Australian airman recalls wartime poison gas killings
Sydney based report says retired Australian bomber pilot John Hampshire claims U S prisoners were used as volunteers in a 1944 barrier reef island gas test. He alleges 360 gas canisters wiped out life, with Lt Col Jess Crowther directing the mission near Cairns. An official inquiry was ordered by defense minister Lance Barnard.
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Sydney
UPI
John Hampshire
Air Force
Barrier Reef
United States
Lance Barnard
Hampshire
Australian News Ltd
Cairns
Brisbane
U.S
Jess Crowther
5Th
U.S. Air Force
Charters Towers
Queensland
Crowther
Pacific
Tarawa
Chad Army Seizes Power In Coup Leaders Suspend Constitution
Gen Noel Odingar heads a junta that overthrew President Tombalbaye in Ndjamena, dissolving the assembly and banning parties. He declared the armed forces in control after a morning attack and pledged to retain Chad’s international agreements while curfews and upheaval grip the north-central African nation.
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Paris
UPI
Chad
Ned
Francois Ngarta Fombalbaye
Noel Odingar
Tombalbaye
Ndjamena
Odingar
Executive Council
National Assembly
Republic
Beef grading rule delay leaves standards in limbo
The Agriculture Department postponed indefinitely the roll out of revised beef grading standards that would ease the choice grade by reducing marbling. A U.S. Appeals Court delay followed an injunction from a Nebraska judge. Justice Department options to appeal were under review.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
U.S
Donald Lay
Omaha
Neb
Robert V. Denney
David Hallett
All Department
Explosion at Sasolburg refinery in South Africa
A powerful explosion ripped through the Sasolburg oil from coal refinery near Johannesburg. Seven people died and a fire followed, later controlled by firefighters from Sasolburg and nearby areas.
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Sasolburg
South Africa
UPI
Johannesburg
South African Oil, Coal and Gas Corporation
SASOL
State officials show elevated blood pressure readings
Lincoln Neb. by UPI 126 of 929 state employees senators and staff in a hypertension screening were found to have elevated readings. Those with a second elevated result will be sent to physicians for evaluation with re checks at the Capitol Rotunda April 15 and the Health Department Building April 16 from 8 30 a m to 1 p m.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Franklin Harris
State Health Department
Capitol Rotunda
O Street
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