Mystery disease toll rises with Legion convention link
Harrisburg officials report 19 dead and 52 hospitalized as investigators probe a mysterious illness after the American Legion convention. Symptoms include fever and chest pains. virus or bacteria are considered possibilities. A mass immunization or swine flu inoculation plan is being prepared if needed.
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American Legion
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Bachman
Jay Satz
State Health Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
State Health Laboratories
Red Cross Evacuates 91 Wounded From Tal Zaatar Camp
After a fragile truce, the International Red Cross evacuated 91 badly wounded from the Tal Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp on Beirut’s outskirts. A convoy of ambulances and trucks carried the injured through Christian districts to a hospital in Moslem Beirut amid sporadic gunfire and tense checkpoints.
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Lebanon
International Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Beirut
Eva Stak
Red Cross
Arab League
Jean Hoefliger
Tapes link stars to scandal in detective case
Detectives find tapes at slain private eye Robert Hall home tying Hollywood figures and financial world players to alleged illicit activities including drug use prostitution gambling and blackmail. Authorities plan to review tapes for charges while federal agencies are alerted.
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Hollywood
KFWB
Robert Hall
Hall
Los Angeles
Robert Vesco
L. al Madrid
Varius
Madrid
Eight helicopters join search in Big Thompson flood
Eight helicopters swept Big Thompson Canyon for survivors while ground teams renewed searches among mud and debris after floods. Death toll stood at 82 with fears of a higher total as authorities paused air rescues after evacuating over 1,000 survivors. About 135 wished to stay in high ground lodging but some changed plans after a third night in cold conditions.
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Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Park Terrace
Caltrans Sets 2.1 Billion for Freeway Projects
Caltrans plans to spend 2.1 billion over six years on freeway construction with most funds for maintenance. A two thirds share will fund 28 projects across Ventura Los Angeles and Orange counties pending Highway Commission approval in September. Adriana Gianturen says maintenance tops capital outlay priorities followed by urban congestion relief.
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Caltrans
A. Caltrans
Los Angeles
Ventura
Orange Counties
Roval
State Highway Commission
Adriana Gianturen
Poison Cloud in Italy stirs abortion debate
Poison cloud in Italy threatens further evacuations and renews the debate over abortion access for women exposed to the hazard. The story traces health risks and policy implications as authorities manage evacuations and affected populations grapple with reproductive rights amid a public emergency.
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Italy
Two Die and Two Hurt in Texas Mansion Shooting
Fort Worth police charged Cullen Davis with two murders and two counts of attempted murder after a 12:30 a.m. attack at his 14 acre Fort Worth estate. Stan Parr, a former Texas Christian University basketball star, and Andrea Davis, 12, were killed. Mrs. Davis and Gus Gavrel were wounded and in critical condition. Davis bond set at 90000 with psychiatric examination ordered.
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Tex
Cullen Davis
Davis
Peace
W. W. Matthews
Stan Parr
Texas Christian University
Andrea Davis
Gus Gavrel
John Peter Smith Hospital
Gavrel
Bev Bass
Dee
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Stratoflex, Inc
Kendavis Industries, Inc., International
Stratoflex
Davises
Cohen Davis
Ken Davis
Clifford Jones
Weather Tonight and Wednesday in the L B Area
Tonight and Wednesday forecast from the L B area shows fair conditions. Morning low around 60 in the lowlands, 45 in the mountains, with highs near 78 in the mountains and fair skies in the deserts. Evening winds are noted in the deserts with no major weather hazards.
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Deserts
Ford seeks disclosure law on payments to foreigners
President Ford urged Congress to pass the Foreign Payments Disclosure Act to compel U S corporations and foreign subsidiaries to report payments to foreign officials or governments. The measure aims to deter improper dealings, cover political contributions, and include enforcement by Commerce State Justice IRS and SEC with data shared with foreign authorities as warranted.
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Ford
U.S
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Secretary of
Congress
Executive Branch
Departments of State and Justice
Internal Revenue Service
Securities and Bachangs Commission
Justice and State Departments
Girl survives 26 hours pinned in wreck with two dead parents
In Silesia Montana a 12 year old girl Angie Loos from Cody Wyoming was found alive beside the bodies of her parents Donald Loos and Dorothy Loos and pilot Roy Schreck after a small plane crash seven miles west of Silesia. She was conscious but unaware of the tragedy and in stable condition at a Billings hospital. The single engine plane struck a tree then crashed through a hayfield ending nose down on a cliff. Debris blocked her view of the bodies as rescuers worked in heavy rain.
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Mont
Angie Loos
Cody
Wyo
Billings
Roy. Schreck
Donald Loos
Dorothy
Angie
Shreck
Hamer
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