Mystery illness kills nineteen at Pennsylvania Legion convention
State health officials in Harrisburg reported that 19 Pennsylvanians who attended a Philadelphia American Legion convention have died from a mysterious pneumonia like illness. At least 73 attendees and guests have been hospitalized. The disease, possibly viral, prompted a statewide probe to determine contagion risk.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Acto Bachman
American Legion
Delphia
Bachman
Sears
Union fights for asbestos health review at Johns Manville plant
Chemical Workers Union Local 146 presses for a state or federal health evaluation and death certificate survey of former Johns Manville workers in Lompoc after years of agency delays. NIOSH and Cal-OSHA dispute oversight, with OSHA funds rejected and union appeals ongoing.
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Stan Tolledo
Chemical Workers Union Local 146
Johns-Manville
Lompoc
J-M
Tetter
Frank Garcia
Hector P. Bleyer
NIOSH
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
HEW
Cal-Osha
Blejer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tom McCall
Cal- Osha
Department of Industrial Relations
Occupational Health Branch
State Department of Health
Federal-Osha
San Francisco
OSHA
Feds
California
OHB
Milton Duncan
David K. Parkinson
State Health Department
Tom Houston
State Agriculture and Service Agency
State Department of Industrial Relations
Negotiations Near on Teacher Pay
Rival teacher groups and the school administration appear set for limited talks to settle salaries and fringe benefits before classes resume. Assistant Superintendent Alice Milligan, on vacation until Aug. 16, plays a key role as state-level blocks to full bargaining loom.
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Vaughn Proctor
Alice Milligan
Milligan
Lompoc Education Association
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
School budget hearing set for 1976 77 budget
Trustees plan a 7 p.m. public hearing at Central Administration Building 1301 North A St to review and seal the $17 million budget for 1976 77. Agenda includes a comprehensive CSEA negotiation proposal covering salaries fringe benefits and related questions. Also a hearing on the cost of educating nonresident students.
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North
A St
California School Employes Association
CSEA
91 Wounded Evacuated From Tal Zaatar Amid Tense Cease Fire
A Red Cross convoy evacuated 91 wounded from the Tal Zaatar camp in Beirut after a seven hour operation marked by delays and sporadic shelling. The relief effort crossed Christian lines to hospitals in the Muslim western sector as mortars and gunfire erupted during returns to fetch aid vehicles.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Continued economic gains seen through 1977 forecast
The Congressional Budget Office predicts moderate recovery through 1977 with unemployment easing and inflation stable. Unemployment expected 6.9 to 7.3 percent by year end, 5.8 to 6.4 percent in 1977, while inflation runs 5 to 7 percent next year and a 4.7 to 6.7 percent CPI rise in 1977.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional Budget Office
Alice Rivlin
Rivlin
Ford Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Ford gains Pennsylvania delegate in GOP primary
United Press International reports Ford added another uncommitted delegate from Pennsylvania as Reagan gains three more in the northeast after Schweiker. The dynamic race in Pennsylvania, seen as pivotal for the nomination, continues with shifting support among uncommitted delegates.
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United Press International
Ford
Pennsylvania
Ronald Reagan
Thomas Twine
Williamsport
Reagan
Northeast
Richard Schweiker
R.pa
UPI
Schweiker Ansylvania
Reaganas
Flood wrecks claims dozens in Colorado canyon
Rescuers worked through the Big Thompson canyon to recover more flood victims after a weekend cloudburst unleashed a 10 foot wall of water. At least 88 people died as 78 bodies were taken to Loveland and 10 to Estes Park. Gov. Lamm announced aid while National Guard units were deployed.
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Loveland
Colo
UPI
Big Thompson River Canyon
Rock Mountain Canyon
Larimer County
Bob Watson
American Legion
Estes Park
Ford
Colorado
Vail
Bureau of Reclamation
Richard Lamm
Lamm
National Guard
Denver
Watson
Senior center lease clarified
A lease proposal with the Knights of Pythias would allow use of the lodge at Laurel two nights per month instead of twice weekly. The City Council, in chambers at 119 W Walnut Ave, will consider the agreement at tonight’s 7:30 meeting along with three public hearings and disclosure of interest codes.
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Knights of Pythias
Laurel
Pythians
Walnut Ave
Senate rejects bill to suspend EPA power for a year
The Senate voted 74 to 17 against Sen. William Scott's proposal to suspend EPA authority to issue antipollution standards for one year. The move aimed to limit federal rules while a study of new standards was considered. A later vote on eliminating new standards in cleaner regions was set, amid a court ruling defending the EPA’s area based standards.
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Washington
Senate
EPA
Scott
Appeals Court
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