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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1979
Page
10
Cher opens June 28 as solo headliner at Caesars Palace Las Vegas with a one week stand. She hosts a roller disco bash June 29 at the Sports Pavilion for 1,000 invited guests. The item captures showbiz flair and event planning for a high profile entertainment week.
Former Atomic Energy Commission scientist Dr Harold Knapp says 17000 sheep downwind from the 1953 Nevada test site died from radiation poisoning, not malnutrition or weather as the agency claimed. He cites forage contaminated by fallout from two March and May blasts and notes gastrointestinal irradiation as the primary cause.
Rep Gunn McKay of Utah released a study by Knapp claiming exposure to fission products in fallout ingested with open range forage caused sheep deaths. He cites thyroid irradiation and harsh range conditions as factors and accuses the AEC of denying responsibility and understating fallout.
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