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Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1969

Page

5

Nixon Plans Disposal of Germ-Gas Stocks Faces Challenges

Washington AP Pentagon officials say Nixon order linking U S military germ stocks will demand elaborate safety steps possibly stretching disposal over months. The Defense Department hopes elimination can be completed within a year with HEW assistance, while noting the high toxicity rather than volume as the main problem.

Washington Pentagon Nixon U.S Defense Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare American Chemical and Biological Warfare CBS

Safety Urged In Shipment Of Gas by Rail

National Transportation Safety Board urged Congress to pass comprehensive railroad safety laws to shield the public from toxic gas mishaps after a January Laurel Mississippi disaster. A tank car wheel caused a 15-car derailment. 2 killed, 33 hospitalized, 1,350 homes damaged, 54 destroyed, $3 million in damage. Siamese twins born in Danvers Massachusetts at Hunt Memorial Hospital, mother and both girls in good condition.

Washington Congress National Transportation Safety Board Laurel Miss Southern Railway Transportation Department Danvers Mass Hunt Memorial Hospital

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