Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe (ATLANTA) -- Health epidemiologists in Atlanta now say they are investigating a possible link between an organ donor and four organ transplant recipients who tested positive for West Nile virus in recent weeks. One patient has died of the ailment. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution says that another remains hospitalized. The organ donor, according to the publication, died in a car accident, but only after emergency treatment and after receiving quite a few blood transfusions. The source of that blood is also being investigated. Advertisement Meanwhile, officials are asking whether any supplies of blood and tissue -- which can be linked to the man -- are still in storage and could be earmarked for future use. (NEW YORK) -- The cardinal-archbishop of New York City, Edward Egan, is blasting city politicians for what he calls the violating of the rights of poor parents by denying them the option of sending their children to parochial or private schools. The New York Post says that Egan, in a 10-page pastoral letter, says that the current system of school attendance often forces parents to send their offspring to substandard schools. Advertisement Egan called for the "creation of strategic alliances with members of all religious faiths, minority and ethnic communities, the business community and others to speak with one voice to uphold the rights of parents and to bring about fundamental reform of our educational policies." The statement comes several months after the Supreme Court ruled (in a case from Cleveland) that poor parents should have the right to use public funds to enroll their children in parochial schools. He decried the fact that many public schools are "devoid of moral standards" at a time when children desperately need them. (PHOENIX) -- There are just too many road signs at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. That's the assessment of many motorists there, trying to negotiate the facility's labyrinthine roadways, as relayed to the Arizona Republic newspaper. Although the airport has some of the easiest-to-read signs of any major airport in the nation, there are just too many of them. It's nearly impossible, say some, to read all the choices without stopping your car and getting out and taking notes. Even locals who visit the airport often say that the signs are too confusing. One frequent flier tells the publication that by the time you figure out where you're going it's too late and you often have to make the loop and try your decision for a second or third time. Advertisement Managers at the airport says that the exponential expansion of the facility in recent years, coupled with the proximity of entrances and exits to highway patterns that were established decades ago, create a "no-win" situation. (CHICAGO) -- The city of Chicago didn't get its nickname "The Windy City" because of the omnipresent "breeze" off Lake Michigan. It was reportedly given that moniker a century ago because of the number of public relations firms and hucksters there. Now, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, Chicago-area marketing managers have some of the highest salaries in the nation -- nearly $48-an-hour in some cases. In reporting the numbers, the Chicago Sun-Times says that across the board, workers in Chicago averaged $19.26 an hour. The figures also show that in the Chicago metropolitan area automobile mechanics garnered the highest blue-collar wages per hour, averaging nearly $31. The lowest pay continues to go to waiters and waitresses; they average about $4.41 an hour, excluding tips and bonuses -- if they get them.
