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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1969

Page

7

Poison Gas Disposal Was Secret

Washington Interior Department said the Army did not consult it about plans to dump 27 000 tons of surplus poison gas at sea until two days after public disclosure. Assistant Interior Secretary Glasgow said the department opposed sea disposal in principle but endorsed it as least objectionable to complete the job. Rep McCarthy cited an engineer who suggested destroying the gas in a year with caustic soda. The Army had claimed a five year burn time.

Washington UPS Interior Department Army Ocean Interior Leslie L. Glasgow Richard D. McCarthy D-N.y Louis Garono

Grape Boycott Marchers Reach Desert Town During 100 Mile Walk

About 35 supporters of the United Farm Workers grape boycott arrived in Colorado City Texas on the fourth day of a 100 mile march to the Mexico border. Temperatures hit 120 degrees as marchers faced closed stores and hot conditions. Others joined for hours, aided by provisions from supporters. The scene followed a separate incident in Colorado City where a bull snake disrupted power, causing a 20 minute outage at a local substation.

Inland UPI United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Mexico UFW Colorado City Tex Texas Electric Service

Navy to Name New Skipper for Lost Pueblo

Washington Navy officials say a new skipper will be named for the captured USS Pueblo still held by North Korea. Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher, former Pueblo commander, has been reassigned to Monterey. the new captain would hold the Pueblo title along with other duties.

Washington Navy Pueblo North Korea Korean Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher Postgraduate Monterey Sip

FDA head orders test of Finch edits over drug firm references

Dr. Herbert L. Ley testified that Robert Finch asked him to delete lines praising two drug firms from Congress testimony. The FDA plans to withdraw Panalba and may act against Squibb similar drug combinations. Ley said Finch reversed after investigators began probing.

Herbert L. Ley Food and Drug Administration Robert H. Finch Congress Upjohn Co Kalamazoo Mich Finch FDA Subcommittee Ley

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