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.
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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.
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