Upstate Legionnaires Deaths Reach Three in 1970s Era
The New York Health Department confirms a third upstate fatal case of Legionnaires disease since late 1977. A 50 year old Rochester dialysis patient died Aug. 19 at Strong Memorial Hospital after a four day admission and coma.
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Albany
State Health Department
Upstate New York
Health Department
Bhi Fagie
Rochester
Fagle
Strong Memorial Hospital
New York City
Nailor
Witness Says Official Suggested Ticket Purchase For Career Gain
Gregory Watson testified that Deputy Comptroller Richard G. Sheeran told him a good future with the office would look good on his record if he bought a county Republican Committee fund raising ticket. Prosecutors say the exchange supports bribery charges against Sheeran amid an eight week trial with more than 50 witnesses.
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Jeff Rea
Gregory Watson
Richard G. Sheeran
Comptroller’s
Watson
Republican Committee
Sheeran
Anne Woodlen
Department of Audit and Control
Woodlen
Comptroller’s Office
John Lang
Lang
House upholds Carter veto of defense bill over carrier
The House vote 206 to 191 sustains President Carter's veto of a $2 billion nuclear supercarrier. Critics call it a waste and a sitting duck while supporters urge confidence amid the Mideast talks. Panels will draft new defense funding next year, as Carter rejects more ships this year.
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Washington
UPI
House Today
Carter
White House
House
Senate
Jack Edwards
R-Ala
Congress
Secrecy surrounds Carter Sadat Begin at Camp David talks
At Camp David the three leaders Anwar Sadat Menachem Begin and President Carter held a second session and reviewed progress in private briefings. The talks focus on Gaza and the West Bank with no public progress announced. The secrecy aims to curb posturing as delegations meet in private sessions ahead of potential two week meetings.
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Frank Cormier
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Carter
Begin
Moshe Dayan
Ezer Weizman
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
National Security Council
Jody Powell
White House
Powell
Sadai
Chip
Sadat
Maryland
Paris
United States
Senianeonsis
Middle East
Ismailia
Egypt
Catoctin Mountains
Trucker leaps from 10-wheeler as brakes fail
A 20-year-old man, Jonathon Thurston of Route 20 LaFayette, escaped serious injury by jumping from his dump truck when brakes failed on Oxbow Road in Lincoln. The vehicle sped down a 30-foot embankment, was destroyed, and Thurston was treated at Community General Hospital for leg and back injuries before being released.
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Madison County
Jonathon Thurston
LaFayette
Community General Hospital
Carl Taylor
Thurston
Lincoln
Taylor
Autopsy-backed ruling on Kennedy bullet from rear
Autopsy experts planned to endorse the Warren Commission finding that the fatal bullet and a neck wound bullet came from the Texas School Book Depository window to the rear of the limousine. The hearing featured critics and pathologists detailing questions raised by assassination photos and Zapruder film.
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Washington
Warren Commission
John F Kennedy
Kennedy
Dallas
Grassy Knoll
Texas School Book Depository
Lee Harvey Oswald
House
Michael Baden
New York City
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert Groden
New Jersey
Groden
Abraham Zapruder
Jacqueline Kennedy
John
P. Connally
Texas
Crawford pardoned by Soviet judge in rabies case
A Soviet judge convicted U S businessman Francis J Crawford of buying rabies on the black market and imposed a five year suspended sentence. The U S Embassy said Crawford is free to leave Russia and he is placed on three years probation, after which the conviction could be removed if he commits no crimes. Crawford, from Mobile Alabama and employed by International Harvester, went to the embassy to apply for departure following the verdict.
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Moscow
U.S
Francis J. Crawford
Crawford
United States
Mobile
Ala
International Harvester
Vladimir Kiselev
Leonard convicted in disco blaze in Westchester County
Peter Leonard, 26, was found guilty on 24 counts of felony murder and arson for a 1970s disco fire that killed 24. The verdict came after a seven day trial in Westchester County Court with a 12 jurors. Sentencing set for Sept. 28. he faces 15 years to life in prison. Leonard showed little emotion as the verdict was read. His parents commented briefly outside the court.
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White Plains
Peter Leonard
Westchester
Leonard
Theodore Dachenhausen
Heat wave ends as record 93 degree high marked
Forecaster at Hancock Airport recorded a record high of 93 degrees at 3 10 p m yesterday. Overnight low remained near 78 degrees. A cold front passed, bringing cooler conditions with tonight near 50 degrees and tomorrow’s high around 79 under sunny skies.
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Hancock Airport
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