Safety progress, fewer hand injuries at auto plants
Dr. Robert D. Larson of Wayne State reports improved safety standards cut mutilating hand injuries at major automakers. He notes a rise in wear and tear hand problems possibly tied to higher auto production, signaling shifting injury patterns. Also IRS delays Christmas tax forms after late Tax Reform act passage.
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Chicago
UPI
Robert D. Larson
Larson
Wayne State University Medical School
Detroit
American College of Surgeons
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Policeman Shot On Twin Peaks as Suspect Flee
Officer Gregory Beatty was shot multiple times by a jogger on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. Beatty, hospitalized in stable condition with wounds to chest arm hand and leg, described the encounter. About 40 police units joined the manhunt but the suspect remained at large.
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San Francisco
UPI
Gregory Beatty
Twin Peaks
Hua Kuo-feng to Lead China on Pragmatic Development Path
Diplomatic analysts in Hong Kong say Hua Kuo-feng will steer China toward a pragmatic course similar to Chou En-lai. With backing from the armed forces and moderates, Hua is seen as having the muscle to push economic development and modernization.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Hua Kuo-feng
China
Chou En-lai
Communist Party
Hua
Chou
Supreme Court rejects alimony relief over ex-wife entering convent
The Supreme Court refused without comment to hear James A. Lane's appeal seeking to modify his divorce decree after his ex wife, Mary A. Lane, joined a Milwaukee Catholic convent, arguing he should be excused from alimony.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
James A. Lane
Chicago
Mary A. Lane
Milwaukee
Court rules final Carter Ford debate to include only two candidates
The Supreme Court rejected appeals from groups seeking to include independent candidates. The decision upholds FCC rule limiting the presidential debate to Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, arguing no violation of First Amendment rights or federal equal time requirements.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Federal Communications Commission
Cleveland UAW rejects Ford contract in Brook Park vote
UAW Local 1250 production workers at Ford Brook Park plants voted 2-1 against the proposed contract, with 2,595 against and 1,208 for. Skilled trades rejected by a narrow four vote margin, 601 against and 597 for.
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Cleveland
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Brook Park
Weather Script and Local Births Deaths
Partly cloudy and cooler with lower 70s highs this afternoon. Tonight and Thursday expect cool, cloudy skies with a 30 percent rain chance and lows in the 40s. Births note two new babies in Norwalk. deaths listed for Schaffer, Vegus, and Kellar.
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Florian J. Schaffer
New London
Ambrose A. Vegus
Troy
Ohio
Lester Kellar
Sandusky
Medi-Pet Health Plan for Cats and Dogs Announced
National Pet Care Inc. unveils Medi-Pet a prepaid health plan for dogs and cats administered through designated veterinary hospitals. It features AVHMA accredited facilities with medicine surgery radiology and anesthesiology departments and includes ANIMALERT a 10 digit identification system to reunite lost pets with owners.
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Rick DU Brow
San Francisco
UPI
Medi-Pet
Paul E. Murray Jr
National Pet Care Inc
Murray
America
Los Altos
American Veterinary Health Medical Association
AVHMA
Animalert
Three Die After Flu Shots Across Ohio Amid Pittsburgh Link Concerns
Ohio will keep its swine flu inoculation program after officials found no link between the Pittsburgh deaths and the vaccine. Stark County suspends clinics for one week, while Canton and other departments await more information. Autopsies cite heart problems in the deceased, making a bad vaccine batch unlikely.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Ohio Health Department
Atlanta
Jon Christensen
Stark County
Canton City
Stark County Medical Society
Allegheny County
Christensen
State Health Department
Kristensen
Cyril Wecht
Ford Calls Carter Minor Leaguer in White House Clash
President Ford used baseball terms to belittle Jimmy Carter while defending his own White House record before New York editors. He criticized Carter's stance on government reform and Medicaid fraud and noted his own peace time presidency. Carter countered with a call for Medicaid reform and broader health care funding.
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Lewis Lord
United Press International
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
New York
Carter
New York City
Plains
Democrat
Social Security Administration
Senate
Washington
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Nixon
Maryville
Tenn
GOP
Robert Dole
County Awaits Flu Test Results In Huron County
Health department staff consider swine flu vaccine with cautious stance while nurse Martha Brown receives the vaccine to demonstrate its safety. Initial shipments distributed to nursing homes and doctors. public clinics set for Nov 10.
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Huron County
Health Department
Martha Brown
Huron County Health Department
Melda Lodermeier
Miss Brown
Howard Sparks
Movie Mine Props Drift Near Catalina Island
Universal Studios warns boaters in the Pacific off Los Angeles that four realistic plastic mine replicas from the MacArthur shoot at Catalina Island have drifted at sea. Boaters may claim them as souvenirs, the studio said, noting they are not live ordnance.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
MacArthur
Universal Studios
Catalina Island
Watergate Convictions Upheld by Appeals Court Opinion
The UPI report notes the U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld obstruction of justice and perjury convictions for John Mitchell, H R Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman in the Watergate case by a 6-1 vote. It cites overwhelming guilt and discusses potential Supreme Court appeals and separate-trial issues for Robert Mardian.
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James A. Kidney
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
John N. Mitchell
Nixon White Cme
HR Haldeman
John Erhlichman
White House
U.S. Circuit Cout of Appeals
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
High Court
Daniel Isburg
Mardian
John J. Sirica
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Good Samaratan
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Imelda Ledermeir
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Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
District of Columbia
Robert Mardian
Appeals Court
Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office
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