Cholera Spreads to Europe as Pilgrims Return
United Press International reports a cholera outbreak spreading from the Middle East to Europe with five cases in Britain Italy West Germany and Holland. Officials warn returning Mecca pilgrims could globalize the epidemic as Syria reports most cases and outbreaks occur across Jordan Lebanon Saudi Arabia Iran and the West Bank.
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North America
California Bans Fluorocarbon Aerosols Starting 1979
California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr signs SB153 to ban fluorocarbon aerosol propellants. The date list sets April 15 1971 as illegal sales and phases include October 15 1978 prohibiting fluorocarbon aerosol manufacture and December 15 1978 banning container manufacture. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina attend the signing noting ozone depletion risks.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
John Dunlap
D-Napa
Sherwood Rowland
Mario Molina
Earth
Oil industry told to speed clean up by California ARB
State Air Resources Board Chairman Tom Quinn urged oil executives to set aside distrust and cooperate with a nine point plan to sharply cut hydrocarbon pollution in Southern California. The program targets refineries transport field and retail operations and aims to remove over half the pollution within years. It includes limits on tanker emissions refinery upgrades and tighter vapor controls at gas pumps.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Quinn
ARB
California
Los Angeles Basin
Mammograms: Benefits vs Risks For Breast Cancer Screening
A UPI report notes 1 of 14 American women will face breast cancer with early detection via X ray mammography improving outcomes. A panel of 16 experts meets at NIH to weigh benefits and radiation risks for 35 plus women at 27 centers and private doctors, with final guidance due Friday.
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UPI
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
Oliver Beahrs
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
The
Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society
NCI
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