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...early warnings, a few cases reported around the country. But then 44 U.S. Navymen in Key West, Fla., began complaining of sore throats, fever and chills. Last week, after taking throat cultures from the men, doctors confirmed the bad news: Taiwan flu has arrived and begun to take its toll...
...rain and snow of this week, combined with the pre-Game preparations, have doubtless taken their toll on the Stadium grass, and more precipitation today could render the field quite slick...
...viruses that have plagued human beings through the ages, few have cast darker shadows or proved more formidable than the one that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The current AIDS death toll of 15,000 in the U.S. seems small compared with some of the scourges of old. But no cure or vaccine is in sight, and the figure is expected to rise to nearly 180,000 in five years. By that time, predicts U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, 145,000 Americans with AIDS will need health and other services costing between $8 billion and $16 billion annually...
Earlier reports put the death toll at 27, but two more bodies were found in the wreckage of the twin-engined Tupolev 134A jet, the bureau said...
Meanwhile, Daniloff continued his daily routine of jogging five miles along the Moscow River embankment. The strain of detention, though in the comfortable surroundings of the U.S. embassy, where he has been staying since his release from Lefortovo Prison more than two weeks ago, has taken its toll: a doctor at the embassy is worried about the correspondent's continued high blood pressure. Despite the hopes for a settlement, Ronald Reagan has stood firm in insisting that Daniloff is an "innocent hostage who should be released." As long as he remained in the Soviet Union, a summit would be held...