Show A2 S — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday November 15 2003 Nation 3 mow dead m PITTSBURGH ( AP) — Another hepatitis patient died Friday bringing to three the number of deaths front a hepatitis A outbreak linked to a Mexican restaurant in western Pennsylvania Meanwhile the restaurant chain said it was removthe menu in ing green onions from ' all of its outlets : The patient died around 4: 15 ant Friday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital the hospital said J&J The Allegheny County coroner's pffied identified him as John Spratt 46 of Alliquippa: At least 4 10 people have fallen ' ill fnim the outbreak linked to a AP photo Chi-Chi- 's restaurant in the Beaver A demonstrator calling hipiseit Gutty Pieore cen- - Valley Mall about 25 miles north- ter(cif Pittsburgh" is' rempyad lrom the Beaver west of Pittsburgh According to j Valley Mall by mall guards during a protest that the federal Centers for occurred at the- end of a town meeting held with':- - Control and Prevention Pennsylvania health officials in the malfs food- - is believed to be the largest on record in the United States courtFriday in MOnaca Pa - ' I foepatiitiDS A ©utitoireaCt tion that green onions were Jeff Cook 38 of Alliquippa died spread Pennsylvania Health involved in this outbreak But out on Nov 7 of liver failure in a PittsJay Pagni Department spokesman said some of the newer cases may of an abundance of caution we burgh hospital Dineeii Wieczorek have resulted from people passing have decided to remove this ingre52 of Hopewell Township died in dient from our menu” Zavertnik the virus to others who hadn't a Cleveland hospital Wednesday said Vv 'eaten at the restaurant night while awaiting a liver trans-- a ’ 's has agreed to keep theInfectious disease experts say plant said her daughter Darleen ' Trunzo Both Cixik and Wieczorek' restaurant closed until Jan 2 — finding the source of the outbreak had eaten at the restaurant in Octocan be challenging because hepati- two months after it voluntarily tis A has a long incubation penod ber according to their families closed following initial reports of One person diagnosed with the disease v meaning the virus could be spread ' 's A remained in critical con- Chief Operating Offi- to many places before it’s detect- - 1 hepatitis ' dition Friday and three were in fair ' cer Bill Zavertnik said in a ed Pennsylvania health officials " ment Thursday night that the at Pittsburgh hospitals didn't begin warning the public ' On Thursday Louisville Ky- until Nov 3 restaurant chain was pulling green based The disease can be spread by an ' onions from meals because they ' announced it was ' : infected person who doesn't wash are “the prime suspect of recent removing green onions from till ' 100 at his hands before handling food A meals its restaurants as a preoutbreaks in various hepatitis other states” ' caution although state and federal eating utensils or even ice used in drinks It can also be spread on ' uncooked foods like green onions The federal Centers for Disease continued to interview each victim Control and Prevention is invest!- -' North Carolina and Tennessee: ‘We have no definitive informa- for clues about how the virus ' gating ' Chi-Chi- ' Chi-Chi- state-conditi- on Chi-Chi- ’s - - ln brief WAS! liN'(TJ'( )N t APj — IXrmocralic presidential hopeful John public financ- Kerry havdecidedionpt out of the tne race tiikingout ing syslem-anwiilsjvnd his own money-(ia personal Joaii to help fund his struggling White House bid ' Kerry becomes the second DehnxTutic presidential candidate to abandon the system Tor the primaries joining rival and more Inward Dean The decision allows the two prolific fmul-iaisih such critical early votjng state's to bypass slalerhy-slatelimias Iow a aiid New I lampshire the latter amustrw in for the two ' ' New Englanders Unlike Dean Kerry hits promised to limit his overall primary spending to the $45 in ilium cap the public financing program ' imposts— if heean raise that much arid (Dean) hanged the rules of this face Anybody with a real shot at tl noniinatiiHi'is going to have to play by those rules’1 Kerry said Friday in Ioyia Kerry's inove iiiirks the first lime ih Democratic history that two contenders lor the nominal ioh have abandoned the system Halso is the first t inie candidates in both major purties are ' financing forthe primaries te WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans on Friday finished a draft of a broad energy bill that would double Americans’ use of ethanol improve reliability of ' the nation's power lines and aim billions of dollars in tax ' breaks to energy industries GOP lawmakers called it a path to “restructuring eiietgy in this country’’ and saidit would provide tens of thou- - ' sands of jobs and bring greater stability into an energy sector Stung by sharp price volatility ' impending shortages and power blackouts Bui even as details of draft bill which is said to cover 1 700 pages were being printed Democrats complained about the Republican priorities 'And they: groused about the bill being 1 - ts ’ 1 skip-pihgpub- Louisiana voters will make history with neW governor whoeverwins ' ' Late polls showed' that more than one in lO voters still hadn't deckiedbetween Democrat KathlcenS&MO and Republican Bobby ! Jin- -' Sv - -- homfc-lV&f- cy - : ’‘able : y fa leSSt 8 ' j ry most utilities expected to killed Post-Standa- rd Pq et Syra-diete- - - for Friday V Press Associated — Throughout tlx: vast region choice' t Senate-- a majority 1 - m 'eciiniimie development education and health core Mobil to pay Jury orders Exxon $1 19 billion IJi natural Qas dispute it JMhRYAIa AP) ordered Exxon Mobil - tt-- D-N- remark-Loujsian- a' - ( v - rookie jwhetwas up assistant health secretary under Presi- dent ' " Jindal has had a consis- tent albeitslight lead in” most polls and he has cut into Blanco's traditional :rJ$M hases of support women and residents of her V' town Acadiana region Either way it’s a voted for Klan leader David Duke just oyer ago" V RecOTStructtort This time around the elec-- S lion has generated less V ‘cxcitcmcrit with rallies sometimes drawing sparse crowds MC )NTC crafted behind closed doors in " negotiations among only " Republican lawmakers ' “I think we’re being :asked ' to take it or leave it” said Sen who cAiCUeffBinganian U led the Senate Democrats bn' the'energy conference He pre d The of some parts of die bill heartburn” tomany in theSenateVWhile approval of the bill is a brick warehouse in Chicago virtually assured by the v spreading it to two otherHouse probably next week it Jikefy to provoke a dustup in -- dala Making history Democratic guber-- " natoriaf candidate Kathleen Blanco right meets with Voters on Friday Voters will make history Saturday 'when they elect their new : governor whether they choose a woman for the first time ever or a nonwhite for the- first time Since w Lawmakers finish draft of broad energy bill Presidential hopeful Kerry to skip public financing er rt t i fl t jury' 9 billion in damages Friday aftef finding the lull cheated the state of Alabama out of natural gas giimi ' : royalties: s w T hich The jury began deliberating uesday awarded $636 million in compensatory damages and $118 billion in punitive ' C’orp to pay SI 1 The wind snajpped the mast off & sailboat off S 'y Block Island RI forcing the Coast Guard to rescue the five people aboiard In Oswego - the East and Midwest but strong gusts copUnued to - -' knock piitservice '( At least eight people have died in the Storms since Wedriesdav indudine three' - : -- 42-fo- ot " cNY: a 16Srfddf’ccll-ilion- towcr ousidc iSe than uUuton cus a - C station fell W ““'ty ' vehicle “It sounded likeanalu- minum door slamming shut” Fire Chief Edward Geers told tomers lost power and early Friday lights were still oiit for about 39000Q including at least 94000in Pennsylvania “No sooiief do we get some customers back in seiyice then : ' fieult fire we’ve fought :in a while” Fire CJepart ' ment spokesman Patrick Howe said'" Two days of punishing storms in Ohio gave way to v calmer weather Friday as cleanup continued from a toi nado that Wooster resident Charles Massaro said “sound- ed like 20 freight trains in sur- - ? "quite r roiupdsbuiid”' : : v- -- v Democrats — as well as some moderate Republicans h- have strongly objected to a provision in the bill that would protect makers of MTBE a gasoline additive that is contaminating water supplies from product liability lawsuits Sen: Pete DomeniciR- NM chairman of the energy conference said he hoped “there will be a strong surge” to get the bill through and avoid delays in the Senate -- ' damages- a record in the sfate- " find Exxon Committed fraud to return the Mobil had to jurors multibilinn-di)lla- r verdict Alabama sought If the damages are " upheld on appeal the money would go into state coffers 1 -- j i l 145 N Main Logan I-:: MsaEQsasiinBi3ifBws Thursday Novembei 13 u 20 -- 19 off all Fall & Winter Sportswear DrBSses& Coats Today Fashion with Good OU FawhbmKl Service Come Check Us Out Today! 7 tyfny ijtfff 'KjfnJu (tjarrfi - : |