Russian flu sparks alarm as Cheyenne studies spread
A 1977 Russian flu strain raises panic amid December cases above epidemic thresholds. Dr. Michael Gregg notes A Texas and A Victoria as current strains while Cheyenne reports 3,000 of 12,000 students absent and five positive Russian flu throat cultures. The disease, spreading from the Soviet Union via China, prompts officials to probe origins and transmission.
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National Center of Disease Control
Atlanta
Michael Gregg
Center For Disease Control
Gregg
Russia
Far East
Soviet Union
China
Poisoned orange scare spans Holland and West Germany
United Press International reports Holland and West Germany found poisoned Spanish oranges alongside mercury tainted Israeli fruit eaten by at least five children. Officials suspect Arab terrorists altered shipments. checks expanded to Dutch Spanish consignments. Dutch health ministry issued treatment guidance to hospitals while Madrid denied in country tampering. Consumers warned to inspect oranges as shops pulled stock. Tel Aviv warned export impact but called sabotage isolated.
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West Germany
Spain
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Frankfurt
Maastricht
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Hague
Israel
Madrid
Commerce Ministry
Tel Aviv
Former associate says Boyle ordered slaying
A former UMW official testified that W A Boyle demanded the 1969 murder of union rival Joseph Yablonski. Albert Pass, now serving life for the Yablonski killings, said Boyle stated Yablonski had to be killed and discussed bringing in others to carry out the plan.
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UPI
W.A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers
Albert Pass
UMW District 19
Yablonski
Boyle
Joseph
Jock” Yablonski
Clarksville
UMW
William Turnblazer
District 19
Pass
Turnblazer
Washington, D.C
Jack Yablonski
William Prater
World's biggest marijuana seizure reported in Colombia
Colombian authorities say they seized 165 tons of marijuana from a landing strip and a warehouse in La Guajira on the Caribbean coast near Venezuela. Attorney general officials estimate the illegal market value at about 90 million dollars.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
la Guajira
Caribbean
Venezuela
Rodolfo Garcia
Russian flu spreading through Europe toward the United States
Belgrade dispatch reports the Russian flu moving steadily across eastern Europe toward the United States, with Hungary hardest hit at about 90,000 cases and four deaths. Romania cites 65,000 cases and Yugoslavia around 40,000 as the virus advances west, with Budapest prompting warnings that peak remains ahead mid month.
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Yugoslavia
UPI
Europe
United States
Hungary
Romania
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