Sabin attacks swine flu program and vaccines
Dr Albert Sabin at an ASCP CAP meeting in Las Vegas calls the swine flu vaccination effort a waste and says most so-called flu cases are not influenza. He urges a county and school district joint effort for children and questions federal aid while highlighting measles danger and vaccine issues.
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SUN
Albert Sabin
Las Vegas
Sabin
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
ASCP
College of American Pathologists
CAP
Convention Center
United States
Senate Moves To Reform Pot Law In Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee tentatively approved decriminalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by a 6 to 4 vote. Sen. Birch Bayh argued for a realistic revision to federal law while Sen. Orrin Hatch threatened stiffer penalties and opposed the move.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congressional
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Bayh
Hatch
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Joe Biden
D-Del
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Laxalt
Eastland
Kennedy
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Peruvian Fire Kills Seven and Injures Twenty in Lima
A nine story Lima office building caught fire injuring twenty and killing seven as workers leaped from upper floors. Firemen struggled through crowds, with three people later presumed dead on the roof after escaping to a water tank. The blaze started on the fourth floor and may have originated from an electrical fault.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
Air Force
Explosion and Fire Damage LV Home Repair Fire Cause
A Las Vegas home at 3072 Parkdale suffered a moderate fire and small explosions tied to leather workshop chemicals. No injuries. occupants John and Patty Williams evacuated as flames breached a wall. Investigators consider the blaze accidental though a separate Sun Dance West Casino basement fire is under review.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
John
Patty Williams
Parkdale
Williams
Robin Williams
Paul Hicks
Clark County Fire Department
Hicks
Parole bid granted in Las Vegas police murder case
Tom Howard, serving life without parole for the Oct 28 1966 shooting of Patrolman William Fortye, won a possible parole from the Nevada Pardons Board. State official Pat Stevens disputed Howard’s account of events and testified the dog remained alive and aided Fortye. The board also reduced terms for Lloyd Lancaster and Antonio Lujan in separate murder cases.
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Tom Howard
Las Vegas
Nevada Pardons Board
Carson City
William Fortye
South Highland Avenue
Pat Stevens
State Division of Narcotics
Howard
Stevens
Pardons Board
Award
Police Department
Clark County
Juuvenile Court Services
Lloyd Lancaster
Elko County
Lancaster
Antonio Lujan
Helen
Ely
Coroner Silent On Killing Of Youth
A young man found in a shallow grave near Lake Mead may have been strangled and beaten after being lured to a beach on October 13. Phillip Roell and John V. Francis face open murder charges and are jailed without bail. Police say Penkofski was forced to undress in a desert wash before the attack.
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SUN
Lake Mead
Sheldon Green
John Raymond Penkofski
Nashua
N.H
Penkofski
Phillip Roell
John V. Francis
Vancouver
Wash
Clark County
Metro
Beecher Avants
Tahitian Connection cocaine ring defendants plead innocent
Four California men including Joe Cerda Avila pleaded not guilty in Federal Court to charges tied to the Tahiti Connection cocaine smuggling operation. The group, designated by federal prosecutors after a two year DEA probe, allegedly moved cocaine from South America to Tahiti then to Honolulu and other cities. Trials are set for December 13 in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
UPI
California
Tahiti
Joe Cerda Avila
Newport Beach
Sergio
Stephen Chula
Ronald Peterson
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
South America
Papeete
Los Angeles
Vancouver
British Columbia
Hawaii
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Ft. Dix
N.J
Hong Kong
Russia
Bayh, Abourezk, Biden, and Sons
Dennis Deconcini
D-Ariz
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
John Culver
D-Iown
Joey Adams
Landers
Steel Eeeeeeneenennee
Dr. Thosteson
Joe Delaney
Jenes
Nevada
Royal Welcome
Prince Charles
England
Los Angeles City Hall
Upiro
Tom Bradley
Prince
Southern
Dance West
E. Fremont St
Tonie Fields
Comedienne
Totie Fields
Los Angeles New Hospital
Miss Fields
Fortye
East Lake Mead Boulevard
North Shore Road
Avants
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U Lanes
Fremont
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