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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 2008

Page

3

Airlines waive heavy bag fees for military on official travel

Airlines including AirTran Delta Northwest Alaska Horizon began waiving most baggage charges for active U S military on official trips after criticism from veterans groups. Senators Clinton and Pentagon officials urged fees to be dropped or billed to the Pentagon, with the Defense Department noting reimbursements apply to official, not personal, travel.

Washington AirTran Airways Delta Air Lines Northwest Airlines U.S American Airlines Alaska Airlines Horizon Air Veterans of Foreign Wars George Lisicki Air Transport Association Hillary Rodham Clinton D-N-Y Defense Robert Gates Pentagon David Castelveter The Transport Association Defense Department Eileen Lainez

FDA says chemical in bottles is safe

FDA scientists say trace amounts of bisphenol A leaching from food containers pose no threat to infants or adults. The agency acknowledged uncertainties and urged more human research while environmental groups criticized reliance on industry funded studies and pressed for broader safety review.

Washington Food and Drug Administration FDA Federal National Toxicology Program American Chemistry Council Steve Hentges Council National Institutes of Health Pete Myers Environmental Health Sciences Myers

Georgia duo claim corpse is Bigfoot

Two men, Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer, say they found a frozen Bigfoot in northern Georgia and plan DNA tests to prove its Sasquatch identity. Skeptics doubt the claim, with expert Jeffrey Meldrum calling it likely a costume.

Atlanta Matt Whitton Rick Dyer Georgia Jeffrey Meldrum Idaho State University Scientific American Whitton Clayton County Police Department Dyer Bigfoottracker.com

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