Chemical workers' illnesses linked to Phosvel at Bayport plant
Houston based report says 10 workers either past or present at Velsicol Chemical Corp Bayport Texas have developed nerve related illnesses after exposure to Phosvel. Doctors warn of permanent disability rather than immediate deaths while government studies assess the scope and past employee reach.
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Houston
UPL
Velsicol Chemical Corp
Bayport
Tex
Phosvel
Tanaka
NIOSH
George Pettigrew
Walla Walla High Picks Panel On Absenteeism
Walla Walla High School officials chose 12 students for a Sears Foundation study panel on dropout problems and student absences. Only five attended the seminar, as seven others were absent from school. assistant principal Albert Roberts said, “It looked like we picked the right kids.”
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Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla High School
Sears Foundation
Painless dental spray shows promise for decay removal
Tufts researchers Melvin Goldman and Joseph Kronman report GK 101 can remove decay with minimal drilling and no anesthesia in most cases. In trials on 49 patients with 61 teeth, 58 teeth showed full decay removal, with 77 percent reporting no pain. FDA testing and further trials required before commercial use.
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Boston
Tufts University
Melvin Goldman
Joseph H. Kronman
Tufts Dental School
Journal of the American Dental Association
Kronman
Food and Drug Administration
Sour dough starter flies from San Francisco to Chicago
An armored car delivered 20 pounds of sourdough bread starter from Boudin's at Fisherman's Wharf to Chicago, insured for 500000 dollars. The starter must be prepared exactly two hours before flight, with moisture and wrapping to resist cold, as Houdin's aims to open a Chicago bakery. If the starter dies, a replacement must fly out quickly.
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San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf
Chicago
Houdin
Boudin
Steve Giraudo
Lou Giraudo
US guarantees Lebanon peace pledge to avoid Israeli seizure
A Beirut report says the United States assures Israel will not seize Lebanese territory while Lebanon stays peaceful and nonbelligerent. The note is published by a newspaper close to President Elias Sarkis. The text also mentions the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
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U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
United States
Israel
Elias Sarkis
University of New England
Armidale
New South Wales
Australia
Vitamin C not best cold cure study Finds liquor beats pills
London report from the British Medical Research Council shows six months of testing finds that an occasional whisky shot and modest alcohol intake outperform vitamin C doses for treating the common cold. The research underscores liquor as more effective in reducing symptoms than high vitamin C consumption.
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London
UPI
British Medical Research Council
Bulk mail center braces for record holiday rush
Jersey City based New York Bulk and Foreign Mail Center gears up for the largest holiday surge in its history due to a 2% month UPS strike across 15 states. Managers expect a 45 percent rise in Christmas packages with over 16 million sent through the center from now to December 25, aided by 4,000 extra workers and nine new processing substations.
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Jersey City
UPI
New York
United Parcel Service
UPS
Post Office
Frank Schmidt
Schmidt
New Jersey
Long Island
Syracuse Area Exchanges List Ey
A local exchange shows Cortland Owasco Amber Baldwinsville Bridgeport Camillus Chittenango Cicero Fabius Fayetteville Jordan Lafayette Liverpool Minna Skaneateles Syracuse Tully Ey. The item lists communities in the region as part of a trade or contact network.
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Cortland
Owasco
Amber
Baldwinsville
Bridgeport
Camillus
Chittenango
Cicero
Fabius
Fayetteville
Jordan
Lafayette
Liverpool
Minna
Skaneateles
Syracuse
Tully
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
NAL
Shiro Tanka
The
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Werner Weinhold
Essen
West Germany
Weinhold
Postal Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Albert Roberts
Cochairman
Clamoon
Nucci
Ork
New York State
Albert
Seiko
Tal Peltenyinding
al Grebeske
Bad Eiett
Rea PM
Onondaga County
Public Service Commission
Preser
Exhs
Ompany
James Foxe
Seagram Distillers CO
New York, N.Y
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