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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1985
Page
3
A Texas judge ruled the 1961 death of USDA official Henry Marshall a homicide, not self-inflicted. Judge Peter Lowry found clear and convincing evidence after a day-long trial initiated by Marshall’s son Don to change the cause. Marshall had been investigating Billie Sol Estes, who was later convicted of fraud.
About 300 residents were allowed back to their homes in Springfield Virginia after authorities emptied a 5,000 gallon tanker that leaked hazardous materials onto the Capital Beltway. The beltway, the region’s main expressway, reopened at 3 a.m. after cleaning solvent chemicals were removed from the road.
A 2,500 gallon chemical spill at a Camden plant, caused by a forklift striking a pipe, led to the evacuation of more than 100 residents within a two block radius. The liquid, aniline, was deemed extremely dangerous but was contained before major injuries occurred. Virginia police officials provided details on the incident and response.
INSTITUTE W Va AP Union Carbide Corp offers to cover medical expenses for 135 injured in a poison gas leak at the Institute plant while disputing a memo asserting aldicarb oxime toxicity class with MIC. Six workers injured 129 residents treated thousands more confined at home as Byrd arranges EPA tour to review warnings.
A U S coalition led by the Citizens Commission on Bhopal urged that Bhopal disaster lawsuits stay in U.S. courts. They plan relief planning for victims and push for stringent chemical safety standards. Union Carbide says cases should go to Indian courts, arguing smaller damages there.
A 70 car Santa Fe freight derailed near Valentine Arizona causing 11 cars to burn and explosions. Dozens homeless and 250 residents evacuated from three towns after corrosive chemicals including hydrochloric acid and benzine spilled and melted rails. Residents described a quake like blast and widespread fear.
A methane gas explosion at the Middelbult coal mine 40 miles east of Johannesburg killed 21 miners and injured 29 with seven still missing. Rescue teams labored overnight to reach trapped workers amid gas and dust accumulation.
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