Poisonous methyl mercaptan leak at Nitro plant sickens six
A pipe leak at the Fike Chemical Co plant in Nitro West Virginia released methyl mercaptan a sulfur based compound described as having an extreme rotten smell. Six people were hospitalized including Elmer Fike and his son in law Thomas Beal both treated at hospitals on oxygen. Firefighters used water to disperse the chemical as officials awaited pressure drop to seal the line.
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W.va
Fike Chemical Co
Kanawha
Doug Stump
Stump
Elmer Fike
Chuck Spann
State Air Pollution Control Commission
Drunk driving rights clash over attorney contact rules
Maryland wrestles with whether defense attorneys may meet arrestees face to face and administer private Breathalyzers. Courts ordered access lifted, police impose limits while keeping an officer present. Officials warn about test results shaping prosecutions and convictions amid ongoing statutory debate.
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Col
Wilbert T. Travers Jr
Marinand
Anne Arundel
James J. Doyle III
Adminster
Michael Barnes
Ioval
Easedrop
Barnes
Nikirk
Department of Motor Vehicles
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Doyle
General Assembly
Women panel on careers in communications in Rockville
A seminar titled Careers in Communications led by professional women will be held Friday September 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Stella Werner Council Office Building Rockville. Sponsored by New Phase Career Center the event will cover skills training and opportunities in Marketing media public relations and technical communications. Registration begins September 14 with a 4 dollar fee collected at the door or waived on request.
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New Phase Center
Rockville
Stella Werner Council
New Phase
Diwiguucay Commiy
Seven Die In Amtrak Collision Near San Jose
An Amtrak Coast Starlight struck a car on a rural dirt road near Coyote, California killing seven occupants including five children. Firefighters described the scene as gruesome while the train, carrying about 275 passengers, halted for two hours. The driver Fidel Soto-Flores, 42, and two adults died with five children aboard.
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San Jose
Calif
Amtrak
Art McFerson
Coyote
Terrie Santamaria
Southern Pacific
Ms. Santamaria
Andy Anderson
Thai coup attempt unfolds as rebels seize media centers
Deputy commander Gen Yod Thephadasin says three had deceived juniors to join. Sixty people wounded in a tank assault on loyalist strongholds. one soldier and a civilian Thai woman killed. Bangkok remains open but government offices and schools closed. Acting PM Prachuab Santrangkoon declares a state of emergency. Rebels seize Radio Thailand and Channel Nine, vow to dissolve Parliament. later loyalists regain control of official media. Rebels surrender by afternoon as tanks retreat and crowds gather.
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Yod Thephadasin
National Media Center
Uthan Sanidvong Na
Radio Thailand
Tienchai
Uthan
Supreme Military Command
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United States
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Frederick
Edwin F. Nikirk
PBT
Richard T. Meagher
Rudy Cabigas
Pye
Jim Tonkin
Frederick Food Outlet
Frederick Produce Co., Inc
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Frederick, Md
Seafood Department
Surburgers
Maryland
Sealeg Supreme
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Bologna
NIFDA
Salisbury
Odom
Sox
Quaker State
People's Drug Store
Thailand
William O. Lee, JR
We Are the People
Willian O. Lee, Jr
City Housing Authority
Tate
Ines
11S
Peoples Domain
Peoples
Department of Government
Alderath
Frederck
Forward Brown
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