Mysterious illness takes two CDC workers in Atlanta
Two CDC building 7 staffers, George Flowers and Robert Dubingon, died within hours of each other amid symptoms resembling flu. Tests try to identify the disease while officials stress no link to Legionnaires' disease and note most researchers remain accessible to restricted areas.
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Atlanta
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Don Berreth
Office of Information
George Flowers
Atlanta Hospital
Robert Dubingon
Ft. McPherson Army Hospital
Flowers
Dubingon
Berreth
American Legion
Philadelphia
Building
New Jersey Tourist Leaves Uganda After Ban Lift
A 25-year-old New Jersey man, Robert Skinn of Spring Lake Heights, becomes the first American to depart Uganda since President Amin lifted his five day exit ban. About 240 Americans in Uganda, mostly missionaries, remained in country as Amin postponed a meeting with them. State Department canceled plans to send Talcott Seelye to Uganda as relations were eased.
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Nairobi
Kenya
New Jersey
Uganda
Ida Amin
U.S
Robert Skinn
Spring Lake Heights
N.J
Amin
Zaire
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Talcott Seelye
No Metal Rule Key To Safe Kite Flying
Jesse Stephens of Community Public Service Company urges no metal in kites or strings and avoid power lines. Posters for schools promote safety: keep dry strings, avoid rain, busy streets, highways, and TV antennas. if snagged on a line call CPS rather than climbing.
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Jesse Stephens
Community Public Service Company
County Officials Weigh Ordinance Bill for Health and Hazards
A state House bill would empower county commissioners to pass ordinances on health safety and environmental hazards. Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez supports it noting existing hurdles. Officials cite trash dumps junkyards and potential misuse while some remain undecided about the bill’s scope and utility.
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Texas
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Halfway House Operator Sentenced in Drug Case
Former Corpus Christi halfway house operator June Bunch Mendoza received 40 years in prison for heroin possession conspiracy. Her husband Arturo Mendoza and brother in law Oscar Mendoza drew 35 and 45 years plus 30 years special parole. All were convicted Feb 4 in federal court. authorities said Mendoza delivered 26 pounds of heroin to DEA agents.
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San Antonio, Tex
Corpus Christi
June Bunch Mendoza
Arturo R. Mendoza
Oscar Mendoza
U.S. District Court
Adrian Spears
Mendoza
Austin
Drug Enforcement Administration
Free inspection keeps OSHA away
Farmers and ranchers can request a free on site inspection from the Texas Department of Health Resources to ensure compliance with OSHA standards. The TDHR offers no charge evaluations but demand is high with a three month wait.
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College Station
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Jack L. Jones
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Department of Health Resources
TDHR
Walter Martin
West 49Th St
Austin
Jones
TDHA
Airman Held in Mutilation Slaying Case
Fort Worth police arrest a 20 year old Carswell Air Force Base airman on suspicion in the mutilation death of Julia Adams 20 of Texarkana Arkansas. Adams body found in a crate near Fort Worth. Murder charges to be filed later.
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Fort Worth, Tx
Carswell Air Force Base
Arkansas
Fort Worth
West Side
L.O. Fowler
Julia Adams
Texarkana
Ark
Fowler
Jesus Says Foxes Have Holes Birds Have Nests
A biblical verse quotes Jesus in which he notes that foxes have holes and birds have nests while the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head, expressing a radical lifestyle of hardship and detachment from earthly comforts.
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Jesus
Matthew
Below freezing night harms crops and trees across West Texas
Freezing weather lingered over Pecos and West Texas with seven hours below 32 degrees. Crops and many bloom damaged. lows reached 26 in some areas while a 68 degree high followed. Strong winds and dust warnings extended from Pacific Northwest to California and Nevada.
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Pecos
West Texas
Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Junction
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Dalhart
Galveston
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Arizona
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
Siskiyous
Sierra Nevada
California
Nevada
Idaho
Regional planning workshop invites local officials
The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission hosts a March 9 workshop for local officials at UTPB to cover housing employment recreation medical services crime prevention and education. The event, in the fourth floor management conference room, aims to boost intergovernmental coordination under a Capacity Building pilot funded by the Texas Department of Community Affairs. A second session in mid June will focus on monitoring and evaluation.
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Sion
UTPB
Texas Department of Community Affairs
PBRPC
Texas
Carter and Hispanic caucus clash over appointments
President Carter met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and spoke in Spanish while signaling nine upcoming appointments. Caucus members pressed for more Hispanic representation and funds for bilingual training. Representative de la Garza praised the commitment, while Roybal called nine appointments a start, hoping for improvement.
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Washington
Carter
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
E. Kika de la Garza
D-Tex
Hosue
South
Texas
de la Garza
Edward Roybal
D-Calif
Texas leads nation as gas producer and consumer
Texas produces 38 percent of U S natural gas and remains the largest consumer. The comptroller notes intrastate prices have surged since 1974 rising 565 percent while interstate prices grew 87 percent. In fiscal 1976 over half the gas sale price was 40 cents or less, with 75 percent at 80 cents or less. Highest prices hit $2.16 as old contracts expire.
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Texas
State Comptroller
Comptroller
California
Comptroller’s
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Kampala
Entebbe
United States
Cecil Cothrun
Peggy McCracken
The
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commis
Hispanic Caucus
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