement and called for separating reserve stocks from market forces. In Arizona, Mohave County treasurer reported tax roll gaps of 1200 parcels and 150000 parcels with no taxes due, with penalties under consideration for late filings.
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Chicago
UPI
Robert Dole
GOP
Dole
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jimmy Carter
Geneva
Kingman
Mohave County
Grace Marlow
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