AIDS mix up at veterans hospital sparks scare in New Mexico
In Albuquerque a patient was injected with blood from an AIDS victim by mistake, amid similar surnames in the ward. Dr. Darwin Palmer called it tragic and said antiviral therapy including AZT was offered to blunt infection as the hospital notified the patient. A separate Rhode Island case saw priest Enrico Garzilli Garzilli charged with assault on his 89-year-old father after a car dispute in North Kingstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N.M
Veterans’ Hospital
Darwin Palmer
The
Veterans
Palmer
North Kingstown
R.I
Enrico Frank Garailli
Narragansett
Providence College
Garzilli
Providence
London
William G. Halpin
Frank Garzilli Sr
Alanerty
Senate keeps curbs on nine semiautomatic rifles
Police groups credited for lobbying as the Senate narrowly preserves curbs on nine semiautomatic assault rifles in a large anticrime bill. The vote 50-48 followed talks that stressed tougher federal firearms penalties, child sexual abuse provisions, and a new narcotic drug crackdown. The chamber also rejected removing death penalty provisions and allowed tribal leaders to decide capital punishment on reservations, while planning to revisit the overall package after the Fourth of July recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National Rifle Association
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Drug treatment on demand questioned by policy chief
William Bennett, director of the Office of National Drug Central Policy, warns against “treatment on demand” while urging more treatment slots. The Bush administration seeks 1.5 billion dollars for next year to expand capacity to about 1.9 million by 1991, with up to 2.5 million in need of treatment per official estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drug Central Policy
William J. Bennett
Office of National Drug Central Policy
Bennett
Bush
Herbert Kieber
Kieber
Judge allows fatal monkey experiments in Maryland case
U S District Judge John Garrett denied the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's bid to block NIH experiments on three monkeys seized in a 1981 Silver Spring raid. The animals, later moved to Tulane Delta Primate Research Center, are part of a NIH funded stroke and spinal cord injury study. The NIH will halt further work until court actions conclude. the group plans to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garrett
Penn
Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
Maryland
National Institutes of Health
Tulane University
Delta Primate Research Center
Covington
NIH
Silver Spring
Tulane
California and West Coast blaze rage on arson linked fires
Large wildfires scorched Arizona Texas and Colorado as authorities battled blazes near Santa Barbara Goleta Claremont Glendale and Riverside. A suspected arson fire in Goleta Valley threatened 4 000 acres with $190 million in home damage and potential over $500 million. Two arson suspects seen leaving the scene. no immediate deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewstone National Park
Montana
Arizona
Texas
Colorado
Tonto National Forest
Zanerey
California
George Deukmejian
Santa Barbara
Glendale
Riverside County
Claremont
Los Angeles
Donnie Gill
Chris Gray
Glendale Fire Department
Goleta
Bill Wallace
US. Forest Service
San Marcos Pass
Corona
Rick Bourgault
Drought Heightens California Fire Risk Across State
California faces an unprecedented fire risk as a four year drought leaves near one third of residents in rural areas exposed and homes proliferate. Fire officials warn of potentially disastrous fires this summer as resources shift south and an emergency task force orders larger, faster responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Dave Mack
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California
Santa Barbara
Masterpol land deals tied to jail sentence and probes
The article details David Masterpol's rapid gain from surplus land near Syracuse, selling parcels to the Ventres for 690000 after buying six acres from Syracuse Brick Corp and the county. It notes prior profitable flips, investigations by FBI IRS and IG, Bersani's role, and Masterpol's racketeering conviction and six year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masterpol
Lee Alexander
Neher Masterpol
Syracuse
Robert Tisdell
Masterpols
John M. Karanik
Karanik
State Thruway Authority
Thruway Authority
Henry Bersani
Alexander
Court Street Road
Ventre Packing Co. Inc
Oil City
John Ventre
Martin
Ventre
Stroehmann Bakeries Inc
Ventres
County Drainage and Sanitation Department
Ley‘Creek
Nicholas Masterpol Sr
Masterpal
Ventre Packing
Masterpol Brothers
Syracuse Brick Corp
Thruway
DeWitt
Bersani
Thru
Syracuse Brick Corporation
David J. Masterpol
Nicholas J. Masterpol Jr
Onondaga County
David Masterpol
Martin Ventre
Inspector General
Peter Aja
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Aed Press
William Bennett
Neo Press
Asay
Blaze
Page
Cara Anzilotti
Associated Press
Herald-Jourrisman
City Zoning Board of Appeals
Internal Revenue Service
City
Senvice
Lewisburg
U.S
Joseph Pavone
Phate
Nicholas Masterpol
Court Street
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