Litton wins Senate primary but dies in plane crash
Rep Jerry Litton won the Democratic nomination for the Missouri Senate but died when his small plane crashed near Kansas City after takeoff from Chillicothe. Also killed were Litton's wife Sharon and their children Linda and Scott, plus the pilot and his son. Early results confirmed Litton as nominee, with the central committee to select the final candidate.
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Associated Press
Jerry Litton
Chillicothe
Kansas City
US Senate
Litton
Sharon
Linda
Scott
Senate
Missouri Democratic Central Committee
Michigan
Donald Riegle
Nixon
Richard Austin
Mystery killer disease linked to Legion convention outbreak
Pennsylvania reports 21 deaths and 140 hospitalizations across three states from a mystery illness. Researchers mobilize 1,000+ doctors as CDC in Atlanta analyzes tissue cultures to identify the cause amid rising cases and questions of swine flu or a toxin.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Walter Dowdle
New Jersey
New York
American Legion
Philadelphia
Connecticut
James Sykes
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia Legion
Legion
Richard Wells
Turnersville
Aldo Provenzano
Cherry Hill
Bachman
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Andrew Hornack
Monessen
Center For Disease Control
Gary Noble
Evacuations from Tal Zaatar Meet Delays amid War Armistice Talks
An International Red Cross convoy to Tal Zaatar in Beirut was delayed as Christians balked at renewing a cease-fire to allow evacuations. Only 9 trucks previously passed. 150 wounded sought evacuation amid a camp where 4,000 wounded and 1,400 killed were reported.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tal Zaatar
Red Cross
Christian East Beirut
Jean Hoefliger
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Khali
Hoefliger
Hoetliger
Camille Chamoun
National Liberal Party
National Liberals
Tiger
Chamoun
Congress advances vaccination insurance plan for swine flu
Congress moves ahead on a federal liability program to back the swine flu vaccination plan. The House health subcommittee approved the measure after emergency talks, aiming to shield the government from damages while insurers balked. It could take two months to vaccinate 200 million Americans once in place.
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New Jersey
Congress
House Health Subcommittee
David Mathews
Washington
Pennsylvania
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
House
Rogers
Full
Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
Mathews
Subcommittee
HEW
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James Symington
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Missouri
Idaho
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Stan Kress
Hansen
Kansas
Ross Freeman
Topeka
Martha Keyes
Joe Shubitz
Chillicothe, Me
State Health Department
Bob Costello
Hornack
Yasir Arafat
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Ann Landers
Bridge County
Heloise
Middletown
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