West Nile cases rise in 1999 season U S CDC says
Twenty five people contracted West Nile virus this year per the CDC with five cases since Sept. 26. One Atlanta death occurred in August. Cases appeared in Connecticut New Jersey Maryland Florida and Georgia. Mosquitoes spread the virus from birds to humans and severe infections can cause encephalitis.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Maryland
Florida
Georgia
CDC
Sidewalk ice cream driver pleads guilty in scare incident
Albany AP report: Raymond Delgado, 20, pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment after driving his Mr Ding A Ling ice cream truck onto a sidewalk toward a 12 year old boy to frighten him. He faces six months in jail and five years on probation under the plea.
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Evacuation of Morro Bay Over Ammonia Leak
Morro Bay California evacuated most of the town after a 300 gallon anhydrous ammonia leak from a refrigeration unit at a closed fish plant. About 1,500 people were moved at 7 a.m. as hazardous crews contained the spill and nearby schools shifted to shelter use. no injuries were reported amid Harbor Festival preparations.
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Morro Bay
Calif
County Battalion
Kevin Olson
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Firestone recalls 3.5 million more Wilderness AT tires
Bridgestone/Firestone agrees to a recall of 3.5 million Wilderness AT tires as part of a yearlong federal probe into fatal failures. NHTSA links 68 more deaths to tire failures, total 271, with many rollovers involving Ford Explorer SUVs. Replacements target P235/75R15 and P255/70R16 tires made before May 1998. serial numbers ending in 4-7 and 18-188 identify recalled units.
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Bridgestone
Firestone Inc
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Bridgestone/Firestone
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Ken Zino
Firestone
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