Return Visit for Legion Convention Amid Safety Fears
William Stokes, a Legion veteran who survived Legionnaires disease after the 1976 Philadelphia convention that killed 29 and sickened 150, returns for another state Legion gathering. Officials assure no fears and enforce strict security at the Sheraton as the CDC links the outbreak to a bacterium treatable by erythromycin, while noting many undiagnosed pneumonia cases may be related.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Philadelphia
William Stokes
Pennsylvania American Legion
Stokes
Jeannette
Pittsburgh
Legion
Shcharansky trial cites alleged spying with US journalist
Moscow officials say Anatoly Shcharansky faces the death penalty on charges of spying for the United States. A foreign correspondent is named in court as an agent of a Western military intelligence service. Shcharansky and co defendant Alexander Ginzburg deny the charges as protests spread. The United States signals support with a Geneva meeting between Cyrus Vance and Avital Shcharansky. An LA Times writer Robert C. Toth is questioned by Soviet police over contacts with Shcharansky.
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Moscow
Anatoly Shcharansky
Kaluga
Alexander Ginzburg
Shcharansky
United States
Ginzburg
Cyrus R. Vance
Geneva
Avital
Washington
Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Magomet Pirbudagov
Los Angeles Times
Robert C. Toth
Toth
Pirbudagov
Elevator safety stressed in talks at grain symposium
Washington AP reports safety plans will be required by grain elevator operators. Assistant Secretary P R Smith says the Federal Grain Inspection Service will require written operations plans covering maintenance housekeeping safety security and evacuation. The two day International Symposium on Grain Elevator Explosions was held at the National Academy of Sciences to tackle explosions that have killed 85 people since 1976.
Vance heads to Geneva for talks on nuclear limit pact
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance flies to Geneva to pursue headway in slowing the nuclear arms race despite souring U S Soviet relations. He plans talks with Andrei Gromyko while dissident trials shadow the mission and the Carter administration weighs missile defense options as Bonn and London engagements follow.
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Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Geneva
Soviet Union
Anatoly Shcharansky
Alexander Ginzburg
Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Carter
U.S
Gromyko
President Carter
Bonn
West Germany
London
Backers of ERA extension admit to coming up short
ERA backers admit defeat on a seven year extension as plans to vote in the House Judiciary Committee fail. They pivot toward a four year compromise while a large Washington rally highlights ongoing pressure for action before the March deadline.
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Washington
Capitol
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
ERA
Women’s Movement
Congressiona
UMW Rates Simon Only Coal Congressman Opposing Nuclear
Washington Rep. Paul Simon of Carbondale earns a perfect three year nuclear voting record in a United Mine Workers Union tally of 65 coal district congressmen. The union argues nuclear growth harms coal jobs while Simon's stance draws challenge from nuclear advocates and other downstate lawmakers.
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States News Service
Washington
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
House
Simon
Chris Lo Pianao
Lo Pianao
George Gleason
American Nuclear Energy Council
Gleason
Clinch River
Lo Pianno
le Pian-o
Paul Findley
Pittsfield
George Shipley
Olney
Melvin Price
East St. Louis
Price
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Ed Madigan
Lincoln
United Mine Workers Journal
Bill would ease replacement of lost government checks
A House unanimous bill would reduce red tape by eliminating the written promise to reimburse the government for over two hundred dollars when replacing lost Social Security or other government checks. The measure aims to simplify the replacement process and prevent delays.
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Washington
House
Free Beltone hearing aid model offered by mail
A Beltone advertising offer proclaims a free non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to be mailed to interested readers. It stresses privacy and no cost, noting thousands have already been mailed and inviting responses to Beltone Electronics Dept. 2545 at 4201 W Victoria, Chicago.
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Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria
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