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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1998

Page

7

Two Americans Distribute Dangerous Quinacrine Sterilization Pellets

RALEIGH N C AP two Americans operate from a basement distributing quinacrine sterilization pellets to curb population growth in poor nations. With over 300 000 pellets stored and costs under two dollars per treatment the method faces strong opposition from major family planning groups and WHO. The men defend the program as safe and necessary while acknowledging possible cancer risks and non medical administration.

Raleigh, N.C United States World Health Organization Stephen D. Mumford Elton Kessel Mumford Chapel Hill Switzerland Wall Street Journal WHO Vietnam Center For Research On Kessel McMinnville Ore

Trains collide in Portage killing three on steel coil

A Chicago bound South Shore train hit a trapped tractor trailer carrying steel coils at a crossing near a National Steel mill in Portage Indiana. The impact crushed three passengers and injured four others. The engineer responded by braking, aiding passengers as the coil demolished several rows of seats. Names of the deceased were Gary G. Berndt William J. McCombs and Glenn Walker all aboard the train. The Conrail gate accident trapped the rig between two track sets operated by South Shore and Conrail.

Portage Ind South Shore Railroad Bill Sims George Nickos Glenn Walker South Shore National Steel Corp Conrail Robert Byrd Northern South Bend Chicago

Grizzlies Consume Crash Victims Near Bigfork Montana

A two month old plane crash in rugged Montana terrain yielded two bodies reportedly eaten by grizzlies. Polson bankers Douglas Hanson aged 48 and Robert Bowers aged 42 were the victims, killed when their twin engine Piper Malibu went down on April 11.

Bigfork Mont Douglas Hanson Robert Bowers Montana

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