Doctors See Legionnaires Organism as Potentially Common
CDC epidemiologist Dr. Ted Tsai says the organism linked to Legionnaires disease may be more common than believed. Isolated in three recent cases across Michigan and the U S it is suspected in prior outbreaks but not connected to the Philadelphia convention deaths. The Flint pneumonia case and other detections suggest the organism is environmental and capable of causing pneumonia with varying severity.
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Donald Woutat
Associated Press
Lansing, Mich
Philadelphia
Ted Tsai
Federal Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
American Legion
Ysai
Flint
McLaren General Hospital
Washington, D.C
Pontise
Mich
Tsai
Coors Workers Strike Over New Contract Provisions
Golden Colorado AP reports Brewery Local 366 protests Adolph Coors Brewing Co unilateral contract changes adopted in February. union says shifts, holidays, lie detector tests and random physical exams violate prior terms. wage raise to 7.34 to 8.96 per hour accepted but working conditions disputed.
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Brewery, Battling, Can and Allied Industrial Union
Coors
Coors Fed
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Cooper’s leukemia tied to nuclear test blast claims
Paul Cooper, 43, an Army veteran from Emmett Idaho, says leukemia detections stem from standing unprotected about 3000 yards from a 1957 Nevada test. VA disputes link, denying $820 monthly disability and education benefits for his wife and three children.
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Vern Anderson
Associated Press
Wrilhe
Salt Lake City
Paul Cooper J
Nevada Desert
Veterans Administration
Cooper
Yucca Plats
Nev
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Atomic Energy Commission
Cloudcroft Firm Ordered to Pay Back Wages in Civil Case
A U S District Court ruling finds Burgett Greenhouses Inc and owner Everett D Burgett violated fair labor standards. The firm allegedly employed illegal aliens for nine hour days six days a week at seven dollars daily and underpaid twenty eight other workers. Total payment ordered exceeds 113000 dollars with six percent interest to workers and the government. A separate note recalls Burgett associated entities and prior forest damage case. A second item notes the 23rd Highway Engineering Conference to be held at New Mexico State University April 14-15 with speakers from Idaho and Washington D C.
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Albuquerque
Cloudcroft
Fuir
U.S. District Court
Howard Bratton
Bratton
U.S. Department of Labor
Burgett Greenhouses, Inc
Everett D. Burgett
Braton
Burgett
Jibsrm
Labor Department
Burgett Wholesale Moral Co
Fair Labor
Company
Burgett Floral Co
U.S. Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest
U.S. Withholds Nicaragua Aid Over Rights Record
The Carter administration weighs human rights policy and holds up 520 million in aid to Nicaragua over alleged abuses by the National Guard. Deputy Secretary Bray says aid may be released if rights improve while Derian urges positive actions over punitive steps. Congress weighs loans criteria for violators.
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George Gedda
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Nicaragua
State Department
Patricia Derian
United States
Charles W. Bray
Bray
National Guard
Congress
World Bank
Tom Harkin
Iowa
U.S
New Mexico Briefs Highlight NMMI Presidency Change and Local Issues
Dr. David Cothrun withdraws as candidate for New Mexico Military Institute president and remains Hutchinson Community College president designate. Animal Control reports over 11 thousand dogs and cats destroyed in six months, urging spay and neuter to curb population. Nina Nelson case sees autopsy results pending after discovery of her body. she was found beaten in Roswell. Turkey season may be canceled due to drought and winds, with license sales delayed until clarity.
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Roswell
David Cothrun
New Mexico Military Institute
Hutchinson
Kan
Community Junior College
Cothrun
Nmmi Regents
NMMI
C. Robert Kemble
Kemble
Tutchinson Community College
Arizona State University
University of Colorado
Oklahoma State University
Albuquerque
Animal Control Center
John Marston
Nina T. Nelson
Jatin Homer
Santa FE
New Mexico Game Department
Walt Snyder
Snyder
Domenici Pushes More Funds for Caterpillar Spraying
Senator Pete Domenici seeks meeting with Agriculture Secretary Bergland to secure additional funding for a caterpillar spraying program in northeastern New Mexico. He criticized House figures cutting the measure from Senate approved 1.5 million to 0.8 million and urged hearings before further funds.
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Washington
Pete Domenici
Agriculture
Robert Bergland
New Mexico
Domenici
House
Senate
House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Jamie Whitten
Dmiss
Whitten
Christian militants clash for strategic hills near Israel border
In southern Lebanon near the Israeli border Christian militiamen and Palestinian guerrillas fought seesaw battles for hills including Taibe and Rab Talla teen. A Palestinian spokesman said many Christian tanks were disabled and crews killed or burned. a Moslem spokesman reported Christian casualties and Taibe's brief capture.
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Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon
Israel
Taibe
Rab Tallateen
Earrier
Christian Command
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