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Community cries for help over Love Canal and waste hazards
Victims in Jackson New Jersey East Woburn Massachusetts and Erwin Tennessee describe kidney disease miscarriages and infant deaths blamed on toxic wastes. Neighbors recount stalled federal aid, fears for future and memories of a public health crisis linked to a landfill and an acid pit as officials acknowledge urgent Love Canal concerns and widespread waste disposal issues.
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Jackson, N.J
East Woburn
Mass
Erwin, Tenn
Jackson P
Kennedy
McCarthy
Kathleen Benesch
Woburn
Bruce Young
Judy Broderick
Anne Anderson
Young
William Foege
Federal Center For Disease Control
Love Canal
Melvin Wadete
Front and Flower Sts
Memphis
Tenn
America
Environmental Protection Agency