European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday september 12, 1978 probe goes on in . Outbreaks new York up As the number of suspected cases of Legionnaire s disease Rose to 97 sunday City and Federal officials began medical detective work to pinpoint the source of the mysterious illness. Mayor Edward Koch said that since the number of confirmed cases in the garment District outbreak remained at six two of them fatal we believe it is possible that the phase has  As with everything else in new York City this too will pass he told a news con  the medical detective work consists of establishing a control group to compare antibody Levels with those in the affected group. Antibodies Are Complex proteins that indicate the presence of disease. We Are trying to determine when did it Start where did it Start and How did it Start to see if we can answer some of the environmental questions said or. William Foege director of the Federal Center for disease control in Atlanta. Assisting City officials Foege who was sent to new York to As Sist City officials said that if antibody lev Els in the control group were much higher one would assume there s been a source of legionnaires disease in that area for  the number of suspected cases in creased by 25 from the 72 reported Satur Day. On Friday it increased by 23 from 55, but one of those cases was later listed As confirmed. As a first step in its medical detective work the City took water samples from water towers atop buildings on West 35th Street from Broadway to seventh Avenue. Paul Caswell the City s Deputy director of operations said that operation would be completed by the end of the Day. He said test results had been received from 15 to 20 percent of the water samples and none showed anything wrong. Disinfecting areas a related measure Flushing Down and disinfecting streets and subway stations in the District was also carried out. Foege said Legionnaire s disease antibodies Are found in 3 to 4 percent of the nor Mal population. He said 297 blood samples had been taken in the garment District but he could not say if higher antibody Levels had been found. Koch said that since the mysterious ill Ness burst into prominence in Philadelphia two years ago 1,000 cases have been re ported around the country. So far this year he said there have been 191 confirmed cases of which the City Hassid. In addition to the new York City deaths two persons have died in Rochester ., and one in Memphis Tenn. Jon Keller the Vermont medical examiner said a 41 year old Rutland Man died of the disease aug. 29. Nice catch John Souza 15, of Newport r.i., holds up a 56-Pound Tarpon which he caught in Newport Waters. Souza with help from his friends landed the 5%-foot fish off the Goat Island causeway. Up 2 Boston papers facing strike if discussions fail Boston a the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald american face a strike by typographical workers later this week if negotiations Between management and la Bor fail to make any Progress. The workers voted 556 to 19 sunday to authorize a strike according to Henry i tale president of the International typographers Union local 13. The Union s executive Board and negotiators for the papers scheduled meetings for tuesday and wednesday. Vitale said a strike could be called As Early As wednes Day night if the negotiations falter. Vitale said the executive Board had to Cool angry workers who wanted to walk off their jobs sunday. The workers have been without a con tract since Jan. 1, 1978, when their old 3 year contract expired. The primary Issue is Job Security according to Vitale. He said workers Are faced with a growing threat to their jobs by new machines and computers. Mich wind dunks 40 people As sailboats capsize in Lake Detroit up a late summer thunderstorm packing wind up to 60 Mph swept across Lake St. Clair sunday capsizing unto a dozen sailboats and spilling As Many As 40 people into the water the coastguard said. However All of those aboard the boat eventually were accounted for and no one was reported injured officials  storm tipped Over Between eight and 10 boats of various sizes scattered across Anchor Bay in the Northern part of the Lake off suburban mount Clemens command duty officer John Powers said. Between 24 and 30 people were thrown into the water and All were rescued unharmed he said. There were no injuries that we know of Powers said. As far As i know every body was recovered and is in Good  other sailboats capsized in the Southern part of the Lake dumping nine people into the water officials at the Belle Isle coast guard station  of them were aboard one boat a 25-foot vessel that tipped Over at the Mouth of the Detroit River said Seaman Jim zen sen. The other boat a 16-footer that Cap sized off Peche Island had two people aboard he said. Stateside College grinder s family among crash victims Champaign 111. A two family members of a Northwestern University football player were among four ohioans killed in the crash of a Light plane authorities said  father and and a brother of Wildcat linebacker Mike Weitzman were killed an another brother As Well As an Ohio Wom an were critically injured. They came to watch Weitzman play in Northwestern s 0 0 standoff of Illinois saturday and were re turning to Ohio after the game when the plane crashed shortly after it took off from Willard  were Sheldon Weitzman 46, Mike s father Mitchell Weitzman 20, brother Richard Kane 29, of Lakewood Ohio the Pilot and Christine Ellzey 38, Oberea Ohio a companion on the trip. Critically injured in the crash were Bri an Weitzman 17, another brother and Barbara Kane 22, wife of the Pilot. Mccarthy shows up at Republican roast Charlottesville a. Up former democratic presidential Candi Date Eugene Mccarthy shocked guests by showing up at a state Republican party pig  Shook hands with state re publican leaders and was photographed smiling alongside John w. Warner Virginia s gop candidate for , who has a Home in Rappa Hannock county said he was invited to the roast by local Republican friends. He insisted that his presence does not mean he was about to switch  Andy Miller had a tent Here i would have stopped by Mccarthy said refer ring to Warner s democratic opponent. I Don t get invited to too Many demo cratic or regular Republican parties any More Mccarthy said. But politicians have to go to political meetings once in a  $1 million awarded to families of crash victims los Angeles up a Federal court jury has awarded nearly $1 million in dam Ages to the families of three persons killed in the 1974 crash of a pan american Jet on the Island of  determined that the pan Ameri can Crew was negligent in its operation of the Boeing 707, which crashed while in route from Hong Kong to los Angeles kill ing All 109 persons aboard. The panel awarded $645,000 to the wife and three children of John Ryder 38, a businessman from Sydney Australia and$300,000 to the son and daughter of John and Virginia Causey of West Point  Robinson attorney for the two families said several other suits against the airline Are pending in state and Federal courts around the country. He said Man families had settled out of court. Robinson contended that the Pilot began his descent eight minutes before the Craft s navigational equipment indicated he should. Wag Politico says he has at least one Arf vote Madison wis. Up Dale Mckenna an underdog democratic candidate for lieutenant governor says his neighbor dog Ginger has endorsed him. Mckenna also announced other major endorsements from Bis four Brothers one sister Bis Mother in Law two sons and his wife. The dog was the toughest to get Sai Mckenna spoofing the Campaign tactic of endorsements of political candidates by prominent persons. Anyone can get the support of their own dog. It s the neigh Bor s dog s support that is  had Long talks Over bowls of mighty dog. But i deny emphatically the dog food was donated by corporate contribution Mckenna  of my political friends also promised me their endorsement he  they Are waiting until after the elec Tion to make the  two killed in crash of Small plane near House Millbury mass. Up a single engine plane crashed 15 feet from a House killing the two men aboard. There were no injuries to persons on the ground. The victims were identified As Pilot bar by w. Palmer 26, of West Newton mass., and Scott Carlisle 26, of West Concord mass. State police said the plane crashed i front of the Home of or. And mrs. Richard  woke me up. It sounded like a High voltage transformer exploding Bertran said. I m just glad i m in one piece said his wife. Fri says number of bombings has declined Washington up the Fri say preliminary figures indicate the number of bombings across the nation decline slightly during the first half of 1978, but that resulting deaths and property damage increased. The Bureau reported 613 bombings fro january through june killed 10 persons injured 67 others and left More than $5.6 Mil lion in property damage. In the same period in 1977,689 bombings resulted in six deaths 77 injuries and More than $5.1 million in property damage. Fri director William Webster said the increased property damage and persistently High number of personal injuries underscores the need for tenacity. In devising measures to curtail  the figures included All bombing Inci dents terrorist bombings As Well As other criminal bombings. Migrant workers Call for Boycott of canneries Columbus Ohio a striking migrant Tomato pickers Are calling for a boy Cott of two major Tomato canneries Campbell soup co. And Libby Mcneil & lobby inc. Because they say the producers Are shirking a responsibility to farm la borers who Harvest the  we re asking is to make the Toma to canneries directly responsible for the condition of the workers in the Fields bal Demar Velasquez president of the farm labor organizing committee  spoke on the Steps of the Ohio state Capitol after some 200 striking migrants and their supporters completed a 100-mile March to  both canneries claim they have no responsibility to the migrant workers