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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1979
Page
8
91 year old Mattie Schultz, jailed for shoplifting in July, has seen more than 25000 in nationwide aid. A guardianship plan was proposed to manage funds, while she says she is tired, in poor health, and has few friends after 56 years in San Antonio.
An epidemiologist explains Legionnaires disease can spread via airborne mist from contaminated water. He notes bacteria thrive in warm air systems and cites Philadelphia and Memphis outbreaks while acknowledging unanswered questions about why Pontiac fever differs from Legionnaires.
More than 1,000 people gathered at FBI headquarters for a memorial service honoring agents J. Robert Porter and Charles W. Elmore shot in California and Johnnie L. Oliver killed in Cleveland during arrests. Former Attorney General Griffin Bell praised the agents as true patriots in a tribute note.
House debate over curbing special interest campaign money centers on Rep. Dan Rostenkowski of Chicago the chief deputy majority whip who opposes public financing while signaling reservations about the current compromise bill. The measure aims to cut PAC contributions limit campaign debt and curb credit while stirring broad business labor and political-opinion opposition and support.
Washington AP reports the FTC targets Subaru and Datsun leaded gas ads claiming they mislead buyers into using cheaper fuel. EPA official Ernest Rosenberg says such ads risk damaging catalytic converters and violates fair advertising rules. The piece notes Health Secretary Patricia Harris backstops anti abortion and anti smoking policies while Lt Gov Evelyn Gandy and William Winter contest the Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial nomination with runoff voting upcoming.
The Social Security Administration will launch a fall pilot to tell workers their total benefits if they retire or die or become disabled. About 16 000 workers will receive initial notices, with a decision next year on expanding to the 110 million Americans funded by payroll taxes.
An oak in south Moravia is said to be over 1,000 years old, making it one of the oldest trees in Czechoslovakia. Another oak in Oslovicka is reported to be more than 600 years old, with its massive trunk requiring four men to clasp hands around it.
The New York Times announced a price increase effective September 3. The morning daily will cost 25 cents in New York and within 50 miles, with outside readers paying 30 cents. The Sunday edition remains 85 cents.
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