Gulf war veterans blame illnesses on chemicals
Staff Sgt. Steve Robertson returned from the Persian Gulf War with joint pains and a stubborn cough. He says hearings before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee exposed veterans’ belief that petrochemical exposure and microwave radiation caused their ailments. The efforts include fatigue, thick saliva, rashes, gum pain and hair loss, with Army tests of 100 Fort Benjamin Harrison reservists and ongoing inquiries from The American Legion and armed forces members nationwide.
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Fredricksburg
Gulf
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Army
Virginia Stephanakis
American Legion
Washington
End of 24 hour alert at Site R secret command fortress
Baltimore Sun reports the U.S. military has ended the 24 hour alert at Site R near Raven Rock Pennsylvania, lifting the nuclear war readiness stance after nearly four decades. The Pentagon says Site R now serves mainly as a communications hub with a skeletal emergency crew while Pentagon teams remain in controlled readiness.
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Catoctin Mountain Range
Joint Communications Center
Hospital errs tell kin of death mix up
Milwaukee ap hospital tells relatives Kenneth Link 67 died after hip surgery. Frank Link 40 recalls touching his father's hand as he woke briefly. A nurse had phoned to report the patient asleep due to a paperwork mix up. Hospital spokeswoman calls it a terrible human error.
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Milwaukee
Frank Link
Link
St. Luke’s Medical Center
Kenneth Link
Mary Fields
Teen loses arms in farm accident forges ahead with therapy
John Thompson an 18 year old Hurdsfield resident, lost both arms in a January farm accident and underwent reattachment surgery. He endures intensive therapy at St. Aloisius Hospital and at home, coping with frustration while continuing school, interviews, and public attention. His progress includes improved shoulder mobility and partial finger movement as therapists report signs of recovery.
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Harvey
N.D
John Thompson
Kelly Christenson
Hurdsfield
Thompson
Harvey's St. Aloisius Hospital
California
Bismarck
Karen
John
Curt Juhala
Bismark
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