Hepatitis B Carriers Face Patient Contact Dilemma
Health workers may carry hepatitis B without symptoms and possibly transmit the virus to patients. Reports of infections from carriers include 11 injections from a nurse, 13 from a dentist, and 53 from an oral surgeon. Testing is routine in blood chemistry, but no universal carrier screening exists. Experts urge allowing carriers to continue duties unless transmission is implicated.
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James W. Mosley
New England Journal of Medicine
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National Institutes of Health
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Perfect master aids birth of daughter at Malibu Divine Light Mission
Guru Maharaj Ji, self proclaimed perfect master from India, helped his wife Marilyn Johnson bear a daughter at Divine Light Mission in Malibu California. The baby weighed eight pounds eight ounces and was named Premlata meaning vine of love. Maha raj, 17, assisted in the birth. The guru claims eight million followers.
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Antioch College President resigns after long tenure
Antioch College President James P. Dixon has submitted his resignation effective June 1977 or sooner if a replacement is found. Trustees meeting to discuss finances and the fate of 26 learning centers voted unanimously to accept the resignation, preferring new leadership promptly rather than wait until 1978.
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Ohio
UPI
Antioch College
James P. Dixon
Antioch
Dixon
Steam heat endures as gas and electricity rise
In Dayton, 432 customers receive two billion pounds of water heated steam annually from DP&L. The aging underground system ranks 13th in size in the U.S. and now serves mostly downtown offices and industrial users. With coal costs rising and natural gas in short supply, steam heat remains uncompetitive for new homes but may return if gas shortages persist.
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High water harms Lake Superior beaches in Paradise
Paradise residents say the Army Corps of Engineers lake level plan has raised Lake Superior, washing away sandy beaches and killing shoreline trees. Dan Reed of the Whitefish Shore Erosion Association notes levels are near a record high while lower lakes run below last year. He warns storms could worsen shoreline damage.
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Mich
Army Corps of Engineers
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Corps of Engineers
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Dan Reed
Whitefish Shore Erosion Association
Reed
Broadway Bridge Becomes Arkansas First Concrete Auto Span
The Broadway Bridge across the Arkansas River linking Little Rock and North Little Rock was completed on March 14, 1923. It stands as Arkansas first concrete automobile bridge and marks a milestone in state bridge construction.
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Arkansas River
North Little Rock
Arkansas
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