Bubonic Plague Case Undetected for 16 Days
A 21 year old Vietnam veteran treated in Texas after a 16 day delay in diagnosing bubonic plague. Dr. Sencer warned slight changes could have caused pneumonic plague with person to person spread, noting prior inoculations helped prevent progression. The case was the first imported plague in 42 years.
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Washington
Public Health Service Oas
Texas
David J. Sencer
Atlanta
Communicable Disease Center There, “‘There Was An Element~of ‘luck,’”Sencer
Veterans Hospital
Dallas
Sencer
Army
United States
House Appropriations
Vietnam
Brooke Army
Orbiter 4 to Begin Moon Pictures From Space
Lunar Orbiter 4 will start taking pictures Thursday from a near circular lunar orbit. The 600 pound craft, launched from Cape Kennedy, will capture about 90 percent of the moon’s surface with images far sharper than earth telescopes.
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Pasadena
Calif
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Public Demands Insurance Law Changes Says Philpott
Washington AP The public demands changes in insurance laws says Virginia General Assembly member A L Philpott of Henry County He warns lawmakers must face rising auto insurance costs and insolvent companies with or without industry support Jesse W Dillon of the Virginia Corporation Commission adds the panel heard that cancellations and nonrenewals are under one half of one percent of policies and federal or dual control would only cause confusion The commission plans to issue its report soon and stresses the industry remains generally sound with value to policyholders
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Washington
Virginia General Assembly
Del
A. L. Philpott
Henry County
Jesse W. Dillon
Virginia Corporation Commission
Mutual Insurance. Agents Association of Virginia
District of Columbia
Virginia
Dillon
Commission
North Carolina liberalizes abortion law with residency rule
North Carolina passes a bill liberalizing the 1881 abortion statute. The law permits abortion if the mother is gravely impaired by birth, risk to the child’s health, rape with reporting, or incest, requires three physicians to certify, and includes a four month state residency requirement. The governor has no veto power and House and Senate approved it mostly by voice vote.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Senate
House of Representatives
Colorado
House
Pollution Closes Morrison Creek After 100000 Pound Acid Spill
In Sacramento police patrol a five mile stretch of Morrison Creek to keep swimmers and fishermen away from waters contaminated by a spill of 100000 pounds of sulfuric acid from a Proctor and Gamble unloading. The acid killed carp catfish and bullfrogs. Officials said river discharge was neutralized with soda but no safety timeline was given.
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Sacramento
Calif
Morrison Creek
California Fish and Game Department
Proctor & Gamble
Morrison
Saboteurs Burn Military Truck Near Syrian Frontier
An Israeli army spokesman said saboteurs from Syria damaged a military truck Monday night with a mine on the Tiberias to Rosh Pinah highway, five miles from the frontier. There were no casualties. The report also notes Woodrow Wilson’s nomination on the 46th ballot.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Syria
Tiberias
Roshpinah
Free Replica Hearing Aid Ad from Sonotone of Washington
An advertisement from Elmsford New York promotes the Sonotone SONET the smallest in ear hearing aid. It offers free non working plastic replicas for buyers to examine at home to prove its in ear wear and cordless design. The offer asks readers to mail a coupon to Sonotone of Washington for a free replica with no cost or obligation.
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Elmsford, N.Y
Sonotone Corporation
Sonotone
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Las Vegas
Telesvision
Roger Smith
Winchester Evening Star
Creek
Fish and Game
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U.S
14Th Street
Washington, D.C
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P.O
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ILA
Winchester
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