Mystery illness among American Legion dies remains unsolved
Scientists say the American Legion epidemic may have peaked with 25 deaths but the cause remains unknown. CDC director Dr. Sencer cites possible toxic substances or viruses though tests show no viral involvement. Investigators note all victims attended a Philadelphia convention. efforts focus on toxicology and environmental factors while awaiting lab results.
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Harrisburg
UPI
American Legion
David Sencer
Center For Disease Control
Sencer
Atlanta
Leonard Bachman
Pennsylvania
Earl Cox
Washington County
Elva Hamilton
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
CDC
Jobless rate climbs to 7.8 percent in July
U S jobless rate rose to 7.8 percent in July as 280000 more people joined the unemployed, with women bearing the brunt. Total employment reached 87.9 million while the civilian labor force hit 95.3 million, a record high.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Ford
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Shiskin
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
California unemployment rate ticks up to 9.4 percent
State figures show 921,500 Californians out of work in July, up from June’s 950,000, as graduates and summer jobseekers fail to offset the smaller-than-expected decrease. National unemployment also rose to 7.8 percent. Last July 987,000 were jobless.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Employment Development Department
SOS claims 1300 signatures for recall of five school trustees
Save Our Schools coalition reports more than 1,300 residents sign petition seeking a recall election for all five school trustees. The drive aims for about 2,500 signatures by November as summer vacations slow progress. Plans to relocate La Mesa and Miguelito students affect Buena Vista and Los Berros attendance areas amid housing moves near Vandenberg Village.
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Vaughn Proctor
Save Our Schools Coalition of Parents
David Wulftange
SOS
Miguelito
la Mesa
Wulftange
Vandenberg Village
Lompoc-Casmalia Road
Buena Vista School
Los Berros School
Mission Hills
Buena Vista
Aldebaran Avenue
Constellation Road
Vandalism Hits Tractor Backhoe At River Park Site
Lompoc police investigate $1,000 damage to a William Lee Rieck backhoe parked near a construction site at River Park east edge of the city. Vandals poured sand in gas lines smashed lights and gauges damaged hydraulics. They also toppled two cottonwood trees and blocked pipes in a new restroom area.
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Lompoc
William Lee Rieck
Santos Rd
Rieck
New River Park
Injury accidents in Buellton CHP area fall sharply in 1976
Local CHP data through July 31 show a 67 percent drop in fatal crashes from 3 in 1975 to 1 in 1976 and a 21 percent fall in injury crashes from 107 to 85. Drunk driving incidents declined 21 percent while enforcement rose with arrests for drunken driving up 31 percent and speed arrests up 24 percent.
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Dzamba
Allegations Against County Park Dept. Leader Escalate
County Employes' Assn. general manager Michael Kilgore promises further charges will be aired Monday as he criticizes Park Director Michael Pahos for allegedly blocking overtime payments. Kilgore seeks Board of Supervisors scrutiny while Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson cites insufficient information to discipline Pahos.
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Dick Praul
County Park Department
Assn
Michael Kilgore
Kilgore
Board of Supervisors
Michael Pahos
Raymond D. Johnson
Johnson
Pahos
George Keep
Jalama Beach Park
Pt. Concepion
Civil Service Commission
Bill would reimburse counties for national park tax losses
The measure would pay more than 1,000 counties annual federal sums to offset tax losses from national park and wilderness lands. The bill, approved by the House 260 to 125, targets lands not including military bases or Indian reservations, with payments ranging from 100 dollars to a million dollars in certain states.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Senate
House
Delaware
Connecticut
Hot Spring
Ouachita
Arkansas
Adair County
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
The
National Association of Counties
Shah says Iran needs more weapons amid three to one disadvantage
The Shah of Iran told reporters at Caspian Sea resort that Iran has absorbed arms well but still requires more. He cited neighboring states with larger forces, cited potential U S defense contractors supplying jets for oil shipments, and warned the United States risks losing Iran if arms sales are curtailed.
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Shahr, Iran
UPI
Iran
U.S
Shah
Henry A. Kissinger
Caspian Sea
Kissinger
France
Britain
Germany
United States
LEDA Drives Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Status
LEDA credited for redevelopment funds by Jim Sweeney. Santa Barbara County qualifies as a redevelopment area under a federal act and can share a $2 billion public works fund largely via the Lompoc Economic Development Association. Charles Carmichael says progress came through LEDA and longtime pursuit since 1975 with local and federal officials. The program offers loans grants for public works development facilities utilities and business expansion, with county cities voting to participate.
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Jim Sweeney
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc Economics Association
Charles Carmichael
LEDA
Carmichael
Robert Lagomarsino
Lompoc
E.C. Stevens
Department of Labor
Board of Supervisors
Department of Commerce
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria
Santa Maria
Red Cross convoy hit by gunfire in Lebanon tal Zaatar siege
Gunmen fired on a Red Cross evacuation convoy at Tal Zaatar provoked by ongoing fighting in Lebanon. A Swiss truck driver was wounded and two evacuees injured as 74 people were pulled from the besieged camp amid tense conditions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Jean Hoefliger
Herman Ozhsnei
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